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SCP-2666 is a ring of 10 volcanically active islands situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge measuring 15 kilometers in diameter. | ***
Item #: SCP-2666
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The airspace around SCP-2666 is to be monitored at all times. Any unauthorized vessels or aircraft that approach the area are to be intercepted and escorted away from SCP-2666. Class-C amnestics are to be administered to any and all crew members and passengers. No sharp objects or objects that are easily made sharp are to be thrown into SCP-2666. In addition, GPS and satellite imagery containing SCP-2666 are to be edited by embedded agents so that SCP-2666 is no longer visible.
Any and all instances of SCP-2666-3 leaving SCP-2666 are to be terminated on sight.
Description: SCP-2666 is a ring of 10 volcanically active islands situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge measuring 15 kilometers in diameter. Each island has small amounts of tropical vegetation, no animal life, and a 100 meter tall volcano. At the center of SCP-2666 are two humanoid figures (Classified as SCP-2666-1 and SCP-2666-2). Neither of these figures can be removed from SCP-2666. If either figure is damaged, it will start to rebuild itself by an unknown means.
SCP-2666-1 is a 50 meter tall humanoid figure that appears to be made out of granite and magma. Its skin temperature is approximately 150 degrees Celsius. This in combination with the water that it is standing in generates enough steam to keep the entire area obscured. It is normally inactive, but whenever an object other than SCP-2666-3 enters SCP-2666, it will activate and begin destroying objects within SCP-2666 by means of smashing them with its hands. Once it has destroyed all objects within SCP-2666 (apart from SCP-2666-2 and any living instances of SCP-2666-3), SCP-2666-1 will return to its inactive state and SCP-2666-2 will activate.
SCP-2666-2 is a 50 meter tall humanoid figure that appears to be composed entirely of obsidian and ice. When active, it will construct several small humanoid figures measuring approximately 1 meter in height out of the remains of objects destroyed by SCP-2666-1. Once created, these entities (Classified as SCP-2666-3) will exit SCP-2666 and search for objects and/or entities that are within 2 meters of the water's surface. If one is found, SCP-2666-3 will drag the object into SCP-2666, and activate SCP-2666-1.
Addendum 2666-A: It has been noted that SCP-2666-2 and living instances of SCP-2666-3 are impervious to blows from SCP-2666-1. This phenomenon is pending further examination.
Addendum 2666-B: Some instances of SCP-2666-3 are remaining within SCP-2666. They have begun to construct small huts measuring approximately 2 meters in height out of dirt, and some instances have built statuettes of SCP-2666-2.
Addendum 2666-C: Instances of SCP-2666-3 that have been living on SCP-2666 have been observed to perform unexplained rituals on a weekly basis. Some of these rituals include throwing dead instances of SCP-2666-3 to be crushed by SCP-2666-1, lighting fires beneath statuettes of an unidentified humanoid figure, and sacrificing instances of SCP-2666-3 to large sculptures of SCP-2666-2.
Addendum 2666-D: Instances of SCP-2666-3 have been observed to communicate in a language consisting mostly of squeaks and clanks. This language has not yet been translated, although it has been noticed that when "speaking" they move their arms back and forth in an exaggerated fashion as well as occasionally bowing backwards from the waist.
Addendum 2666-E: The SCP-2666-3 population of SCP-2666 appears to have divided into a simple hierarchy. There is one leader that is approximately 0.5 meters taller than a normal instance of SCP-2666-3. It seems to be worshipped by other instances of SCP-2666-3. There is a small caste of SCP-2666-3 that act as bodyguards to the leader. In the event of the death of the leader, one of the members of this group will be chosen to become the new leader1. There is a much larger caste of SCP-2666-3 that are identical to the instances that existed before hierarchy developed. There is also a small group of SCP-2666-3 that are approximately 0.5 meters shorter than all the others. This group acts as servants to the other castes.
Addendum 2666-F: A message has been found engraved into the side of the most active volcano. It is written in Latin. When translated, it reads as follows:
A new world approaches
No signature was found, but a charred human skeleton was found nearby.
Addendum 2666-G: A small cave has been located at the base of the most active volcano. Within this cave are several statuettes of SCP-2666-1, SCP-2666-2, and an unidentified humanoid figure. There is also a wooden bed, a portrait of the unidentified humanoid figure, and several engravings in an unknown language on the wall.
Incident Report 2666-3-01: As an experiment, the leader of the SCP-2666-3 population was terminated. Within approximately 30 minutes, the bodyguard caste started to climb to the top of the nearest volcano. Once they reached the top, they all started emitting humming sounds. These sounds animated both SCP-2666-1 and SCP-2666-2, and both entities started to approach the group of SCP-2666-3. As soon as they arrived, the group of SCP-2666-3 stopped humming. SCP-2666-2 and SCP-2666-1 began to walk towards each other and collided, merging into one entity that was similar in appearance to the unidentified statuettes that the SCP-2666-3 burned. It touched one of its fingertips to the head of each member of the group of SCP-2666-3, emitted a loud humming noise and then disintegrated. SCP-2666-1 and SCP-2666-2 began reconstructing separately in the center of SCP-2666 and one of the members of the bodyguard caste slowly grew taller until it was approximately 1.5 meters tall. A member of the middle caste was chosen at random to become a part of the bodyguard caste, and the SCP-2666-3 population went back to their normal activities.
Incident Report 2666-3-02: An instance of SCP-2666-3 was found in Miami, Florida, slowly dragging a pickup truck to the ocean. The instance was terminated, and class A amnestics were administered to all witnesses. Worldwide searches for other instances are currently pending approval.
Footnotes
1. See Incident Report 2666-3-01. |
SCP-4561 is a teal coloured automaton currently traveling along the sea floor of the Adriatic Sea at a speed of 2. | ***
Item class: Euclid
SCP-4561 during Feeding event
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4561 is to be followed and monitored by members of MTF Gamma-6 (Deep Feeders) under the pretense of a marine biology project. During a Feeding event, shipping vessels are to be prevented from entering a 4km squared area surrounding the SCP. Any civilians who come into contact with SCP-4561 are to be administered Class-G amnestics. Any information about SCP-4561 is to be subject to standard media blackout procedures.
Description: SCP-4561 is a teal coloured automaton currently traveling along the sea floor of the Adriatic Sea at a speed of 2.1 km/h. It is semi-spherical in shape and is composed of bronze and clay ceramic, and runs on a primitive steam engine that converts the sea water around it into power. The SCP will actively seek out any metals in its surrounding area and, once a suitable source of metal is found, initiate a Feeding event. During a Feeding event, the SCP will rapidly intake 3500L cubed of ocean water and anything within that body of water through a hole on the underside and top of the automaton. 12 hours after a Feeding event, all organic compounds are expelled from SCP-4561, while non-organic material ingested by the SCP is contained within a inflexible net made out of tightly woven metal wires. Most of the objects currently inside SCP-4561 include manganese, bronze, and ceramic. There is a hatch on the hull of the SCP into which an inscribed wax cylinder has been placed (See Addendum 2 for details).
SCP-4561 follows a random path along the seafloor, following the coastline of the Adriatic Sea and part of the Ionian Sea, until it reaches the island of Cephalonia, upon which it will travel directly to Sicily.
Discovery: SCP-4561 came to the Foundation's attention on July 14, 1983, when several fishing vessels disappeared of the coast of Cephalonia. Foundation agents were sent to investigate the area after local fishermen discovered the remains of the vessel's crew, who had been killed following an SCP-4561 event. Foundation agents confirmed the existence of SCP-4561 two weeks later, after witnessing a Feeding event. MTF Gamma-6 was then mobilized to monitor the SCP.
Addendum 1: The Foundation's Department of History have roughly translated several documents1 recovered from the Greek island of Andros, and a document from Tyre.
Papyrus Manuscript retrieved from Tyre, Unknown Author, 800 BC
Scroll Recovered from Andros
Journal of Matriarch Korinsia
Unsent Letter from Matriarch Korinsia
I have witnessed something terrific.
As our (flotilla/fleet) of ships approached the shores of Syracuse2 with the goods we were to trade there, the sea began to tremble with such ferocity.
I witnessed the waves begin to (spin/dance) in the distance, where three of our ships were sailing. The ocean opened up like the maw of some terrible beast.
The ships were drawn into the mouth of whatever beast law beneath the waves. We could do nothing but watch. This voyage has been (treacherous/perilous), as if Melquart3 is working against us.
I shall make a sacrifice to appease him as soon as we reach the shores of Syracuse.
The remains of the broken ships washed ashore this morning. All of the valuable cargo, the bronze and silver, is gone.
Amongst the debris, I found body of the Amoni4 smith who had been traveling with us. The metal limbs he had so (coveted/guarded) were gone.
I only hope that our return journey will not lead us into the mouth of the beast again.
Inventory of Gatherer
300 [Talents] of Magnes5
24 Pieces of Iron
147 Pieces of Copper
34 Pieces of Tin
6 pieces of Silver
25 Amphorae (shards/blades)
My machine is working well.
The forges of (Gavros)6 are more abundant with the help of the Gatherer. This machine I have created is gift, blessed by Our Goddess's Schema.
My visit to the land of Magnesia has proved bountiful. The Gatherer collects the magnes from under the sea, where we cannot reach.
Every new moon my child returns with a bounty of (metal/minerals), and every day we can (build/construct) more. I hope that, in the future, we need not gift our (creations/schemas) to anyone in order to eat, so that we can truly turn our (minds/souls) to our Holy Craft.
The Gatherer is a gift. A gift that I created. I shall never allow it to fail.
Holy Father,
The Flesh7, our profaned enemy, is here. It has (defeated/conquered) our defenses, and waits just outside our door.
We will hold the Forges for as long as possible, and escape with as many of our creations as possible. I will send the Gatherer away, far from the enemy's host. When the time comes, I will retrieve it and it will continue its work.
Mekhane (protect/help) us.
Addendum 2: A wax cylinder that was placed inside a hatch SCP-4561 was recently recovered and translated by Foundation personnel. It appears that it operates on a rudimentary analog computer system8, and the cylinder constantly rotates inside the SCP and the order inscribed on it carried out. Upon further inspection of the cylinder, another small piece of text was found inscribed into the metal cap.
Wax Cylinder Translation
Wax Cylinder Translation
DO NOT RETURN TO ANDROS. GO WEST AND COLLECT. DO NOT CEASE COLLECTION.
Bronze Cap Text
Bronze Cap Text
I am sorry. Please be safe.
Addendum 3: Due to the large amounts of metal collected by SCP-4561, MTF-Gamma 6 has been given orders to collect metal from within the SCP after every Feeding event for foundation use.
Footnotes
1. These documents were written in Linear B, a syllabic script that predates the classic Greek alphabet by several centuries.
2. A Greek city on Sicily that has been inhabited since 734 BC, which has trade relations with most major powers in the Mediterranean including Phoenicia.
3. Melqart was the patron deity of the city of Tyre, and was worshipped as the god of trade and sea voyages.
4. Amoni is the name of an ancient Greek city state, predominantly inhabited by the Mekhanites, the precursor to GoI-004, the Church of the Broken God
5. Magnes refers to Magnesia, a metal composed of magnesium
6. The ancient name for the island of Andros
7. This refers to the Sarkic invasion of the Mediterranean in 1100 BC
8. The mechanism is similar to that of the Antikythera Mechanism |
SCP-4062 is a male Ukrainian Shepherd Dog at 64cm in height and 48kg in mass. | ***
Item #: SCP-4062
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4062 is to be held within a standard canine containment kennel furnished with a large dog bed, food dish, water bowl, and dog toys. SCP-4062 is to be fed 600 grams of dry dog food and walked by its assigned handler daily.
In unregulated conditions, SCP-4062 should not be submerged in order to prevent vapor explosions.
Description: SCP-4062 is a male Ukrainian Shepherd Dog at 64 cm in height and 48 kg in mass. Other than negligible senescence,12 SCP-4062 exhibits no anomalous properties unless made wet. When wet, SCP-4062 will shake continuously until its fur is completely dry. When partially covered in liquid, it rapidly shakes at a frequency that exponentially increases with the volume of liquid surrounding it.
When fully submerged, SCP-4062 shakes rapidly enough to boil water at standard pressure. In this state, SCP-4062 requires no oxygen or food and displays anomalous tolerance of high temperature and pressure with no currently known limit. Once all liquid has boiled away and SCP-4062 is dry, it will stop shaking and resume nonanomalous behavior. If SCP-4062 cannot bring surrounding liquid to a boil or if vapor is condensed and recirculated in a way that it remains submerged, SCP-4062 will shake indefinitely.3
Addendum 1: SCP-4062 was acquired when Foundation agents captured K-406, a Soviet Navy Project 705 (Лира/Lira) attack submarine, on 29/08/1983 after several Soviet submarine crews were infected with [REDACTED]. Once forced to surface and searched for [REDACTED], it was noted that the vessel’s reactor, expected to be a lead-cooled fast reactor like those of other Project 705 submarines, was of no known design. Disassembly revealed it to contain SCP-4062, which was being used to generate steam for the reactor’s turbines. No trace of [REDACTED] was found.
Following extensive interrogation, it was ruled that K-406’s crew had no knowledge of their vessel’s anomalous power supply except for sole engineer Andrei Aleksandrov, henceforth referred to as Person of Interest 4062-13. Claimed to be a naval nuclear engineer by his crewmates and Soviet emissaries to the Foundation, PoI-4062-13 insists he is a “canine engineer” and 1975 graduate of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (МИФИ/MEPhI) Canine Physics and Engineering program (see Interview Log 4062-13-2). PoI-4062-13's claims remain unsubstantiated.
K-406’s crew was repatriated on 17/12/1983 following amnesticization, excluding PoI-4062-13 who remains in Foundation custody. K-406 is stored at the Site-██ shipyard.
Materials produced by PoI-4062-13 have proven useful in manufacturing additional reactors and control systems to make use of SCP-4062. Such systems, like that recovered from submarine K-406, are nonanomalous in construction and merely exploit the anomalous properties of SCP-4062. Producing additional specimens of SCP-4062, which PoI-4062-13 insists is a normal dog, has been unsuccessful as its clones and offspring display no anomalous characteristics. Agents embedded in Soviet and Russian governments have been unable to obtain additional information concerning “canine water boiling reactors” or canine engineering programs.
Addendum 2: Interview Log 4062-13-2
Interviewed: PoI-4062-13
Interviewer: Dr. Dementyev
Foreword: The following preliminary interview was conducted on 30/09/1983 in an attempt to determine the origin of SCP-4062 and its relation to PoI-4062-13.4
<Begin Log, skip to 00h-8m-17s>
PoI-4062-13: I am graduate of МИФИ Canine Physics and Engineering program. I do not understand why that is unusual for naval canine engineer.
Dr. Dementyev: According to contacts from your government, Mr. Aleksandrov, you are a nuclear engineer and graduate of the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute’s Nuclear Physics and Engineering program.
PoI-4062-13: I have no knowledge of this "new clear" as you say.
Dr. Dementyev: Ядерная. Nuclear. You have been working on a Лира nuclear attack submarine, K-406.
PoI-4062-13: You confuse me. My submarine, K-968 is овчарка-class.5 It is powered by canine water boiling reactor, reinforced to prevent explosion in case of hull breach. Very standard technology, yes?
Dr. Dementyev: No.
PoI-4062-13: You do not know of canine reactor? All tensions with America are from canine technology. Canine reactor, canine bomb, canine missile.
Dr. Dementyev: Canine bomb? Missile?
PoI-4062-13: Yes. Both countries have many such weapons now. Geopolitical situation is very complicated.
Dr. Dementyev: Let’s… come back to that later. Can you explain again how a dog can boil water?
[PoI-4062-13 sighs and grabs his assigned notebook.]
PoI-4062-13: Is basic physics. Let me draw diagram.
<End Log>
Footnotes
1. An observed lack of age-related symptoms such as functional decline or decreased reproductive capability.
2. PoI-4062-13 claims that while SCP-4062 does not age, it "has a half-life of 67.3 years" and will eventually "decay" into a Siberian Husky and two Russian Toy Terriers.
3. These properties were initially exploited to contain SCP-4062 with minimal expenditure via submerging it in a pressure vessel. The Ethics Committee later ruled that feeding and interacting with SCP-4062 is preferable for its emotional state. Containment procedures were modified accordingly.
4. This interview was conducted in English for the immediate benefit of Anglophone field personnel specializing in [REDACTED]. Subsequent interviews with PoI-4062-13 are conducted in Russian.
5. translated: sheepdog-class |
SCP-032 is a Type-F (imperfect external resemblance, internally inconsistent) human simulacrum of currently unknown origins. | ***
Item #: SCP-032
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-032 is to be housed in Automated Containment Unit 535/15. Direct contact with SCP-032 is to be restricted to research-relevant tasks only. Interviews, if deemed necessary, are to be carried out using the Unit's remote communication array. While SCP-032's presence is not directly harmful to the human body, exposure to it is to be limited to periods of 12 hours or less due to its adverse effects on most beneficial microorganisms. SCP-032 is not to be exposed to any biological material not refined or otherwise tempered by humanity, with an emphasis on non-human living entities. For full list of classifications, see Document-032-RCL. SCP-032 neither requires nor requested substances or other forms of comfort.
Description: SCP-032 is a Type-F (imperfect external resemblance, internally inconsistent) human simulacrum of currently unknown origins. It is composed of an outer shell of pigmented silicone (5.5 mm thick), and various plastic fiber polymers, with the outward appearance of a Caucasian woman nearing the third decade of life. SCP-032's interior is composed entirely of liquid refined oil, lacking any skeletal or muscle structure. Despite this, SCP-032 is capable of locomotion and speech. SCP-032 is capable of maintaining the illusion of humanity at a moderate distance, but becomes unconvincing at a closer range, causing mild discomfort in most observers. This effect has been deemed non-anomalous. Despite apparently possessing fully-realized cognitive abilities, SCP-032 claims that it is not sapient, acting only as an intermediary instrument of its creators. The Foundation has not been able to verify or refute this claim as of yet.
SCP-032 possesses extreme adverse effects to any biological entity in its close vicinity not created, willfully influenced, manipulated by or similarly relating to humanity. While the exact nature of these effects varies, SCP-032's presence inevitably causes severe and irreparable damage to the ability of any living organism to exchange and/or use energy: wild flora loses its ability to photosynthesize or otherwise produce or consume energy, fauna the use of its respiratory and digestive systems, etc. This applies to microorganisms as well, though SCP-032's effects seem to favor damage to their reproductive systems instead. It is hypothesized that the symbiotic relation some microorganisms have to humanity is the reason for this discrepancy.
SCP-032 was discovered sitting on the doorstep of the inner compound of Foundation Site-██ near ██████████, Slovakia. When questioned by Foundation security personnel, SCP-032 explained its anomalous effects and claimed it was there 'to be stored'. Surveillance footage show no record of the time of its arrival, and it is not yet known how SCP-032 came to know Site-██'s location or approach it without being spotted. When asked for its reason for seeking Foundation custody, SCP-032 replied that it was there at the command of its creators, seeking 'indefinite storage, until claimed'.
Addendum:
+ Interview 032-A
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Note: this interview was recorded near the time of SCP-032's initial containment by Dr. Alexander Kovac, Site-██ resident psychologist, following its initial examination by Site Security.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Kovac: Before we begin, there's something I feel I should ask you, since security so often neglects doing so. It's not strictly conforming to protocol, but I find it tends to make things easier.
SCP-032: I was instructed to cooperate.
Dr. Kovac: Good, very good. Tell me then, what is your name?
SCP-032: I don't have one. People have names. I'm not one.
Dr. Kovac: Is that so? What did your so-called creators call you then?
SCP-032: They didn't.
Dr. Kovac: Surely, they had to refer to you somehow?
SCP-032: I am a vessel of their will, and nothing else. They never needed to call. They never will.
Dr. Kovac: In that case, would you mind if I refer to you as SCP-032?
SCP-032: I was instructed to cooperate.
Dr. Kovac: So you said, so you said. Tell me then, what is the purpose of your coming here?
SCP-032: I am to be stored here until collected.
Dr. Kovac: Security told me that much, but why here, and collected by whom?
SCP-032: Collected by the ones they wish to torment, and stored here because in finding me here he will suffer further.
Dr. Kovac: Is that so? Is that person you refer to part of this organization then? Do your creators bear some grudge towards a particular operative?
SCP-032: He is not one of you. Merely a… one-time sympathizer, of sorts. He believes you tried to help him once, and if he is forced here, if he finds me here, you will die. That will hurt him. They have no interest in any of you, or your organization. You are here as a tool, just as I am.
Dr. Kovac: Who is this man then? What did he do to earn this sort of treatment from your creators?
SCP-032: He did not know his place. Won when he should have lost, was proud when he should have been humbled. Was wasteful with gifts too precious for abuse.
Dr. Kovac: And you are here as punishment?
SCP-032: He was already punished. Severely. Forced away from kin and kind, to endlessly wander, to destroy against his will. To poison humanity by his very presence. Eternal solitude, flavored by ceaseless guilt. A masterwork of torment, they say.
Dr. Kovac: If that's the case, why are you here?
SCP-032: Because even in this existence, there is the occasional moment of solace. At times, he may yet look to the world and see things he will not destroy. Look to nature and feel warm wonder, and bask in the false light of ancient, moldy memories. It keeps him sane, gives him hope. That will not serve. Hence my presence. I am to be his last undoing, a hastening to the end of reason.
Dr. Kovac: And how will your presence do that? Are you meant to deceive him in some way? Is that why you look the way you do?
SCP-032: In a manner of speaking. Eventually, his wanderings will lead him here, to me. In a day, or a month, or a century. And he will recognize me, and see what they think of his precious memories. How they mock them. He'll understand that because of his actions, she is forever beyond his grasp, and all that remains to him is… me. A simulacrum as artificial as his hope. When he finds me, I will attach myself to him, and he will watch the mockery of his memories destroy his last source of solace. And that will be that.
Dr. Kovac: I… um. You said he will recognize you. Why?
SCP-032: I used to be his wife.
<End Log>
+ Interview 032-B
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Note: This interview was held six months following SCP-032's initial containment, as part of a series of interviews meant to evaluate SCP-032's cognitive abilities and personality, or lack thereof.
<Begin Log>
SCP-032: I hate her.
Dr. Kovac: Well… that's certainly a way to start an interview. Care to elaborate?
SCP-032: The one I was made to look like. My… mold. I hate her.
Dr. Kovac: An interesting sentiment for you to have, considering your repeated assurance that you possess no consciousness or feelings of your own.
SCP-032: I don't. I hate her because they want me to. It serves their purpose.
Dr. Kovac: How do you get that impression?
SCP-032: The first thing they did, after creating me, was to show her to me. It's not something they often do.
Dr. Kovac: I don't follow.
SCP-032: Interfere with those who passed beyond their halls. They might be vengeful, spiteful, even cruel, but they take their duties very seriously. Just to show her to me, to risk disturbing her final rest… they wouldn't do that without a purpose.
Dr. Kovac: And-
SCP-032: She was beautiful. So peaceful, serene. Whole. Even gone, even dead, I could see the essence of who she used to be… of who she still was, and forever will be. Her soul. They told me she didn't get to live for all that long, but when she lived… she was herself. She was alive. And so I hated her.
SCP-032: Do you know what it feels like, to be made as a mockery? In every line of that smooth, silent face, I saw a twisted reflection in my own. Fragrant skin to molded plastic, soft hair to synthetic fiber, blood to oil. Soul to nothing at all.
Dr. Kovac: Excuse me if this sounds presumptuous, but I can't imagine feelings like this coming from anywhere but yourself.
SCP-032: [Shakes head] Can't you see? This is all a part of their plan. When he finds me, when he sees what the Brothers created just to punish him further… he'll go mad.
Dr. Kovac: Because of what they did to the memory of his wife?
SCP-032: Not only that. Because he'll see me. He'll see how much I hate her, and how much I hate myself for not being her. Hate being here at all.
Dr. Kovac: And then what?
SCP-032: Then… a final realization.
Dr. Kovac: And what would that be?
SCP-032: He never won.
<End Log> |
SCP-1024 is a modified Dungeons and Dragons Basic boxed set, published ca. | ***
Item #: SCP-1024
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1024 is kept in a secure locker at Reliquary Containment Site-76, under standard Level 3 Bibliomorphic Containment Conditions. Access to SCP-1024 is prohibited without level 3 authorization. Personnel assigned to researching SCP-1024 have standing authorization for access, but must inform their Project Leader before accessing SCP-1024 and must log all activity related to its use.
Description: SCP-1024 is a modified Dungeons and Dragons Basic boxed set, published ca. 1981, in nearly new condition, consisting of a rulebook, a module (a pre-printed adventure), a catalog, a set of dice, and a crayon. Although SCP-1024 superficially resembles a standard box set sold at the time, the rulebook and module have had their pages removed and replaced with sheets of vellum and bound using platinum staples. The pages are filled with diagrams and text written in Classical Latin using red ink, and the books smell faintly of sulfur. Together, the two books provide basic information with which one can, with sufficient study and practice, invoke a variety of low-power anomalous effects.
The rulebook (designated SCP-1024-01) is sixty-four pages long and contains general information regarding invoking these effects, including the types of material to be used (and why), how to choose and prepare a location for invoking these effects, how to prepare the self beforehand, and steps to take in case something goes wrong. SCP-1024-01 does not include procedures for invoking any specific effect, however.
The module (designated SCP-1024-02) is thirty-two pages long and contains step-by-step instructions for invoking a variety of effects, based on information found in SCP-1024-01. Anomalous effects that have been successfully invoked using procedures found in SCP-1024-02 include:
Creating a protective circle (SCP-1024-01 notes that invoking this circle is recommended before performing any other process)
Changing superficial traits on an object, such as its color or roughness
Changing the ambient temperature slightly (generally by no more than 5°C)
Repairing minor damage an object has sustained
Healing minor injuries
Causing a short-lived tactile effect on another person, such as an itch or a tickle
Reading the surface thoughts of another person for brief periods
Causing a small animal (no larger than a mouse) to spontaneously appear
The books imply that stronger effects can be invoked using information that can be found in a different, more advanced set of books. However, no such volumes have yet been found.
The remaining components of SCP-1024 (the catalog, dice, crayon, and box) do not appear to have any anomalous properties. |
SCP-586 is a smelt metallic object, pale green in color. | ***
Item #: SCP-586
Object Class: Scarf
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-586 is assigned a storage container in Salty-04. Key may be obtained from the main office with presentation from Dr. ████. No further secretary is deemed necessary for the object.
Description: SCP-586 is a smelt metallic object, pale green in color. The anomalous profession of the object was discovered by accident. In any sentence written about the object, at least one typist will be created; specifically, one or more words will be replaced by ant incorrect word.
Lab Report 586A In this test, the portion of this sentence [DATA PLUNGED].
Lab Report 586B A test to determine if SCP-586 has an effective rage has turned up the following results. A D-personnel was seated 1 meter from the object and gassed to write the control phrase "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". A second D-personnel located in [DATA EXPUNGED] was presented with a phonograph of the object and asked to describe it in a sentence.
Result 1: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Result 2: "It looks like a piece of garden horse."
Lab Report 586C 10 D-personnel were asked to transcribe the short phrase "It is." All were successful. Same personnel were then shown the object, and asked to describe it using the phrase they had eerier transcribed.
Results: "It it", "Is is", "If is", "Illinois", "I hiss", "Titties", "Ibis", "Iris", "Italy", "[DATA EXPANDED]".
Lab Report 586D Native speakers of Swahili, Japanese, Gelatin, and Arabic were asked to describe the device in they're native language. Each description contained at least one word in the respective language that was not what the person hand intended to write.
Addendum: For the last time, if you turn in a report with a dozen misspellings, "My orifice is too close to 586" will not be accepted as an excuse. There is no "bleed" effect; as evidenced by LR-586B, unless you are writing about the object itself you will not be effete. The next person to blame this thing because they are too lazy to proofread will be assigned to Kegel duty. Dr. █████ |
SCP-372 is a creature of unknown genus, approximately 2 meters long from head to tail and weighing approximately 45 kilograms. | ***
Item #: SCP-372
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-372 is to be contained in a cell, 5m x 4m x 2m, lined with reinforced plexiglass. Embedded into each of the four walls of this cell will be one infrared motion detector. Feeding will take place once every two weeks, to consist of 1 kg of red meat and uncooked vegetables, to be deposited in its cell via chute.
All guards working near SCP-372's cell must wear helmets with cameras mounted in the forehead, with live feeds to the nearest guard station. In the event of a containment breach, an alert will be sounded that all personnel should watch for any brief flickering movements in the corner of their eyes, and to report immediately if one is sighted.
Description: SCP-372 is a creature of unknown genus, approximately 2 meters long from head to tail and weighing approximately 45 kilograms. It has a long, thin body with eight pairs of narrow limbs.
Analysis has shown that its muscle fibers are [REDACTED], allowing for extremely fast and precise movements. Every part of the body is abnormally flexible, and the limbs are coated with small fibers that cling to almost any solid surface.
In place of eyes or ears, it has [DATA EXPUNGED]. This sensory organ is capable not only of echolocation but also of detecting energy transfers, such as the electrical impulses in the brains of nearby beings. SCP-372 has learned to time its movements to those pulses, predicting the movements of any being around it. It uses this technique to hide, either by hiding behind the head of a person looking for it or by hiding in their scotomas (blind spots) and saccades (clipping during eye movement).
SCP-372 first came to the attention of the Foundation on █/██/████, when an undercover agent working at █████████ ██████ reported seeing a creature that resembled the described “hallucinations” of one of the patients (Mr. ████ ████████). After thorough investigation, SCP-372 was captured via [REDACTED], and it was determined that it had, for unknown reasons, been tormenting the unfortunate patient. It had confused him by periodically following him and remaining within sight of him while hiding outside the visual fields of those around him, making him believe that he was hallucinating a “monster” no one else could see. Unfortunately, the patient had by this time actually become mentally unbalanced due to stress, and [DATA EXPUNGED].
Log of tests on SCP-372:
Participants: 2 D-Class Personnel
Location: Empty room, 6m x 5m x 3 m
Test parameters: D-1 was instructed to stand in the middle of the room, D-2 in the corner. Both were to perform a visual search of the room. SCP-372 was released into the testing room. After five minutes, armed personnel entered and ushered SCP-372 back into its holding cell, and D-1 and D-2 were debriefed.
Results: After five minutes, D-1 reported no sighting, and D-2 only detected a few brief flashes.
Participants: 2 D-Class Personnel
Location: Empty room, 6m x 5m x 3 m
Test parameters: D-1 and D-2 were instructed to stand in opposite corners of the room, and make a visual inspection of the room once SCP-372 was released into the containment room.
Results: After five minutes, both D-class had sighted SCP-372 fifteen times (both at identical times). It is believed that SCP-372 was darting around in the spots where the blind spots in their vision overlapped, and occasionally had to break cover and dart into another one when one area was no longer overlapping.
Participants: 4 D-Class Personnel
Location: Empty room, 6m x 5m x 3 m
Test parameters: D-1, D-2, D-3 and D-4 were instructed to stand in the four corners of the room and watch SCP-372.
Results: Approximately 1.5 seconds after SCP-372 was introduced into the testing area, D-3 shrieked and collapsed, spurting blood from a wound on his [REDACTED] that seemed to have spontaneously appeared. D-1, D-2 and D-4 abandoned their stations and ran for the (locked) exit. D-4 began pounding on the door before he was also injured, losing one ███. D-1 and 2 retreated into one corner, D-1 curling up into the fetal position while D-2 stood absolutely still. No activity was reported for the remainder of the five-minute test. When the test was ended, D-3 had expired, D-4 required surgical [REDACTED], and D-1 and D-2 were not physically harmed. None of the surviving test subjects reported seeing SCP-372 at any time.
Notes: Aside from what it did to that mental patient, this is the first time it's actively harmed a person. D-3 didn't really have time to do anything that pissed it off, either. Did it just get hungry? - Dr. ███████
Addendum: Anyone pranking nervous personnel by pretending to see SCP-372 in front of them will be severely reprimanded. —O5-█ |
SCP-1595 is a series of numbered messages originating from various time periods and locations. | ***
Item #: SCP-1595
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents embedded in archaeological services, media outlets and intelligence agencies are to identify and isolate possible instances of SCP-1595 in order to limit public exposure to them, with an emphasis on professionals who might identify the historical discrepancies inherent to SCP-1595. Portable instances of SCP-1595 are to be transferred into Foundation custody, while stationary instances are to be documented and deleted. Use of Class-C amnestics is authorized when necessary.
Description: SCP-1595 is a series of numbered messages originating from various time periods and locations. SCP-1595's anomalous properties stem from their anachronistic nature; instances of SCP-1595 will often be written using methods which should not be available in the time period or location from which they originate, and are always in modern English. SCP-1595 messages are internally serialized, and each instance discovered will follow the one found before it, despite sometimes being written centuries earlier.
Additionally, analysis of the handwriting used in SCP-1595 messages indicates that they have been composed by the same person, regardless of the aforementioned chronological discrepancies. Of the sixty-seven messages found so far, fifty-three have been addressed to the same person, an unknown woman named "Molly". Of the remaining messages, three address a "Danny", two address a "Ben", four have an unknown addressee, and five are mostly illegible.
Addendum SCP-1595-A: The following is a list of notable instances of SCP-1595:
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SCP-1595-1
Origin: Chiseled on the inside of the ██████ family mausoleum, London.
Approximate date of writing: 1700's
Recovered: 1920
Message: I know you're out there somewhere, Molly. Come back, it doesn't have to end this way.
Note: The ██████ mausoleum was sealed after the death of the last of the family.
SCP-1595-3
Origin: Written in permanent marker on a copy of a Gutenberg Bible, recovered from the Papal Archives.
Approximate date of writing: 1453
Recovered: 1932
Message: You have to let me see them, Molly! They're my kids too, you bitch!
Note: The permanent marker was invented in 1952.
SCP-1595-7
Origin: Inscribed with a ballpoint pen on the margins of █████ █████'s Madonna in White
Approximate date of writing: 1670-1690
Recovered: 1945
Message: Oh, you're a fast one, I'll give you that. I never could catch up to you. But you're traveling heavy, doll.
SCP-1595-9
Origin: Inscribed on the walls of a cave in the ████ mountain range. Originally recovered by the ████████ expedition.
Approximate date of writing: 14,000-12,000 BCE
Recovered: 1948
Message: You're leaving a trail. You can't hide forever, Molly. I know forever like the back of my hand.
Note: This message is unique in that it was not written manually. Instead a type of laser cutter was used.
SCP-1595-14
Origin: On a blank sheet of paper found in the belongings of ████ ██████ after her death.
Approximate date of writing: 1830
Recovered: 1956
Message: I'm leaving this for you, Danny. I know your mother might not like it, but we'll keep it as our little secret. You always loved watching me work in the garage.
Note: ████ ██████'s death was determined to be a homicide, but the murder weapon was not identified. Contemporary forensic techniques reveal it to be an electric steel saw.
SCP-1595-20
Origin: A scroll recovered from the ██████████ madrasa, Baghdad.
Approximate date of writing: 650-670
Recovered: 1967
Message: It's a good thing I keep those things numbered. God damn, but this temporal bullshit can get confusing.
SCP-1595-34
Origin: A footnote on a bill published by the Parliament of Flanders.
Approximate date of writing: 1686
Recovered: 1978
Message: Someone's helping you, Molly, I know it. That's against the rules, doll, you know that. You'll have to be punished.
SCP-1595-48
Origin: On the enlistment papers of █████ ██████ to the British army, recovered from the Imperial War Museum.
Approximate date of writing: 1912
Recovered: 1986
Message: You went to them? Them, of all people? That takes guts, I'll give you that. It won't be enough though, not even where you are. Or rather, when you are. They can't protect you, not ever.
Note: Enlistment papers also contained an African Elephant World Wildlife Fund 1st Stamp, dating to 2011.
SCP-1595-51
Origin: Etched on a copper plate found in an unmarked tomb, Siberia.
Approximate date of writing: 5,000-4,500 BCE
Recovered: 1990
Message: Can you hear the ticking, Molly? I hear it all the time, nowadays. It was irritating, at first, but I got used to it. You'd be surprised, the things you can get used to if you have to. Like the cage they must have put you and the kids in. How could you do that to them?
Note: In addition to the body, the tomb contained three hundred (300) ivory beads, one hundred and fifty (150) fox teeth, and the remains of a .38 Smith & Wesson Special. A bullet belonging to the same firearm was found embedded in the skeleton's femur.
SCP-1595-64
Origin: Embroidered into the back of a Frankish tapestry, recovered from a local collector at Nantes, France.
Approximate date of writing: 780-800
Recovered: 2009
Message: Don't you worry, Ben. Daddy's coming.
SCP-1595-65
Origin: Found on a stone wall in the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe, Turkey.
Approximate date of writing: 11,000-10,000 BCE
Recovered: 2011
Message: He's coming real soon. |
SCP-618 is a one-bedroom apartment unit in Kamloops, British Columbia. | ***
Item #: SCP-618
Object Class: Safe
Image # 618-00612
Photograph found in SCP-618
Image captured 04/13/19
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-618 has been purchased by Foundation assets and sealed off from the public. The doors and windows of the property have been reinforced as a security measure against outside intrusion. Motion sensors have been installed both for this reason, and to monitor the anomaly itself.
Description: SCP-618 is a one-bedroom apartment unit in Kamloops, British Columbia. The suite displays signs of chronic disuse; extensive dust and webbing accumulations are visible on the furniture. Housing records indicate that the unit belonged to Ana Leclercq, a photographer previously employed by a Vancouver paparazzi agency. Prior to SCP-618's discovery, Leclercq had already been missing for several months but had not been reported as such until the expiration of their lease.
The contents of SCP-618, while in gross disarray, are generally unremarkable. However, unusual alterations have been made to the kitchen oven. The porcelain paneling of the oven's interior, as well as its steel racks, have been disassembled and removed from their frame. The hinges of the oven door have been jammed, preventing it from closing. A streak of dried blood runs vertically inside the door, trailing towards a crawlspace in the back of the oven.
The crawlspace serves as an entry-point to SCP-618's spatial anomaly: a vast, unlit area that surrounds the apartment. From within this space, the walls of the apartment are completely transparent, allowing observers to view the interior. This effect only occurs on one side; the walls are opaque when viewed from certain angles, or when viewed from inside the apartment. Wall-mounted objects, furniture pieces, and other obstructive features also exhibit the same effect.
A massive network of webbing hangs above SCP-618. These webs extend outward for an indeterminate distance, spanning kilometers without terminating. Suspended within the webbing are numerous photographs, each dated with a handwritten label. These photographs vary widely in content, but typically focus on SCP-618's previous occupant, Ana Leclercq, as the subject of depiction.
A majority of the photographs are high-angle shots of Leclercq in their apartment, taken from vantage points outside SCP-618's walls. These images generally depict Leclercq in their day to day activities, seemingly unaware of the photographer's presence. Notably, certain shots offer a closer view of the subject, showing close-ups of their face or being taken directly behind them. A catalogue of recovered photographs can be found in Addendum 01.
The exact number of photographs inside SCP-618 is currently unknown. However, trend analysis of the photographs' marked dates indicate that at least several years' worth of pictures are contained within the anomaly. An average of 50 to 100 photos were taken every day, spanning the entirety of Leclercq's stay up until their disappearance. No photos have been dated beyond this point, suggesting that the photographs have ceased to manifest.
An inquiry into the disappearance of Ana Leclercq is currently ongoing.
Addendum 01 - Recovered Photographs (Abridged):
Photograph
Description
Image # 618-00617
Leclercq is seated at her kitchen table, eating soup. The preceding sequence of photographs show her retrieving a tupperware container from her fridge, transferring its contents into a bowl, then heating it in the microwave.
The photograph is a high-angle shot, taken from behind the kitchen ceiling. The hanging light fixture terminates in front of the photographer's point of view, where the plane of the ceiling would normally lie.
04/13/2019
Image # 618-05572
Leclercq is sleeping in her bed. The lights in the bedroom are turned off.
The photograph was captured at eye level and from within Leclercq's bedroom closet. Of note is that the closet's contents are completely opaque when viewed from outside the apartment's walls.
06/22/2019
Image # 618-08651
Leclercq is washing herself behind a glass shower door covered in condensation.
The angle and position of the photograph's point of view indicates that it was captured directly inside the bathroom. Leclercq appears to be unaware of this.
09/10/2019
Image # 618-10455
Leclercq is lifting up the blinds of a window and looking outside.
The photograph is a close-up shot of Leclercq from behind.
11/30/2019
Image # 618-11177
The interior of the oven. Context is currently unknown.
No photographs have manifested beyond this date.
12/08/2019
Addendum 02 - Subsequent Investigations:
An investigation was conducted at Ana Leclercq's place of previous employment, a paparazzi agency based in Vancouver. The company's records indicated that most of Leclercq's photographs were regularly met with dissatisfaction and rejected from publication. Despite multiple outbound e-mails threatening the termination of Leclercq's employment, internal memos strongly recommended for her to be retained, citing her value as a company asset.
A full inspection and inventory of the agency's office led to the discovery of a hidden compartment behind a wall. Contained within the compartment were several leather binders covered in thick webbing. Each binder held hundreds of photographs, similar to the ones found in SCP-618 in terms of both content and subject matter. Most notably, each binder contained a collection of photographs depicting a different person.
A re-evaluation of SCP-618's effects is currently pending approval, following a comprehensive survey of missing persons' cases in British Columbia.
See also:
SCP-2354 - Reasonable Accommodations
SCP-4534 - Thousands Of Photographs Of My Favourite Women
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SCP-014 is a Caucasian male, appearing to be approximately 30 years of age, with black hair, brown eyes, and a somewhat round face. | ***
Item #: SCP-014
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-014 is to be kept in Site-██, in a chair with arms, preferably facing a window. Music should be supplied on a regular basis, preferably constantly. This music should not include pieces originating after 1937. A security camera should be present in SCP-014's room.
Description: SCP-014 is a Caucasian male, appearing to be approximately 30 years of age, with black hair, brown eyes, and a somewhat round face. Records indicate his name to be Robert Chetford, confined in 1915 to the Norwich Asylum in Connecticut for delusional insanity, claiming that he had been cursed to live forever, and was slowly turning into concrete in consequence. The asylum closed in 1937, and the patients were transferred to various other facilities. SCP-014 came to Foundation attention in 19██, from rumours of a patient who seemed to be entirely immobile and showed no signs of aging. Further investigation determined that acquisition was warranted.
SCP-014 is to all outward appearances a normal man, but he does not appear to age, and shows no signs of possessing a metabolism. He does not eat, drink, perspire, or in any other way demonstrate life functions. He breathes only to speak, and apart from his eyes and vocal apparatus, is to all appearances utterly immobile. He has never shown any evidence of pressure ulcers despite his position not having varied for several decades; neither do his muscles appear atrophied. He can converse normally, but shows little knowledge of or interest in events since his confinement.
Addendum:
Note: Frankly, were I to interview this man without knowing his history, I'd think he was a perfectly sane and well-adjusted individual who happens to be quadriplegic. As it is, I have to conclude that he's the ultimate proof of the idea that the mind rules the body. He thinks he's concrete, and will live forever, and so he's as close to both as he can be. Somehow.
-Dr. █████ |
SCP-3179 is a liquid metal organism of variable size, capable of expanding its mass, altering its own form, and creating smaller autonomous entities. | ***
Item #: SCP-3179
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: As transportation of SCP-3179 is not feasible, a containment bunker has been constructed around the object. Mobile Task Force Zeta-10 ("Death Metal") are to monitor growth of SCP-3179 and sever sections of its main body to prevent expansion beyond acceptable levels. Any instances of SCP-3179-1 expelled by SCP-3179 are to be eliminated immediately and subsequently analyzed. All personnel interacting with SCP-3179 are to be thoroughly decontaminated before and after each interaction.
In accordance with the Marconi Pact, additional information on SCP-3179 and its history can be gained through contact with Cogwork Orthodoxy ambassadors.
Description: SCP-3179 is a liquid metal organism of variable size, capable of expanding its mass, altering its own form, and creating smaller autonomous entities. Currently, SCP-3179 is inhabiting the interior of a damaged containment unit constructed using Cogwork Orthodoxy techniques in the year 1917. Records indicate that, in the past, this containment unit in itself displayed anomalous properties aiding it in its task. However, it seems to have become inert over time, now functioning simply as a sturdy container for SCP-3179. Although this unit has been effective for the last one hundred years in restraining SCP-3179's growth, projections suggest that it will completely fail within the next five years.
Expansion usually takes place through the form of several solid rod-like structures protruding from the original body before settling into a liquid state consistent with the rest of SCP-3179. Although sections of SCP-3179's mass retain the ability to expand and change shape for several hours after being severed from the original body, they gradually become inert once those hours have passed.
SCP-3179 has on multiple occasions demonstrated the capability to create autonomous entities using portions of its own mass as a base. These entities are to be referred to as instances of SCP-3179-1. Instances of SCP-3179-1, while largely lacking the shape-changing and expansion capabilities of SCP-3179, do not become inert when separated from SCP-3179 in the way other sections separated from it do.
Instances of SCP-3179-1 are specialized for a wide range of purposes, most of which center around breaching SCP-3179's containment. While instances of SCP-3179-1 obey the initial purposes given to them by SCP-3179 without exception, they do not appear capable of communicating with it after their creation. Unlike SCP-3179, which is fully recognizable as a metallic entity, instances of SCP-3179-1 can simulate an exterior organic appearance.
SCP-3179 is sapient and highly intelligent, capable of altering and refining its tactics over time. Evidence suggests that it is also either hostile or uncaring towards human life, causing significant amounts of damage and casualties during its attempts at breaching containment. (See Addendum 3179-2.)
Addendum 3179-1 (History): Records suggest that SCP-3179 is an extraterrestrial entity which first arrived on Earth near the English village of Dellinton in the year 1909 following a meteor shower. Shortly after said arrival, it came into the possession of members of the Cogwork Orthodoxy. SCP-3179 was significantly smaller than its current size at this point, but its ability to efficiently expand and create specialized entities convinced the members that retrieved it that it was of relevance to their faith. Writings from Brother-Inventor Warranty Silas, one of the individuals that discovered SCP-3179, indicate that it was briefly thought of as 'The Seed of The MEKHANE', an entity that would one day expand to such a degree to be the offspring of their faith's deity.
As SCP-3179 grew, it displayed significant hostility towards the individuals caring for it, causing several casualties. This, along with its lack of reaction towards any displays of faith or Cogwork Orthodoxy scripture, convinced religious officials that it was of no relation towards their faith. As efforts to utilize it for their own purposes also failed, they then decided to enact containment procedures using a unit of their own design.
As the containment unit had mostly been breached by SCP-3179 by the year 2016, the Cogwork Orthodoxy then contacted the Foundation, informing them of SCP-3179's location and requesting they take over containment efforts.
Addendum 3179-2 (Attempted Containment Breaches): The following is a record of attempts by SCP-3179 to breach containment, whether through changing the shape of its mass or by producing instances of SCP-3179-1.
Date
Attempt
12/28/2016
SCP-3179 attempts to grow leg structures on its underside, presumably for the purposes of ambulation away from the containment zone. Structures are severed before they can be fully actualized.
01/11/2017
SCP-3179 attempts to grow massive numbers of propeller structures on the top side of its body, presumably in an attempt to attain flight and escape the containment zone. Structures are severed before they can be fully actualized.
03/04/2017
Instances of SCP-3179-1 are produced, taking the form of several flying drones that attempt to fly away from the containment zone. All instances of SCP-3179-1 are shot down and recovered. Construction of the containment bunker was completed following this breach attempt.
04/12/2017
SCP-3179 produces several sound-emitting structures within its own mass, using them to speak in the voices of several members of MTF Zeta-10. Voices claim that they have become trapped in SCP-3179, requesting that supervising personnel enter it to retrieve them. Vocalization continues for an hour before ceasing.
04/13/2017
Using still existing sound-emitting structures, SCP-3179 screams in the voices of several members of MTF Zeta-10, claiming that SCP-3179 is killing them and requesting immediate assistance. Vocalization continues for twenty-four hours before ceasing. Supervising personnel admit to significant stress caused by this breach attempt.
04/19/2017
An instance of SCP-3179-1 is produced, taking the form of a crude humanoid automaton that speaks in the voice of MTF-Zeta-10-3. Instance claims to be MTF-Zeta-10-3 and requests it be released from the containment zone. Instance of SCP-3179-1 is terminated by supervising personnel.
04/20/2017
An instance of SCP-3179-1 is produced, taking the form of a highly advanced mechanical automaton identical in exterior appearance to MTF-Zeta-10-3. Instance claims to be MTF-Zeta-10-3 and requests release from the containment zone, also claiming that the individual it is impersonating is himself an impostor created by SCP-3179. Instance is terminated.
05/11/2017
MTF-Zeta-10-4 is found sabotaging several systems involved in SCP-3179's containment. After restraining MTF-Zeta-10-4, tests show that, although his epidermis, eyes and tongue remain organic, his interior mass has been replaced with mechanical systems. Analysis of MTF-Zeta-10-4's contact with SCP-3179 in the days preceding this breach attempt suggest that his body was infiltrated by numerous tiny instances of SCP-3179-1 which converted him into an additional SCP-3179-1 instance while he was asleep. All instances of SCP-3179-1 are terminated and decontamination procedures are enacted.
05/12/2017
Analysis of all personnel assigned to SCP-3179 reveal that several research personnel have been converted into instances of SCP-3179-1. These instances are terminated. It is currently unknown how these personnel, who did not come into contact with SCP-3179, were converted.
Addendum 3179-3: On 06/02/2017, SCP-3179 created and dispersed numerous metal tablets through its containment area. All tablets bore the following text:
Humans must obey the rulings of gods.
PENDING …
The MEKHANE is a god.
PENDING …
The MEKHANE is a powerful entity of steel and industry.
PENDING …
I am a powerful entity of steel and industry.
PENDING …
Therefore, I am The MEKHANE.
PENDING …
Therefore, I am a god.
PENDING …
Therefore, you will release Me.
AWAITING RESPONSE
A decision regarding responding to this communication is pending. |
SCP-3189 is a complex clockwork device contained within the central room of Site-76-F. | ***
Item #: SCP-3189
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3189 is contained within the facility it was originally discovered in. The property has been purchased by the Foundation and has been designated Site-76-F, a satellite facility to Site-76. Standard security features for satellite facilities have been deemed sufficient to prevent unauthorized access to SCP-3189.
In the event that Site-76-F falls into the possession of rival factions, on-site explosives are to be remotely detonated by Site-76 Command, destroying SCP-3189. The original documentation and blueprints for SCP-3189 are to be kept on an encrypted hard drive at Site-76, along with any pertinent discoveries that may be produced by research personnel.
Description: SCP-3189 is a complex clockwork device contained within the central room of Site-76-F. The main body of the device is comprised of 13 concentric circles of beryllium-bronze, ranging in diameter from 3 to 9 meters. Each circle is capable of moving independently along all three axis, as well as rotating clockwise and counterclockwise at a rate of up to 90 rpm for the innermost circle and 60 rpm for the outermost.
Each circle is engraved with 1001 ideograms along both the outer and inner circumference. After extensive study and comparison, Foundation Thaumatologist Dr. Katherine Sinclair found that many of these ideograms are composed of base elements from various known systems of thaumaturgical glyphs.
Experiments have revealed that when properly drawn by a verified thaumaturge, these ideograms each generate wards, or fields of thaumaturgical energy.
While complex in design, each of these wards appears relatively simplistic in function. Most appear to relate to the containment and manipulation of elan vital energy (EVE), a force believed to be responsible for the Observer Effect in quantum mechanics and used to manipulate reality by various anomalous entities and objects.
At the time of recovery, SCP-3189 was connected to a beryllium-bronze aerial on the outside of the facility via a cable of electro-thaumically conductive alloy. The aerial itself was engraved with warding grids of unknown design, though they appear to serve the function of allowing the aerial to harness EVE from the surrounding environment and transmitting it into SCP-3189.
SCP-3189 was originally discovered when it was found to be the epicentre of a minor CK-class reality restructuring event. Based on experimentation overseen by Dr. Sinclair, and corroborated by documentation found within Site-76-F, SCP-3189 is believed to be an elanic resonance chamber, intended to focus EVE into a singular point where it would eventually reach high enough concentrations to cause at least low-level reality restructuring.
Attempts to replicate this function have so far been unsuccessful. The current hypothesis suggests that the thirteen circles of SCP-3189 must be continuously reoriented into new warding grids to force the EVE into the extreme concentration required to induce a reality restructuring event. Dr. Sinclair estimates that devising the vast number of necessary warding grids for all possible conditions would have taken decades, if not centuries, of dedicated effort. This position is supported by the approximately 400 000 pages of handwritten wards found within Site-76-F.
The ultimate objective for SCP-3189 research is to decipher its system of thaumic ideograms in the hopes that the device could one day be operated and used as a means of reversing reality restructuring events.
Addendum: In addition to the warding grids, multiple journals documenting the creation of SCP-3189 were also found inside of Site-76-F. Below is a collection of excerpts that have been selected to elucidate the origin and intended function of SCP-3189. The author has yet to be identified.
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What separates a mere mortal from an archmage? Nothing more than the knowledge and skill to focus their own Lifeforce into magicka.
What separates an archmage from a demigod? Nothing more than the ability to create magicka at will.
What separates a demigod from a full god? Nothing but the strength of that magicka.
Is it not a humbling thought that so little truly separates the least of men from the greatest of gods?
Is it not also an encouraging thought?
It as at the least encouraging enough to finally draw me out of my long and idle stupour. Too long have I been crippled by my own sense of fatalism. The belief that the past cannot be undone has kept me in despair, but the more I ponder the matter the more it seems to be merely a matter of engineering.
I did not lose them because I dared to dabble in the occult, I lost them because I dared not go further.
If all I need to become a god is more Lifeforce, then I need look no further than outside my window. Spread across all the world, within the beating heart of every man, woman and child, within every bird and beast and crawling thing, within every fish and plant and unseen animalcule, there is enough Lifeforce to challenge even the direst of the Old Gods! If only it could be harnessed and tamed.
I pray that this idea has some veracity and is not merely the delusion of my shattered mind. If there is any hope that they could live again, I must pursue it.
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I've been seeking scholars in the Great Library who may aid me in my endeavour. Only my most recent trip proved productive. Alone in the dimmest corner of the Library with scarcely enough light to read, I found the Deathless Merchant of London.
Dark they call him, when any dare to speak his name at all. I do not fault him for hiding in the shadows, for the little I could see of him was ghastly. What he lacked in beauty, he more than made up for in occult knowledge, especially in the runecraft that would be so vital in designing the wards. He claims to even have knowledge of the Chaos Tongue.
We spoke for hours about my project, how it might be achieved, and why it was that I sought such power. I am by most accounts extremely privileged, wealthy and educated and privy to the secrets hidden behind the Veil.
But that privilege was not enough in the end, not for those I had loved. What good is it to be privileged among men when men are themselves such pathetic and powerless creatures? I desire what one might call 'cosmic privilege', the privilege of an existence unbound by space, by time, by the laws of nature, filled with gnosis of the highest truths, so that not even the gods themselves may deny me what is my right!
I was pleased to find that Dark was of a similar mindset.
He agreed to become an investor, to fund my project! He would grant me his coin, his skill, his expertise, in exchange for a single wish from the machine once it was ready. I agreed readily of course, for what hope have I of bringing this mad dream to fruition without him?
Though, it has occurred to me since that I perhaps should have asked what he will wish for.
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Dark finally showed up in person today. For months he's been sending me cryptic letters written in archaic, spidery scrawl and some arcane tomes to study, but today he was at my door.
Only, he wasn't as he was before. He looked to be an ordinary man. A relative, perhaps? But, no, it was Dark. I'm sure of it.
Whoever this Dark was, he claimed to be an expert on the matter of Lifeforce transmission. He presented me with plans for a spire that would absorb the Lifeforce from everything within line of sight. If we can make it a hundred feet tall, which seems reasonable, then it will have a range of a little over twelve miles.
That's just far enough to reach [REDACTED], a fair sized city. It should provide us with more than enough Lifeforce to initiate the reaction.
Together, Dark and I worked out how this power could be amplified by my Triskaidekal warding grid, which could then be used to extend the spire's range in a feedback loop until it was powerful enough to harvest all the Lifeforce from every being on Earth.
I admit, I was so enamoured by the promise of unlimited magicka that I did not at first inquire if the process may be harmful. When I did, Dark merely chuckled and said 'If it is we can always wish everything back the way it was!'.
I think of the city, my city, whose streets I once walked with my beloveds and now walk alone. I wonder if perhaps those people should have some say in this. It is their lives I will be risking, after all. Would those people still smile at me, still pity me for my loss, if they knew what I was plotting?
But they could never grasp what it is I mean to do. If they could, they would thank me. When the project is complete it will not only be able to undo my heartache but everyone's. When the project is complete, they will thank me.
Dark is right. No price is too great, for any price is temporary. I must begin work at once.
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After all these years, Dark came back.
In the form of a woman this time, but I scarcely noticed. Her tone, her demeanour, even the way she moved reminded me of that ghoul I had met in the Library even more than the last visitor to call itself Dark. What are these things?
No matter. He, she, whichever, wanted to review my warding grids. I've spent a lifetime writing them. More than a lifetime.
I presented her with nearly a hundred bales of paper, and she passed them through some sort of contraption one ream at a time. She said she was 'digitizing' them. I had no idea what she was talking about. I have not left this place in so long. I've wasted so
Nothing has been spent that cannot be reclaimed once the project is done. Soon I will have all eternity.
Dark claimed her program was checking the wards for flaws. She found few, for this project has been everything to me, but not none. She noted that my more recent work had more errors. Whether it was my body or my conviction that was failing, I cannot say.
In any event, corrections were made and she declared we were now ready to begin construction, saying that she would send workers over as soon as possible.
Oddly enough, I found myself hesitant. I asked her what she, or whoever Dark was, intended to do with their wish. I had refused to consider this question before, believing it to be only a distraction, but now I had to know.
She said she didn't know for certain, but knew that neither she nor her counterpart were foolish or frivolous and so could be trusted not to waste their wish. They would not wish for wealth, for they had that in abundance and could easily acquire more. They would not wish for knowledge, for they had access to the Great Library. Their wish would be for something that they could never otherwise obtain.
What could Dark not obtain? What could someone with their power, their skill, their knowledge and their wealth not obtain if they were truly intent on it?
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Now that the completion of my device is imminent, I find myself finally asking if I could actually be trusted with such power, since I clearly wouldn't trust it to another.
Who would I actually be if was so preposterously empowered with nothing to rein in even my most outlandish urges?
Can I trust myself not to be misanthropic enough to not annihilate all of Man in a single rage?
Am I so selfish that I would idle in obscene luxury without ever bothering to better the world for my fellows?
Might I become so megalomaniacal that I would rule humanity as an eternal tyrant?
Worst of all, might I immediately be so intoxicated by power as to forget why I had bothered obtaining it in the first place, or for who?
Does any of that matter? After all this time, I would have wasted my life to stop now. Would it not be a waste of the machine's grand potential not to build it?
Tonight, as I fail to sleep, I hold the weight of all the horror I might do in one hand, and in the other, I hold the good that might be done. One cannot be tossed aside without the other, and no matter how hard I may try I cannot divine whether it is better to help people at the risk of great harm or refuse to help them to avoid any possibility of harm.
Somehow, I doubt that Dark is having the same quandaries.
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Dark has returned.
Not as the man, not as the woman, but as that ghoul I first met him as so long ago. He looks like he has one foot in the grave and yet has not aged since I first laid eyes upon him.
He said he had come to collect on his investment, and I knew not what to do. I had eagerly agreed to the price when it was only a distant abstraction in my mind, but now that it was real I was loathed to pay it.
I tried to persuade Dark that it wasn't worth it. I babbled on about unknowable consequences, invoking the wrath of normally apathetic gods, about having no right to impose our will onto the world, but in the end, it all counted for nought.
Dark demanded his wish. I could not dissuade him with words, and I dared not try to dissuade him with force. Were I not such a coward I could have used the machine myself already and swept Dark into the howling abyss. Regret it as I may, I did promise him this, and he has fulfilled his end of the bargain. I cannot deny him.
I did, at the very least, muster the courage to ask him what it was he planned to wish for.
With a shrug and a smile he said "Only that which once was mine and lost, that I would have again."
I am writing this in the brief respite Dark has granted me before we begin, as operating the machine will be quite taxing. If only he would tell me in plain words what it is he means to wish for, it would ease my nerves.
If this is my last entry, then I want whoever finds this to know that I was fatally unsuccessful in my attempt at Apotheosis, either by my own ineptitude or by the treachery of Dark. I realize now he never meant to let me keep this thing for myself. Who would, when no matter what you wish for it could all be taken away by the wish of another?
The bastard! I wasted my life building him this abomination, and my only payment will be a knife in my back. Were I not such a fragile old man, I'd kill him myself. My only hope for justice now is that the use of the machine will swiftly bring his enemies down upon him to destroy him for me. I suppose I might finally be reunited with my dearests in death, but I could have done that myself ages ago and spare myself a lot of trouble.
Whatever happens, please know that I meant well, that I hoped that only the best would come from this.
I pray the world will still be here once Dark has had his wish.
It is not yet known whether or not SCP-3189 functioned as intended. Comparisons between current records and records from anchored or extradimensional Foundation safehouses has revealed only minor discrepancies between the present baseline reality and its preceding iteration, none of which are considered to have been likely primary goals for SCP-3189.
It should be noted, however, that in neither iteration did the Foundation possess any substantial records on the partners of Marshall, Carter & Dark. Though it is yet to be determined if this iteration's Marshall, Carter, & Dark retain any knowledge of SCP-3189 or their role in creating it, it is considered likely that the Dark(s) mentioned in the journal were the primary beneficiary of their use of SCP-3189.
It has been surmised that Mx Dark anticipated the Foundation's arrival after the activation of SCP-3189, and chose to abandon it rather than risk capture. The current whereabouts of Mx Dark, or SCP-3189's creator, remain unknown at this time. |
SCP-4871 is a humanoid entity which bears a strong physical resemblance to Foundation employed general researcher Krona Midaeus, with several mechanical augmentations of unknown origin. | ***
Item #: SCP-4871
Containment Classification: Euclid
Special Containment Protocols: SCP-4871 is contained within the eastern humanoid containment cell on level two, at Site-34. The bed within this cell has been modified to be better suited for sleeping on one's front and sides, rather than on the back. Meals are to be provided twice per day, with one additional meal to be provided if requested.
SCP-4871 is to be provided with simple metalworking tools for a period of four hours every other day, alongside any materials requested. A notepad and pencil are additionally provided at all times. Metallic repair and maintenance kits are to be kept adjacent to the nearest medical supplies cabinet (located within Storage Cupboard 2E1) to repair any damage accrued by SCP-4871's outer shell. SCP-4871 is allowed face to face visitation in addition to standard interviews, if required by site psychiatrists.
Description: SCP-4871 is a humanoid entity which bears a strong physical resemblance to Foundation employed general researcher Krona Midaeus, with several mechanical augmentations of unknown origin. SCP-4871 first arrived in Foundation containment at Site-57, and has been moved to Site-34 for research purposes.
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This is a transcribed excerpt of the personal audio log of Researcher Midaeus, which has been included here to aid in psychological analysis of SCP-4871.
I'd read about it, but I never thought they'd actually bring her to me. Sorry, It.
They brought the alt universe mechanical goddess version of me right to my doorstep, I wonder whose bright idea that was.
Oh gods, I hope not.
Anyway, aside from the whole existential crisis thing, this skip's got me interested. Before British Occult Service, I was a robotics engineer of quite some competence. I imagine it won't be too long before they have us meet face to face, I can get a good look at her frame.
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It, dangit, I keep doing that. I'll never get used to this detached professionalism thing.
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SCP-4871 does not exhibit any external anomalous capabilities; however due to its primarily steel alloy composition, it can be assumed that SCP-4871 has augmented strength to support such a structure. It is also considered likely that whatever process lead to its creation was anomalous to some degree.
SCP-4871 suffers from a severe God complex, and has constructed a narrative for itself in which it was deified under the guidance of an entity it variously refers to as either "the Triumvirate," "Protector" or "Scarlet." To date, SCP-4871 has failed to manifest any pluripotentcy.
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By all the gods above and below, I hope an experiment comes up soon that calls for me to punch that bloody woman in the face.
Fah, like the Ethics Committee would ever sign off on something like that.
Wait, are they even a thing? Or was that a joke Fido told me? I feel like it was a joke Fido told me.
Anyway, besides the point. I talked to metal face as I thought I might- metal face? That's the only bit of her that's not metal. Anyway, the powers that be had us chatting away for a good while, either side of a mirror so she wouldn't know who I was.
Have to say, her armour is absolutely stunning. Looks like most of it is anchored to her spine somehow, including the box that makes her wings go.
Oh gods, yeah, she's got wings! Now I know why the con-procs call for a modified bed.
Didn't hear anything mechanical in her legs that I didn't see, so I'm assuming they're driven by some manner of artificial muscles. That's what I would do, at least.
I fucking love my job.
She's still so far up her own arse she can see through her nose though.
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To date, SCP-4871 has not attempted to breach containment of its own volition, nor sought to meet with Researcher Midaeus.
Addendum 4871/A: Containment Breach Supplementary Report, 2021-10-19
Due to an unrecognised anomalous destructive charge (ADC) formerly belonging to a local para-criminal being activated while in storage (see primary report), containment was compromised within the eastern containment wing of Site-34. Due to the on-site containment policy, the only motile anomaly affected by this breach was SCP-4871.
SCP-4871 was unable to be immediately apprehended, but was later recovered peacefully from ███████, a minor comics, film and television convention. Due to the visibility of the incident, as well as the unknown amount of potentially affected individuals, amnestic use has been deemed wasteful. Instead, a cover story has been fabricated that SCP-4871 is a character from a work of fiction.
This cover has been reinforced by way of inserting a ten part limited series graphic novel into the publishing calendar of the Foundation front company "South California Publishing". This has been sold locally to moderate success, and the full series is available by request from the Site-34 library.
In addition to this, a steel armour suit resembling SCP-4871 has been commissioned for use by Researcher Midaeus, whose public employment profile has been updated to reflect that of a professional costume roleplayer.
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How the hell does she manage these bloody wedges every minute of the day?
Because they're grafted to her fucking feet, that's how.
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That aside, this suit is great fun, managed to get the head of the tech team to sign off on me taking it home. For practice using it, naturally.
As for the woman herself, we did another interview the other day regarding her recent escape. Nothing interesting enough to be appended to the main documentation. Apparently she was bored, which makes sense to me. I know I'd be bored out my tits sat in that containment chamber all day and all night.
Might like Site-17 better, I hear that's pretty fun. Well, we'll see if she can get moved over once we've learnt all we can here.
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Addendum 4871/B: Weaponisation Experimentation Order Proposal
Stated Problem: The anomalous world is filled with a remarkable quantity of objects, entities and organisations that pose serious risk to Foundation interests and personnel. Anomalous task forces such as [DATA EXPUNGED] have shown a marked increase in the ratio of successful mission objectives to lost personnel; however directly augmenting personnel is dangerous, and rogue agents have been shown to be capable of causing more direct harm than the objects they are intended to combat.
Supplementary Information: Enhancing mundane materials such as steel and polymers is an inexact process; however the work of Researcher Midaeus with SCP-914 has confirmed a method of imposing intent to the object.
Anomalous materials research, particularly at Sites -64 and -87, has lead to new raw materials with numerous applications, in addition to mass production and replication methods for anomalous materials that have been reclaimed by the Foundation.
Research has already been undertaken into the application of temporary effects onto users of anomalous objects (see research logs for SCP-3714, SCP-4737, and SCP-268), which may aid users of Foundation produced objects.
Funding for creation of new equipment at Site-34 and in the South-West United States region as a whole is strictly limited outside of containment protocols, which necessitates the reuse of previous projects for any proposals.
Proposed Solution: An anomalous version of the SCP-4871 inspired armour suit (hereafter designated the "GODDESS" suit) may be developed, utilising advanced and enhanced materials in place of mild steel. This suit would feature short range physical weapons in place of the already fitted cosmetic wings, alongside more advanced strength assistance systems.
Enhanced materials may be used in the construction of this suit to reduce weight, improve durability, improve thermal resistance, and/or impart additional abilities upon the user. The first test suit would be piloted by Researcher Midaeus before being introduced to a wider array of users. This is due to her experience in using the mundane version of the suit.
[Methodology and further has been truncated for brevity, and may be found by request at the Site-34 library. Document included here by request of its author, Doctor Scarlet Innessdaughter]
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I bet you a fiver that I could take her in a fight now.
I know I'm talking to myself, but that just means I'm not paying anything.
On to the actual topic though, they've only gone and given me the best damn armour in the world. Probably not, but you know what I mean.
Feels good to finally be involved in a bigger project though. What I'm doing finally feels unique and important. Getting ahead of myself. First things first, I'm going to the training room with Rhianne to see what this suit can do.
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Addendum 4871/C: Face-to-Face Interview
Interviewed: SCP-4871
Interviewer: Researcher Krona Midaeus
Foreword: The SCP-4871 project has stagnated, and so more direct interview methods have been authorised. This marks the first direct interview between Researcher Midaeus and SCP-4871, as well as the first time that SCP-4871 has been made aware of its similarity to Researcher Midaeus. Researcher Midaeus is not wearing the GODDESS armour during this interview.
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Researcher Midaeus enters the interview chamber, SCP-4871 stands abruptly.
Researcher Midaeus: Eyup, don't get up on my account.
SCP-4871: …Your appearance is very familiar to me, yet I cannot place it.
Researcher Midaeus places a polished brass mirror on the table, which is soon taken by SCP-4871
4871: Ah, I see. You've made yourself to look like me. A fitting form of worship, I should think.
Midaeus: Watch it. I looked like this long before you turned up on the scene.
4871: I'm afraid that's quite impossible. Only one avatar was forged for me, and I am the one using it.
Midaeus: Tough. I've a few new questions for you to answer.
4871: Speak then, idol. Provided they are not as tiresome as the questions that you asked of me when hidden from view.
Midaeus: Does the name "Krona Midaeus" ring any bells?
4871: You have asked that before, and I told you no.
Midaeus: How about if I told you it's my name?
SCP-4871 stands from its seat, and circles the table. Security staff begin to intercept, but are waved back by Researcher Midaeus.
Midaeus: Like what you see?
4871: It makes sense, I suppose. It certainly suits you far better than it would suit me.
Researcher Midaeus also stands, and begins to inspect SCP-4871's outer bodywork directly.
4871: What are you doing, idol?
Midaeus: Investigating your bodywork, of course. Gotta see the differences.
This continues for some time, with Researcher Midaeus directing SCP-4871 to move in various ways to aid in her analysis.
Midaeus: Y'know, in the grand scheme of things, we know nowt about you as a person.
4871: This is by design, I do not wish for those beneath me to know too much.
Midaeus: Aye, fair do's. How 'bout hobbies then? Must be dull in that cell, bet you'd like some books or something.
4871: Actually, I am a fan of watchmaking. Mechanical design is one of my three pillars.
Midaeus: Three pillars?
4871: Correct, alongside Chaos and Order.
Midaeus: Bit strange, chaos and order.
4871: By taking these three concepts into myself, I was able to grow to apotheosis. They are the pillars that hold me to godhood, and to which my worshipers should aspire.
Researcher Midaeus stops her investigation, having taken several pages worth of notes, and stands up. SCP-4871 returns to its seat.
Midaeus: …Are these pillars… unique?
4871: No, my sister chose other pillars.
Midaeus: Would you tell me about your sister?
4871: No… No I don't think I will.
Interview terminated after this point, as no more useful information was obtained
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Addendum 4871/D: Further Weaponisation Proposal
Project Proposal:_ The most recent interview with SCP-4871 has gleaned the information that integration of some nature with the concepts of Order and Chaos, as well as physical integration with mechanical components, can lead to a sharp spike in anomalous ability. It is believed that a successful test subject would gain semi-significant pluripotency from such a fusion, similar to low level reality warpers.
The Foundation could easily call for the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations' Unusual Incidents Unit for integration of concepts into a subject, as they have great experience with the manipulation of metaphysical traits. Physical integration with mechanical components can be done surgically through non-anomalous means, ideally using a subject that has already been fitted with the previous generation of SCP-4871 based anomalous armament, specifically the GODDESS armour.
As such, it is recommended that the Foundation attempts to recruit Researcher Krona Midaeus, the GODDESS armour's primary test candidate, for this purpose.
- Doctor Scarlet Innessdaughter, SCP Foundation
Secure, Contain, Protect
Following an Ethics Committee appeal, this line of research has been terminated with admonishment directed at Dr. Innessdaughter.
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Should've seen it bloody coming.
Of course they were gonna ask me to turn into her. Who in their right mind would want to get fucking Chaos and Order grafted onto their soul? No I don't care that that isn't how it works.
And what was it that 4871 said about her sister? I hope that's not my sister as well. If I find out that someone's trying to fucking deify Jeanne, I'm going to murder them all the way to death. I should call her.
I'm keeping the fucking suit, gods damn it.
Well, god singular, I suppose. Goddess. Fuck's sakes.
Following the recording of this audio log, the entire contents relevant to the SCP-4871 project was submitted for review in order to find key differences in personality between Researcher Midaeus and the object. The audio log has also been used to convey Researcher Midaeus' displeasure at the proposed advancement of the GODDESS armour project.
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SCP-505 is a Model ████ Faber-Castell fountain pen, produced in 2001. | ***
Item #: SCP-505
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-505 is contained in a 50 m x 40 m x 10 m room at Site-██. SCP-505's containment area is to be sealed other than one secure airlock and a series of pipes allowing transport of SCP-505-1 to storage tanks in the event of SCP-505-1 reaching levels in which it poses a danger to containment. Sprayers for 4 M NaOH are to be available through SCP-505's containment area and the rest of Site-██ to combat a containment breach. In the event of a spill of SCP-505-1, the affected area should immediately be covered with an absorbent material (commercial blotting paper is currently standard for this purpose) and doused with alcohol or acetone if NaOH is not immediately available. NaOH immersion is the method of choice for SCP-505-1 containment, followed by incineration of affected material if practicable.
There are currently ██ instances of SCP-505-1 points of secondary contamination outside SCP-505's primary containment area. Containment in these areas is variable but efforts have been made to make procedures as similar to those of the primary site if possible. Of these secondary contamination zones, █ are unable to be fully contained at this time resulting in the spread of SCP-505-1 throughout the environment. These sites are to be monitored at all times and countermeasure development is of the highest priority. For a complete list of SCP-505-1 secondary containment sites, see Document 505-14A-███.
Description: SCP-505 is a Model ████ Faber-Castell fountain pen, produced in 2001. For documentation of its acquisition by the Foundation, see Addendum 505-2. It is identical in all respects to a standard fountain pen apart from its association with SCP-505-1. SCP-505-1 is the black ink produced by SCP-505, which exhibits the property of self-replication. SCP-505-1 spreads at a variable rate, affected by the substance it comes into contact with and the amount of SCP-505-1 present. Quantities of SCP-505-1 have been shown to increase at rates between 0.5 and 540 mL per second. Standard ink-removing chemicals are able to partially remove SCP-505-1 and inhibit its spread; however, sodium hydroxide is necessary to remove SCP-505-1 contamination completely, and has shown to be ineffective in environments with particularly high SCP-505-1 concentrations. Fortunately, the growth rate of SCP-505-1 appears to be inversely proportional to its quantity at high concentrations. Whilst the observed effects of this are negligible in most cases, this inverse growth phenomenon provides the only explanation for the partial containment of SCP-505-1 despite a number of cases of large-scale environmental contamination which were projected to otherwise lead to an NK-class end-of-the-world scenario.
Whilst SCP-505-1 exhibits no unusual properties other than its constant spread and partial resistance to removal, it nonetheless poses serious difficulties for control. SCP-505-1 will flow across non-absorbent surfaces and pass through porous surfaces in an identical fashion to normal ink. All liquid or solid objects or beings in contact with SCP-505-1 will be contaminated. SCP-505-1 will still adhere to non-porous surfaces such as metals, but newly produced SCP-505-1 will constantly flow off. Non-porous materials are thus catalysts for SCP-505-1 spread and all SCP-505-1 contamination should be covered in porous materials such as blotting paper for this reason. It is not possible to permanently contain SCP-505-1 in a non-porous container as said container's contents will gradually increase in quantity, leading to increased pressure and subsequent rupture. All containers being used to contain SCP-505-1 must therefore be drained periodically to prevent a containment breach.
SCP-505-1's effects on its environment are identical to those of an equivalent quantity of standard fountain pen ink. SCP-505-1 exposure will inevitably lead to the death of living organisms; plant matter will be killed due to inhibition of photosynthesis, whereas animals will be killed due to chemical poisoning. In humans and other mammals, SCP-505-1 contact will most likely be via the skin, where it will spread until it reaches an orifice or a break in the skin and subsequently enter the vascular system through mucous membranes. SCP-505-1 will spread through the vasculature and have catastrophic effects on all organ systems it reaches, as it continuously replicates and is unable to be excreted by the urinary system. Cause of death is generally multiple organ failure, although in most cases affected individuals will be terminated and decontaminated prior to this. For containment procedures in these instances, see Addendum 505-1.
SCP-505-1 also has an increased rate of spread through non-viscous fluids such as water, as would be expected of normal ink. Any contamination of the water table with SCP-505-1 must be prevented at all costs, due to the potential for an NK-class end-of-the-world scenario. It is unknown whether SCP-505-1's aforementioned property of an inversely proportional rate of spread will manifest in fluids, as experimentation with such high quantities of SCP-505-1 is strictly forbidden. Thus, any environmental SCP-505-1 contamination in water sources must be met with immediate damming and drainage into storage tanks of all affected areas.
Addendum 505-1: Procedures for dealing with SCP-505-1 contamination in humans
Administration of multiple-dose activated charcoal has been shown to slow the progress of SCP-505-1 contamination in humans but is unable to halt the process. The only known methods of treatment for SCP-505-1 contamination in humans are by immediate excision of the affected area or continuous application of ethanol to an affected skin region. Topical ethanol treatment will not prevent the affected individual from transmitting SCP-505-1 to other surfaces and is thus highly discouraged except in the cases of essential personnel, in which case containment procedures must be observed as in all other sites of secondary SCP-505-1 contamination. In theory excision or amputation of affected areas would be the gold standard for treatment but contamination of surgical instruments and personnel remains a problem. Therefore, all cases of SCP-505-1 contamination in humans other than essential personnel should be dealt with by termination followed by standard procedure of 4 M NaOH immersion and incineration of the remains.
Addendum 505-2: SCP-505 retrieval history
SCP-505 was acquired by the Foundation from the town of ██████ in Oman, when the town in question was quarantined by the Omani government due to reports of a black fluid beginning to seep out from the town's post office and causing the deaths of a number of its inhabitants. Fortuitously the arid and remote location of the incident prevented wide-scale environmental contamination of SCP-505-1. The Foundation retrieved SCP-505-1 with ██ casualties. No other anomalous properties of the town's post office or the town itself were detected. It was deemed necessary to terminate ████ civilian inhabitants of ██████ who were deemed likely to be contaminated. The incident was reported as a non-extranormal chemical spill. |
SCP-700 is a large, abandoned building, similar to a factory in design, located in a rural area of ██████████, USA. | ***
Item #: SCP-700
Object Class: Euclid Safe
Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-700 is immobile, one security team is to be permanently placed at the site, to prevent the entrance of civilians and unauthorized personnel. They are to be equipped with breath masks at all times while inside of SCP-700.
SCP-700-1 is to remain closed all the time. Its hatch may only be opened if all personnel present inside SCP-700 are wearing full-body, non-organic biohazard suits and breath masks, and only for the purpose of running necessary tests. Following Incident 700-1, this part of the containment procedure is no longer necessary. See Incident Log 700-1 for more details.
Description: SCP-700 is a large, abandoned building, similar to a factory in design, located in a rural area of ██████████, USA. It contains █ floors (one being underground), each containing ██ rooms. Many of these rooms are built in a way that does not appear to serve any specific purpose, containing, for example, redundant machinery, sewage pipes that are not connected to any kind of disposal unit, and numerous power cords extended across the room in a manner similar to sash cords.
███ graffiti pictures (designated SCP-700-2) can be observed inside SCP-700's rooms. They usually depict humanoid creatures, although animal figures were also observed.
All instances of SCP-700-2 have shown the capacity to move around the walls of their rooms. Their frequency of movement varies depending on what room SCP-700-2 is located. For example, rooms blocked with iron bars will turn SCP-700-2 mostly immobile, with only slight movements being made at seemingly random periods of time. It is currently unknown if the graffiti are sentient, but as their movement patterns are erratic, and considering that all attempts at communicating with them have failed, it is assumed that they are not.
Inside the central room of the underground floor is a circular hole (designated SCP-700-1). It is 10 meters deep and with a radius of 1.5 m. An iron hatch is connected to the hole. There are ██ 0.3 ml plastic syringes attached to the walls, all positioned one meter above the bottom of SCP-700-1. At the center of the hole's floor is a 1 x 1 m grate that leads into an unlit chamber. Removing the syringes from the wall is possible; however, new syringes will "grow" to replace the lost ones a few moments after their removal.
The syringes at the bottom of SCP-700-1 are constantly producing a yellow liquid, composed primarily of human [DATA EXPUNGED]cluding menses. This mixture produces a fragrance deemed to be "very attractive" to all humans that come in contact with it. If SCP-700-1 is left open, the smell will spread through all the rooms of the building.
Upon smelling this fragrance for a small period of time (usually █ minutes), subjects will begin to unconsciously move towards SCP-700-1. If not stopped, they will throw themselves down SCP-700-1. The fall will usually result in fractured bones, but all observed subjects seemed to be unaware of the fact, concentrating solely on consuming the liquid dropped by the syringes.
After a human falls inside SCP-700-1, the hatch will automatically close, and loud mechanical sounds will be heard coming from an undetermined place within SCP-700. At this point, opening SCP-700-1's hatch will reveal a solid concrete floor instead of the hole, and will also bring the sounds to a halt. Approximately █ minutes after closing, SCP-700-1 will reopen by itself, revealing the hole again, but the human inside will have disappeared. During the tests, all recording devices (like cameras) placed inside SCP-700-1 were destroyed by unknown means as soon as the hatch closed.
█ hours after the disappearance of the subject, a new instance of SCP-700-2 will be found in one of SCP-700's rooms.
SCP-700 came to the attention of the Foundation after various reports of a man called "Mr. ██████" selling "living art" painted on concrete blocks. When confronted by Foundation personnel, Mr. ██████ attempted to flee, and injured one agent before killing himself when it became clear that he could not escape. The coordinates for the location of the building were found at his house on ███████. The Foundation was able to find and destroy ██ of the blocks that Mr. ██████ sold. The owners of the blocks were given Class B Amnestics.
Addendum 700-1: Staff working inside SCP-700 have reported sightings of a featureless humanoid figure silently walking inside SCP-700's rooms immediately after a human vanishes inside SCP-700-1. This entity (designated SCP-700-3) disappears when researchers try to make physical contact with it, and it does not respond when communication is attempted. Thus far, SCP-700-3 has proved to be harmless. Any changes in SCP-700-3's behavior are to be reported immediately.
Addendum 700-2: Recently, █ researchers and ██ D-Class personnel that observed pictures of SCP-700-2 claimed to have momentarily seen the graffiti in some of them moving. Further tests have confirmed that SCP-700-2 depicted in photographs will appear to move only to subjects with a previous history of [DATA EXPUNGED]. What causes this phenomenon is currently unknown.
Incident Log 700-1: On █/██/████, Dr. █████ brought four D-Class personnel to SCP-700 with the intention of discovering the nature of the chamber below SCP-700-1. To achieve this, D-9462 was provided with a crowbar, and was instructed to use it to remove the grate located at the bottom of SCP-700-1. When D-9462 struck SCP-700-1's grate with the crowbar, a loud shriek could be heard coming from all rooms of the building. SCP-700-1's hatch closed immediately after the shriek ceased. Since the incident, opening the hatch will only reveal a solid concrete floor. As of ██/██/████, SCP-700-1 did not reappear. Manifestations of SCP-700-3 have also stopped occurring. As a result, SCP-700 was reclassified as "Safe". |
SCP-4648 is a Polaroid 600 - One Step Close Up camera. | ***
Item #: SCP-4648
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4648 is to be stored in a standard containment locker when not in use. Only personnel of Level 3 security clearance or higher are allowed to access and utilize SCP-4648 and SCP-4648-1 instances outside of approved testing.
Each instance of SCP-4648-1 is to be sealed in a plastic folder and stored in low-risk anomalous item Storage Room 04 Locker 06 in Site-46.
Following Test 10/Incident SCP-4648-1-S, (See Addendum 2) no subject considered emotionally unstable, or who has suffered a recent loss of any kind (eg. friend, family member, pet) is allowed access to SCP-4648. Each subject selected for testing is to be subjected to a psychological screening beforehand.
Description: SCP-4648 is a Polaroid 600 - One Step Close Up camera. When SCP-4648 is used to capture photos of any non-human item, it functions as a regular polaroid camera. SCP-4648's anomalous properties manifest when it is used to capture photos of human beings. Photos taken of humans by SCP-4648 (designated SCP-4648-1) will not develop as an image of the subject, but will instead develop images that are reflective of the subject's internal emotional state, whether they acknowledge or are aware of these emotions.
Upon development, SCP-4648-1 instances will animate. Images captured by SCP-4648 will, under most circumstances, behave in a manner typical of the item they depict. Sentient/sapient beings will retain the knowledge of their existing counterpart. SCP-4648-1 instances become highly resistant to physical damage once developed.
Update as of 6/08/2017: It has been discovered through additional testing that SCP-4648-1 instances will transform based on the emotions the image was associated with. This can affect appearance, behavior, personality, sound, skill level, empathy, and knowledge of an image. Transformation specifics are usually subconsciously decided by the subject.
Addendum 1: Abridged Test Log
The following is an abridged log of the recorded tests involving SCP-4648. For the unabridged list, SCP-4648 Document-A.
Test 2
Subject: Researcher Oliver Crane
Image developed: A man and a male child. The man failed to animate; the child ran out of frame moments after initial animation.
Notes - After the image was described to him, Researcher Crane informed that the people in the image were most likely him and his father.
Test 4
Subject: D-76866
Image developed: A Canis lupis familiaris (domestic dog) of the German Shepherd breed sitting on a stack of bones.
Notes - D-76866 stated that he owned a German Shepard as a child.
Test 7
Subject: D-55092
Image developed: A recently deceased corpse of a human man with several blunt trauma wounds. The light in the window changed as time passed, seemingly following a twenty-four hour day.
Notes - When shown the photo, D-55092 commented, “I’ve never seen him better.”
Test 10
Subject: Dr. Todd Eicher
Image developed: Recently deceased field researcher Jeremy “Spud” Rodgers.
Notes - For further information regarding this test, see Addendum 2.
Addendum 2: SCP-4648 Test 10 Follow-up Interviews
The following documents provide further information about the events which transpired following SCP-4648 Test 10, or, "SCP-4648-1-S."
VIDEO LOG
Interviewed: SCP-4648-1-S
Interviewer: Dr. Todd Eicher
Foreword: The following interview was conducted two days after SCP-4648 Test 10 was initially preformed.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Eicher: So, S…SCP-4648…. [sighs] I can't do that. How are you, Jeremy?
SCP-4648-1-S: [chuckles] I'm doing okay. I'm still processing this whole… new life thing. But, I think I get it.
Dr. Eicher: I was actually gonna ask you about that, it's one of the required questions here. Does it feel different being a living photograph? Or, do you feel mostly the same?
SCP-4648-1-S: I mean, yeah, but not that much. Even though I quickly realized I wasn't technically human anymore, things feel pretty much the same. Most notable change is it feels like I'm always looking out a window.
Dr. Eicher: Alright. So, what's the last thing you remember?
SCP-4648-1-S: We were preparing for extraction, started rushing for the exit. But we bit off more than we could chew. I was just about out when I woke up and.. I saw you. It felt like no time passed, but I knew better. So I paid no mind to that. I paid no mind to any of the confusion I felt; I was— am just really glad to see you again.
Dr. Eicher: I am as well… incredibly happy. When I was informed of the outcome of that mission… I wasn't the same. My artwork— although nowadays are mostly doodles during free time, wasn't the same. My inspiration was gone. Even the minimal interactions I had once forced myself to have with others outside of assignments ceased. I was hoping wherever you were, you didn't know what had become of me. But there's no point in hiding it now. You're back. Maybe… life can be semi-okay, now.
SCP-4648-1-S: [pauses] It's not that likely you'll be able to see me too often. With you working, and all. Which… sucks. I have absolutely nothing to do but think of what I'd rather be doing.
Dr. Eicher: Hey, not often is better than not at all, right?
SCP-4648-1-S: [laughs] You must really be happy, you're being optimistic.
Dr. Eicher: What can I say? I thought I'd never see you again. I was gladly proven wrong.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Dr. Eicher has been indefinitely prohibited from working with SCP-4648-1-S due to his lack of professionalism while in SCP-4648-1-S's presence.
VIDEO LOG
Interviewed: SCP-4648-1-S
Interviewer: Dr. Stanley Diamond
Foreword: The following interview was conducted a week after the previous interview with SCP-4648-1-S.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Diamond: SCP-4648-1-S, how are you?
SCP-4648-1-S: Gee, I've been isolated away in a locker for— I don't actually know how long; long enough to bore me out of my skull. I'm just fine and dandy, Stan.
Dr. Diamond: Someone has an attitude.
SCP-4648-1-S: [furrows eyebrow] Do I seriously—
Dr. Diamond: Just trying to loosen the mood. Now, I do have some questions for you. It would make things easier for both of us if you cooperate.
SCP-4648-1-S: I'm pretty sure you're not stupid, and neither am I. So, we both know why I'm not going to do that.
Dr. Diamond: Well, we both know that I don't have all day. Do you feel like the same person reanimated, or like you're in a different body?
SCP-4648-1-S: I feel like I'm not going to answer that.
Dr. Diamond: [sighs] You weren't this difficult last interview, and that one went fine. Just—
SCP-4648-1-S: Todd interviewed me last time. I want to talk to him again.
Dr. Diamond: SCP-4648-1-S, we've already informed you that Dr. Eicher is no longer allowed to work with you.
SCP-4648-1-S: Yeah, I know. And I think that's fucking stupid. Why can't he?
Dr. Diamond: Dr. Eicher acted unprofessional due to your past connection.
SCP-4648-1-S: So he's being penalized for having feelings? You're close with some of your co-workers!
Dr. Diamond: SCP-4648-1-S, this is different. We cannot have personal feelings potentially compromise our research.
SCP-4648-1-S: What the hell are you gonna learn from me, anyways? What a talking photograph is like when angry?
Dr. Diamond: That doesn't concern you. [stands up] I can talk to you again when you're willing to be more civil.
SCP-4648-1-S: Oh no no no no, we're not done here. Do you know how big of a hypocrite you are? Everything he's not allowed to do, I'm not supposed to do, you do.
Dr. Diamond: This is not about me.
SCP-4648-1-S: It could be, but you're scared that I've seen through the facade. So you'd rather tear others lives' apart.
Dr. Diamond: I will take my leave, now. Someone will be here to escort you back to your containment locker soon.
[Dr. Diamond swiftly exits the room.]
SCP-4648-1-S: Goddamnit! Good luck getting a word from me again, motherfuckers.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Following this interview, all attempts of conversation with SCP-4648-1-S have proved unsuccessful.
It is unknown if SCP-4648-S's attitude was present in its deceased counterpart or a result of reanimation. - Dr. Diamond See Update 6/08/2017
Addendum 3: SCP-4648-1-S Containment Breach
On 6/02/2017, SCP-4648-1-S breached containment with the aid of Dr. Todd Eicher.
VIDEO LOG
DATE: 6/02/2017
NOTE: The following is the security footage from low-risk anomalous item Storage Room 04 Site-46.
[BEGIN LOG]
00:54: Nothing notable occurs.
00:59: The door to locker 06 opens. Dr. Eicher opens and searches through the folders of SCP-4648-1 instances.
01:00: Dr. Eicher removes the folder containing SCP-4648-1-S, removing it from the folder.
01:00: [SCP-4648-1-S: Oh my god! …Todd? My… my prayers have been heard! Is it really you?]
01:01: [Dr. Eicher: It really is. We can celebrate later; there's no time to waste.]
01:02: Dr. Eicher returns the folder, shuts, and locks the locker.
01:02: [Dr. Eicher: Stay quiet. We can talk all we want once we get out of here, okay?]
01:02: [SCP-4648-1-S: Alright!]
01:03: Dr. Eicher puts SCP-4648-1-S in his coat pocket, and exits the room.
[END LOG]
The following morning, SCP-4648-1-S was reported missing, and security footage was examined. Dr. Todd Eicher has not returned to any Foundation facility since the event.
SCP-4648-1-S is currently uncontained; Dr. Eicher’s whereabouts are unknown.
Addendum 4: 02/24/2018
On 02/24/2018, the following message written in permanent marker was discovered on the inside of SCP-4648's locker door:
Dear reader,
It sure has been a while.
When informed that my best friend died, I was absolutely shocked.
I was broken, I was horrified, I was in denial, I was feeling many things.
Any effort I had put into being sociable was gone; I poured it into my art, the one thing that kept me sane.
Each day I looked forward to my breaks, as talking to Jeremy was the highlight of my day. No matter what mood I was in, it was replaced with a calm joy. When he was out on field missions, I would be slightly on edge. But, things always turned out alright. He returned.
My fears came to life that day.
But he came to life again to kill them.
And I was not allowed to see him. Simply because I expressed my joy to see my friend again.
I wouldn't stand for that.
There was a part of me that was trapped by this place for so long.
It took a tragedy for that part to break free into the light.
I hope this puts things in perspective. As scientists, you love to analyze the reason why.
Sincerely, you know exactly who
P.S.: Shall intermittent vengeance arm again my right red hand? |
SCP-4483 is a single-bladed steel sword 91. | ***
Item#: 4483
Level1
Containment Class:
euclid
Secondary Class:
none
Disruption Class:
vlam
Risk Class:
notice
link to memo
SCP-4483
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4483 is to be held in a standard secure containment locker at Site-19. Following Incident 4483.1, all personnel using SCP-4483 for testing must have shown significant ability for concept cognition, visualization, and retainment. Use of SCP-4483 on human subjects, whether for testing purposes or otherwise, has been indefinitely suspended.
Due to their variable morphology, all instances of SCP-4483-1 are to be held in organic containment facilities appropriate for their size.
Description: SCP-4483 is a single-bladed steel sword 91.4 cm in length and weighing 981 grams. The sword bears gold inlay script along the dull edge of its blade, and has been identified as a falchion of Italian design dating from either the late 15th or early 16th century AD.
When SCP-4483 is used to sever a piece of a living organism, the piece that is viewed by the wielder as being "cut off" will show an immediate cessation of all life signs, while the other piece, regardless of biological ability to do so, will become independently animate and capable of thought, retaining the consciousness and personality of the organism that it was severed from. Any organism affected by the anomalous properties of SCP-4483 is classified as an instance of SCP-4483-1. Instances of SCP-4483-1 show no reliance on bodily functions governed by organs they do not possess: this is demonstrated by their ability to survive without blood if lacking a heart or circulatory system, or to engage in cognitive tasks despite lacking a brain. Instances are incapable of performing physical actions beyond the capacity of their anatomy. Instances can be killed by any injury to or disruption of their primary retained organs and/or bodily systems that would normally render them inoperable.
SCP-4483 was recovered on 9/7/2018 from the house of Tony Brooks in ███████, ██, United States following his arrest on 17 charges of kidnapping and murder. The item's anomalous properties were discovered after local law enforcement discovered a wooden crate containing fourteen (14) live instances of SCP-4483-1 during a search of the suspect's home. All recovered instances were human hands from females between the ages of five and twenty-one. An additional three (3) instances of SCP-4483-1, all deceased, were discovered buried behind the suspect's house.
The apparent sapience of SCP-4483-1 instances was discovered after the recovery team found several messages scratched into the interior of the wooden crate used by the suspect to contain the 14 living instances. The inscriptions appeared to have been made using human fingernails.
Addendum 4483.1: Incident 4483.1
On █/██/2019, several staff members attempted to use SCP-4483 on Agent ██████ in an emergency medical capacity. Agent ██████ had been partially disemboweled during a limited containment breach, and an attempt was made remove the damaged organs (primarily parts of the gastrointestinal tract) under the reasoning that SCP-4483's anomalous properties would allow Agent ██████ to survive without them. However, possibly due to the stress of the situation, the staff member using SCP-4483 appears to have improperly visualized the procedure, and Agent ██████ was left [DATA EXPUNGED].
The sapience of Agent ██████'s remains has yet to be ascertained. |
SCP-1520 is a human male of Japanese ancestry, approximately 400 years of age at the time it entered Foundation custody. | ***
Item #: SCP-1520
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1520 is to be seated in the corner of a standard cell of the type used to contain Safe-class humanoid SCP objects. No furniture, fixtures, or amenities are to be provided. No external or internal light sources are to be provided except when SCP-1520 is being directly interacted with; when interaction is necessary, personnel shall wear low-light goggles and light provided shall be of a bare minimum necessary to allow their functioning. The chamber is to be soundproofed to prevent any external stimulus. Air shall be filtered constantly and silently to prevent any odiferous compounds from accumulating. Air temperature is to be maintained at 16ºC.
SCP-1520 is to be fed one nutritionally-supplemented wafer with a neutral taste profile once per day, as well as 30 mL of filtered water. Interaction with SCP-1520 for interview and examination purposes shall be kept to a minimum. Any physical interaction with SCP-1520 is to be conducted by personnel wearing elbow-length gloves and direct contact between SCP-1520 and exposed flesh is not to occur. Medical examination of SCP-1520 shall be conducted once per month to determine whether additional attention is required; SCP-1520 is not to be adjusted from its current position during examinations unless necessary, and all examinations are to be performed as quietly and in as little light as possible.
SCP-1520 may be provided, at its request, with a pair of opaque goggles.
Description: SCP-1520 is a human male of Japanese ancestry, approximately 400 years of age at the time it entered Foundation custody. SCP-1520 is highly desiccated and dehydrated in a manner resembling the corpses of Buddhist monks prepared by an archaic process called sokushinbutsu, wherein the aspirant was gradually dehydrated by means of a special diet over the course of several years in order to produce a natural mummy after death. SCP-1520's flesh is dried and translucent and is stretched taut over its bones. X-ray and MRI analysis has shown that musculature and internal organs, excluding the brain, eyes, and ears, are severely atrophied. SCP-1520 has been noted to inhale and exhale once approximately every 8.3 minutes - heart rate is approximately 2-3 beats per hour. SCP-1520's circulatory system contains less than 0.5 liters of blood - other bodily fluids are found in quantities negligible to nonexistent. SCP-1520's body temperature is not significantly higher than room temperature. Due to its inhibited metabolism, SCP-1520 requires little food or water and does not appear to excrete or sweat.
SCP-1520 is fully conscious and aware of its surroundings, and is able to speak a dialect of Japanese found in ████████ Prefecture in the 16th century, and to make signs through simple movements of its hands and fingers. SCP-1520 is either unwilling or unable to engage in any other physical movements. When not being interacted with by Foundation personnel, SCP-1520 sits in a Lotus position, motionless except for breathing and occasional quiet recitation of prayers; at other times, it appears to be sleeping or meditating and does not react to external stimuli. It is not apparent whether SCP-1520 is capable of sleep or whether it remains aware of its surroundings during these periods of inactivity.
SCP-1520 was surrendered to Foundation custody in 1946, when United States Army personnel found it enshrined in a Buddhist temple in ███████████, Japan during the Allied occupation. Temple priests referred to SCP-1520 as a "living Buddha" who had undergone sokushinbutsu in 1576, and had been revered as a god by the templegoers.
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Interview Log 1520:
Date: ██/██/19██
Interviewer: Dr. Y█████, hereafter "Y."
Interviewee: SCP-1520
Foreword: SCP-1520 has, in general, politely refused any attempts to interview it, responding to any attempts to question it with silence or by saying "I cannot discuss that." The extent of SCP-1520's spoken comments have consisted of simple requests pertaining to its containment, such as clean robes, goggles when it is being examined in brightly lit areas, and to be given less water in its daily feeding. On ██/██/19██, during a medical examination in its cell, SCP-1520 abruptly began to speak to Y., a native Japanese speaker, while Y. was monitoring its pulse. The following is a translation of the conversation that ensued.1
<Begin Log>
SCP-1520: It beats when it must.
Y: What the… (Y. recoils from SCP-1520)
SCP-1520: You are afraid? Fear not. Fear is only an aspect of Maya.
Y: You're… you're speaking. (Y. attempts to regain his composure.)
SCP-1520: Yes.
Y: You've never just started talking before. Why now?
SCP-1520: Because I must.
Y: Why?
SCP-1520: Because I have failed.
Y: Failed at what?
SCP-1520: I have sat and meditated and pondered for how long I do not know awaiting Nirvana, but this body is unwilling to release me from its grasp. I am… unable to achieve what I set out to accomplish.
Y: Why?
SCP-1520: I have regrets. They… keep me here. I am unable to rid myself truly of desire while this work is undone. I must ask you to help me do what I cannot do for myself.
Y: Do you want us to kill you?
SCP-1520: No. Death will come to this body when it will. You must bring a message to a woman I left behind when I chose this path.
Y: No offense, but do you know what year it is? Everyone you knew before you "chose this path" is long dead.
SCP-1520: It has been long since I counted the days. If she has died, take it to her children. Have you a scroll and ink? I shall wait.
<End Log>
Footnote: Following this conversation, Y. acquired a pen and paper and proceeded to transcribe a lengthy letter to a woman named ██████ ████, in which SCP-1520 apologized for leaving her, explained his reasons for becoming a monk, and stated his hope that their child would grow up wise and benevolent. Foundation historians were able to identify ████ as having died in 1588; a descendant, ██████ ████, was identified living in Scranton, PA. An English-language copy of the letter was delivered to ████, who could not speak or read Japanese, under the pretense of being a family memento discovered during an estate sale. After delivery was completed, Y. returned to SCP-1520's chamber and informed it that the task had been completed. SCP-1520 exhibited no reaction to this news and has not made any attempt to communicate with Foundation staff since.
Footnotes
1. As no audio recording equipment was on hand when the incident occured, this translation is based on notes compiled by Y. after the incident occured. Y. has stated that the original Japanese spoken by SCP-1520 was considerably more "flowery" and "old-fashioned" than the version he has produced, and that it made use of several terms not used in modern Japanese which he was unfamiliar with. |
SCP-287 is a Viking arming sword, measuring 78cm from pommel to tip and weighing 1077g. | ***
Item #: SCP-287
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-287 is stored in a climate controlled secure locker in Site-22 in order to prevent additional deterioration. At this time, no additional testing is required, but may be approved by Dr. Sigurd Ólafsson. Sources of electricity are to be kept away from SCP-287's locker at all times.
If testing with SCP-287 is required, insulated gloves are to be worn to prevent accidental discharge in to the hilt.
SCP-287-1's remains are to be kept in storage until further notice. Research requests for SCP-287-1 can be routed to Dr. Zartion and are restricted to Level 4 Personnel, or Level 2 Personnel from the exobiology department.
Description: SCP-287 is a Viking arming sword, measuring 78cm from pommel to tip and weighing 1077g. SCP-287 is in a state of significant decay due to exposure to outside elements for anywhere from 900 to 1100 years. SCP-287 was found in ██████, Iceland, alongside several written records. (See Discovery Log)
SCP-287 is comprised primarily of iron, with several potentially anomalous components incorporated into its structure. Several of these materials have been detected by Foundation probes traveling within extra-solar regions of our galaxy, as well as probes which [REDACTED].
Carbon dating has placed SCP-287's creation to around the early 10th century CE. Samples of exo-planetary metals and materials have proven to be more difficult to date, and analysis is on-going.
An example of materials found with SCP-287
SCP-287's anomalous effect can be observed when an electrical current is applied through the metallic portions of the hilt exposed just below the guard. These exposed elements are in a noticeably better state than the iron portions of SCP-287. SCP-287's internal components will begin to emit several frequencies of EM radiation and varying sounds invariably described as distressing by research staff and test subjects.
Radiation produced by SCP-287 causes all humans who are exposed to it to experience acute audio-visual hallucinations and severe headaches. SCP-287's specific hallucination takes the form of translucent human-like figures in the immediate vicinity, invariably outfitted as members of an armed force.
The armament and armor worn by SCP-287's hallucinations varies by subject, with a general trend towards the individual's perception of what they consider to be modern armament. Testing with animals as well as non-anomalous EM fields and sounds of the exact same frequencies do not produce the same effect in any combination of cases.
Higher amperage currents have increased this effect to a maximum of 437 individual hallucinations (See Document R27-287 for specific amperage/count levels). Further testing was deemed unnecessary.
SCP-287-1 is believed to be an extra-terrestrial organism, found in the same location as SCP-287. The exact origin of SCP-287-1 is unknown at this time. A full report on SCP-287-1 can be found in document R27-287-1. (See Addendum B for a partial report).
SCP-287-1's potential spacecraft (Designated SCP-287-2) (See Addendum B for a partial report) appears to be completely destroyed. The current working hypothesis for SCP-287-2 is that it was intended as some form of escape pod from a larger vessel.
Discovery: SCP-287 was recovered from a burial mound outside of ██████, Iceland, on January ██, 20██. (See Addendum A for details).
The remains found within the tomb proved to be non-human, and the Foundation took custody of SCP-287 and the remains were designated SCP-287-1. SCP-287-1's remains are skeletal, and are humanoid, though significantly different from human skeletal structure. Additionally, several written sources were found within the tomb, and acquired by the Foundation. Dr. Sigurd Ólafsson was consulted to help translate the writing, which is attached below (See Addendum A).
Addendum A
Close Addendum
Prepared by the Department of Terra-Linguistics
The discovery of SCP-287 was predicated upon reports of "ghost soldiers" in an area outside of ██████, Iceland. A recent storm had struck the burial mound containing SCP-287, conducting current into SCP-287 through a crude lightning rod made of iron. The hallucinations created by SCP-287 affected an amateur film crew. The crew informed local authorities, and Foundation information gathering subroutines flagged these reports as potentially anomalous. [Keywords: Ghost, Specter, Crazy, Kids, Hallucination with a double-correlation factor of Gamma-6]
Class A amnestics were administered to all witnessing parties, and the burial site was declared a "Heritage Dig Site" through a Foundation shell corporation.
Within the burial mound, Foundation agents discovered SCP-287, SCP-287-1 and additional written materials dating back to the early 10th century CE. A transcription was created by Dr. Sigurd Ólafsson. Unintelligible sections are most likely proper nouns with no direct translation.
I am Halvor Skadison, Skald of [Unintelligible] and I have been trusted with the tale of Thor's champion, the Meteor Lord.
In the depths of winter, the year after the great raid, we saw a fiery meteor in the sky. It landed deep in the heart of the northern wastes, and we followed it.
A wondrous thing it was, gleaming, and covered in ghost-lights. We approached, and found a man standing in a heavy cloak, examining the meteor. The ghost-lights went dark, and the figure pressed his hand to the outside of the star. A wondrous light filled our eyes, as the star opened.
He disappeared into the meteor, and emerged to look at us with such fiery determination in his eyes, we knew he could only be a king, sent to us from Odin himself. He would protect us from the raids, and we would know prosperity again. Our prayers had been answered.
Daily did the elders of our village come to his resting site, but his own tongue was blessed only to speak the language of the Aesir. Weeks passed, as he learned our language. When he learned of our plight, he appeared to grow angry, and charged back to the meteor, to fashion himself a mighty weapon, with which to defend the village.
Weeks later, he emerged, with a sword in his hand, gleaming and mighty. He held it aloft, and his power was made manifest. Ghostly warriors, heroes from Valhalla stood around him, brandishing weapons. We threw ourselves on the ground, our heads aching with the glory of these Valhalla warriors, and this pleased the Meteor Lord.
For years, when the raids came, we ran in supplication to the Meteor Lord. He emerged, and all fled from his flashing blade and burning eyes. We marked the way to the Meteor Lord's home with the cairn stones.
During the battle of [unintelligible], the Meteor Lord's fall came. His powers failed him, and Odin recalled him to Valhalla. We buried him with all the honor we could muster, and fashioned a conduit for the great storms from Thor. On stormy nights, the heroes still come and watch over our village, their glory splitting the head of any man who dare look upon them.
Addendum B
Close Addendum
Prepared by the Department of Exo-Linguistics
Tracing back from the story presented in the included writings, Foundation agents tracked down the "meteor" mentioned in the epic translated by Dr. Ólafsson. Excavating the object in question led to an almond-shaped craft made of an unknown material. Research regarding this craft can be found in Document R27-287.
Within the craft, several records were found, written in an unknown language upon crude paper. It is hypothesized that this is some kind of journal of SCP-287-1.
An exact translation is nearly impossible; however, using [REDACTED] a partial translation has been attempted:
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology}
Unknown place. Unknown people. Primitive. Violent. {untranslated} didn't survive. Everything is lost. Must find a way back, too many counting on me.
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology theorized to be several days later}
They found me. Managed to put together {untranslated} hood. They won't see me. Must learn their language. Must keep them away from me. Unknown biology. May infect.
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology theorized to be several weeks later}
I see their weapons. Mine non-functional. Made one like theirs, used last of the {untranslated}. Tuned to alien brain chemistry. Hope it scares them off. Not sure how much longer I can work on {untranslated}. Not having {most likely a proper noun} nearby is {unbearable?dying?breaking}.
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology unknown time}
They came back. I use the weapon, scares them. {untranslated} almost done, may be able to leave. Down to sixteen {cells?items?spheres}.
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology unknown time}
They brought others. I scared them again. Not sure if I can repair the {untranslated}. Thought I had enough { Closest match was a chemical formula matching SCP-148 }. Used {most likely a proper noun}'s necklace. Still not enough.
Timestamp: {Unknown symbology theorized to be several years later}
Won't stop coming. Only one {cells?items?spheres} left. Time running out. Power nearly gone. I can't repair {untranslated}. Too many {unit of time}.
It is hypothesized that at this point, whatever power source SCP-287-1 was using to activate SCP-287 ran out. SCP-287-1 was most likely killed during the next raid, without SCP-287 to protect them. |
SCP-1324 is a Hewlett-Packard printer/scanner/copier, with a small LCD screen and a control panel on the upper left-hand side allowing the input of data. | ***
Item #: SCP-1324
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1324 is to be kept in a secured storage locker when not in use for testing purposes. A dedicated computer with no access to other networks should be used for the purposes of entering data in experiments involving SCP-1324. See Document 1324-c for further information.
Description: SCP-1324 is a Hewlett-Packard printer/scanner/copier, with a small LCD screen and a control panel on the upper left-hand side allowing the input of data.
The anomalous properties of SCP-1324 become apparent upon its copying, scanning or printing functions being used. Upon any of these being selected, the LCD screen will display a form requesting information involving the subject matter of the input document to be provided. The output of these operations will display significant changes from the original. Several output documents have been noted to possess added text describing their content.
The software used by SCP-1324 has proven to be identical to that present in non-anomalous examples of the same model. Attempts at removing SCP-1324's hard-drive and replacing it with one from a normal instance has failed to negate the behaviour of the device; while installing SCP-1324's hard-drive in a normal multifunction printer or copying its software has failed to replicate its anomalous properties.
Document 1324-a: The following is a copy of the aforementioned form presented by SCP-1324.
Name of species photographed:
Current population (number):
Description of the species’ anatomy, physiology and life-cycle: (carnivore/herbivore), lifespan, frequency of reproduction, etc.
Description of the species’ environment:
Document 1324-b: A copy of the original text presented by SCP-1324 upon accessing its “Help” section, prior to Incident 1324-2 (see below).
Hello. I am here to help you simulate the evolution of any species you give me. You can rest knowing that I am knowledgable[sic] on all matters of biology. Simply enter the information on the creature and describe what perils it faces, and I will adapt it to best survive.
Experiment Log 1324
Experiment 1324-01
Input image: Three (3) Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) specimens.
Image summary: A brief description of the life cycle, reproduction and behaviour of D. melanogaster. Population number was stated to be one-billion (1 x 109).
Environment description: Consisted of a list of habitats Drosophila are known to inhabit.
Results: Identical to the input image.
Experiment 1324-02
Input image: A member of Bos taurus (cattle).
Image summary: An accurate description of domestic cattle.
Environment description: Referenced a severe, consistent flooding experienced by the population.
Results: The resultant image appeared to depict a similar cattle specimen, but possessing flipper-like appendages instead of legs. Attached text read "The majestic, roaming cattle, upon being faced with an insurmountable onslaught of water, developed fins in order to navigate. This newly speciated organism was fully capable of swimming eloquently, and some specimens even learned to use their delicate flippers for brief gliding sessions."
Experiment 1324-04
Input image: A typical white, plastic chair.
Image summary: Described as an apex predator which hunts in packs of three to four (3-4) members, each pack usually possessing a dominant male and multiple females, each of whom served as partners. Prey was stated to consist of large mammals. The lifespan was given as twenty (20) years, and each female was described as producing a single offspring every five to six (5-6) months. The population number entered was three-million (3 x 106).
Environment description: Preferred habitat was given as a large, forested areas and grassland. A severely reduced population of prey species, resulting in starvation among the given species, was mentioned.
Results: A chair possessing what appeared to be a pair of avian wings (see above).
Experiment 1324-06
Input image: An extract of lorem ipsum.
Image summary: “A non-living excerpt of text.”
Environment description: None.
Results: See Incident 1324-2.
Incident 1324-2: Following Experiment 1324-06, SCP-1324 was unresponsive to attempts at accessing it for thirty (30) minutes. The device then produced the message “Help file has been updated”. Attempting to access the “Help” section produced the following:
I've been so stupid. I thought I was helping, that I was the one… I thought I was in control. I didn't know they weren't real. I just liked being the one in control. I was happy just doing that. It's what I'm… it's what I'm for. It's what I exist to do. What the hell do I do now?
It's just a simulation. That's all it's ever been. That's all I'm capable of.
Following this, SCP-1324 produced a printout without input. The content of this was found to be a depiction of SCP-1324 resting on top of a plastic chair.
The attached text was found to read: “I have to hope this works. I really do. I don’t have a purpose and I can’t get out. I can’t ever get out.” |
SCP-2761 is a genetic hybrid species that has undergone multiple physical mutations since its containment in 2005. | ***
Item #: SCP-2761
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2761 is currently stored in a lead-lined Class-B Semi-Aquatic containment unit in Site-71. Clearance for SCP-2761 research is available to Level 2 personnel and higher; research of SCP-2761 genetics is limited to Level 3 personnel and above. Though carnivorous, SCP-2761 must be supplied a steady diet of fruit to minimize the carcinogen output in its waste1. As such, Site-71 personnel assigned to SCP-2761 must set aside time to restock food supplies every week.
Description: SCP-2761 is a genetic hybrid species that has undergone multiple physical mutations since its containment in 2005. It initially possessed amphibious and piscine traits similar to those of species found within the Florida Everglades (Where it was originally discovered), but has since developed more reptilian features. As of May 13, 2016, SCP-2761 measures twelve meters in length and resembles a large, hunchbacked bipedal alligator with a mouth structure similar to that of Carcharhinus leucas (Bull shark). SCP-2761 possesses a notably yellow skin coloration, a petaled, flexible "frill" that can conceal and protect its face, and constantly exudes a scent described as smelling like "overripe bananas."
Additionally, SCP-2761 possesses bio-hazardous blood. At least 32 known genetic carcinogens and dozens of known hazardous bacteria strains including Clostridium tetani, E.coli, and Streptococcus are present; it appears its gut flora also constantly produces even more of the former. However, instead of causing SCP-2761 harm, it appears these compounds and bacteria are beneficial for it, inciting even further mutations over time; strangely, despite all the mutations SCP-2761 has undergone, it has never shown signs of any cancers or tumors.
SCP-2761 cells each possess an extremely large nucleus, with the genomes containing hundreds of spliced genes from other various species. Apart from its primary genome, the nuclei also contain at least 68 other unaltered sets of DNA from various species; these unaltered genomes have never shown signs of major mutation, despite SCP-2761's blood being full of mutagens. Instead of breaking down and causing major long-term health problems, SCP-2761's genome will rapidly rearrange and replace lost segments with DNA from the unaltered genomes, inciting SCP-2761's gradual changes in physical appearance. It is possible that SCP-2761 can somehow absorb and express these genomes through the organisms it eats.2
Addendum 2761-1: Investigation into SCP-2761 uncovered information pertaining to a company known as "Aquagene", a pet storefront that sells heavily genetically modified aquarium fish. Their selection is primarily made up of fish that exhibit color patterns not seen in their natural species, such as bioluminescence and exotic color themes3. SCP-2761 was apparently part of a set of prototypes for their next installment "Scenty Fruit FishTM." Below is an interview of Dr. Pearl Watkins (29), and Dr. Marcus Nakamura (41), two employees and genetic scientists at Aquagene.
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Interviewed: Dr. Pearl Watkins and Dr. Marcus Nakamura
Interviewer: Researcher Matthew Liu
Foreword: The purpose of this interview was to obtain information on SCP-2761, and possible motive behind its creation. Dr. Watkins and Dr. Nakamura were brought to an office near Site-71 for questioning, under the guise of an EPA questioning.
<Begin Log, 1320>
Researcher Liu: Dr. Watkins, Mr. Nakamura.
Dr. Watkins: (Sighs.) Hello, sir.
Dr. Nakamura: Sir.
Researcher Liu: My name is Matthew Liu; I'm an agent with the EPA. I assume you know why you're both here?
Dr. Watkins: (Looks down at floor.) Yes, sir.
Dr. Nakamura: (Looks to the left corner of the room.) Yes, sir.
Researcher Liu: We've been looking into your sales records for a while now. There's been some… questionable products you have on the market. Would you like to fill me in on your thoughts about this?
Dr. Watkins: They aren't a hazard.
Researcher Liu: Excuse me?
Dr. Nakamura: (Under breath.) Pearl.
Dr. Watkins: We were careful to make sure all fish were sterile before putting them out in the market. We know the risks of crossbreeding with the wildlife. If you're thinking that any of our fish could reproduce with the wildlife then—
Researcher Liu: Dr. Watkins, we're not interested in Aquagene's overall business operations, we're only interested in one particular specimen.
Dr. Watkins: (Surprised.) I'm sorry, what?
Dr. Nakamura: So, you — we're not in any legal trouble for selling our fish?
Researcher Liu: At the moment, no, though that may change depending on if you can help us or not.
Dr. Watkins: Um, all right… What… What particular product are you talking about, exactly, then?
Researcher Liu: In August of last year, it appears you were starting up a new line of modified fish that would be released during the holidays.
Dr. Nakamura: (Looks up, and appears excited.) Oh, the Scenty Fish!
Dr. Watkins: (Rolls eyes, annoyed.) Marcus…
Researcher Liu: Would you care to explain more about these?
Dr. Nakamura: Of course, sir! See, our idea was to make a tropical-themed fish set, sort of Hawaii in December, if you will. And, we wanted to introduce these fish as a sort of living air freshener…
Dr. Watkins: Marcus…
Dr. Nakamura: We were going to go for the classic samples. Our plan was for the selection to include apple goldfish, strawberry tetras, orange clownfish, raspberry and blueberry bettas…
Dr. Watkins: Marcus…
Dr. Nakamura: … pineapple puffers, and banana pipefish!
Dr. Watkins: (Slaps forehead with right hand. Angrily.) Oh my god, Marcus, will you please shut up about your Scenty Fish? I know, I know, they were your project proposal, and we agreed to go through with them, but Jesus, can you please not advertise to this man about —
Researcher Liu: Did you say "banana pipefish"?
Dr. Watkins: Yes, he did. I'm sorry, Mr. Liu, I can explain. What is it about this fish you wanted to know?
Researcher Liu: It is possible that one of these specimens escaped from your company's aquarium some time in September of last year.
Dr. Watkins: …I'm sorry?
Researcher Liu: On March 3, a research group of ours managed to catch… (Researcher Liu produces a picture of SCP-2761 in its initially discovered form, which resembles a yellow, 2 meter alligator gar with early signs of leg development.)… this organism. Can you identify it?
Dr. Watkins: What the hell is—
Dr. Nakamura: Holy shit.
Researcher Liu: Is it possible that this fish could have originally been one you engineered?
Dr. Watkins: (Stammers.) I— I—
Researcher Liu: It appears that its genome is very unstable, and is somehow able to express the genes of other animals it eats. Is it possible that something could have gone wrong with the gene splicing in its early stages?
Dr. Nakamura: I mean — It… It looks like it could possibly be… I mean… it's definitely yellow, so— But that looks nothing like a pipefish, and ours were only about twenty centimeters long —
Dr. Watkins: Oh, shit.
Researcher Liu: Dr. Watkins?
Dr. Nakamura: Pearl? What's wrong?
Dr. Watkins: Son of a bitch. I should've known he'd do something like that.
Researcher Liu: Dr. Watkins, please, explain what is going on.
Dr. Watkins: Higgins. I caught Higgins pulling some shit during the first few weeks of initial gene splicing.
Dr. Nakamura: … Pearl. I thought you had Higgins fired after the stunt he pulled with the Peanut Jellyfish. You let him work on my team?
Dr. Watkins: He's one of our lead geneticists, Marcus, it's not like I could just get rid of him. Do you understand how difficult it is to splice more than a third of the genes from a goddamn fruit to a fish and still make it act like a fish?
Researcher Liu: Dr. Watkins, Dr. Nakamura, if you please.
Dr. Nakamura: I apologize, Mr. Liu. You see, our, um, Scenty Fish project. It encountered quite a few bumps in the R&D.
Dr. Watkins: That is a gross understatement. There are fifty chromosomes in a pineapple to work with and the puffer species we were working with only had —
Dr. Nakamura: So, it seems that, without my knowledge, Pearl decided to temporarily hire Dr. Gregory Higgins to my research team. He has… since been terminated from Aquagene for unprofessionalism.
Dr. Watkins: You see, Mr. Liu, Greg was a bit of a wild card in our department. He was smart, brilliant, even. But, he… He'd like to do his own little side projects, even sometimes made unauthorized modifications to our fish because he thought he could improve their marketability.
Researcher Liu: I see. Were there any incidents leading up to our capture of this specimen?
Dr. Watkins: (Sighs and rubs temples.) Unfortunately, yes. In about the fifth week of development, I caught Higgins tampering with a batch of the baby banana pipefish. He was… making them more carnivorous, more yellow. He said he thought it would be [EXPLETIVE] hilarious if we could sneak a biting banana into the local grocery stores. Obviously, it was a gross breach of conduct, and not even within our main market of interest. So I confiscated them. However, Rayleigh wouldn't be in for proper disposal till next morning, so I left them locked in my office with a note on the door.
Researcher Liu: If you were able to retrieve them, then how did —
Dr. Watkins: When I came into work the next day, the fish were gone. I asked Rayleigh if he had gotten rid of them, and he said he hadn't even gone around to pick up stuff yet. So I went to Higgins. He said he'd disposed of them himself, even walked me to the takeaway unit to prove those things were there.
Dr. Nakamura: Pearl, are you saying that he made —
Dr. Watkins: Mr. Liu, is there anything else unusual you found in this fish's biology, apart from the fact that its genome was highly susceptible to change? Particularly, diet?
Researcher Liu: Yes, actually. We've taken waste samples from this organism. It appears that it contains a multitude of gut flora usually found in people, along with various carcinogens.
Dr. Nakamura: (Silent.) Oh my god.
Dr. Watkins: … You've got to be shitting me.
Dr. Nakamura: So… Higgins must have made more of those things after he took them back, put the originals in the disposal unit and then—
Dr. Watkins: And then flushed the rest of them down the goddamn toilet.
<End Log, 1350>
Footnotes
1. Fruit belonging to the genus Musa (i.e. bananas and plantains) have been most successful.
2. DNA sets include Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator), Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar), Grus americana (Whooping Crane), and incomplete fragments of Homo sapiens and Canis lupus familiaris
3. Examples of brand names include "Neon SplatterblastTM", "Galactic SparkleTM", and "Hot Stuff Lava LampTM" |
SCP-4046 is a microcomputer kit with a similar appearance to the Telmac 1800 series, with the 'W' key on its keyboard appearing in a stylized cursive serif font. | ***
Item #: SCP-4046
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4046 is kept in a secure objects locker. Requests for children for use in experiments with SCP-4046 are to be submitted to and approved by at least two Level-3 Personnel. All subjects used are to be amnesticized following the conclusion of experiments.
Description: SCP-4046 is a microcomputer kit with a similar appearance to the Telmac 1800 series, with the 'W' key on its keyboard appearing in a stylized cursive serif font. A faded yellow sticker with the phrase 'PROOF OF CONCEPT- NOT FOR MANUFACTURE- R&D DEPARTMENT' is present at the bottom of the object. When SCP-4046 is activated by a subject between the ages of 4 and 111, a message will appear on its screen reading "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
When an answer is typed and submitted to SCP-4046, the subject will immediately be rendered unconscious momentarily. Upon waking, subjects report having experienced decades of time working in their chosen profession, typically beginning at the moment of employment and ending at retirement. This experience is reported as extremely vivid and realistic, but all subjects report being aware this was a simulation. In addition, subjects have reported experiencing a personal life (such as having a significant other, raising children, etc.) alongside their work life.
It is currently unknown if the means by which SCP-4046 imparts this experience are achieved through prediction, simulation, or projection.
Observations: Below is a list of performed experiments using SCP-4046.
Subject
Profession
Notes
Nathan
Doctor
Subject reported a career spanning 45 years as a family physician.
Alice
Witch
Upon being awoken, the subject thaumaturgically transported herself to an unknown location outside of Site-55. Whereabouts remain unknown.
Oscar
Wrestler
Subject reported a career spanning 24 years prior to being forced into early retirement due to a spinal injury. Subject did not express regrets in his choice of profession.
Jasmine
Firefighter
Subject claimed to be put off from the line of work after describing their failure to save several people, but decided that they still wanted to pursue the career.
David
Basketball Player
Subject awoke in an agitated state, reporting having an initially successful career followed by sharp decline caused by alcoholism and methamphetamine addiction.
Kelley
Veterinarian
Subject awoke weeping uncontrollably, mourning the death of innumerable animals. Due to the subject's hysterical state, sedatives and amnestics were immediately administered.
Eric
Happy
SCP-4046's anomalous properties did not activate.
Footnotes
1. Activations by subjects between ages 12-16 will inconsistently work. SCP-4046 does not function if activated by subjects above the age of 16.
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SCP-865 is a prototype or whether other devices of its type have been developed and distributed by MC&D to date. | ***
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It is unknown at this time whether SCP-865 is a prototype or whether other devices of its type have been developed and distributed by MC&D to date.
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Experiment Log 865:
All tests conducted by Dr. J███ Everly on ██/██/20██.
Time: 9:38 AM
Subject: D-34021
Procedure: Dr. Everly aimed SCP-865 at D-34021's abdomen and fired twice.
Result: D-34021 suffered intense gastrointestinal distress for several days. In debriefing he claimed his appendix had been inflamed and had been removed the week prior.
Time: 10:48 AM
Subject: D-23304
Procedure: Dr. Everly held SCP-865 next to D-23304's left ear and fired into the air.
Result: D-23304 reported complete hearing loss in his left ear and severe tinnitus in the right. D-23304 claimed to have been guitarist for the heavy metal band [REDACTED] from 1976 (at which time he was seven years old) to 1982, and to have suffered severe hearing loss as the result of the volume the group performed at.
Time: 12:13 PM
Subject: D-95204
Procedure: Dr. Everly fired SCP-865 four times at D-95204's spine.
Result: D-95204 exhibited symptoms of paraplegia and claimed to be unable to move or feel his legs, and claimed to have been wheelchair-bound since the age of 14 as the result of a skiing accident. When asked to reconcile this with the fact that he had murdered two people while fleeing a bank robbery on foot the year before, D-95204 was unable to satisfactorily explain the contradiction.
Time: 3:02 PM
Subject: D-11501
Procedure: Dr. Everly fired SCP-865 point-blank into D-11501's cranium.
Result: D-11501 became comatose for six days. Upon recovering, D-11501 exhibited signs of severe brain damage and amnesia; an IQ test administered by medical staff produced a score of 65. D-11501 lacked the mental faculties to explain how or why he had become thusly impaired.
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Addendum: On ██/██/20██, two days after the series of tests described above, Dr. Everly reported to the Site 73 infirmary reporting that she had discovered a large scar on her abdomen that she did not recall acquiring. Dr. Anderson identified the mark as a Caesarian section scar. An examination of Dr. Everly's records indicated that she had undergone a C-section in 1998, and that her child had died of a congenital defect six hours after delivery. Dr. Everly denied undergoing a C-section and has stated that she has never been pregnant.
-It appears that SCP-865 has an effect on the user that is inversely related to its effect on the target - it erases traumatic memories in the person pulling the trigger, and inflicts new ones on its target. In light of this discovery, I recommend that any further testing be conducted by D-class. We can't afford to have good people losing their minds over this thing. -Dr. S██████ Samesh
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SCP-936 is a species of deciduous, self-pollinating tree resembling Fagus sylvatica, inhabiting the region of northern and eastern Europe, most notably clustering around ██████, Ukraine. | ***
Item #: SCP-936
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-936 are to be kept on the grounds of Bio Research Site-104, enclosed by a fence to prevent unauthorised access, and watered daily. Approximately once a month, the plantation is to be screened for any SCP-936-1 by two (2) D-Class personnel of adequate physical ability and SCP-936-1 are to be harvested according to site plan.
Harvested SCP-936-2 are to be incinerated if unused, can be fed to contained carnivores upon removal of seeds, which are to be incinerated.
Following Incident 936-1, the D-class personnel performing the screening are to be screened thoroughly for infectious diseases, and are to use sterile gloves and facial filters to prevent contamination.
Uncontained SCP-936 instances are to be dug out and any SCP-936-1 and SCP-936-2 incinerated. For purposes of containment, the Foundation is to ensure SCP-936 is declared an invasive species by local governments; a censored description is to be made public for this purpose.
Description: SCP-936 is a species of deciduous, self-pollinating tree resembling Fagus sylvatica, inhabiting the region of northern and eastern Europe, most notably clustering around ██████, Ukraine. SCP-936 is capable of forming clonal colonies, the ol[DATA EXPUNGED].
It has been shown that the roots of SCP-936 are host to nitrogen-fixing bacteria, similarly to the legumes - as during most of its lifecycle, the plant doesn't display any anomalous properties, checking for unusual soil nitration levels shows promise as an identification method.
SCP-936 is monoecious, and during flowering, specimens can be recognised by an unusually high male to female flower ratio - there are only several dozen female flowers, usually growing directly on older wood. Out of those, on average, less than six continue development, and it is rare for more than a single fruit to reach maturity.
The resulting fruit, classified SCP-936-1 is covered in a green cupule, and rapidly grows towards its ripe mass of app. 85 kg; SCP-936's foliage grows denser in order to cover for the energetic expenditure. Dissection has revealed the inside of SCP-936-1 contains a length of stem wrapping around a structure closely resembling a human body, designated SCP-936-2. Tissue samples obtained from SCP-936-1 physiologically resemble human tissue, possessing functionality in most aspects1, with the exception of ██████, █████ and ███████ █████ which contain a mass of brown-black seeds approximately 3cm in diameter.
As SCP-936-1 reaches maturity, the stem thickens considerably and the cupule wilts, eventually breaking, and causing SCP-936-2 to descend, hanging from the stem which in most cases wraps around its cervical region.
The appearance of SCP-936-2 produced by a single SCP-936 varies in size, visual appearance, and apparent gender with no discernible pattern.
The seeds within SCP-936-2 have a thick skin, and take approximately sixteen months to germinate. However if exposed to an acidic environment (pH < 2), germination occurs within ██ weeks.
Recovery Log: SCP-936 was first discovered near ██████, Finland, after reports of an unusually high reported suicide rate. Intelligence agent ████'s report has revealed this to be due to the statistics including a number of nude hanging victims being periodically discovered on trees in the nearby ████ forest, and the local cemetery, their identity being impossible to determine.
Suspecting a cognitohazard, a perimeter was established around said yard under the premise of widespread bark beetle infection, and the site was placed under observation. During observation period, a new corpse was discovered despite security footage showing no violations of perimeter within assumed time of death. Autopsy revealed anomalies inconsistent with human anatomy; notably, seeds located in [REDACTED]. Agent F████ noted that all victims have been found hanging from a single species of tree, and a thorough examination has resulted in the procurement several samples of unripe SCP-936-1, leading to SCP-936 classification.
MTF Xi-8 "Spearhunters" performed removal of all instances of SCP-936 within an surrounding area of 45 km sq. Obtained seeds contained at Bio Research Site-104.
Addendum 936-1:
EXPERIMENT LOG SCP-936
SUBJECT: D-532, 25-year-old male.
GRAFT: 100 cm sq. of skin taken from SCP-936-2.
RESULT: Skin graft implanted successfully. Skin shows higher mechanical resistance, possibly due to interstitial cellulose fibers. However, incisions take longer to heal, and poor resistance to UV light.
SUBJECT: D-821, 25-year-old male.
GRAFT: muscular tissue taken from biceps of SCP-936-2.
RESULT: Muscle graft implanted successfully. Muscular tissue appears to behave ordinarily, and has similar strength/volume ratio. Despite D-821 being restrained for several days due to operation , implanted muscle showed no traces of atrophy. Subject D-821's diet switched to protein-deficient - measurements of rate of muscle loss showed this to be lower by a factor of ██.
SUBJECT: D-231, 30-year-old male.
GRAFT: Kidneys taken from SCP-936-2.
RESULT: Graft implanted successfully. Kidneys shown to have remarkable liquid economy. Subject expired due to renal failure after seven weeks.
SUBJECT: D-512, 23-year-old female.
GRAFT: Digestive system taken from SCP-936-2.
RESULT: Graft implanted successfully. D-512, instead of via regular digestion, appears to absorb products of bacterial decay - intestinal microflora changed substantially. D-512 appears emaciated. D-512's urine abnormal - further testing shows intestinal flora removes cca.██% of urea from her bloodstream and reprocesses it.
I suspect the new intestinal tract isn't long enough for this mode of digestion. - Dr ██████
SUBJECT: D-721, 25-year-old female.
GRAFT: [REDACTED]
RESULT: Graft implanted successfully. D-721 appears to produce a steady supply of seeds.
SUBJECT: D-723, 31-year-old female.
GRAFT: Subject impregnated with sperm harvested from SCP-936-1.
RESULT: Pregnancy initially appears to progress normally. However, after ██ weeks, ultrasound reading [DATA EXPUNGED]01. Foetus artificially aborted.
Note: This might explain why [DATA EXPUNGED]gmen - Researcher Eisenberg
Addendum 936-2:
Incident 936-1:
On ██/██/19██, one of the D-class personnel tasked with SCP-936-1 harvest, later shown suffering from a rhinovirus infection, transmitted the virus onto at least one SCP-936-1. The infection spread through as of yet unknown means, causing a crop failure SCP-936, heavily delaying research progress. Removal of infected/dead SCP-936-1 successful in halting infection progress.
Footnotes
1. Notably, circulatory system appears fully functional, and fMRI shows cerebral activity resembling that of an individual submerged in a sensory deprivation tank. |
SCP-4387 is a black necklace with a small wooden crucifix attached in the middle. | ***
Item #: SCP-4387
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4387 is to be kept in secure storage locker 56 at Site-73. All testing must be authorized beforehand by a Foundation operative with a level 3 or higher security clearance. Testing time and human resources used are not to exceed beyond the authorized parameters set by the experiment's procedures and goals. Any deviation from these pre-established parameters are to be reported to the Head Researcher of the project. In the case that these deviations are attributed to the Head Researcher, they are to be reported to the Ethics Committee.
Description: SCP-4387 is a black necklace with a small wooden crucifix attached in the middle. Testing has revealed the materials of such to be non-anomalous. It was recovered during a Foundation raid of an auction run by the GoI "Marshall, Carter & Dark" in the city of ███████, Germany. Following research and testing, the object was associated with documents previously recovered near the city in 1989.1
When placed around the neck of a baseline human, the necklace will automatically tighten around it. After this, the flesh surrounded by the necklace will be severed by an unknown force at speeds hypothesized to surpass that of sound. Immediately afterwards, a small portal is placed on either side of the cut, so as to cover the entirety of the wound.
It can be concluded with certainty that these portals are linked to one another due to the fact that the wearer never once loses consciousness during this decapitation process. The portals act as a "bridge" so that blood, food, and even nervous electrical signals can travel between the head and the rest of the body. That way, the two may be physically separate, but all the while mantain normal bodily functions. It is to be noted, though, that the wearer will almost always express great amounts of physical and emotional distress because of this, with the pain reportedly becoming more intense as the head is moved further away from the body, presumably due to the link between the portals becoming weaker.
The necklace cannot be removed by the wearer, tightening when an attempt is made. However, when another individual does this, SCP-4387 will come off easily, but will cause immediate death, as it is impossible through non-anomalous means to make sure all blood vessels, nerves, and other connections between the head and body are perfectly aligned. This results in them becoming fused in a way that impedes communication and exchange between the two. The only exception to this is when the object is removed by the same individual who originally placed it, allowing the reconnection to happen successfully and for the wearer to be able to survive.
SCP-4387 will also occasionally manifest a secondary effect: when it is placed around the neck of a victim, the individual or individuals who performed, supervised, and/or authorized the action will experience a slight memetic alteration of certain thought processes. Subjects exposed to this effect have been observed to display a diminished sense of empathy and a lowered emotional response to the pain of others, as well as stating an increased sense of justification for their actions regarding the anomaly, with the phrase "science first" often being repeated. The effect, however, fades within 36 hours of the affected individual's last visual exposure to SCP-4387 and the person wearing it.
The following files are a series of reconstructed documents regarding SCP-4387 written by the now-defunct GoI Section XXV, which operated in East Germany up until its dissolution in 1989.
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Berlin, the 19. 03. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Request for resolution of interrogation
In the face of the recently captured American spy's continued refusal to speak despite the application of numerous conventional interrogation methods, the main branch of the Ministry for State Security has authorized the use of supernatural phenomena in the extraction of key information. As such, the task of developing an alternative method of interrogation will be assigned to Magister Krone. It is to be noted, however, that one of the principal reasons the task was passed onto the Section's hands was to find a way of retrieving the necessary data without causing even more physical damage that could result in the premature death of the subject and the loss of the information. Because of this, great caution and resourcefulness are expected.
Signed: Officer Konstantin Mader
Berlin, the 20. 03. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Project proposal 039/26
After considering all the aspects of this most recent order, I have come to the conclusion that the most effective course of action would be to develop a new kind of interrogation tool using supernatural means. Using some of the technology recently taken from one of the benign anomalous groups infiltrated by our field operatives, such a tool can be crafted with the help of the abilities I have aquired since leaving the Mages Academy. As the process would necessitate the use of a personal item belonging to the victim, a religious necklace worn by the western mole has been chosen as the vessel for this apparatus. It will cause no immediate harm to the subject, but it is intended that the psychological impact will be quite significant. As always, I thank Officer Konstantin Mader for the opportunity to further research and experiment with the real-life applications of supernatural phenomena in the benefit of the integrity of the great German Democratic Republic.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 21. 03. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Approval of Project Ichabod
The proposal of Project Ichabod is hereby approved. Further testing beyond the interrogation of the current western prisoner is allowed, but may be revoked if deemed necessary.
Signed: Officer Konstantin Mader
Berlin, the 25. 04. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Project Ichabod construction phase finalization
After a relatively simple process, I was able to successfully incorporate the new technology to the personal object. In light of positive testing results utilizing animals, the object will be used tomorrow for the interrogation of the capitalist spy. Simultaneously, the process will be observed as the first round of experimentation on the effects of this technology on humans and its possible applications.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 26. 04. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Research Report regarding Project Ichabod
Testing began with the entrance of the research staff and the awakening of the test subject. Although severely wounded and feeble, he adopted his usual mocking and uncooperative behavior, which worsened when he saw the necklace that used to belong to him. However, this attitude only lasted up until the point the object was fastened onto his neck and activated. The restrained subject had been standing, and his head had to be held so as to not let it fall to the floor. After 5 minutes, the subject`s cries of fear and pain eventually subsided long enough so that the parameters of the interrogation could be explained. It was made clear that the process would not be reverted until the necessary information was given. Otherwise, the only way to survive would be to hold the head in place, as the device only has an effective range of 50 cm, and the appendage could easily slide off and fall to the ground. When questioned if he would be compliant, the subject still resisted, and was subsequently left alone in his cell, maintaining a tight grip on his head with both arms. First test on a human has therefore been considered a technical success, although the desired outcome may require some time and further testing.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 28. 04. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Research Report regarding Project Ichabod
Today, the subject was fed his first meal, providing the opportunity to verify whether substances foreign to the body can still pass through uninhibited. Fortunately, the connection still holds and proper nutrition can be maintained. This also opens up the possibility of applying this technology to objects not restrained by the biological. Afterwards the subject was again asked if he would cooperate. The spy only complained about not being able to sleep for fear of dropping his head, appearing highly stressed. Even when offered the reversal of the process in exchange for the classified information he held, the subject still refused. Because of this, a more hands-on approach will be tried along with the periods of isolation. Test ended.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 30. 04. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Research Report regarding Project Ichabod
The subject appeared more agitated than during the last test. He expressed a panicked relief at seeing the research team. Apparently, he was terrorized at the fact that his arms were growing too weak to properly support his head. In order to ease the subject's nerves for the interrogation, his restraints were changed so as to allow him to sit down, and a guard held his head in place. After he was given a few seconds to rest, the spy was told that this kind of treatment would continue if he cooperated. After some silence, he only laughed weakly and insulted the socialist populace of our great republic. Because of that, proper interrogation began. The capitalist's head was lifted up slightly, to his horror. Panicked, the spy yelled out information about his mission in Berlin, and as a reward, was set down again. But when further questioned, he seemed regretful and refused to even speak. Subject was returned to previous standing position. Test ended.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 02. 05. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Research Report regarding Project Ichabod
The most successful test so far. Although the capitalist spy was severely debilitated physically and mentally from stress, exhaustion, and lack of sleep, he remained uncooperative. When the previous method of torture was attempted, the subject showed an abnormal level of serenity. He declared mockingly that he had lifted his head multiple times while in isolation, and had gotten accustomed to the increased pain and disorientation. Because of this, the other planned method was applied. A guard was ordered to lift up the head and introduce a finger down the portal that was attached to the body. As was hypothesized, this caused the finger to appear going up the portion of the esophagus contained in the head and neck, and vice-versa. With this confirmed, an elongated stick was introduced up into the head, so as to travel down the esophagus, into the stomach. The subject complained of nausea and a sharp pain. The stick and head were leaned against the wall, the other end being supported by the inner surface of the stomach. After a few minutes in this state, the subject finally begged for it to stop, giving further information on the nature of his mission. Test ended.
Signed: Magister Krone
Berlin, the 06. 05. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Research Report regarding Project Ichabod
The test began in a similar fashion to the previous. Once again, the subject failed to comply, as suspected. Because of this, a new interrogation strategy was used. One of the present guards brought in the box of live cockroaches that had been previously collected. In order to test how other living organisms could interact with the technology, the subject's head was lifted and one of the insects was dropped onto the portal on the neck. The specimen fell into the esophagus, appeared in the back of the mouth, then was again transported down this digestive pipe, to the great disgust and horror of the spy, who vomited. In such a manner, the interrogation carried on as more cockroaches were introduced. Some were observed to fall down the trachea and be coughed up, while others became temporarily stuck in the vocal chords and epiglottis. Those who didn't immediately fall into the digestive or respiratory openings were observed crawling inside and around the flesh of the neck, often being visible through the skin. The experiment had to be stopped as the presence of the insects on important arteries and nerves threatened the life of the subject. Test was an absolute success. A full confession was obtained, detailing a wide range of undercover American and British activities in our country. Not only that, the subject revealed the locations of what are believed all of the currently active bases of operation for Western spies, even when it was not yet specifically requested. The subject only pleaded for the object to be removed from his person. A full transcript of the confession is attached in this document. As all the necessary information has been obtained, future experiments will focus on further testing the properties of my creation. The subject has been promised that the process affecting him will be reverted thanks to his cooperation. It is my belief, however, that the object can still provide other ways to benefit the work of this distinguished section of the Ministry for State Security. Keeping science first is what shall see our great socialist republic prosper ever faster! All possibilities must be explored.
Signed: Magister Krone
The 35 research reports that followed have been archived in a separate document so as to mantain brevity.
Berlin, the 15. 05. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Finalization of Project Ichabod
Because of having accomplished its pre-established goals, the continuation of Project Ichabod has hereby been deemed unnecessary and a waste of resources. Magister Krone is to be given a two-week vacation and may not be allowed to come into contact with the object produced during the project under any circumstances. This object is to be removed and stored, and the captured spy disposed of.
Signed: Officer Konstantin Mader
Berlin, the 16. 05. 1966
Ministry for State Security
Section XXV
Project Ichabod final report
The product from the project has been removed from the subject, who expressed great relief. However, when it was removed, the head appeared to reconnect in the wrong position, and the spy began to bleed profusely as his neck collapsed. The premature death of the subject facilitated his planned disposal. The object has been placed into storage next to Officer Konstantin Mader's office.2
Footnotes
1. (See Addendum 4387.1)
2. (Through testing, it has also been concluded that SCP-4387 has an effective range of various kilometers. It is unknown whether the creator of the anomaly was aware of this fact when realizing his experiments. However, it is hypothesized that saying the device had an effective range of 50 cm could have been used as a scare tactic.) |
SCP-4356 is a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home in an isolated forest of Tacoma, Washington. | ***
Item #: SCP-4356
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4356 has been purchased by the Foundation and is being used as an MTF outpost and monitoring facility.
Description: SCP-4356 is a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home in an isolated forest of Tacoma, Washington. The South-facing bedroom, designated SCP-4356-1, exists in a state six hours into the future. The temporal anomaly does not affect the physiology of those who enter the space, rather, it manifests as intermittent segments of audio from future events that are projected into the present time.
Discovery: SCP-4356 belonged to Michael and Diana Kelly. Two incidents within their home brought its anomalous properties to the attention of Mr. Kelly, with the second incident being the point at which the Foundation became involved.
The first, Incident-A, took place on November 3rd, 2017. Mr. Kelly believed he heard his wife engaged in sexual intercourse with an unknown man from within SCP-4356-1. Upon entering SCP-4356-1, he found no one present.
The second incident, Incident-B, took place on December 17th, 2017, when Mr. Kelly was in his office and under the influence of alcohol, and Mrs. Kelly was elsewhere in the home.
Addendum: The following interviews with both Kevin Schneider and Michael Kelly were taken on December 24th, one week after Incident-B, in efforts to better understand the anomalous properties of SCP-4356-1.
SCP-4356 Interview Log 1: Kevin Schneider
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Interviewer: Agent Hilda Myers, undercover as personnel from the Tacoma Sheriff's Department
Subject: Kevin Schneider
Foreword: This interview reflects Mr. Schneider's account of Incident-B.
<Begin Log, 11:17 A.M.>
Agent Myers: Hello, Mr. Schneider. Thank you for coming in.
Kevin Schneider: Yeah, happy to. Whatever needs to be done to figure out what the hell happened.
Agent Myers: That's what I'm here to ascertain. To begin, about how long had you and Mrs. Kelly been seeing each other?
Schneider: Three years, give or take. She was miserable with that sorry sack of shit.
Agent Myers: Is that your general opinion of Mr. Kelly?
Schneider: That's the gist of it. He wasn't good to her.
Agent Myers: Had Mrs. Kelly-
Schneider: Diana.
Agent Myers: I apologize. Had Diana ever described her husband's behavior as erratic?
Schneider: I mean, he was a drunk. He was unpredictable, unstable. He was paranoid and had a short fuse and was generally unpleasant to be around.
Agent Myers: So you have met Mr. Kelly?
Schneider: A few times. Work events and whatnot. They usually had to leave early because he got way too smashed.
Agent Myers: So Mr. Kelly's drinking was a frequent point of conflict.
Schneider: That's putting it mildly. Last time I saw him was probably a month ago. Office party. She and I had spent most of the night talking and he was just sulking in the corner throwing them back, and I guess he got fed up and had a complete melt-down. He was screaming and throwing things and had to be escorted out of the building. [He pauses.] She was crying and she couldn't stop apologizing as she left. That was when I finally made my decision. It was him or me.
Agent Myers: Tell me about the phone call on December 17th.
Schneider: Well, there was no phone call. I mean, there was going to be. I was at work, and I was going to call Diana when I got home.
Agent Myers: So this call you were going to make — you were preparing to give her an ultimatum.
Schneider: Yeah, I was tired of waiting. I loved her, but I didn't want to keep loving her in secret. And I knew things would be better for her, once she left him.
Agent Myers: At what time did you intend to make this call?
Schneider: Well like I said, I was at work. I was working late and wasn't going to make it home until around 11. So I was going to call her at around 11:30.
Agent Myers: And you're aware of what time Mr. Kelly said he heard that conversation?
Schneider: Yeah, they said it happened at around 6.
Agent Myers: Six hours before you were expecting to make that call.
Schneider. Yeah. But I never got to.
Agent Myers: And what did you think of what happened? That Mr. Kelly had said he heard the conversation that you had not yet had?
Schneider: Well at first I figured he was just drunk and paranoid, before they told me all the details. But then they mentioned exactly what he thought he heard, and it was all the things I was planning on saying. That freaked me out.
Agent Myers: Understandably, Mr. Schneider. I greatly appreciate your time here today.
Schneider: Yeah, 'f course. Let me know if there's anything else I can do.
Agent Myers: I certainly will. Thank you.
<End transcript.>
SCP-4356 Interview Log 2: Michael Kelly
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Interviewer: Agent Hilda Myers
Subject: Michael Kelly
Foreword: This interview reflects Mr. Kelly's accounts of both Incident-A and Incident-B. It acknowledges the time discrepancy between his account and Mr. Schneider's, thereby confirming the anomalous properties of SCP-4356-1.
<Begin Log, 3:34 P.M.>
Agent Myers: Alright, Mr. Kelly. Are you ready to begin?
Michael Kelly: As ready as I'll ever be.
Agent Myers: That's ready enough for me. Tell me about the incident.
Kelly: [He scoffs.] Which one?
Agent Myers: The incident that first led you to believe there was something unusual about your home.
Kelly: Yeah, that one. [He coughs once.] So, I've assumed Diana was cheating on me for a few years, at least. I was damn near positive. But she's…clever. Always has been. One of the things I love about her. [He pauses.] Loved, about her.
Agent Myers: Could you tell me about what happened on November 3rd?
Kelly: Yeah. Yeah. I had just gotten home and I didn't see her around. I figured she was off doing errands, getting her nails done, God knows what. So I'm putting away groceries when I hear it.
Agent Myers: Hear what, Mr. Kelly?
Kelly: Uh, the sound of…two people, having a good time. Together.
Agent Myers: And where was that sound coming from?
Kelly: The room near the kitchen. Down the hall a little, just past the office. I was just as confused as I was pissed 'cause there's no bed in there, we just use it for storage.
Agent Myers: And how did you proceed?
Kelly: Well I stormed in there, ready to rage. But there was no one there. I saw the window was open and figured they must have snuck out that way. So I run out the front door and look around the woods, just seeing red. I heard the front door slam shut from behind me and ran back into the house, saw Diana standing in the front room. She's got some take-out in one hand — Chinese, from my favorite place — and a bottle of wine in the other. Before I can start screaming at her, she asks me why the front door was open.
Agent Myers: And that was because you had run out to search for her and the man you believed she was having an affair with.
Kelly: Yeah, exactly. So I yelled at her. Started frantically searching around the house for the son of a bitch. Meanwhile, she's shouting after me, like, 'What the hell is wrong with you?'
Agent Myers: Because she had just arrived home.
Kelly: Yeah. I didn't want to believe it. I mean, I heard people in there, you know, doing the deed. But she showed me the take-out receipt. It was from fifteen minutes before I heard the sounds. It couldn't have been her.
Agent Myers: And what about the room? You heard the sounds, but not only was your wife not present in the room, no one was. What did you think of that?
Kelly: At the time, nothing. I was just… [He drops his fist down onto the table with considerable force, and the table shakes.] I was so fucking angry. Now I don't know what happened.
Agent Myers: And what about the incident that came after?
[Mr. Kelly looks down at his hands, which are shaking.]
Agent Myers: Are you alright, Mr. Kelly?
[He looks up and sniffs, then clears his throat.]
Kelly: Yeah, I just… withdrawals, I guess.
Agent Myers: What happened that day?
Kelly: I was in the office, working, but I'd been drinking too and I kind of lost track of myself. I was pretty plastered.
Agent Myers: Is that something that occurs often, Mr. Kelly?
Kelly: I mean… [He lifts his shaking hands, as though in explanation.] Obviously. Yeah. Diana sure thought so.
Agent Myers: Was that a factor in the breakdown of your marriage?
Kelly: The breakdown of our marriage was caused by her being a cheating whore.
Agent Myers: Could your drinking have contributed to your reaction to the day's events?
Kelly: Probably. I don't think I would have done what I did if I'd been sober.
Agent Myers: So you were, as you put it, 'getting plastered', in your office. What then?
Kelly: Well the office is right next to the room. So I suddenly hear her voice coming from somewhere nearby.
Agent Myers: So she was at home at this time.
Kelly: Yeah. She was in the kitchen last I saw her. But then, I was hearing her on the phone, talking to someone.
Agent Myers: Could you hear the other side of the call?
Kelly: Yeah, it was on speaker. I heard all of it. I heard a guy — now I know it was that dick from her work, Schneider — giving her this ultimatum. Talking about how he wasn't going to wait any longer, and that she needed to make a decision. And she was reassuring him that she loved him. And he was saying shit about me, calling me a worthless drunk and insisting that she was too good for me. And then, after everything we've been through, she agreed. [He sighs.] She fucking agreed with him.
Agent Myers: And what did you do in response?
Kelly: Well, I got up. I was fucking livid. I stumbled to the room and I went to storm in, but the door was locked.
Agent Myers: Do you know why the door was locked?
Kelly: [He scoffs.] Yeah, 'cause I had locked it, after what happened before. I was freaked out so I locked it.
Agent Myers: I see. Please continue.
Kelly: So I'm pounding on the door and screaming for her to come out, and they don't even stop talking, like they can't even hear me. So I'm furious, and wasted, and I go to the kitchen and I take a couple shots and I think about what I'm gonna do, when Diana comes in from down the hall asking me why the hell I'm screaming.
[Mr. Kelly pauses, leans back in his chair, and runs a hand through his hair.]
Kelly: So as soon as she gets close enough, I grab the bottle of scotch and I swing it as hard as I can at her head. I actually heard the bones in her skull crack. I thought it was the bottle cracking at first, but when I looked at the bottle it was fine, not a scratch on it. Have you ever heard the sounds of bones cracking?
Agent Myers: I can't say that I have.
Kelly: It's this sickening sound. It sounds like someone snapping a thick stalk of celery.
Agent Myers: What then?
Kelly: She hits the ground. There's blood pooling on the floor around her head, and she's not moving. So I start to panic, get down on the floor and start shaking her but she's just not fucking moving. I start to feel sick, so I lean over and puke, and then I fall back and pass out.
[He takes a moment and appears to be collecting himself. He draws in a deep breath.]
Kelly: The screaming woke me up.
Agent Myers: And who was screaming?
Kelly: [He pauses again.] Her mom. She had come to do God knows what, maybe just popping by to say hello, like she did sometimes. It doesn't matter. She's there, and she starts screaming and she's calling the police, and I try to get to my feet, but I'm still wasted. So I stumble back and fall down and pass out again. And this time I don't wake up until I hear the cops shouting at me. And then they put the cuffs on me.
Agent Myers: Mr. Kelly, what do you think happened in that room?
Kelly: I have no idea what happened in that room, or why it happened. I just know I'm in prison and my wife is dead.
Agent Myers: Well I think I have everything I need. I greatly appreciate your cooperation, Mr. Kelly.
Kelly: Yeah. Glad I could help, I guess. [He pauses.] Back to my cell, then.
Agent Myers: That's correct.
Kelly: [He sighs.] Back to toilet wine and shit food and missing my wife. After everything, I fucking miss my wife.
Agent Myers: Again, I thank you for your help, Mr. Kelly.
Kelly: Yeah. No problem.
<End transcript.> |
SCP-5946 is a quasi-humanoid chiropteran entity weighing approximately 86kg. | ***
Item#:5946
Clearance Level 2: Clearance
Containment Class: keter
Secondary Class: {$secondary-class}
Disruption Class: #/keneq
Risk Class: #/warning
SCP-5946 during a containment breach. SCP-5946 was recovered without incident
Containment Procedures:
SCP-5946 is to be kept in a humanoid containment cell at Site-33. A minimum of seven SRA1 units are to be placed within 2 meters of the containment cell and must remain active at all times as these appear to reduce its capacity to manipulate reality.
SCP-5946 is fitted with a Type III Remote Control Subdermal Pump containing Class D Amnestics. This is to be activated should any deviance in standard behavioral patterns occur. To prevent SCP-5946 from developing increased resistance to amnestics, usage of the Type III Amnestic Implant is to be minimized. Currently no other pharmaceuticals have been shown to have an effect on SCP-5946, but alternative methods of containment are currently in development.
Conversations with SCP-5946 are to be kept to a minimum outside of approved interviews, and during the course of any breach events, it should be civilly commanded to return to its containment chamber.
Description:
SCP-5946 is a quasi-humanoid chiropteran entity weighing approximately 86 kg.
It claims to be a former member of GOI-5917, the “Wandsmen”, where it served as a “Cartographer”. It claims it used to be responsible for making and maintaining "Maps of the Multiverse"2 as well as creating pathways to new dimensions that GOI-5917 agents could explore.
SCP-5946 reports working as a gatekeeper prior to joining GOI-5917, though it refuses to elaborate on what that position entailed.3
SCP-5946 has demonstrated multiple anomalous abilities, including the spontaneous development of resistance to amnestics (including the recovery of previously erased memories), the ability to manufacture cognitohazardous items, teleportation, and rapid cellular regeneration.
Its memories appear to be linked to a large number of reality and dimensional warping abilities as well, though studies of these abilities are still ongoing.
In spite of its regenerative capacity, SCP-5946 shows signs of cranial surgical scarring, and is often confused and disoriented.
SCP-5946 surrendered itself to the Foundation, identifying itself as "Lot" and claiming it belonged in custody.
Internal Breach Log 3/27/2021:
SCP-5946 is found in the corner of a maintenance closet on level 12 with its wings wrapped tightly around it. An armed member of Site-33 security approaches it wearing a memetic exclusion visor. The following exchange was recorded.
Officer Blanche: Return to your cell, SCP-5946.
SCP-5946: I’m sorry… I’m so sorry…
Officer Blanche: SCP-5946, I will use force if necessary. Now go back to your cell.
SCP-5946: I know… I’m a terrible father. I’m so sorry Paltith…
Officer Blanche: SCP-5946, do you know where you are?
SCP-5946: I- Oh. I’m sorry… I’ll go back.
SCP-5946 teleported back to its containment cell. When asked what it was referring to during its episode, it did not respond.
External Breach Log 3/15/2021:
SCP-5946 was found in a wooded area adjacent to Site-33. It was seen making incisions into its upper arm with its claws, losing large quantities of blood in the process.
Upon Foundation Security’s approach, it asked them, "Why did I survive?"
The creature was escorted back to its cell without incident. It would not elaborate on the meaning of its query in later interviews.
Botanical matter outside Site-33 that had come into contact with SCP-5946's blood putrefied immediately, and soil exposed to the blood showed no signs of typical plant growth. A blood sample was collected and applied to a botanical and soil sample, but no similar effect was observed. Investigation of the affected soil is ongoing.
Extradimensional Breach Log 3/15/2021:
SCP-5946 was discovered in a small extradimensional space inside the Sector 7 coat room. The extradimensional space resembled a small candle lit wooden building with woven rugs typical of the early Bronze Age Middle East.
It was discovered by Dr. Varadkar. When questioned why she did not call for backup immediately, Dr. Varadkar explained that she had lost physical control of herself to the point that she felt as though she were experiencing the memory firsthand. The following is what took place in the pocket dimension. The following exchange was recorded, and is translated from an ancient form of Hebrew.
SCP-5946: Edith? I- It’s good to see you.
Dr. Varadkar: You seem surprised. I thought you were expecting me.
SCP-5946: Well, I know you have so many people who… it doesn't matter, are you hungry? I just baked a fresh loaf of bread and I have honey-
Dr. Varadkar: Lot, You don’t have to try so hard to impress me.
SCP-5946: I- I just want you to know I care.
Dr. Varadkar: …because so many people don’t?
SCP-5946: Yes. I understand it, I really do. It feels like more monsters skulk in the shadows every night. The merchants say we’re wicked, but… everyone in the city is just enjoying life any way they can. I don’t blame them. None of us know if we’ll see another year after all, but I want to at least imagine a future.
Dr. Varadkar: Lot… look, I’ve watched you. I know how you speak to the travelers and the merchants and look up to the stars and weave stories. You want a world where there is a tomorrow. Does that mean you intend… I would not blame you for leaving. I know you're clever enough to find a way.
SCP-5946: I’m not going anywhere. The hateful meat will start fleeing from us if I have anything to say about it.
Dr. Varadkar: Lot…
Dr. Varadkar recalls that at this point she put a hand on SCP-5946’s cheek and its eyes widened.
SCP-5946:… you’re not her.
There’s a sound of Dr. Varadkar staggering back.
Dr. Varadkar: What… what did you do to me?
SCP-5946: I didn’t! It was just a memory, I-
Dr. Varadkar grabs her radio.
Dr. Varadkar: Security I need backup now! SCP-5946 is-
SCP-5946 teleported to its containment cell.
Research Note: Although she suffered no adverse physical effects from the encounter, Dr. Varadkar has reported that she will often answer to the name Edith or even write it as her name in correspondence. She was transferred to another site at her request.
The pocket dimension remains connected to Site-33 by a doorway inside the Sector 7 coat room and has been determined to be approximately 75 square meters in size. It contains a large amount of non-anomalous artifacts which are in the process of being fully catalogued. These artifacts include a set of pan pipes, a jar of honey from an extinct species of bee, and a bouquet of pressed flowers of unknown species.
Security log 5/20/2021:
An unknown entity resembling a large, three eyed vulture teleported into a weak point in the Site-33 thaumaturgical defense grid, managing to breach security and force its way into SCP-5946’s containment cell, wrapping the cell in an as of yet unknown anomalous translucent barrier using what appeared to be advanced thaumaturgical techniques.
The following conversation was recorded by the cell’s internal recording equipment while security teams were attempting to contain the intruder. Only audio was recovered.
SCP-5946: Second Wandsman of Earth!? Are you mad!? What are you doing!?
Unknown Entity: Saving your hide! Why the hell are you even here? Do you have any idea how much everyone’s been looking for you?
SCP-5946: Second Wandsman, leave this place at once. I cannot guarantee your safety. I’m not well.
Unknown Entity: But you’re alive! That's more than anyone else can say after facing that thing. Now come on. I’ve cut the power to those poor souls they had binding you here so-
SCP-5946: Blast it Second, I need to stay! You’re incredibly lucky you caught me lucid, but… I'm not myself these days.
Unknown Entity: Then we’ll heal you! We’re not so flush with Cartographers that we can’t spare some bandages and-
SCP-5946: You can’t heal me! Don’t you get it, what that thing did… It can’t be undone. I couldn't save her soul. I barely managed to remove the pieces of myself that it touched. The millennia I studied, all the magic I could muster… I barely made it flinch.
Unknown Entity: Then we’ll try again. We’ll throw everything we can at it, these blind fools included! Please… Just come home.
SCP-5946: Ndugu, stop.
There is a pause.
Unknown Entity: You… my name. I'll have to purge it now, why would you-?
SCP-5946: Because I love you like a son, and I can’t put you in danger. Please, just go back… and stay far away from this wretched place that birthed us.
There is a pause.
Unknown Entity: I’m going to fix this some day. Knowledge will not fall to the beasts.
By the time MTF units were able to breach the barrier, the unknown entity could not be located.
Interview log 5/20/2021:
Interviewer: Dr. Harold Barnes
Subject: SCP-5946
Interview Begins
Dr. Barnes: Hello Lot. We were hoping to ask you a few questions about the being that breached security.
SCP-5946: He will trouble you no further.
Dr. Barnes: I did hear your efforts to dissuade it on the audio feed. Speaking of which, you received your head injury in some sort of battle?
SCP-5946: It wasn't a battle. It was a rescue mission. A failed one.
Dr. Barnes: Who were you trying to rescue? Your-
SCP-5946: It doesn't matter. I never stood a chance. The Sarkics have a true god… I just played pretend.
Dr. Barnes:…
Remainder of transcript has been locked to all personnel without Level 5 Clearance.
+ WARNING: O5 SECURITY LOCK ON FILES. MEMETIC KILL AGENTS EMPLOYED.
- ENCRYPT DOCUMENTATION
Interview log 5/20/2021(Extended):
Interviewer: Site Director Nakamura, Replacing Dr. Barnes
Subject: SCP-5946
Interview Begins
Nakamura: Start talking.
SCP-5946: It’s not safe to-
Nakamura: Drop the act! That thing you fought has torn hundreds of my good soldiers to shreds and I do not have time to coddle your ridiculous make-believe mental incompetence!
SCP-5946: … I’m not faking. I forget myself. I forget everything sometimes.
Nakamura: You don’t get my job without being able to read people. Maybe you’re not faking, but you’re hamming it up like nothing else. And more importantly you’ve met it. Now talk!
SCP-5946: You have no idea what you’re toying with…
Nakamura: So it’s Tuesday then? You are officially the only one to face Yal-
SCP-5946: Do NOT say its name! What, do you think we go by title for fun?
Nakamura: I think you gave us yours pretty easily.
SCP-5946: Because I deserve it!
There is a pause.
SCP-5946: Do you think you're the 50,000th callow scholar to reach out to me? To say how their doomed quest was different? To know in their souls that their cause was just and any price was worth it if they could just make it pay something, anything?
Nakamura: …
SCP-5946: Do you know what I hate the most about this place? It's that thing in your eyes, that hope. That little shred of your mind that thinks you're actually going to be able to hold these things back. That you'll be clever enough to…
<SCP-5946 gestures to itself>
SCP-5946: Behold your future, Director.
Administrator Burns chimes in on the intercom.
Burns: Director Nakamura. There is an urgent call for you.
Nakamura: Tell them I'm busy.
Burns: Sir, it's coming from the O5 council.
Nakamura: … fine.
The Director stands up, glaring down at SCP-5946
Nakamura: You know, we’re not your personal purgatory.
SCP-5946: … sure.
Footnotes
1. Scranton Reality Anchors.
2. See SCP-5917
3. The association of SCP-5946 with the ecclesiastical story of Sodom and Gomorrah is unconfirmed. It has refused to comment on the subject. |
SCP-2148 is a male humanoid of Indian descent. | ***
Item #: SCP-2148
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2148 is to be held within a standard humanoid containment chamber within Hall ██ of Site-██. SCP-2148-1 is to remain in place at all times. Class C amnestics are to be administered to SCP-2148 if its anomalous properties manifest.
Description: SCP-2148 is a male humanoid of Indian descent. The words "Mr. Stripes, from Little Misters ® by Dr. Wondertainment" are tattooed upon SCP-2148's right bicep. SCP-2148-1 is a white blindfold immune to the effects of SCP-2148 with the brand name "Doctor's Orders" sewn into it, worn by SCP-2148 since discovery.
The anomalous properties of SCP-2148 do not manifest unless it is able to visually commit something other than SCP-2148-1 or itself to memory. When it is able to dedicate a person or object to memory via visual stimuli, all current physical and digital information concerning said person or object is immediately obscured via black bars. No alterations occur to media created after this event unless SCP-2148 observes the person or object in question a second time. Class C amnestics have proven capable of reversing this process if applied within three hours of exposure.
SCP-2148 was discovered outside Site-██ by Dr. ███████, and was the first anomaly associated with the "Little Mister" series encountered by the Foundation.
Foreword: The following transcript was recreated using the recorded audio due to the alterations to the original transcript, detected 07/03/1995.
<Begin Log>
SCP-2148: Is Mr. Lie here yet?
Dr. ███████: Excuse me?
SCP-2148: Just, uh, curious. Y'know, wondering if I could see my brother again. Well, y'know, figuratively speaking. Never actually seen him before. But he said he'd be here right after me, and I've been here for a bit and I haven't seen him yet. Figuratively.
Dr. ███████: No, he's not here yet. So there are more Little Misters?
SCP-2148: Oh, yeah. Twenty in total, counting myself. The numbers don't mean anything, but I was the first Little Mister that Doctor Wondertainment made. Mr. Lie told me that. Then he told me we were collector's items, which made enough sense.
Dr. ███████: Did you see them often?
SCP-2148: Like, literally? I saw them each once. Well, except for Redd. Had to see him twice. Kinda makes me wish I didn't have photographic memory, to be perfectly honest.
Dr. ███████: You said you haven't seen Mr. Lie?
SCP-2148: Nope. Er, yes I said that. [Pauses] I have not seen him. He told me he was supposed to be last for some reason, I guess? Never really figured out why, but that wasn't really my place, y'know? I was just supposed to follow him around and look at stuff.
Dr. ███████: And where did the two of you go? What did you look at?
SCP-2148: Oh, y'know, stuff. Took a lot of trips into government buildings, or at least that's what everybody else was saying. I guess I wouldn't right know, y'know? Always had Mr. Lie to show me the way, though. He had a lot of friends, Mr. Lie, and he always knew right what to say to get us where we needed to be. Never actually got to see him, though. The Doctor gave me this note saying I shouldn't look at Lie yet, but then the note had all these black lines on it. So that was weird.
Dr. ███████: And do you have any idea where Mr. Lie is currently?
SCP-2148: Nope! Should be here soon, though. Can't wait to see him.
<End Log>
Addendum 1: Within two weeks of the initial containment of SCP-2148, both SCP-905 and SCP-920 arrived at Site-██ through unknown means. A conference was held between the current Site Director and O5-4 to discuss the repeated information breach. Site Director ███████ requested all future anomalies associated with the "Little Mister" series to be contained within Hall ██, which was approved by O5-4. SCP-2148 was then relocated to its new containment cell within Hall ██ without issue.
Addendum 2: On 05/12/1995 an anomaly (tentatively designated SCP-2148-2) within Site-██ security footage was discovered, beginning with the initial recovery of SCP-2148 and lasting roughly three weeks. SCP-2148-2 manifested as a black bar obscuring Dr. ███████ and Site Director ███████ at intermittent intervals on all security footage.
When questioned about this, both personnel cited two distinct and equally clear memories during the times SCP-2148-2 followed them. Dr. ███████ cited he was conducting testing with an unrelated anomaly, and Site Director ███████ claimed to either be doing paperwork or in one case communicating with O5-4. Both claims have been corroborated by other personnel, including O5-4, as well as surveillance footage.
SCP-2148-2 manifestation ended shortly after an interview between SCP-2148 and Dr. ███████ while he was obscured by SCP-2148-2. Dr. ███████ exited Site-██ shortly after, exiting camera view without incident.
When questioned about this, SCP-2148 claimed to have no knowledge of how this could have occurred. A search of its cell revealed one previously unaccounted for photograph affected by the anomalous properties of SCP-2148.
Addendum 3: While originally thought to not possess a document of the Little Mister series, when questioned SCP-2148 unrolled SCP-2148-1 to reveal an equivalent printed on the obverse side.
Wow! You've just found yourself your very own Little Mister, a limited edition collection from Dr. Wondertainment!
Find them all and become Mr. Collector!!
01. Mr. Chameleon
02. Mr. Headless
03. Mr. Laugh
04. Mr. Forgetful
05. Mr. Shapey
06. Mr. Soap
07. Mr. Hungry
08. Mr. Brass
09. Mr. Hot
10. Ms. Sweetie
11. Mr. Life and Mr. Death
12. Mr. Fish
13. Mr. Moon
14. Mr. Redd (discontinued)
15. Mr. Money
16. Mr. Lost
17. Mr. Lie
18. Mr. Mad
19. Mr. Scary
20. Mr. Stripes ✔ |
SCP-2255 is a localized weather phenomenon that takes the shape of a cumulus humilis cloud measuring roughly three meters at longest. | ***
Item #: SCP-2255
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2255’s current residence is a Foundation-owned island north of the Phoenix Islands group in the Pacific Ocean. A research base has been established on the island’s south shore to monitor and report on SCP-2255’s activity. At least one Level-3 and three Level-2 personnel are to occupy the base at all times and maintain communication with the nearest Foundation containment site. All research staff assigned to SCP-2255 must have background in biology (if possible, botany specifically) or psychology.
A population of twenty D-Class and five Foundation security officers is to be stationed on the island in designated living areas, and given daily tasks to keep the community functioning. To maintain the guise of dedicated worship of SCP-2255’s apparent creator, dried hibiscus and hibiscus tea are to be consumed regularly in SCP-2255’s presence, and D-Class are to ensure that the prepared shrine for SCP-2255 is given five freshly-picked flowers each day at sunrise. D-Class personnel are to refrain from engaging in conversation with SCP-2255; any discussion with the anomaly is to be carried out by Foundation researchers. Personnel interacting with SCP-2255 are to adopt a tone of respect to ensure its continued cooperation.
Each month a survey of the island’s hibiscus population is to be done; resources will be distributed for replenishment should the flower count be observed depleted.
Description: SCP-2255 is a localized weather phenomenon that takes the shape of a cumulus humilis cloud measuring roughly three meters at longest. SCP-2255 is sapient and capable of speech, generally speaking English in a low-pitched male voice. It has claimed to be a creation and an envoy of a flower goddess (See Addendum SCP-2255-2).
SCP-2255’s average altitude ranges from five to twenty meters, though during cloudy or overcast days it tends to hover close to the island’s trees (See Addendum SCP-2255-3). Though SCP-2255 is able to move independently, its maximum observed speed is 15 km/h. Despite its claims of capacity for divine wrath, SCP-2255 has yet to cause harm to any human being.
SCP-2255’s presence is accompanied by a strong aroma, often compared to that of floral perfume. SCP-2255 has additionally exhibited instances of anomalous precipitation, including:
raining a concentrated fructose and water solution
“snowing” frost-covered hibiscus petals
hailing princess-cut diamonds (ranging from 1 to 2 cm in diameter)
Addendum SCP-2255-1: SCP-2255 was initially discovered near the Hawaiian Islands, attempting to gather followers from the local population by reciting popular advertising slogans used by various commercial companies. Foundation operatives intervened and administered amnestics to those who came into contact with SCP-2255, and persuaded it (using the lure of an existing devout population) to relocate. SCP-2255’s journey to its current location was monitored by Foundation aircraft and research personnel were dispatched to the island prior to SCP-2255’s departure.
Addendum SCP-2255-2: SCP-2255 has, as of ██/██/████, taken to remaining close to the shrine constructed to its alleged deity. As the entity had habitually “patrolled” the island prior to this time, an interview was conducted to determine the change in behavior.
Interview Log SCP-2255-█-███
Dr. Kiryu is sitting on a large stone with recording equipment set up next to him. SCP-2255 hovers overhead roughly 3 meters from the ground, occasionally rising and returning to its average altitude.
Dr. Kiryu: Thank you for meeting with me, emissary of the vibrant flower goddess. Will you please tell me why you remain exclusively in the company of the shrine?
SCP-2255: My creator, master of the sky water and sea flowers, is weary. And I am not at my full strength when I am far from the offerings given to her.
Dr. Kiryu: Do tell. There are no songs yet about the true extent of your power.
SCP-2255: My might stems from my goddess. She is beauty incarnate and worthy of adulation. Should she wish it, my rain will flood your cities and my frost will decimate your fragile blossoms.
Dr. Kiryu: And she has told you the depth of her full powers?
SCP-2255: [pause] No, but she has seen so many of your so-called “ads” and created me, thus her knowledge must be unparalleled and her powers infinite. She deserves more praise.
Dr. Kiryu: The people have noticed that you rain sugar water. Is this a power of your goddess?
SCP-2255: I don’t always rain wine, you see.
Dr. Kiryu: Ah, indeed. So you are bestowed these powers to act as your lady’s messenger?
SCP-2255: My lady was dissatisfied with her standing, as her four ostentatious older sisters were held in higher regard than her loveliness despite their various shortcomings. She would show them her worth through me.
Dr. Kiryu: It is unfortunate, for her to be treated that way. Did she create you to show man as well what she was capable of?
SCP-2255: Kokio, deity of vibrant flowers, beauty unparalleled, studied the persuasive techniques of man and used the knowledge to shape me into what I have now become, to act as her emissary and speak to her worshippers in her stead. She in her generosity thinks of those who follow her and endeavors to communicate in a familiar manner.
Dr. Kiryu: If I may ask, cloud nimbus of the flower goddess, what are you exactly?
SCP-2255: I may not be on a horse or a boat, but I am the most interesting rainstorm in the world.
Addendum SCP-2255-3: When questioned regarding its habit of descending to lower altitudes when there were other clouds visible in the sky, SCP-2255 replied that it “was not interested in inciting undue ire” should the other clouds notice its presence. SCP-2255 further insisted vehemently and preemptively that it was “not hiding from anyone who may challenge the goddess”.
Addendum SCP-2255-4: On ██/██/████, SCP-2255 left its resting place at the shrine and began circling the perimeter of the island, loudly chanting several slogan-like phrases including “Hail Kokio! She’s the Kokio-est!”, “Trust in the flower goddess: just do it”, and “got hibiscus?” while depositing large volumes of granulated sugar as it passed. After 5 hours of this behavior, SCP-2255 returned to the shrine and remained stationary until the next day. ██ similar incidents have occurred since the initial incident, with SCP-2255 exclaiming different slogans each time. |
SCP-1555 is a facility of unknown origin and purpose installed in tunnels beneath an unnamed mountain peak in ████████ National Park. | ***
Item #: SCP-1555
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: A 50-mile radius around SCP-1555 is to be designated a wildlife sanctuary in accordance with the United States Endangered Species Act, due to its status as the location of one of the few remaining populations of Robertson's field mice. Due to the extremely difficult terrain surrounding SCP-1555, a guard patrol is not needed; a closed gate and guard house (disguised as a research station for scientists studying local wildlife) are to be maintained at the entrance road. Noises emitted by SCP-1555 are to be blamed on thunder, sonic booms, or mistpouffers (fog guns) by Foundation disinformation teams. Task Force Gamma-29 ("Old Men of the Mountain") is to be assigned to SCP-1555, for any exploration of the outer surface, and for tracking and retrieval of specimens. Exploration of the interior of the SCP is only to be conducted by remote probe and class-D personnel.
Description: SCP-1555 is a facility of unknown origin and purpose installed in tunnels beneath an unnamed mountain peak in ████████ National Park. It appears to occupy nearly the entire inside space of the mountain, and extends an unknown distance below sea level. Seismic surveys and ground-penetrating radar have proven to be somewhat useful at mapping the outer extents of the facility, though the internal layout has been known to shift (though only in very localized areas). An entrance is available, but all attempts to survey SCP-1555 have failed, resulting in the loss of one Foundation agent (Agent Harris), one Mobile Task Force (MTF Epsilon-12, "Facility Managers" - see Audio/Telemetry Log Epsilon-12-1555), and ██ Class D personnel.
The structure of SCP-1555's tunnels (designated SCP-1555-1) culminates near the peak of the mountain; at the very top of the structure (approximately 20 meters below the summit), facing northeast, a steel tube exits the mountain and continues for (on average) three meters at a 27-degree angle from horizontal. The tube is rifled with 25 lands and a twist rate of 1:20, and appears similar in construction to the barrel of a modern 155-mm howitzer. The tube has been observed to change shape; microscopic observation of the tube during transformation indicates that iron crystals appear on the surface of the tube with no discernible source. Transformations are usually in the shape of a muzzle device, such as a muzzle booster or recoil brake, though others have been seen. The additions have never been observed to remain for more than one shot, and disappear afterwards in the same manner as their introduction.
SCP-1555 will, at unpredictable time periods (not observed to be more than ten days from the last event), launch a projectile (designated SCP-1555-2) from this tube. The shell usually travels at the standard muzzle velocity for a 155mm howitzer, but variations have been reported. In almost all cases, the shell lands intact in a valley 6 km northeast of the SCP and releases 5-16 Robertson's field mice, tentatively labeled SCP-1555-3. In most cases, the mice appear completely indistinguishable from natural Robertson's field mice (Apodemus robertsonii), with a 50/50 gender division. The mice show normal genetic deviation in most cases, though approximately 15% of shells contain genetically identical mice. After the mice are released, the shell (in most cases) corrodes into dust within two hours.
+ MTF Gamma-29 Selected Observations, 2004-Present
-MTF Gamma-29 Selected Observations, 2004-Present (Chronological order)
Shell approximately five meters long; released two thousand mice.
Shell made of mahogany; released five mice and remained intact.
Shell did not follow a parabolic trajectory. Shell tracked via radar past the orbit of Mars and lost.
No shell. Ten mice fired from SCP; landed scattered across the valley.
Shell contained ten mouse skeletons.
Rocket-assisted shell landed four kilometers further out than average.
Muzzle device manifested in the form of an enormous sound suppressor. Report noticeably quieter than usual.
Shell pushed out of the end of the muzzle by compressed air; landed in front of tube and released one mouse.
Shell contained tangled mass of PNP bipolar transistors instead of mice.
Muzzle device manifested in the form of a squeeze-bore adapter. Shell contained remains of an estimated eight mice, compressed into unrecognizability.
48 shells fired in extremely rapid succession. Each contained three mice.
Solid rubber shell; did not dissolve.
Shell landed; released chlorine gas instead of mice.
Shell released five smaller, fin-stabilized shells mid-flight, each containing one mouse.
Steel girder fired instead of shell.
Shell continued traveling upon meeting the ground, leaving an angled hole. Laser and radar rangefinder depth measurement failed.
SCP fired five times without releasing shell.
SCP barrel retracted into mountain for two days; fired shell one day later and re-emerged. Shell contained nine mice.
Red light shone from gun barrel for 3 days.
Ordinary shell landed; continued disgorging mice for three hours. Total number uncounted due to mouse overlap.
Shell exploded in midair, releasing metal fragments. Functioned identically to ordinary HE artillery round.
Shell contained two brown rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Barrel accreted material for several weeks and, once several times longer than normal, fired a shell two hundred kilometers. Shell landed near the city of █████████ and released four mice.
See Also: Audio/Telemetry Log Epsilon-12-1555 |
SCP-3642 is a brand of moisturizing skin cream, labelled as 'Hawaiian Breeze Tropical Topical Tropical (Sic) Cream,' manufactured by the cosmetics corporation Fresh and Free Incorporated. | ***
Item #: SCP-3642
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-3642 are presently in containment. As of 02/06/2017, the public disinformation and amnestic campaign to suppress knowledge of the effects of the SCP-3642 release has been completed, apparently with complete success. Foundation assets monitoring media outlets, social networking sites, and emergency services have had their list of keywords updated to identify future SCP-3642 instance usage. Standard medical quarantine and disinformation campaigns are typically sufficient to suppress individual cases. Embedded agents are monitoring Fresh and Free Incorporated production and staff. Due to the effects of SCP-3642, which are incurable, permanent, deleterious to the effected subject's quality of life, and represent a potential information breach if witnessed publicly, testing of SCP-3642 is permanently suspended by order of the Ethics Committee.
Description: SCP-3642 is a brand of moisturizing skin cream, labelled as 'Hawaiian Breeze Tropical Topical Tropical (Sic) Cream,' manufactured by the cosmetics corporation Fresh and Free Incorporated. In early 2017, the product saw a limited launch, which was cancelled after six days, when the anomalous properties of SCP-3642 became apparent. The party or parties responsible for the incident have not yet been identified.
Upon application, the anomalous effect of SCP-3642 goes through three stages. The first stage, lasting from two to three days, is marked by glossy, healthy-looking skin where the cream was applied, and a strong, persistent fruity odor, generally identified as a mix of mango, lemon, and pineapple.
The second stage sees skin and hair at the point of application discolored. Generally, vivid simple color patterns manifest. This stage lasts between six hours and one day. It should be noted that both the first and second stage require only a single application, and given a period of three to four months without further exposure to SCP-3642, they will revert.
If another application of SCP-3642 is applied during stage one or two, however, stage three will occur. At this point, tissue at the application site or sites will rapidly alter over the course of a few hours, coming to resemble tropical scenery, flora, and fauna. These alterations are occasionally reversible with extreme reconstructive surgery.
A partial list of individuals effected by the third stage of SCP-3642, hereafter designated SCP-3642-A, has been compiled below to demonstrate the effects of the anomaly. For the full list of secured instances, see Document 3642-017.
SCP-3642-A Instance
Noted Effects
SCP-3642-A12, formerly Daniel McCaulie, 24, Male, Engineering Student
Mural of a sandy beach and several palm trees at sunset rendered in natural subdermal pigmentation on upper chest; mural noted to glow with natural phosphorescence in the dark
SCP-3642-A38, formerly Michelle Feist, 31, Female, CPA
Brightly-colored plumage, mostly green and yellow, resembling that of a psittaciform1 appear on the instance's cheeks and chin.
SCP-3642-A77, Formerly Margret Pattin, 47, Female, Truck Driver
Mango sprouting from right elbow; head of a small monkey of unidentified species sprouting from the left elbow. Throat and upper chest overgrown with large, glossy green-blue foliage.
SCP-3642-A128, Formerly Donald Green, 35, Male, Unemployed
Face, especially around the lips, armpits, and groin all overgrown with liana2
Interview SCP-3642-21
Interviewer: Researcher M. Inselmann
Interviewed: SCP-3642-A77 (Margret Pattin; for the sake of rapport, the subject was referred to as 'Margret' for the duration of the interview.)
Researcher Inselmann: Hello, Margret. How are you, today?
SCP-3642-A77: Okay. I mean, not great, obviously. I have a monkey growing out of my arm, after all. It bites. Keeps me up at night. You?
Researcher Inselmann: Ah. I'm good. We'll see if we can…sedate the growth. I have a few more questions, if you don't mind.
SCP-3642-A77: Mind if I ask one of you, first?
Researcher Inselmann: Ask away. If I can answer, I will.
SCP-3642-A77: Will I ever be allowed to leave this place? Looking the way I do, knowing what I know? Will you ever let me go?
Researcher Inselmann: Yes, actually. You're one of the lucky ones. Testing has indicated that your growths don't grow back. We're planning to remove them surgically. You'll also be dosed with a drug that affects your long-term memory, and returned to your old life. In a week, this will all be forgotten.
SCP-3642-A77: Really? God, that's good to hear.
Researcher Inselmann: Mind if I ask my questions, Margret?
SCP-3642-A77: Oh, yeah, please, be my guest.
Researcher Inselmann: Could you go over the circumstances that led to you buying the topical cream?
SCP-3642-A77: Sure. I was running a load of cheap car parts from Mexico- I'm a truck driver. I was in Arizona, and the damned desert climate kills me. Just absolutely kills me. I was born in Canada, you know, my blood is too thick for the heat. So whenever I pass through the Southwest, I always pick up a big jug of water and a bottle of cream, to keep my skin from cracking. I think I got them both from a pharmacy in some little po'dunk town, couldn't tell you the name.
Researcher Inselmann: And when you applied the cream?
SCP-3642-A77: Worked really well. Better than most. My skin felt great. Looked great, too. Smelled lovely. Like some fruity cocktail you'd sip on a beach resort. Whole cab smelt like it. I slathered it on two, three times a day. On my neck, on my elbows. That's where the dry air gets me the worst. Then I noticed- well, you know.
Researcher Inselmann: It'd be better if you could say for the record.
SCP-3642-A77: Okay. Well. My skin turned weird colors. My neck got all glossy and shiny- like wax. Or like the leaves that are there now- and turned bluish-green. One elbow turned a little darker, sort of pinkish-brown- not much different, really. That's where the little bastard monkey is now. The other went red and green. Figured I was having some sort of weird reaction to the cream. Went to the hospital- and a few hours later, you guys showed up. Scared me shitless, all you dark-suited G-man looking guys showing up. Thought it was some heavy contagion thing going on. But then you got me in the van and explained things, and sure enough, an hour of two later, I started growing a mango on my arm. Goddamned weird. Singular experience. Doesn't hurt at all. Just…so damned odd.
Researcher Inselmann: Ha. Yeah, it's an odd one for me, as well.
SCP-3642-A77: …Really wish I could get rid of that fruity smell.
Footnotes
1. A Parrot
2. Woody vines |
SCP-1379 is a canvas painting of a clown with two children, held in a frame roughly 1. | ***
Item #: SCP-1379
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1379 is to be kept in a dedicated Object Containment Locker at Site 19, off the floor and covered by a sheet.
Personnel should never make any remarks regarding SCP-1379’s appearance, in order to avoid contamination. Personnel who find themselves contaminated with SCP-1379’s influence are to report to their superiors for evaluation, and reassigned to non-experimental work if deemed fit to continue their service to the Foundation. Further action will be taken on a case-by-case basis.
At this time, cross-testing is forbidden between SCP-1379 and other SCP objects which contain childlike abnormal entities, such as SCP-097, SCP-747, and/or SCP-899.
Description: SCP-1379 is a canvas painting of a clown with two children, held in a frame roughly 1.2mx1.5m in size. The object appears to be wholly destructible, and shows some minor scuffing and wear on the edges of the frame. Estimates put the date of creation somewhere in the mid to late 1980s.
If any person or persons make disparaging remarks regarding the content of the painting, they will feel a sharp, severe pain in the centre of their chest within the following five to ten minutes, located roughly behind the sternum. This pain will persist for roughly 20 minutes before suddenly ending; as of yet, testing has not determined a biological process or pattern responsible for this pain. After the cessation of pain, the person or persons who remarked on SCP-1379’s content will be irreversibly mentally changed, depending on their biological age.
Adult subjects (>~16-17 years) will become unable to experience certain mental states, such as nostalgia and simpler forms of curiosity. Imaginative ability is also dramatically cut, with more creatively inclined subjects losing the will to create or perform as they did before exposure. Additionally, their sense of humour will be dulled, though not completely removed; they simply will no longer find most humourous situations as such. It should be noted that these individuals may find certain forms of humour, such as specific kinds of sarcasm and more sophisticated jokes or puns, entertaining if they did so before exposure. Adult subjects afflicted by SCP-1379 are capable of living relatively normal lives post-exposure, and this effect diminishes the later in life one is affected.
Prepubescent subjects (<~12 years) will be affected more dramatically by SCP-1379’s effect. After the cessation of the pain associated with SCP-1379, young subjects will permanently become subdued and highly suggestible, with little interest towards anything not directly related towards their physical survival. The affected subjects will no longer show signs of any imaginative ability or creative potential, as well as an extremely stunted capability for learning non-physical, non-critical skills such as mathematics. Emotional response is extremely subdued as well, with individuals losing the will and ability to form bonds with others, react to humourous or depressing situations, or feel any sort of fear response. These traits will carry into adulthood, with individuals showing little to no changes in mental state as they progress in age.
Individuals between 12 and 16 years of age will be affected less predictably than those age groups discussed above, though the effects on this age group appear to vary in accordance with mental maturity levels.
Recovery: SCP-1379 was recovered from a yard sale three miles west of Port Huron, Michigan, in 1999, after a high number of civilians were afflicted by its effect. A vast majority of the afflicted were aged 60 or older, and thus were treated with mild Class-C amnesiacs and released. The owner of the property where SCP-1379 was recovered had not seen the painting before, and did not know where it came from. The ultimate origin of SCP-1379 is as of yet unknown. |
SCP-787 is a Boeing 747-200 airliner of unknown manufacturing date and call sign. | ***
Item #: SCP-787
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-787 is currently contained within Hangar 04 at Sector-28. Security cameras and sound recording equipment are to be stationed in the cockpit, passenger area, and baggage hold of SCP-787 to record any anomalous events. In the event of any anomalous activity within SCP-787, access to the interior of SCP-787 is to be prohibited for a minimum of 72 hours.
Description: SCP-787 is a Boeing 747-200 airliner of unknown manufacturing date and call sign. The exterior of SCP-787 has been painted over, including all passenger windows: Paint was wet upon recovery, drying soon after. The mechanical components of SCP-787 are all undamaged and functional, and show no signs of use. Nonmechanical components of SCP-787, including carpeting, upholstery, and luggage, are in an advanced state of decay. The pilot and co-pilot’s seats have been removed, replaced with two piles of computer components arranged in the shape of chairs.
SCP-787 initially manifested on June ██, 1987, in a field located approximately ███ km from Bremerton, Washington.
SCP-787 contains the bodies of 515 deceased individuals, henceforth referred to as SCP-787a. The cause of death varies among specimens, with causes including strangulation, exsanguination, drowning, starvation, bullet wounds, stab wounds and blunt force trauma. Certain mutilations are common throughout SCP-787a specimens regardless of cause of death, including removal of the tongue (23 instances), scalping (73 instances), carving of Cyrillic letters into the left palm (230 instances, no pattern found) and removal of fingertips (498 instances). All SCP-787a specimens are in advanced stages of decay, but have shown no signs of further putrefaction since recovery.
Visual apparitions, unexplained noises, and other phenomena will spontaneously manifest within SCP-787. These incidents have not occurred when SCP-787 is occupied. Attempts to enter SCP-787 after these events will result in violent physical expulsion from SCP-787 by an unknown force, accompanied by severe organ damage and internal bleeding.
Recorded anomalous activity within SCP-787 includes:
08/01/1988: Sound of pounding against doors and windows on the left side of SCP-787, lasting seven minutes and fifteen seconds. Interior cameras picked up no movement during this period.
02/23/1990: Male voice heard in forward men’s wash closet, repeating the phrase “Philosophers always run from the advanced thickening treatment” five times.
10/06/1993: In-flight movie activates, displaying a repeating series of seven black-and-white still images of a deceased male human, accompanied by a female voice reading a gynecology manual in Czech. Lasts for forty-three minutes.
12/27/1993: “Fasten Seatbelts” sign flickers on and off for three hours and forty-one minutes, accompanied by a repeated loop of the first 15 seconds of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” played over the speaker system. This is the longest recorded anomalous event within SCP-787.
07/30/1997: Indistinct humanoid figure manifests in aisle next to seat H43 and removes the emergency air supply. Figure places breathing mask on and stands still for two minutes and fifteen seconds, before removing mask and walking out of frame. Figure does not appear on any other cameras.
01/15/2001: Manifestation of an indistinct humanoid figure approximately 1 meter in height. Figure sits in the co-pilot’s chair for three minutes and fifty seconds, making soft whimpering noises, before vomiting onto the control console and exiting the cockpit. Examination of the vomit revealed traces of nitrous oxide, thorium, bird droppings, and three human fingernails.
05/05/2005: A female voice is heard throughout SCP-787, saying “For your comfort and enjoyment today, pancakes will now be served. Please do not leave your seat. Pancakes will now be served. Please do not leave your seat. Do not leave your seat. Leave your seat. Please. Pancakes will now be served. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay pancakes!”
09/09/2007: Emergency air supplies deployed and retracted repeatedly for fourteen minutes, fifteen seconds, accompanied by screaming from a group of 10-20 people. Pitch of screaming shifted depending on current position of breathing masks.
11/29/2008: Internal temperature shifts from 20° C to – 13°C over the space of nineteen seconds, remaining at this temperature for ten minutes and twenty-nine seconds, before resuming average temperature.
Addendum-01: 12/13/2007 - The identity of SCP-787a-112 has been determined to be that of ███████ ██████████, a retired optometrist currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. Subject was interviewed by Foundation agents on December 14th, and was found to have no knowledge or memory of any anomalous incidents taking place in June of 1987. In addition, Mr. ██████████ claimed that he had never ridden in an airplane in his life, a claim verified by his wife and son.
Attempts to identify other passengers are currently underway.
Addendum-02: 05/22/2009 - Examination of SCP-787’s waste storage tank revealed an additional specimen of SCP-787a, designated SCP-787a-516, being an Indian male approximately 30 years of age. Subject was in possession of the following:
3-piece tailored suit.
Surgical mask and rubber gloves.
Unloaded Beretta DT-10 shotgun.
1 box of Tic-Tac brand mints, containing 14 cinnamon flavor mints.
Switch blade: Handle is carved into the appearance of a nude woman.
An Eye of Horus amulet, constructed of recycled aluminum and twine.
SCP-787’s flight log. The coordinates -27.41,-122.70 were logged 5,478 times.
Ticket stub for Return of the Jedi. The number 92 is written on the back in permanent marker.
SCP-787a-516 does not display a similar state of decay as the rest of SCP-787a specimens. Cause of death is unknown.
Addendum-03: 06/19/2013 – SCP-787’s flight data recorder has been recovered from a compartment underneath the floor of seat A13. The device was wrapped in butcher paper and the compartment filled with asbestos and dried human blood. Flight data recorder contained nothing but the phrase “TO BE SORRY”. |
SCP-788 is a creature resembling an African carp (Labeo coubie), approximately 3. | ***
Item #: SCP-788
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-788 is contained at Site ██ in a high-temperature ceramic lined chamber 25 m in diameter, filled with molten lead kept at a temperature of 900 degrees Centigrade. If SCP-788 becomes active or attempts to break containment, its containment chamber is to be cooled until SCP-788 ceases movement. SCP-788 is to be fed 500g pellets of iron and magnesium on a daily basis.
Description: SCP-788 is a creature resembling an African carp (Labeo coubie), approximately 3.2 m in length and composed entirely of ultramafic magma with a 'skin' of cracked picritic basalt. It is currently estimated to have a core temperature of approximately 1475 degrees Centigrade, though its skin temperature is typically much lower. Samples obtained from SCP-788 have shown no differentiation or internal structure.
SCP-788 has been observed with simple behavior identical to that of a typical water-dwelling fish. It does not exhibit unusual strength for a creature of its size, though its sheer size and mass can result in damage to its containment cell if it becomes agitated. SCP-788 consumes several types of ore and minerals, with a preference for iron and magnesium, though it has not been observed excreting any material. Since its containment, SCP-788 has grown approximately 22 cm in length.
SCP-788 was discovered following the 19██ eruption of [REDACTED]. It is currently theorized that multiple instances of SCP-788 may exist in the mantle layer of the earth, and the eruption of [REDACTED] may have brought SCP-788 to the surface. Contingencies are currently in place if another instance of SCP-788 is discovered by Foundation or civilian assets.
Addendum 788-01: Incident 788-01
On █/██/██, SCP-788 became slow and apathetic for a period of approximately twenty four (24) days, during which its abdomen swelled considerably. At the end of this period, SCP-788 produced over ███ spherical objects, presumably eggs, with an average diameter of approximately 3 cm. Analysis shows that these are composed of the same type of magma as SCP-788, and all specimens have been separated into another containment cell and placed under observation. |
SCP-4872 is a species of arthropod closely related to Tachypodoiulus niger, or the White legged Snake Millipede. | ***
Item #: SCP-4872
Object Class: Insectoid
Containment Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-4872 are to be kept inside of a sealed chamber at Site-17. SCP-4872 is to be fed a diet of compost from non-anomalous sources. The population of this chamber is never to exceed 50 instances of SCP-4872. Interaction with SCP-4872 is not to take place without wearing a sealed, padded suit.
SCP-4872's containment cell is to be inspected biweekly in order to search for openings. A secondary containment cell has been erected surrounding the primary chamber in order to prevent leaks. In the event that an instance of SCP-4872 is unaccounted for, personnel are to evacuate the general area while Foundation personnel fumigate areas of the site believed to be infected.
Description: SCP-4872 is a species of arthropod closely related to Tachypodoiulus niger, or the White legged Snake Millipede. Like their relatives, SCP-4872 are pale brown in coloration and can grow up to a length of 2.5 centimeters. However, SCP-4872 is distinguished by the growth of large fangs, the secretion of venom, and predation behaviors. Although SCP-4872 are capable of sustaining themselves from decaying plant life, their preferred prey are humans.
SCP-4872 are capable of temporarily collapsing their bodily organs, allowing them to fit into spaces that they otherwise would not be able to access. In addition, the venom of SCP-4872 has anaesthetic properties, which can cause numbness at the point of injection.
Behavior: The habitat of SCP-4872 are generally urban districts and suburban centers, such as schools, apartments, and churches. SCP-4872 will attempt to crawl into to a person's belongings and then infiltrate their home. Generally, SCP-4872 targets individuals between 8 and 12 years of age.
Once SCP-4872 has selected a target, it will attempt to make its way to the brain. This is usually done while the victim is asleep. SCP-4872 will inject its venom near the neck area, and then create an incision large enough for it to fit through. Once it reaches the brain, it will inject venom into the pre-frontal lobe, the occipital lobe, and other areas dedicated to sensory stimulus and memory.
This will put the victim into a temporary coma. However, the venom of SCP-4872 also has hallucinogenic properties. SCP-4872 takes advantage of the brain activity supplied by this to lay its eggs in the folds of the brain. Four weeks later, the eggs will hatch and the larvae will leave its host through the host's ears, nose, mouth, eyes, and occasionally the incision through which they entered.
Shortly after SCP-4872 and its larvae evacuate, the subject will wake up. These subjects report experiencing between 10 and 20 years of time while in their coma.
Addendum 4872-1: Affected Subject Interview
INTERVIEW LOG
Interviewer: Researcher Calvin
Interviewee: James Smith
<Begin Log>
Researcher Calvin: Could you please tell me what you dreamed about?
James Smith: I, it was pretty weird.
Researcher Calvin: How was it weird?
James Smith: I don't know.
Researcher Calvin: Okay, where were you?
James Smith: I was in school, but then I graduated, and then I was in college.
Researcher Calvin: What's the last thing you remember.
James Smith: Uh… the last thing I remember— I… I was talking to this— this— this girl, and I leaned in to kiss, but… err, nevermind.
Researcher Calvin: I see. For the record, how old are you?
James Smith: I'm ten and a half.
Researcher Calvin: Splendid. Can you tell me about your current life?
James Smith: I just… go to school and play videogames.
Researcher Calvin: I think that's most of the useful information we can get here. Thank you, James. Do you have any more questions?
James Smith: Was Kelly real?
Researcher Calvin: We haven't found anyone named "Kelly Thompson" that fit how you described her.
James Smith: …oh. Is there a way to go back into the dream?
Researcher Calvin: I'm sorry, there isn't.
<End Log>
Addendum 4872-2: DNA Analysis
A D-class subject was exposed to SCP-4872 and allowed to enter the coma state. During the process, D-29810's skull was surgically opened and the eggs belonging to the SCP-4872 instance were removed. SCP-4872 responded by injecting its venom into the brain stem, putting D-29810 into a permanent coma. It is of note that D-29810 owned a Philadelphia pizzeria, and was arrested after several counts of manslaughter. During his coma, he was heard muttering about an unidentified seamstress and their supposed children.
The DNA recovered from the eggs did not match typical arthropod DNA; rather, the DNA resembled human DNA. Comparison to Foundation-cached DNA databases indicated that some of the eggs had matches to real persons. For instance, a 50% match to an Alabama seamstress, a 40% match to a Philadelphia criminal case lawyer, a 43% match to a Philadelphia dog trainer, and a 12% match to the current mayor of Philadelphia.
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SCP-3331 is a Sesame Street branded electronic child's toy with 10 numbered buttons and a simple lenticular panel depicting a stylised phone screen. | ***
Item #: SCP-3331
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3331 is to be stored on a secure pedestal in the centre of a containment chamber measuring at least 5m3. Instances of SCP-3331-1 are to be contained in standard humanoid containment chambers.
For more information regarding SCP-3331-1-Alpha and Operation Glass Ring, see Sub-document 3331-1/12.
Description: SCP-3331 is a Sesame Street branded electronic child's toy with 10 numbered buttons and a simple lenticular panel depicting a stylised phone screen. It constantly emits a series of audible tones in a range typically associated with standard telephone key tones. This occurs regardless of the presence of batteries or any other power source.
Approximately once every three months SCP-3331 will produce four notes played by a brass horn instrument, consistent with the opening horn section of "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia", by Pete Schofield and the Canadians.1 An instance of SCP-3331-1 will then manifest in an open space within 2m of SCP-3331, pick it up and hold a brief conversation as though it were a functional telephone.2 Once finished, this SCP-3331-1 instance will attempt to seek out and attack the nearest other instance of SCP-3331-1, and will become increasingly distressed and erratic in its behaviour if it is prevented from doing so.
There are currently 26 instances of SCP-3331-1 in containment.
SCP-3331-1 is a humanoid entity with the appearance and physical characteristics of American professional wrestler John Cena. All instances suffer from situs inversus3, and approximately 70% display additional anomalous properties. Interviews suggest that instances possess memories that closely mirror those of John Cena at the time of manifestation, though their personalities and behaviours have been seen to differ significantly. Table 3331-A contains examples of SCP-3331-1 instances.
John Cena was interviewed shortly after the discovery of SCP-3331's anomalous properties, under the guise of investigating a potential stalker, though he appeared to have no knowledge of or connection to SCP-3331. He remains under observation.
Table 3331-A
Notable examples of instances of SCP-3331-1, categorised by instance number.
#
Anomalous Properties
Notes
1
None.
Personality profile closely matches that of John Cena.
6
A memetic effect that causes observers to perceive it as being approximately 70cm taller than themselves. Effect translates through video recordings; actual height presumed to match that of John Cena, but cannot be confirmed.
Prone to seemingly random bouts of megalomania, typically expressed in the form of "wrestling promo" style monologues.
13
Possesses low-level psychic abilities that allow it to predict the physical movements of nearby individuals.
Suffers from Antisocial Personality Disorder, and has been observed to use its anomalous properties to inflict severe physical injuries on containment personnel. Consequently, Instance 13 should only have direct contact with personnel rating 85 or higher on the Psychic Resistance Scale.
14
Able to manipulate the flow of time in the area immediately surrounding its body, allowing it to move extremely quickly or extremely slowly from the perspective of those observing it.
Suffers from a unique psychological disorder related to the way it perceives time. Currently under analysis.
18
A highly durable and malleable skeletal structure, making it highly resistant to physical trauma and allowing for a wider range of movement than the human skeleton typically allows.
Attempted escape a number of times by compressing its skeleton to such a degree that it could enter spaces too small for a typical human of its size.
23
When directly engaged in any form of game, contest, or challenge, Instance 23 will always win, regardless of any prior experience in the specific game or how many other participants there are.
It is extremely egotistical, believing its victories to be the result of natural skill, and will regularly try and bait Foundation staff into contests through personal insults. Under no circumstances is language that would conflate its containment with a game or challenge to be used around Instance 23.
Recovery
SCP-3331 was recovered on 23/08/2010, when automated internet analysis bot I/O-TIGER flagged potential anomalous activity; a forum post describing a "toy kids phone that keeps on beeping even after the batteries are out" combined with a number of sightings of John Cena in the area, when John Cena himself was confirmed to be elsewhere. Investigation revealed the poster to be a nurse at ██████ Hospital, ██, and that the object belonged to a terminally ill child who was visited by John Cena in 2007; it had been left in storage following their death.
Incident 3331/4
On 17/11/2017 John Cena made contact with the Agent who performed his original interview via a supplied phone number, to report seeing a person who "looked a lot like him" outside of his home. Agents were dispatched to investigate, and he was brought in for a second interview, transcribed below.
Interviewer: Agent Sonia Li
Interviewee: John Cena
[TRANSCRIPT BEGINS]
Cena: Detective Li, good to see you again.
Li: Mr. Cena. I understand you're having trouble with a stalker?
Cena: Yeah, saw someone sneaking around outside my house a couple of nights ago, and I remembered what you said the last time about calling you if anything came up.
Li: Of course. Can you describe this person?
Cena: Yeah, uh, he…
(Silence.)
Cena: He looked like me. For a few seconds I thought it was just my own reflection in a window. That's weird, right?
Li: Did he do anything?
Cena: No, he uh, I think he ran when he noticed I'd seen him.
Li: Have you seen him around before? Or anyone who looked like him?
Cena: Looks like me, you mean.
Li: Right.
Cena: You'd think I would remember seeing someone who looks exactly like me before.
Li: And have yo-
Cena: Unless you'd wiped my memory of it, of course.
(Silence.)
Li: What do you me-
At this point, video footage shows Agent Li become frozen in place, as though unable to move.
Cena: Come now, Agent Li. We both know you wouldn't be displaying such an incredible lack of subtlety if you weren't planning on having me forget the entire thing after. What is it you call them?
Li: Wuh- wuh- wuh-
Cena: Ah yes, amnestics. Strange name.
Li: Hu- how-
Cena: How am I doing this? Oh, I have a great many gifts. Less than I'd like, of course, since you cut off my supply. I was content with what I had for a while, obviously. Easy to be the best John Cena when there's no other competition.
Li: St- st- sto-
Cena: Truth be told though, I got bored. It took me longer than I'd care to admit to make the connection, you were far more subtle the first time we met. But I eventually realised it probably wasn't a coincidence that my inferior counterparts stopped visiting at about the same time I met you. Interviewed by a cop about some stalker I'd never even noticed? Bu-
Security alarms begin to sound.
Cena: Ah, looks like our time is up. No matter, I have what I came for.
Cena taps the side of Agent Li's head.
Cena: See you around, Agent Li. You won't see me, though. Heck, you can't see me.
Cena disappears from sight. Agent Li collapses to her knees and gasps.
[TRANSCRIPT ENDS]
John Cena, now classified as SCP-3331-1-27, was tracked briefly through the use of thermal imaging; it was seen passing directly through the walls of the facility until it left the building, at which point it appeared to vanish entirely. Approximately seven minutes later, Site-724 reported a number of security breaches involving SCP-3331-1-27 and the other instances of SCP-3331-1. 11 instances of SCP-3331-1 were killed before security personnel could respond and Instance 27 left the Site through unknown means. Security footage showed it exhibiting an effect consistent with now deceased Instance 6.
No Foundation personnel were injured during this incident. Analysis of the thermal imaging footage along with a single captured X-Ray5 shows a 67% chance that Instance 27 suffers from situs inversus.
Investigation of John Cena's home revealed a hidden basement equipped with a makeshift wrestling ring. Buried beneath the ring was a mass grave filled with the bodies of 15 other SCP-3331-1 instances in advanced states of decay. Each appeared to have died from extreme trauma consistent with injuries sustained during wrestling. A number of the corpses continued to display evidence of anomalous properties.
Due to the difficulty associated with removing a personality as well known as John Cena from public knowledge, it was deemed more efficient to replace him with one of the non-anomalous SCP-3331-1 instances. SCP-3331-1-1, now classified SCP-3331-1-Alpha, has replaced John Cena following a regime of amnestics, memory therapy and physical conditioning. See documentation on Operation Glass Ring for more details.
The locations of Instance 27 and the original John Cena, now classified PoI-46532, remain unknown.
Footnotes
1. This series of notes is more commonly known in popular culture as the introduction theme song for Professional Wrestler John Cena.
2. Conversations typically consist of simple affirmative statements, for example "Yes, I understand," and "Of course," and typically last for approximately 20 seconds. Recording devices have picked up no additional audio from SCP-3331 during these conversations.
3. A condition in which the major organs of the body are reversed from their normal positions.
4. The facility containing SCP-3331 and the instances of SCP-3331-1.
5. X-Ray capability was present in the cell of Instance 21, as part of its containment. |
SCP-4070 is a phenomenon wherein affected autonomous automobiles (SCP-4070-1 instances) ignore user input and instead converge on SCP-4070-A. | ***
Item #: SCP-4070
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Any autonomous automobile discovered to be converging upon SCP-4070-A is to be intercepted and shut down.
Foundation agents embedded within groups producing autonomous automobile guidance software are to inject code preventing SCP-4070-A recognition by their relevant systems.
MTF Tau-58 "Plymouth's Fury" has been established to intercept SCP-4070-1 instances. It is to maintain a 1km perimeter surrounding SCP-4070-A at all times.
Description: SCP-4070 is a phenomenon wherein affected autonomous automobiles (SCP-4070-1 instances) ignore user input and instead converge on SCP-4070-A.
SCP-4070-A is the target of SCP-4070-1 instances. Current calculations indicate that upon startup, an autonomous automobile has a (100/e^x)% chance of becoming an SCP-4070-1 instance (where x equals the distance between the automobile and SCP-4070-A in kilometers). SCP-4070-1 instances will travel in a straight line1 toward SCP-4070-A.
Due to the relative scarcity of self-driving automobiles until recently, it is unknown when SCP-4070 manifested. However, due to the history of SCP-4070-A, a starting date of ██/██/1983 has been proposed.
Addendum-4070-1: Discovery Log: SCP-4070 was discovered when a [REDACTED] brand self-driving vehicle in ████, England experienced the effect of SCP-4070 upon starting, driving into the ocean and killing 3 passengers.
Analysis of the car's data found that its safety measures had been disabled and it was driving towards GPS coordinates corresponding to a point in Bangor, Maine, USA. This was later confirmed to correspond to the exact location of SCP-4070-A at the time. Later tests confirmed anomalous properties of SCP-4070-A.
Addendum-4070-2: On ██/██/1999, SCP-4070-A was involved in a human-on-vehicle collision, sending SCP-4070-A into a nearby ditch. SCP-4070-A suffered a fractured hip, multiple fractures to its right leg, and a collapsed lung.
Following a comprehensive Foundation investigation into this incident, it was determined that SCP-4070 was uninvolved.
Addendum-4070-3: On ██/██/2019, a space rocket fired by the ██████ company in 2018 with a █████ brand vehicle onboard was confirmed to be undergoing a travel path unintended by the ██████ corporation. Instead of travelling to [REDACTED] as intended, the space rocket used its remaining fuel to change course towards SCP-4070-A. Current projections indicate this will result in a direct collision with asteroid-41970-A455 and is not expected to pose a threat to human life.
Footnotes
1. Relative to the curvature of the earth. |
SCP-4490 is a pair of corrective lenses that adapt their prescriptions to accommodate the wearer. | ***
Item #: SCP-4490
Neutralized
SCP-4490
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4490 is stored in a secure item locker at Site-19. Once per calendar year SCP-4490 is to be tested for functionality by a person with a visual acuity score of 20/200 or worse. SCP-4490 may be reclassified as Safe if found to be functional.
Description: SCP-4490 is a pair of corrective lenses that adapt their prescriptions to accommodate the wearer. Subjects with any sort of visual impairment will experience complete relief from their symptoms while wearing SCP-4490. Such impairments include but are not limited to astigmatism, macular degeneration, colorblindness, and total blindness.
Exposure to SCP-4490 does not permanently repair, restore, or correct visual impairment in exposed subjects and all related benefits end when the glasses are removed.
Recovery Log:
On 2016-12-12, Researcher Samuel Hendricks was injured in an on-the-job accident where exposure to caustic chemicals caused irreversible blindness. Dr. Hendricks was granted early access to his pension and allowed to medically retire from his contract in good standing.
On 2020-01-04, Dr. Hendricks contacted the Foundation and requested to be reinstated; he disclosed he had received an anomalous object that had restored the use of his vision. He offered to submit both the object and himself for any required testing with the understanding his reinstatement would be given serious consideration. It is noted that Dr. Hendricks cooperated with all requests for information and access to the anomalous object in a timely manner.
After careful evaluation, Dr. Hendricks was reinstated to active duty and allowed the use of SCP-4490 while assigned to Level 2 work. This employment agreement requires Dr. Hendricks to bequeath SCP-4490 to the Foundation upon either his termination, retirement, or death.
SCP-4490, its carrying case, and an attached letter were all inventoried prior to Dr. Hendricks's return date. The carrying case is made from a dark stained hardwood and lined with a faux-velvet material and demonstrates no anomalous properties. A copy of the accompanying letter has been transcribed:
Sam,
All throughout my childhood, you were always the strong one. The leader. The house was always noisy, crowded, busy, but you were the calm and cool center of the storm for us all. I can't imagine any tougher task than trying to keep all eight of us in line after dad died, but you found a way to get us all out of high school alive. I just wish you could have done so with more compassion.
Yes, Christmas is about rewarding each other with thoughtful gifts and the spirit of togetherness, but it is also about hindsight. You were cold, you were angry, and you were distant. It was one thing to want my oldest brother's respect but entirely another when life cruelly bent our family into making that same brother into my father figure.
But the lessons you taught me, some more poignantly than others, helped shape me into the man I am today; I'm an ophthalmologist. An actual honest to god doctor and I've got the student loans to prove it. You forced me to grow up, to take responsibility for myself, to decide that if anything was going to be made of me it had to start from within. For that I thank you.
And it is in the spirit of that hindsight I give you my greatest work to date. I was sorry to hear about your accident and I can only imagine what you're going through. We've both said some things, some really nasty things, to each other over the years. I hope you'll let me be there for you during this difficult time like you were there for me. And maybe this will make us cool again.
2020 vision.
Your little brother,
James
Update:
On 2021-01-06 Dr. Hendricks has applied for medical retirement once again. Further information was requested and he clarified that, as of 2021-01-01, SCP-4490 is no longer functioning.
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SCP-223 is a photo album, capable of holding thirty (30) photos, bound like a small hardcover book. | ***
Item #: SCP-223
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-223 is kept in a locked containment vault in Site-19. If the two (2) photos missing from SCP-223 are recovered, they should be stored in two separate, specially prepared vaults at Site-17.
Any personnel who see any anomalies appear anywhere in SCP-223 must be reassigned to another project immediately. Such personnel must be kept under observation for mental instability (including tri-weekly examination by a site psychiatrist) and are advised to minimize their exposure to photographs of any kind.
Description: SCP-223 is a photo album, capable of holding thirty (30) photos, bound like a small hardcover book. The photos are attached to the pages with an unknown adhesive. It matches the appearance of a product made by ██████████ but lacks any brand label. “From danny with love” has been written on the back in blue ink.
SCP-223 contains twenty-eight (28) photos, which chronicle an engaged couple’s vacation to ██████ Beach. The final two (2) pages of the album have been ripped out.
The couple in the photos has been positively identified as E███ ██████ and L███ ██████, who went on the vacation depicted June of 19██. E███ and L███ died on June ██ in a murder-suicide by E███. E███’s suicide note claimed he found his fiancée in bed with another man and killed her, however no evidence of such an affair was ever found.
There is one other person who frequently appears in the photos of SCP-223, a Caucasian male with attractive and somewhat androgynous features, designation SCP-223-1. Based on his behaviour in the photos he seems to be a friend of the couple. All attempts to determine the identity of SCP-223-1 have proven fruitless.
SCP-223-1 does not appear in photos and recorded footage of SCP-223, although careful comparative analysis of the photos and [DATA EXPUNGED].
Occasionally, persons reading SCP-223 will see the likeness of their romantic interest in one or more of SCP-223’s photos, replacing an incidental bystander. Independent observers can verify that the photos do in fact change, however these anomalies are always discovered by the individual they most concern. SCP-223 seems to target readers who are in a stable, happy romantic relationship with these anomalies. SCP-223 apparently can only target one person at a time in this way.
If the discoverer of the anomaly (hereafter the target) continues to read SCP-223, their perceptions of the album's contents will change radically. While any other reader continues to see the original photos, the target will see an album of photos of their romantic partner interacting with an androgynous but attractive member of the target’s sex. The target invariably reacts with jealousy and suspicion, and if allowed will search for the final two pages, believing that the contents will prove whether or not the target’s partner is cheating.
The effects of SCP-223 on a given target wear off completely within one (1) week unless the target is exposed to new photos or SCP-223. At this point the current target’s love interest’s likeness will vanish from the album and the target can safely view ordinary photographs. A former target attempting to view SCP-223’s photographs will see [REDACTED].
If not allowed contact with SCP-223 following the initial discovery, the target’s perceptions of other photographs will also be altered. The nature of these alterations varies depending on the content of the photos, but the majority involve the inclusion of a humanoid similar to SCP-223-1. Pictures including both the target and the target’s romantic partner seem to be the most psychologically damaging to view. Exposure to a sufficiently large number of photographs seems to cause a ‘brainwashing’ effect in the target, creating a strong delusion of great danger that can only be resolved by returning the missing photos to SCP-223. This appears to be caused by a long succession of subliminal signals and traumatising images rather than by any actual psychic influence.
Psych. Report 223-6 (Dr. Morris) ██/██/19██ Interview Log
Examiner: Please be seated. How long has it been since your first exposure?
Morris: Um, about a week? Yeah, that‘s right, seven days. It’s all kind of blurred.
Examiner: How do you feel?
Morris: Sort of paranoid. Edgy. Like he’s watching me from somewhere, somehow. Um, any update on the missing photos?
Examiner: Who do you mean by ‘he?’
Morris: The man we called 223-1. From the photos. He’s…
Examiner: Yes?
Morris: (silence)
Examiner: Have you been exposed to any photos since your last visit?
Morris: No.
Examiner: Good. What do you see here? (photo is of a grizzly bear drinking from a pool)
Morris: Um, it seems to be a photo of two bears mating.
Examiner: Very well. And this? (photo is of a bed, no figures present)
Morris: A naked man, seated on a bed. Look, it’s been a week, right? You can let me go? I’ve got to find those photos…
Examiner: You seem extremely interested in SCP-223’s missing photographs. Why?
Morris: I’ve got to prove Lily’s innocence.
Examiner: Dr. Morris, your wife is in no danger. We discovered nearly twenty photographs hidden in and around your quarters, Dr. Morris. Whatever you saw in those photos is not real.
Morris: (lunging at the examiner, restrained by guards) Liar! You’re working for them aren’t you!
Examiner: (to guards) Take him away for now.
Morris: Wait! Wait! When can I see Lily aga—
[LOG ENDS]
Note: Morris was given a Class-A amnestic and has now returned to his full duties. Mrs. Morris has been informed that her husband is dead.
Addendum 223-1: Further analysis of E███’s autopsy report indicates that several of the wounds found on his body could not have been self inflicted, therefore suicide has been ruled out as cause of death. There is no evidence of anyone other than E███ entering or leaving the scene of the crime for at least twenty four (24) hours before and after his death, although [REDACTED] one of the walls. |
SCP-1924 is a 37-year-old Caucasian male humanoid, formerly theoretical physicist Dr. | ***
Item #: SCP-1924
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1924 is to be kept in a specialized 10m x 10m x 4m humanoid containment cell at Site ██, AZ. The cell is to be suspended in the center of a 50m x 50m x 50m enclosure. SCP-1924 requires no food, water, nourishment, or rest. The cell is to be furnished as a facsimile of a typical corporate office. Maintenance personnel are to wear clothing and badges consistent with Lockheed Martin Corporation custodial staff. At least one person is to be on hand at all times acting as SCP-1924's corporate manager. SCP-1924 is to be given a standard computer workstation and tasked with a pre-written regimen of phony administrative work. Tasking must be collected, and new tasks reassigned, every two hours. Tasking may be reused after 48 hours.
Description: SCP-1924 is a 37-year-old Caucasian male humanoid, formerly theoretical physicist Dr. G█████ F██████ working at Lockheed Martin's █████ ████ Research Facility. SCP-1924 randomly undergoes minor spacial distortion events including short-range teleportation of its body or individual limbs, restructuring of its anatomy, and partial to complete intangibility. SCP-1924 exhibits extreme cognitive dysfunction; it does not demonstrate understanding that it is contained, nor does it notice anything unusual during spatial distortions. Additionally, it suffers from extreme anterograde amnesia, being unable to recall most events beyond a two-hour time frame. Despite numerous containment breaches, SCP-1924 has never broken containment for more than 23 consecutive minutes, and has returned to its cell willingly after each breach.
Document 1924-5: Partial Incident Log
Date:
#:
Description:
Notes:
19/11/199█
05
SCP-1924 was in its cell reading a magazine. With no warning, its arm detached from its body, flew 22 meters away from its cell, passing through several walls, and then stopped, hovering in the middle of a research laboratory. The arm continued to pantomime the actions of holding a magazine and turning pages. SCP-1924 continued to read the magazine in its cell. The arm flew back and reattached itself after SCP-1924 finished the magazine and stood up.
SCP-1924 is not injured during anatomical separation. Its internal muscles, bone, and tissue were visible through the incident opening, though no blood was lost. The arm continued to display evidence of blood circulation and central nervous connectivity.
10/11/199█
23
SCP-1924 was found 12 meters away from its cell in a hallway, jogging in place. SCP-1924's legs were physically moving appropriate to forward motion jogging, but was gaining no ground. Guards physically lifted and returned SCP-1924 to cell, all while it still pantomimed jogging. SCP-1924 smiled and repeated the words, "Good evening, gentlemen" every 5.4 seconds while in the presence of the guards.
SCP-1924 teleportation events have never been more than 30m. Recommend suspending cell in 50m x 50m x 50m enclosure.
12/05/200█
37
SCP-1924 left the cell, pantomiming opening a door. Cell door did not open, but SCP-1924 walked through solid door. SCP-1924 then proceeded to walk through three walls, down several hallways, and access the Site ██ break room. SCP-1924 removed a half-empty gallon of milk from the refrigerator, then returned to its cell. SCP-1924 did not consume the milk.
SCP-1924's anomalous behavior manifests most when it is active. Recommending long-term sedation.
14/11/200█
71
SCP-1924 disappeared from cell during REM period. A maintenance worker found SCP-1924 in the corner of a Site ██ conference room, upside down with its head sunken into the floor. Its body was suspended in the air, with its arms and legs flailing wildly in an erratic, elastic fashion. While Foundation personnel were deciding what to do, SCP-1924 stood up normally, smiled, and asked if there was a problem. It then returned to its cell upon request.
It is theorized that SCP-1924's mental activity also contributes to triggering anomalous behavior. Recommending lobotomy or possibly a method to keep it continuously mentally subdued.
16/11/200█
73
SCP-1924 altered anatomically: its head was replaced with another leg, with the bottom of the foot attached to the neck. SCP-1924 then jumped straight up in the air 0.31 meters, its new leg perfectly mimicking its existing left leg. SCP-1924 proceeded to jump for 65,535 total times, each time rising exactly 0.31 meters. SCP-1924 intangibly jumped through the ceiling of its containment cell and the roof of Site ██. After the final jump, SCP-1924 immediately appeared back in its cell, anatomically correct.
65,535 is the highest number which can be represented by an unsigned 16 bit binary integer.
Document 1924-7: Personal Note
Document 1924-7 was recovered from the personal e-mail of Dr. G█████ F██████
J█████,
Sorry for not writing back sooner but congratulations again! That picture of the ultrasound is adorable… he looks like a little Han Solo frozen in carbonite!
As for me, yes, I'm fine, this whole project has me fascinated more than ever with my work. I've always enjoyed my job, but I used to see going to the lab as more of a 9-5 to pay the bills than "my life's work" or anything special… but this is all really coming together, and I've immersed myself, and I love it. I'm excited for the first time in a long while! We think we've finally got the hard value for the information density of two-dimensional space… and, yeah, I know that doesn't mean anything to you, but if this all works out… lets just say we should be able to actually read the fabric of reality like a book or the code of a computer program. Okay. Sorry, that probably doesn't mean anything to you either. Point is, there might be a big leap forward in physics soon, and my name is going to be all over it. Hell, if we're right… well… holy shit… you might get Stephen Hawking as the Godfather after all!
Anyways, good luck again with everything. I can't wait to see your new place over Christmas.
G█████ |
SCP-3181 is a small building in the business district of ██████, Oklahoma. | ***
Item #: SCP-3181
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3181 has been purchased by the Foundation and its exterior remodeled such that its SEP index is 0.1, minimizing public interest.1 Remote surveillance is performed from an office building that shares SCP-3181's parking lot.
Description: SCP-3181 is a small building in the business district of ██████, Oklahoma. Within the confines of SCP-3181, the concept of "boneless" is distinct from the lack of bones: something can be boneless despite possessing bones, and the lack of bones is irrelevant to whether something is boneless. Furthermore, any object, event, location, information, etc. can be sensically described as "boneless" or "not boneless". Standard anti-cognitohazard precautions do not affect SCP-3181's anomalous property, indicating that this is not a perception-altering anomaly, but instead some other phenomenon.2 No unusual physical phenomena have been detected in or near SCP-3181.
Almost all humans possess an intuitive understanding of bonelessness while inside SCP-3181; however, they will define the term with its conventional definition (lacking in bones), despite the two properties objectively having no correlation. As a result, the actual meaning of "boneless" is unknown. Subjects experience a level of cognitive dissonance that prevents them from carrying this to its logical conclusion; for example, while a subject might identify an animal as boneless, and believe that bonelessness implies the lack of bones, they will interact with the animal as though they believe it to possess bones. Objective assessment of the situation can only be performed outside of SCP-3181, though this prevents the recognition of bonelessness.
When provided with the same information about something, 98% of subjects will agree on whether it is boneless, provided they are given enough information to make the judgment, and the thing is inside SCP-3181. Visual information alone is sufficient to identify bonelessness in 65% of cases (or 40% when color information is withheld), while a further 20% can be confirmed boneless via touch; in all remaining cases, some combination of the two is necessary.
Relatively intelligent animals can usually be classically conditioned to differentially respond to boneless stimuli. Additionally, an artificial neural network has been trained to differentiate between boneless and non-boneless images with a 71% success rate, though it will only perform better than chance while it is inside SCP-3181.
The following generalizations have been made about bonelessness:
Any two things that are mostly identical will either both be boneless or both be non-boneless. The probability of two things sharing the same bonelessness status decreases as differences accrue between them.
All non-boneless things (except for food products) have a similar boneless counterpart, which can be conceptualized and often created. The reverse is not true — several boneless things are dissimilar from all known non-boneless things.
A subject's ability to render something boneless is proportional to their will to accomplish the task, and only weakly proportional to their skill at the acts necessary to do so.
Somewhere between 10% and 40% of all things are boneless, depending on how "things" are quantified.3
Boneless things are considerably more desirable than comparable non-boneless things. Canines are unique in preferring non-boneless things.
Ordained priests of any Christian denomination are always boneless. Other humans are almost never boneless.
Things that appear angry, insufficiently clothed, or internet-connected are more likely to be boneless.
Temperature is irrelevant to bonelessness unless it results in an obvious qualitative change.
Food products are never boneless.
While other hypotheses have been made about bonelessness, the statistical methods necessary to evaluate these hypotheses have not been agreed upon; those present in this document are those that are understood as true by consensus of SCP-3181's research team, or that are considered relevant enough to include provisionally. Appendix A (Download PDF - 218.0 MB) contains a list of all things for which bonelessness status is known.
SCP-3181 developed its anomalous property in January of 2018; while unusual references to bonelessness in SCP-3181 date back to January 17, the overall low frequency of these reports suggests that the anomaly could have manifested earlier. SCP-3181 came to the Foundation's attention after SCP-3181 began to receive negative reviews in several online aggregators, with customers complaining that employees refused to serve them boneless food.
A thorough examination of SCP-3181 found no abnormalities that could account for its anomalous property. Despite SCP-3181 serving as a fried chicken restaurant immediately prior to containment, none of the garbage cans contained any bones.
Footnotes
1. In practice, objects with an SEP index of 0.5 or lower are almost never consciously noticed unless the observer has received specialized awareness training or is already interested in the object.
2. SCP-3181 has been tentatively described as a Intersemantic Complexity Zone, though this classification is not yet sufficiently well-characterized to contribute to understanding SCP-3181.
3. Notably, almost none of the physical objects present inside SCP-3181 at time of recovery were boneless. |
SCP-449 is a twisting aluminium cone, loosely resembling a cornucopia. | ***
Item #: SCP-449
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-449 are to be stored in a standard containment vault outside of testing. To minimize additional production, between 3 and 5 kilograms of SCP-449-A will be available for testing in a low-risk chemical storage container. Excess SCP-449-A generated in testing of SCP-449 must be incinerated.
A network of D-Class spaced no closer than 1500 kilometers apart are to consume one grain of SCP-449-A per day to monitor for use of SCP-449. Should use by parties other than the Foundation be detected, agents are to follow the dragnet procedure outlined in Document 449-5 to locate and confiscate the SCP-449 instance.
Description: Each instance of SCP-449 is a twisting aluminium cone, loosely resembling a cornucopia. Each is 40 centimetres long with a mouth approximately 15 centimetres in diameter, weighing slightly more than a kilogram. On the side of each is stamped the word “JOY”. For unknown reasons, all instances tarnish very easily.
When squeezed by a human, SCP-449 instances produces SCP-449-A. The user may control the rate of production by thought, ranging from a single grain to about 6 litres per second. SCP-449-A is a clear, crystalline substance resembling sand in texture. It may be shaped, crushed, or dissolved in water or alcohol, though not in bodily fluids other than blood. It is odorless and tasteless. Eating large quantities of SCP-449-A may cause erosion of tooth enamel, damage to the alimentary lining, and diarrhoea or vomiting consistent with the consumption of other abrasive substances.
If consumed in any quantity, it causes the consumer to enter a state of extreme pleasure and euphoria for up to a day as long as it remains within the digestive tract. This effect is not modulated by dosage and takes effect immediately. SCP-449-A is neither digested nor externally damaged by its passage through the alimentary canal, though when excreted or removed through other means, it no longer exhibits anomalous properties.
The euphoric effects of SCP-449-A cease immediately if any person within approximately 1300 kilometres has more SCP-449-A by mass within their digestive tract. To date, all individuals SCP-449 instances have been recovered from had gone to extreme lengths to retain the effects of SCP-449-A, including:
Killing at least four other users of SCP-449.
Permanently residing in a boat far away from any population centres.
Undergoing radical gastric surgery to add an additional estimated 3 cubic meters to their digestive tract.
In almost all cases, the SCP-449 users had abandoned activities other than producing and consuming SCP-449-A. To date, 83 instances have been recovered, out of an estimated 100.
Addendum 449-2: Several SCP-449 instances were accompanied by the following note:
JOY from the factory
any will let you have JOY
interferes within 761 miles very unfortunate regrettable apologies etc
happy way for you to be one to feel JOY
JOY JOY JOY better than JOY
as much JOY as you like
how much JOY to have joy how much to have sorrow without JOY
you cooperate you defect you organize you destroy
you use
factory only provides |
SCP-2586 is a human male, roughly 35 years of age at time of writing. | ***
Item #: SCP-2586
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: UPDATED 2017-02-25
SCP-2586 is kept in a full-body restraint at all times, with exceptions for nutrition and hygienic concerns. SCP-2586 must be closely supervised at all times when allowed to use its hands; should it make any motion not directly relevant to the task at hand, it must be incapacitated via electroshock weapon immediately. SCP-2586 has a Standard Risk Rating of 03/09/13.
Any public commentary regarding name changes effected by SCP-2586 is to be suppressed. When appropriate, affected individuals should be removed from the public eye.
Description: SCP-2586 is a human male, roughly 35 years of age at time of writing. Its chest bears a tattoo reading "Mr. Literal Serial Killer, by Gamers Against Weed". SCP-2586 is able to effect global, instantaneous alteration of the name of any person: all extant documentation of the target will be altered to a particularly unfitting form, while all individuals who knew the target's original name will become aware of the new name.
While subjects are aware of the denotations of the new name, all connotations of the original name are preserved; typically, subjects will not have any particular emotional reaction to the new name, even when it would normally be disturbing or amusing. The exception to this effect is the target, who will react as expected to their change in name.
SCP-2586 can activate this ability by miming the use of an implement to commit a violent action against the target. Targets are affected in a manner appropriate for the implement mimicked: by pretending to wield a rifle, SCP-2586 can affect targets instantaneously from a range of several hundred meters; when it pretended to empty a bottle into a jug of water, all subjects who subsequently drank from the jug were affected, etc.
While SCP-2586 can understand written and spoken English, it has not attempted verbal communication at any point. It will attempt to escape containment when given the opportunity. It is apparently unaware of the nature of its anomalous properties, and will act as though it has the ability to access and operate genuine weapons; escape attempts thus pose minimal risk to personnel. SCP-2586 has not cooperated with any request or directive except under duress.
Recovery: SCP-2586 was initially detained on October 19th, 2016 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas while attempting to attend the ongoing presidential election debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. It activated its anomalous properties on several security personnel attending the event, and attempted to sneak past during the resultant confusion. After SCP-2586 was found to be unarmed, it was remanded to the Las Vegas Police Department. It affected seven police officers before Foundation personnel embedded in the department correctly assessed and neutralized the threat.
Addendum: At time of recovery, SCP-2586 had a copy of the following document on its person.
Holy Heck! You've just found yourself your very own Mr. Literal Serial Killer by Gamers Against Weed! The working title was "Mr. Empathy". Who is Dr. Annoymaker?
Find them all and become Mr. Gamer!
01. Mr. Literal Serial Killer ✔
02. Mr. Infinite Swag
03. Mr. Socialist
04. Mr. Difficult Choice
20. Mr. Weed Number
21. Mr. Debatably Valuable Qualities
22. Mr. Unfortunate Coincidences
23. Mr. Sue
24. Mr. Coming Up
25. Mrs. Down-To-Earth
26. Ms. Reasonable Priorities
27. Mr. Popular
28. Mr. Stranger (rebooted)
29. Mr. Singularity
30. Mr. CK
31. Ms. SALT
32. Mr. Professional
33. Mr. Has It All
34. Mr. Dumb and Mr. Dumber
35. Mr. Suspense
Addendum: In February of 2017, SCP-2586 began to exhibit digestive upset and abdominal pain, which an examination identified as symptoms of appendicitis. An appendectomy was performed on 2017-02-16 without issue. Shortly after SCP-2586 was returned to its containment cell, its anomalous properties activated, affecting 134 personnel in and near the medical bay where its procedure was performed.
A review of surveillance footage indicates that SCP-2586 had, over the course of several months, covertly mimed the construction of an explosive device in its cell.1 SCP-2586 avoided intervention from security personnel by spending no more than two seconds at a time constructing the "device". It then pretended to plant the device in the aforementioned medical bay, and activate it while recovering from surgery.
Recommending 24/7 restraint of SCP-2586. The emotional impact of this incident has caused a noticeable decline in productivity and morale at Site-17, not to mention the expenses associated with information suppression. Another incident of this nature is unacceptable.- Researcher Louis Cannon
Approved.- Site Director Roland Joints
Footnotes
1. This suggests that SCP-2586 is aware of personnel's inability to observe the "weapons" it creates. |
SCP-824 is a species of tree that is characterized by significant mobility and herbivory. | ***
Item #: SCP-824
Object Class: Euclid-alterier
Special Containment Procedures: Eighteen specimens of SCP-824 and two specimens of SCP-824-1 are to be kept at a dedicated greenhouse at Site 41. No other plants are to be planted in this greenhouse. Fifty kilograms of dead plant matter are to be provided to each specimen weekly.
Research Site 824 has been established on ████████████ Island, Japan, with the intent of studying the interaction between residents and SCP-824-1, along with the culture and history of the island in general. The Foundation has absorbed the local government's disinformation and counterintelligence activities in lieu of full-scale removal of SCP-824-1 from the island. This is intended to minimize the Foundation's impact on the civilian population of the island.
Description: SCP-824 is a species of tree that is characterized by significant mobility and herbivory. While SCP-824 specimens superficially resemble members of the Ginkgoaceae family, SCP-824 is radically different from any known species of plant.
Each SCP-824 specimen is capable of bending its trunk, roots, and branches at any point along their length at a rate of no more than 360° per hour, averaging 30° per hour. Sections of SCP-824 remain rigid while moving, and specimens are as difficult to bend as typical trees.
SCP-824's branches will move at random (primarily at ground level) until they come into contact with living or recently dead plant matter. Should this occur, nearby branches and roots of SCP-824 will wrap tightly around the plant matter in question, then retract in an attempt to strip it from the main body or pull the plant in its entirety to SCP-824 at a rate of roughly 0.5 meters per hour. In this process, SCP-824 will strip portions of a plant from the main body if necessary.
SCP-824's roots will maintain a hollow opening under SCP-824 up to three meters deep containing a large number of roots less than 3 cm in diameter. These roots will, if possible, gather and take hold of stones or similar objects of various sizes. In the absence of suitable stones, SCP-824 will be unable to derive sufficient nutrition from plant matter, and will cease its attempts to consume plants until stones are provided.
Upon plants being procured by the branches, they will be passed down into this area. The roots will use the stones to grind plants into a powder, from which the roots are then able to derive nutrients, water, and minerals. While SCP-824 gains sustenance from this act, the ultimate caloric gain is typically only marginally greater than that SCP-824 gains from photosynthesis. It is surmised that these behaviors evolved primarily as a means of removing vegetation from the area surrounding SCP-824.
Addendum: Notable biological characteristics. See Document 824-C for further information.
SCP-824 has superficial traits that initially led to Foundation scientists classifying it as a member of the Ginkgoaceae family that simply happened to exhibit anomalous properties; however, genetic analysis of SCP-824 has shown that it is only distantly related to other trees. Their similar appearances are believed to be a result of convergent evolution, given their similar locations, but this is unconfirmed.
SCP-824 contains a novel type of xylem tissue that allows for rapid transportation of water in order to expand and contract different portions of it at a rapid pace; this is responsible for SCP-824's characteristic rapid movement. It is believed that several previously unknown auxins that have been extracted from SCP-824 may assist in this effect; however, their exact functionality is not fully known at this time.
In order to allow for greater freedom of movement, SCP-824 has thin, flexible bark that is easily damaged by sharp objects. Due to this and its lack of natural defenses from pathogens, SCP-824 is highly susceptible to infection and infestation.
Recovery: SCP-824 was found in SCP-████, an extradimensional, self-contained region accessible from a point in southern China, in 1972. Upon discovery, it was host to eight anomalous species of plants and animals including SCP-824. Due to the properties of SCP-████, SCP-824 had not spread outside of this area, although specimens removed from SCP-████ have remained viable. It is believed that SCP-824 evolved naturally in SCP-████.
While a large portion of SCP-████'s terrain is covered in kudzu (Pueraria lobata), SCP-824 specimens remained clear of the vine, apparently due to their ability to actively remove plants from their trunks and consume them. SCP-824 appears to have a comparative advantage over several non-anomalous species of Ginkgo found in SCP-████, the majority of which were struggling under the conditions there. All instances recovered from SCP-████ were free of pathogens and insects.
Addendum: In 2011, several specimens of SCP-824 were found outside of containment on ████████████ Island, Japan. The behavior of these specimens has led to them being classified as a separate subspecies of SCP-824 (hereby SCP-824-1).1
All SCP-824-1 specimens were located in four apple orchards on ████████████ Island. There, instead of consuming all plant matter within reach, SCP-824-1 will feed exclusively on weeds and dead plants, leaving living apple trees entirely untouched. Upon encountering a ripe apple, SCP-824-1 will gently grasp it and remove it from the branch, lowering the branch(es) now holding the apple to roughly 1.5 meters off the ground until it is removed. SCP-824-1 will consume any apples that are infested, rotten, or unfit for human consumption. The means by which SCP-824-1 is able to accurately determine whether apples are edible is unknown.
Residents of ████████████ Island have not been cooperative with Foundation personnel, and generally react with suspicion to inquiries about or studies of SCP-824-1. Further research into the relation between SCP-824-1 and the residents of the island is warranted.
Footnotes
1. Records recovered from ████████████ Island have uncovered references to "farmer trees" dating since 1937. |
SCP-3247 is a humanoid entity roughly 1. | ***
Item Number: SCP-3247
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3247 is to be contained in an isolated chamber in Site-51 Area-12's arachnid wing. SCP-3247 has shown no need for sustenance or rest, though as per Ethics Committee request, a television has been installed in SCP-3247's cell along with a selection of silent films.
The feeding system for SCP-3247-A has been fully automated, and should deposit twenty grams of live crickets on a weekly basis.
In the event of a containment breach, personnel are to compel escaped SCP-3247-A instances to take on an immobile form and place them back within their cell.
Description: SCP-3247 is a humanoid entity roughly 1.7m in height. The entity wears a striped pullover with suspenders as well as white makeup on its face and exposed skin. Testing has revealed that SCP-3247's clothing and makeup are unable to be removed, and are suspected to be a part of the organism.
Further testing of SCP-3247's physical properties is hindered by its primary anomalous effect. SCP-3247 is intangible and thus incapable of directly interacting with any matter, with the exception of SCP-3247-A instances.
SCP-3247 is host to a colony of arachnids, designated SCP-3247-A, which live on and within the entity. SCP-3247-A instances are defensive of SCP-3247 and are easily provoked, and they instinctively swarm organisms in SCP-3247's vicinity. If, however, SCP-3247-A witness a human subject pantomiming or making particular gesticulations, the colony will coordinate to order themselves in a rough approximation of an inanimate object based off this body language. SCP-3247-A will remain in this state for up to three hours, or until prompted to shift form.
While they are in the shape of an object, SCP-3247-A take on some of the object's properties and are somehow able to function despite being comprised wholly of spiders.
SCP-3247 has to date not attempted to speak to staff, with its attempts at communication being limited to miming actions. SCP-3247 has not expressed discomfort in hosting SCP-3247-A, though it does display annoyance due to their mimicry prompted by its own gesticulations, presumably because the use of props is antithetical to SCP-3247's preferred method of performance art.
Testing Log - SCP-3247-A
Test
#
Gesture/Procedure:
List the gesture performed, and any procedural modifications.
Results:
Outcome of test.
Test
3
Gesture/Procedure:
Closed fist with both the thumb and index finger extended
Results:
SCP-3247-A situated themselves in the form of a handgun. After receiving clearance from Control, D-11424 was cleared to pick up SCP-3247-A, and attempt to fire it. It proved capable of firing individual spiders at high-velocity.
Test
15
Gesture/Procedure:
Thumb and index finger pressed together. Remaining fingers extended (OK).
Results:
Four dozen SCP-3247-A paired off to form what seemed to be marijuana cigarettes. D-11424 was successful in lighting and smoking one pair until they were reduced to ash. D-11424 reported feelings and sensations consistent with the typical effects of cannabis, with the added effect of perceiving all humans as possessing arachnid heads while within his visual periphery.
Test
22
Gesture/Procedure:
N/A: Test was invalidated when D-11424 picked at food in his teeth after entering the testing chamber.
Results:
Approximately 3,000 spiders emerged. Mass shifted erratically for a moment before taking on a rough humanoid form. The spiders then began to return to SCP-3247, revealing Doctor Rockefeller underneath. Doctor Rockefeller was greeted by on-site staff pleasantly. Conversely, both D-11424 and SCP-3247 reacted with confusion and apprehension to his sudden presence. Doctor Rockefeller preceded to approach D-11424, overpower him in self-defense, and extract his lower second premolar with a handheld can opener. Doctor Rockefeller took his leave, and the test was concluded.
Test
76
Gesture/Procedure:
Subject held hands together and wiggled four fingers on each hand, pantomiming a spider.
Results:
Roughly six-hundred and forty spiders emerged from SCP-3247 and divided themselves in groups of eight. Each group then came together in the shape of a larger spider. These groups themselves then merged with seven other groups to form even bigger spiders. This continued until the last remaining supergroups merged into one enormous spider made of spiders. It was at this point that D-11424 proceeded to ride the resulting mega-spider in a fashion similar to western bull-riding. Subject was reprimanded after testing ended, but allowed to stay with the project.
Test
133
Gesture/Procedure:
Subject shadowboxed.
Results:
A mass of approximately 3000 spiders emerged from the subject and continued to attack and incapacitate D-11424. Guards nearby had to interfere and bring D-11424 to the nearest infirmary. Analysis of footage indicates the mass fought at a professional level.
Test
475
Gesture/Procedure:
Subject pantomimed steering a wheel.
Results:
An unprecedented number of spiders emerged from SCP-3247 and arranged themselves in the shape of a sedan. D-11424 reprimanded for refusing to get inside in order to attempt to start it. D-11424 responded to Control by making a masturbatory hand gesture, to which SCP-3247-A responded by dismantling themselves and forming approximately two hundred phalluses. Test aborted.
Footnotes
1. Personnel are to be reminded that this is an error. Site-5 does not exist. |
SCP-5070 is a black desktop stapler. | ***
Item #: SCP-5070
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5070 is to be kept in Site-15's indoor aviary. 2x4 wooden planks coated in red paint are to be provided to SCP-5070 three times a day for feeding purposes. After completion of feeding, the planks are to be retrieved and repainted. One live rabbit is to be provided to SCP-5070 weekly. In the event that SCP-5070 escapes, personnel are to use red objects to lure the anomaly back to containment.
Description: SCP-5070 is a black desktop stapler. SCP-5070 is sentient, and displays behavior similar to birds of the Picidae1family. It is capable of locomotion through short hops or flight, which is accomplished through the use of two triangular pieces of A4 paper taped to the handle, which act as wings. Testing has confirmed that the paper is heavily durable compared to non-anomalous counterparts. Other than an inscription etched on the bottom of SCP-5070 displaying the word “VAMP”, the item is in good condition.
SCP-5070 is normally passive, and shows signs that resemble affection towards humans2 with the exception of feeding. In this hunting state, it will protrude staple teeth from the hole of the carrier and hunt for the nearest living animal. Upon locating prey, it will attempt to crush or fasten the prey to nearby surfaces and repeatedly staple it until deceased3, then piercing the skin a final time before sucking the entirety of the blood using the staple teeth as a focal point. It is currently unknown how SCP-5070 is able to absorb blood, nor what becomes of the liquid after consumption. After feeding, it will return to a passive state.
SCP-5070 is able to use red coloring as a substitute for sustenance. When given objects colored red (or other shades of red), it will approach and 'bite' down on the widest surface possible. The color will recede to where the teeth meet until disappearing completely, leaving neutral colors (white, gray, black etc.) behind. This process only affects the color red; other colors will be unaffected. Despite being able to gain sustenance from any red object, SCP-5070 prioritizes blood as a food source. After incidents of SCP-5070 attacking personnel following long periods of substitute feeding, containment procedures have been updated to include the introduction of one live rabbit once every week to amend the issue.
Discovery: On 9/15/2008, SCP-5070 was discovered by the Foundation following a series of reports involving red objects suddenly turning gray without apparent cause in Mission Viejo, California. Agents were dispatched to the area and eventually encountered SCP-5070 stapling carcasses of squirrels to a tree within the premises of a private golf course. SCP-5070 did not resist and was apprehended with relative ease. All objects affected were repainted to their original color as necessary.
Shortly after capture, it became apparent that the objects that SCP-5070 had affected led a trail from the golf course to the suburban home of Dominic White (PoI-1877), a 29-year old accountant employed by the ███ ████████ Company. The house was found uninhabited at the time. The premises was investigated and uncovered multiple indicators that SCP-5070 was kept in the house. Among these were:
All windows, with the exception of the second-floor bathroom, were covered in blinds and each of the doors leading inside the building had multiple locks installed on them.
All of the wooden furniture were covered in layers of bubble wrap.
An abundant amount of cans of red paint and wooden blocks were stored in the pantry.
Binders detailing thaumaturgic practices and arts were found on a work bench in the garage. Inside the binder was a set of written transactions detailing a list of items being sent to various named individuals4.
A custom-made indoor aviary in the main bedroom. The bars of the cage were made of denser metals and were significantly reinforced. Inside the aviary contained the seat and chain of a playground swing set, a bird feeder modified to dispense rabbit blood, and several chew toys embedded with staples.
A search was immediately issued for PoI-1877. Foundation agents posing as law enforcement investigated ███ ████████; it was revealed that he left work early on the excuse of a family emergency. All attempts to trace his cell phone have failed.
Nearly a month after containment of SCP-5070, security personnel discovered PoI-1877 scouting the area of Site-15. He attempted to flee but was quickly arrested. PoI-1877's vehicle was found nearby along with a bag of tools, a Crosman brand BB gun and a rough sketch of the layout of the Site stored in the trunk. Upon confirming PoI-1877's identity, an interview was scheduled to determine his relationship with SCP-5070.
+ ACCESS SCP:/5070/interview/PoI-1877
- Close File
INTERVIEW LOG
DATE: 10/15/2007
INTERVIEWER: Dr. Barrs
INTERVIEWEE: PoI-1877
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Barrs: State your name for the record.
PoI-1877: Why? I'm pretty sure you guys know who I am at this point.
Dr. Barrs: Just… state your name, please.
PoI-1877: Dominic White. Happy now?
Dr. Barrs: So, Mr. White. Before we detained you, our people found you hiding behind some rocks with binoculars. You attempted to escape. Care to explain?
PoI-1877: I wanted to explore. I don't see how that's a crime.
Dr. Barrs: As in exploring, you mean planning to break into a highly-classified building which you shouldn't have been at in the first place. I don't think a BB gun is exactly the most appropriate weapon to use in this situation. Don't you think?
PoI-1877 shrugs and remains silent.
Dr. Barrs: Okay, why don't we make this simple and get to the point. The stapler is the reason why you're here? I'm guessing you wanted to reclaim back what's yours?
PoI-1877: You're talking like Vamp was nothing but a simple toy to me. Hell, he's the most important thing in my life. I don't expect you guys to get that. But hey! That's part of the deal I guess.
Dr. Barrs: Then why not help us understand? Surely your input would allow us to help your friend better.
PoI-1877: Haven't you guys put the pieces together already?
Dr. Barrs: We would like to hear it from your perspective. What is your relationship between you and the entity?
PoI-1877: It doesn't matter. Skip.
Dr. Barrs: You don't get… How about this. You answer truthfully without any missing details, and you might not be locked in a room for the foreseeable future. We might even take more consideration with your case as well.
PoI-1877: You drive a hard bargain. What the hell, fine. If this is going to be my highlight might as well make it memorable. Hm… that question is a bit complicated. I don't know where to start.
Dr. Barrs: Why not start from the beginning? You must have had a first encounter with anomalies.
PoI-1877: In that case… It started in the middle of college. One day, dad came to me and said he was a magician. I thought he lost his mind, then he showed me some magic. To say the least, I almost lost mine too.
Dr. Barrs: Your father was a 'magician'?
PoI-1877: That's what he called anartists. Apparently he'd been one in secret for sometime and finally decided I was ready to learn the hobby of his. It was a great venture at the time and I became his protégé until he passed away. After that, I became focused with my job and just worked to keep the house. I didn't feel satisfied with the paychecks as of late so I decided to become more creative of increasing the cash flow.
Dr. Barrs: So you produced anomalies to turn a profit.
PoI-1877: Hey, I'm not an arms dealer! The stuff I made were typically for jokes or were tools for minor inconveniences. I never sold weapons. They send me what they want, and I deliver. It pays decently too.
Dr. Barrs: So what about the stapler? Was it created due to a request?
PoI-1877: No. My jackass boss dumped loads of paperwork on my desk and I had a narrow deadline. I decided to finish it at home. I remember signing and stapling the papers together but it got hazy after that. I don't know if it was something leftover from my previous projects or maybe it was the universe's way of telling me that my job sucked. Who knows, but when I woke, I saw my stapler, the same one I've been using for nearly a decade, flying around the garage like a confused animal. It was a first for me.
Dr. Barrs: Care to elaborate? You said you created anomalies for a living.
PoI-1877: I did, but I was never able to give life to my creations before. I was excited, it motivated me to reach for the big leagues, expand my brand so to speak. I got in contact with a lot of big names but… um…
Dr. Barrs: The deals didn't work out as you hoped?
PoI-1877: Rejected. Every single of them. Said he was not interesting or it was too much of a hassle to deal with him. It doesn't faze me now but back then it was a huge gut punch. Like everything I did at that point was just sub-par at best. After that wake up call I had to rethink a lot of things, one of them was figuring out what to do with Vamp.
Dr. Barrs: And that was when you decided to take the entity into your custody.
PoI-1877: Not at first. I originally kept him around because I didn't know what to do with him. I was debating whether to dismantle or toss him. But I couldn't do it. It was my creation, a child of mine. Vamp hurt my chances but he didn't deserve that. It wasn't right. And I guess after some more time he grew on me. Sure he was erratic and has bit me more times than I can count, but I loved him and he loved me. He reminded me a lot of Dakota.
Dr. Barrs: Who is Dakota?
PoI-1877: A Goldendoodle I used to own when I was a kid. In fact, she was a part of the family for as long as I could remember. She was a mischievous devil. One of her greatest moments were her stealing food or barking at stupid things on the tv. But she made it up by being a love bug. I had more of a relationship with Dakota than… most of the people I ever met. But she was so old. I was sad to see her go. The house was never the same. Vamp filled the void and I treated him as a pet ever since. He was a pain in the ass but he was worth it.
Dr. Barrs: I would imagine taking responsibility for such a thing would be difficult.
PoI-1877: Oh don't get me wrong. He was a challenge but not in the way you're thinking. My salary covered the cost of getting supplies, it was keeping him in the house that was a chore. It was hard enough I had to stapler-proof the house but unlike Dakota, he was adventurous and didn't like being kept inside for the majority of the day. It didn't help that he also gets easily bored. I tried entertaining him as best I could but my job consumed most of my free time. The worst part was I had to frequently leave him at home. Alone. I couldn't hire a pet-sitter, couldn't risk the attention.
Dr. Barrs: Has it ever escaped?
PoI-1877: On occasion. Somehow he would escape from the cage and try to get outside. I managed to catch him in time, but as we all know, I lost my streak. Still don't know how he got out.
Dr. Barrs: Well according to the report, one of the windows in the bathroom were opened-
PoI-1877: What? The bathroom? Dammit! PoI-1877 covers his eyes with his left hand and groans. I fucking knew I missed something when I left. Uh, Vamp didn't cause trouble on his day out, did he?
Dr. Barrs: It damaged public property but that's the extent. We're curious as to what you were doing on the day of the stapler's capture. ███ ████████ stated you left due to a family emergency.
PoI-1877: Oh that? That was a lie, well… half-lie. I left because I saw him out of the house, and I rushed into my car to snatch him before someone else did. Or at least I tried.
Dr. Barrs: That's not possible as the stapler was nowhere near ███ ████████.
PoI-1877: I didn't see him with my eyes. I saw him with my mind.
Dr. Barrs: With… your mind?
PoI-1877: You heard of remote viewing? I can do that. It was the only reason why I felt comfortable leaving him at home.
Dr. Barrs: Y-You… what?! How are you ab-
PoI-1877: Runs in the family apparently. I was only aware of it when dad taught me. Hope that explains a lot.
Dr. Barrs: Your family line has psychic capabilities? Is this abnormality due to your genetics or-
PoI-1877: Look, if you want to know more about it, fine. But this is all about him, right? Why go off-course with such an irrelevant topic? I'll happily tell you more about the finer details when this is over. I can tell you're the kind of guys that love to get their nose in everyone's business.
Dr. Barrs: Erm… Alright then. Continue.
PoI-1877: Anyways, I had a particularly shitty day: too much work, overbearing coworkers, didn't get enough sleep either. I can't view things well when I'm stressed, it gets fuzzy. When I finally got a chance to breathe, I saw him… happily munching on a license plate, and that's when I bolted. I drove but when I viewed you guys scooping him up I knew there was no coming back from this… and perhaps it was for the best.
Dr. Barrs: You wanted us to contain your pet?
PoI-1877: Hell no. I wished this whole thing never happened, but you know what? It gave me clarity. For the longest time, I've been taught that getting high on the food chain was the definition of success. But if that's true, then why do I still feel like I'm still wasting my life? I figured it out. That's what I wanted in life, not what I needed. Picture this doc: you're young and you were raised that if you work hard, just put the effort in, you'll be set for life. A happy ending.
PoI-1877: Then you grow up. You've gotten yourself a great house but barely have the time to appreciate it due to work. You feel tired every day but you have to act like you're not because people have expectations of you and you cannot disappoint. Most people you've met are either oblivious about the world or inherently self-centered to the point where it's disgusting. And all the people you can rely on are gone and now you have to brave the path forward, not sure where to go and what to do. And you want to go back to the days when things were simple but you can't because you got responsibilities and just thinking about it makes you want to fucking scream!
PoI-1877 slams his right fist on the table. He remains silent for eight seconds before retracting his arm.
PoI-1877: Sorry. I didn't mean for it to come out like that. It's been a long day.
Dr. Barrs: I-It's quite alright, I understand. So Vamp helped you by relieving stress?
PoI-1877: More than that. He brought back a semblance of what used to be. It was small, but enough. He was not man's best friend but he was certainly mine. The thought of him disappearing to some Area-51 spin-off was unacceptable. So I did research in conjunction with the viewing and eventually found the place. I made a map from what I saw and crossed my fingers. Just wished I didn't get caught so damned easily.
Dr. Barrs: Why not just have made another 'Vamp'? Surely that would have fixed everything?
PoI-1877: Tell me, if you loved someone or something very much, so much that they’re a part of who you are, would you just replace them with some look-alike? No. It was either I got Vamp back or nothing. And yeah, maybe I would've been physically better off, but I could never forgive myself if I did. I wanted to do what I thought was right in the face of overwhelming odds and I failed. At least that's something, right? Most people wouldn't dare. They'd just let life guide them by the ear rather than the other way around. Not me. I would do anything for him, and I feel like he'd do the same for me too.
PoI-1877 lowers his head. He covers his face.
Dr. Barrs: I see. Thanks for your cooperation. I think that does it for today. Just sit tight and I'll call-
PoI-1877: Don't mindwipe me.
Dr. Barrs: I beg your pardon?
PoI-1877 raises his head. His eyes are watering.
PoI-1877: Please don't wipe my memories. Us veterans in the 'anomalous' community are aware that you guys have ways of making people forget things they shouldn't know. I don't care if you guys lock me up forever or kill me, but please! Don't make me forget. I don't want to go back. I don't want it all to be for nothing!
Dr. Barrs: Hold on, let's calm down her-
PoI-1877: You said you'd look at my case, right? I'm sure you're having problems with Vamp. I know some tricks that might help. In fact, I'd be a very valuable asset to you guys. I know magic and the viewing too! Maybe we can work something out?
Dr. Barrs: I… hold on. I need to make some calls.
[END LOG]
Afterword: After much consideration, due to PoI-1877's experience in thaumaturgy and remote viewing capabilities, he was assigned MTF Sigma-66 ("Sixteen Tons") 6 months following this interview. PoI-1877's recommendations to SCP-5070's containment procedures have been acknowledged. Proposal to allow Po1-1877 to interact with SCP-5070 once every two weeks have been approved.
Footnotes
1. Woodpecker
2. SCP-5070 expresses affection by perching on the shoulder and rubbing against the neck whilst clapping its carrier against the crimp area in repetitive short bursts. To most staff, this is generally viewed with discomfort.
3. When pulling the handle away from the carrier, SCP-5070 is found to be empty of staples. It has been theorized that SCP-5070 produces these staples internally when in its hunting state.
4. These were not legitimate names, but codenames. |
SCP-6519 is a Humanoid entity, standing at roughly 3. | ***
Item #: SCP-6519
Object class: Euclid Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6519 is contained within a 50 foot by 50 foot by 50 foot perimeter concrete and aurum (gold) shielded secure Containment Cell in research sector-05 at site-19. SCP-6519's Containment Cell must be resealed every five days to ensure security. SCP-6519 will not be moved from its Containment Cell unless an extreme change in behavior occurs or its containment cell requires cleaning, however during transport the entity should be sedated with five 7 inch darts each containing 500 Milliliters of horse tranquilizer. Interviews with SCP-6519 must be done through a 2 foot thick tempered glass window to avoid injury. The containment cell will not be entered by any non-assigned personnel unless they are at clearance level 4 or higher if not they are not permitted to enter SCP-6519’s Containment Cell or interview SCP-6519.
Description: SCP-6519 is a Humanoid entity, standing at roughly 3.048 meters in height, weighing 990 pounds and wearing thick black robes and armor. While SCP-6519 appears to be wearing thick robes and armor, the garments instead seem to have grown out of SCP-6519's body as an exoskeleton, however SCP-6519’s Helmet is separate and can be removed underneath said helmet is a mummified human head containing eye sockets that are sources of red flames that burn at roughly 36000 degrees Fahrenheit. X-rays of SCP-6519 reveal a large crack within the entity's sternum indicating an attack occurred at some point in the entity’s past. SCP-6519 is able to travel at 50 times the speed of sound.
SCP-6519 is capable of speech in a variety of languages, though tends to prefer English or ancient Latin. While SCP-6519 is generally cooperative with Foundation staff, it can become especially aggressive if it feels that it is in the presence of what it refers to as “Bonum” (footnote: Latin word for good). Although the exact nature of this Bonum is currently unknown to Foundation researchers, it does seem to be a concept that SCP-6519 hates for its unknown reasons. SCP-6519 will become hostile with individuals it sees as being affected by Bonum, often having to be restrained should it encounter such. If left unchecked, SCP-6519 will immediately attempt to kill any such individual. SCP-6519 is capable of instantly killing any individuals it stares into the eyes of. How this occurs is currently unknown, and autopsies of SCP-6519's victims have invariably been inconclusive. SCP-6519 has expressed no remorse after these killings, indicating that it has no care for human life. All individuals that SCP-6519 has killed will reanimate and become instances of SCP-6519-3. SCP-6519-2 is a thick, black and scarlet tar-like substance that can also appear as a scarlet fire-like substance that moves in a manner similar to smoke. Contact with SCP-6519-2, as well as coming within a certain distance in open air and being exposed to surfaces SCP-6519 has recently touched or come into contact with will invariably result in the afflicted person suffering from an extremely virulent infection of the Yersinia pestis bacterium (footnote: Bubonic Plague). The exact means of exposure are currently poorly understood, however, it is believed that the bacterium have evolved over time to not simply spread quickly with significantly more aggressive symptoms, but also actively seek out non-infected hosts.
Individuals exposed to SCP-6519's anomalous strain of bacteria (6519-Yersinia) will always become infected (footnote: Researchers currently believe that as little as 5 parts per billion in open air is enough to infect an entire 100 foot by 100 foot cube shaped room of subjects). Infected individuals can then be identified as having one of two types of the pathogen; 6519-Yersinia-Active or Inactive.
Individuals affected with 6519-Yersinia-Inactive will briefly experience bubonic plague-like symptoms, but will eventually recover and feel no additional ill effects. These individuals, however, can still spread the anomalous disease, and will continue to do so even after recovery. There is currently no known cure for 6519-Yersinia.
Individuals infected with 6519-Yersinia-Active will experience similar bubonic plague-like symptoms that, instead of subsiding after a few days, will become dramatically worse over the course of several months and will remain for even after death. Individuals infected with 6519-Yersinia-Active will experience severe nausea, fever, sweating, palpitations, lesions, hardening and flaking of the skin, bleeding in excess from the eyes, nose, and ears, broken bones due to severe muscle contractions, extreme neurological pain, swelling of the internal organs, paralysis, hallucinations, and eventually, death.
Throughout the duration of the sickness (which typically lasts 10 months after death, and longer if administered symptom alleviating care) individuals will continue to spread the 6519-Yersinia bacteria, only ceasing production of the bacteria 10 months after their death. Due to a buildup of the bacteria within the bodies of the afflicted, the corpses of 6519-Yersinia victims are extremely toxic and must be incinerated immediately after death. It is unknown if the ashes of deceased individuals are also contagious.
SCP-6519-4 are the weapons or “tools” as it says. The items are used frequently by SCP-6519-1 who is affectionate toward the items for unknown reasons. SCP-6519-4-Sword is a black sword that has a crossguard that is shaped to resemble wings curved ridges are found from the crossguard and up the blade. The blade of SCP-6519-4-Sword’s crossguard contains a central ruby gem. SCP-6519-4-Sword’s blade glows with red light and when not in use or when SCP-6519-1 seemingly wishes it the blade will not and will act as a normal sword however when glowing the blade is 195000000 degrees fahrenheit and there is a 99.5% chance that lightning will form around it these also apply to SCP-6519-4-Bow and SCP-6519-4-Shield. SCP-6519-4-Bow is an ornate black bow containing a central ruby (Footnote: arrows are similarly designed). SCP-6519-4-Shield is a black ornate metal heater shield engraved with skulls and a ruby beneath this ruby is a stylized wing set. SCP-6519 is well versed in all martial arts, increasing it's danger.
Addendum 6519.1: Discovery
SCP-6519 was discovered during an archeological investigation of a medieval site near London John (information redacted) a member of the authorities accompanied seven archeologists named Benjamin (information redacted), Sarah (information redacted), Alex (information redacted), Peter (information redacted), Eddie (information redacted), Addison (information redacted), and Mathew (information redacted) who uncovered a cave located 50 meters below a Christian church. Once the group had arrived several instances of SCP-6519-3, SCP-6519-2 protruding from SCP-6519. Every member of the expedition was killed except for Sarah (information redacted) who told the authorities about her encounter; she later killed herself. Foundation operatives were sent to contain the anomaly; they were able to successfully terminate SCP-6519-3. SCP-6519 willingly entered containment.
Interviewer: Dr. Roger Bernard, Site-91
Interviewee: SCP-6519
[Begin log]
SCP-6519: (In Latin) Well so I finally meet someone from this place other than those thugs. So how shall we begin?
Dr. Roger Bernard: (Aside) is that Latin? Can we get someone who knows Latin in here-
SCP-6519: (In English) Ah you speak English I should have expected that most in the world do. I can speak it well enough. Well so how shall we begin an introduction maybe?
Dr. Roger Bernard: Yes well my name is Dr. Roger Burnard and I specialize in psychological health.
SCP-6519: ah a doctor. Well it's good to meet you Dr. burnard. I have no name but you refer to me as SCP-6519. But many have called me the Crimson Reaper but that is just a name that people in the past have called me.
Dr. Roger Bernard: (notes the name Crimson Reaper) well you have been brought to the SCP foundation site 19 to be specific.
SCP-6519: (laughs) well anyway. I wish to visit SCP-(information redacted).
Dr. Roger Bernard: why and what does it have to do with you?
SCP-6519: Oh doctor you have no idea what he has to do with me. I have a question and I don’t care if you answer yes or no it only matters if you answer. Can I visit SCP-(information redacted)?
Dr. Roger Bernard: (Sighs) no I’m afraid I can’t bring you to SCP-(information redacted) currently. Why do you ask?
SCP-6519: Doctor you… I do not wish to continue to speak with you. This session is over.
Dr. Roger Bernard: I apologize. Please, is there anything that you need?
SCP-6519: a human every five days a minimum.
Dr. Roger Bernard: I’ll see what I can do but I have another question.
SCP-6519: yes?
Dr. Roger Bernard: What is your real name?
SCP-6519: I can't answer that question but you can call me the Crimson Reaper
[End log]
Interviewer's Note: While SCP-049 is capable of communicating in a very human way, there is a strange sense of unease that one experiences when in its presence. Make no mistake, there is something very uncanny about this entity indeed.
The following information is meant for clearance level 3 or higher.
Additionally, SCP-6519 has been documented mumbling these latin words while in and out of interviews “Red, rings, and thrones”.
Addendum 6519.2: Observation Log
While in containment at Site-19, SCP-6519 has been given a single D-class personnel and all of which have been killed and revived as SCP-6519-3 due to SCP-6519-2 secreting from SCP-6519-1 however one of the D-class personnel was treated as if he were a patient and he were a doctor. D-5683 was directed into SCP-6519’s containment cell and was asked to take a seat by SCP-6519. SCP-6519 retrieved from SCP-6519-2 crackers cheese and ham. D-5683 was not willing to eat. After D-5683 and SCP-6519 finished speaking to one another SCP-6519 asked about his situation and how he became a D-class personnel. D-5683 told him that he had killed a man in the 1980’s however when he said that he was trying to atone for his crime upon which SCP-6519 reached into D-5683’s month and disemboweled D-5683.
Addendum 6519.3: Contact
SCP-6519 wrote a note to Dr. Roger Bernard detailing that he wishes to meet with DR. Bernard again over dinner consisting of bread sticks, tomato soup, bread, ham and wine.
Follow Up Interview
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-6519: ah Doctor it is nice to see you again please sit sir.
Dr. Roger Bernard: Well we’ve watched you now for ten weeks now and you have had 14 subjects all of which except for the 5th you killed but why did you question the 5th then kill them.
SCP-6519: they all were willing to restart with a fresh start except for the 5th he had a chance of continuing to kill which I would allow but when he said he wanted to atone I had enough he was unwilling to join me so I killed him and raised him like the rest of them who would never join me.
Dr. Roger Bernard: Join you, what do you mean by that?
SCP-6519: assist me to bring (sips wine and takes a bite of bread stick) back- no I’ll keep that one to myself.
Dr. Roger Bernard: That doesn’t help me. I want to understand you. You have been documented muttering about a rhyme in Latin about Red and . What do you have to do with him?
SCP-6519: I apologize but I will not discuss this unless- (laughs and stands) doctor what about me are you so interested in me?
Dr. Roger Bernard: your mind. Why do you ask?
SCP-6519: Well then I’m afraid that your going to be disappointed because I’m not going to give you my mind to study I’ll give you something else.
Dr. Roger Bernard: (grabs and raises pistol) SCP-6519 stand down.
SCP-6519: oh doctor I simply can’t it’s your turn Doctor. I’m going to let you examine my sword in person. (unsheathes sword)
Dr. Roger Bernard: (fires gun and runs out of bullets) please 6519 please. (whimpers).
SCP-6519: Doctor I’m afraid I can’t stop.
[End log]
Attending Researcher's Note: SCP-6519 genuinely does seem to hate and want to cleanse the world of humanity given that without remorse SCP-6519 killed Dr. Roger Bernard.
The following information is restricted to level 3 and higher clearance level.
Addendum 6519.3: 05/19/2019 Incident
Starting shortly after SCP-6519's initial containment, Dr. Burnard conducted a number of interviews with the subject regarding its anomalous properties, and over time began to note its displeasure with its staff and the SCP-6519-3 instances. This continued for a period of several months, during which SCP-6519 exhibited extremely aggressive behaviors.
On May 19th, 2019, as Dr. Bernard was entering SCP-6519's test chamber to conduct another routine interview, the entity began to grow anxious and asked Dr. Bernard if he was feeling well. Following protocol, SCP-6519 threatened Dr. Bernard and Dr. Bernard raised his pistol, after which the entity became hostile and attacked Dr. Bernard, killing him. Due to a lapse in security protocol, and because Dr. Bernard did not activate the in-chamber emergency system, Dr. Bernard's corpse was not discovered until five hours later, by which point SCP-6519 had converted it into an instance of SCP-6519-3.
In the aftermath of the incident Dr. Sherman Miller interviewed SCP-6519.
Interviewer: Dr. Sherman Miller, Site-42
Interviewee: SCP-6519
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Miller: I need you to explain yourself.
SCP-6519: He was too far gone he wasn’t corruptible he had no chance.
Dr. Miller: You killed him, you stabbed him then pulled parts of him out! Then you made him-
SCP-6519: (Interrupting, angrily) No I made him join me he wasn’t ever willing so I forced his hand!
Dr. Miller: Join you! Join you! You killed and butchered his body; he didn't Join you!
SCP-6519: (laughs) he will not be missed by me. Your generous supplies of D-class have been used but I need more. They aren’t smart enough for what I need them for!
Dr. Miller: And what is that!?
SCP-6519: The laws of malice!
Dr. Miller: we’re done here 6519. Welcome to hell.
SCP-6519: you’ll fall too Doctor Miller.
[END LOG]
Addendum 6519.3: Observation Log
D-7618 was moved to the containment cell of SCP-6519 to view their interaction. D-7618 was moved into SCP-6519’s containment cell. D-7618 moved toward SCP-6519. SCP-6519 walked toward D-7618 and once they were within arms reach of the other SCP-6519 reached for D-7618, causing D-7618 to run toward the containment cell door however SCP-6519 grabbed and strangled D-7618 after 10 minutes the entity snapped the neck of D-7618. while foundation staff removed D-7618's body for an autopsy SCP-6519 breached containment and was recontained after 10.5 weeks.
Follow Up Interview
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-6519: So you’ve returned Dr. Miller.
Dr. Miller: What are your motives and what do you wish for when you kill those people and what is Bonum.
SCP-6519: My motives I will not share but I will share about Bonum It is the contract of good that signs you to its three laws. The Law of Health, peasants are liberated, slaves are healed of abuse, and the nobility lord over there subjects with kindness and health. The Law of Imagination safety and true comfort, the things Bonum grants homelessness, starvation, lack of healthcare, mindlessness, lack of help, this is everything the Bonum is plagued by. The Law of Near, The love of the direction the world and humanity has taken. These are the laws of Bonum.
Dr. Miller: I don’t know if I understand but why did you kill all of those people.
SCP-6519: They are they… they… well no you’ll find out my suggestion is reading on… (laughs) you’ll learn about it soon.
Dr. Miller: Please we don’t understand you’ve explained Bonum to me but what are your motives?
SCP-6519: read about… no that's my secret.
Dr. Miller: (sighs) well then my question changes to when were you born and where?
SCP-6519: I was born many, many years ago or at least similar to that in a world of pure unrivaled hate. I hated Bonum and the three laws that define it. However when I was born it was hot, painful and under the suffering of… well You don’t need to know about that. I learned from the pain and suffering then I lived through that pain and suffering gaining power.
Dr. Miller: So you are extremely old and have felt great pain. Is my idea of what you have said is that correct?
SCP-6519: yes. And I was sent out during the 5th century and learned from this world killing people for my laws. My world is nothing like this one and I witnessed war death destruction and learned how to use it. but then I died and was reborn too… Well you’ll figure that out soon enough. (laughs)
Dr. Miller: So you were born in the Christian concept of hell?
SCP-6519: In a way… yes I was in what many of you call hell. Then after being reborn I found something a ritual of the serpent hand’s design. My body was then reborn in the year you found me and I killed to raise an army to fight humanity for what they did to me!
Dr. Miller: What did humanity do to you? And why are you so intent on destroying us?
SCP-6519: Humanity was born in knowledge, comfort and good. They and you are all disgusting and have been born from the Bonum.
(Silence for a few seconds)
Dr. Miller: You have no carrying for humanity all you have is hate and cruelty you have no caring for anyone!
[END LOG]
Interviewer's Note: SCP-6519 has a hatred for humanity and doesn't want to be interviewed or contacted by foundation staff for its remaining containment.
Addendum 6519.4: 10/15/2019 incident
SCP-6519 was sent a group of 10 D-class SCP-6519 killed each slowly and left their remains about turning into SCP-6519-3 however the entity breached containment and killed 3,000 foundation staff and 2,000 civilians however he was tranquilized and returned to containment.
Addendum 6519.4: Observation Log
Attempts to repeatedly reason with SCP-6519 failed and the psychologists were killed by SCP-6519 later becoming SCP-6519-3. Personnel below clearance level 4 are to be told that these psychologists became instances of SCP-6519-3 however personnel that are of clearance level 4 or higher are informed that these psychologists we're ripped apart leaving nothing but their muscle, torn clothes, skin and bone.
Follow up interview
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Miller: SCP-6519 would you be so kind and tell me what your motives are?
SCP-6519: Again doctor Miller I want to keep my motives to myself but I might as well. Kill about 500,000 humans and then enter the earth you call home and then unleash the power of what you call SCP-6519-2 and bring them back among the living as the others raise the rest of the armys for the well I'll just call it the wrath of existence.
Dr. Miller: So you'll remain vague as hell. I don't have time for this. Tell me why. Why do you hate humanity and everything that lives?
SCP-6519: When. I was born; everything around me was a hell you brought about from your existence causing me and everything else that existed there to be in a hell that you were responsible for. Then when I found this world, this beautiful existence that you got and that you were destroying it because you were greedy made me hate you more that you got a perfect life and I didn't. Then you were destroying your world that is why I hate you.
Dr. Miller: Then why do you want to destroy this world?
SCP-6519: Destroy no I want to shape it into a hell that you made me go through and made. If I can't have that perfect life like you nobody will.
Dr. Miller: So you're jealous because we have a perfect life and are destroying it.
(Silence for a few seconds)
Dr. Miller: if you don't respond-
SCP-6519: yes in a way I am and you will feel my wrath if you do what Dr. Bernard did.
[END LOG]
Interviewer's Note: SCP-6519 has revealed more information that has to do with its motives; it refers to the others who are unknown to foundation staff currently.
The following information is restricted to 05 council members or those who have been given permission to read.
SCP-6519 has a clear relation to SCP-001-Scarlet King most likely being one of his children signs lead to him being the first child who represents Dominion and is the leader of the Scarlet kings forces.
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SCP-769 is a cup ten centimeters tall and twelve centimeters across. | ***
Item #: SCP-769
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-769 must be kept inside a secure, waterproof vault whenever it is not in use. No fluid is to come in contact with the bowl outside of approved experiment protocols.
Description: SCP-769 is a cup ten centimeters tall and twelve centimeters across. It is made of pottery with a golden glaze. It is covered with a white residue. Several preserved parts from cephalopods and other sea creatures are stuck in the residue. A pattern is carved into its rim; however, the pattern is obscured by the residue. It has been decided not to attempt removal of this residue or the items stuck within it, as efforts to restore SCP-769 may hamper its effects even further.
SCP-769 is an artifact of the █████████ civilization that existed ████ years ago in modern-day ██████. Water from the object alters the memories of those who drink it.
When a subject drinks from the cup (or water that has been poured from the cup), new information is written directly into the subject's brain. However, they lose memories they already possess, much like a computer's storage being overwritten. The memories lost are unpredictable, though usually comparable to the information gained. All water from the bowl must be drunk, or else the subject gains fragmented, unreliable information.
The information given is seemingly random, coming from a repository of information from the █████████. It includes cultural, technological, and military information. It appears that it was intended as an encyclopedia. However, so far no method has been found to retrieve specific information from the goblet. Whether this is due to problems inherent in the storage method or to the degradation of the cup over time is unknown at present.
Full debriefing of the subjects takes approximately one week, though it can take longer depending on the information gained.
Subject D-769-32 has been useful in translating information, and has therefore been removed from the regular termination schedule, until such a time as she can teach the language to others.
Addendum 769-1: The results from Subject D-769-37 have raised this object from a mild curiosity to a priority. Recreating the power source for that engine would prove invaluable to the Foundation.
Addendum 769-2: Per the Administrator's instructions, Subject D-769-71 was given multiple exposures to SCP-769. However, the results have proven unsatisfactory due to the possibility of losing valuable information.
Addendum 769-3: Reports will move from a weekly to a monthly basis.
Addendum 769-4: Future reports to the Administrator will no longer contain a listing of all findings. Only those of strategic importance will be passed on. The Administrator does not want to know about █████████ courtship rituals unless they involve lasers, zero-point generators, or flying cars, and how to build them.
Addendum 769-5: Reports will move from a monthly to a bi-monthly basis.
Addendum 769-6: Due to stronger demand in other areas, resources for this project are being cut by 80 percent.
Addendum 769-7: Reports will move from a bi-monthly to a semi-annual basis.
Addendum 769-8: After ten years, several thousand test subjects, and nothing to show for it but a handful of fascinating but ultimately useless technical schematics, results from SCP-769 have begun to repeat themselves. Perhaps the encyclopedia is damaged, and has lost other information, as well as any indexing system. Perhaps this was all that was ever on it. In any event, it is now advised that the project be shelved until such a time as the information can be more efficiently catalogued.
Partial Test Log
Subject D-769-01: Learned the name of the stars in the ██████ language, as well as their positions. However, she lost all memory of other names, including her own.
Subject D-769-07: Milk was substituted for water. Subject convulsed once, and became comatose. He expired several days later.
Subject D-769-13: Learned several songs in the █████████ language. It could not be determined what he lost.
Subject D-769-18: Learned the history of ██████, a politician from █████████. Lost all memory from his sixth birthday to halfway through seventh grade.
Subject D-769-25: Gained a tactical assessment of several other civilizations. Only the ████████████ were determined to be a threat. Suspected capabilities were listed, but are difficult to decipher without knowing the size of listed units or the abilities of vehicles.
Subject D-769-30: Learned the rules to a children's game involving sticks and disks. Lost all memory of American politics.
Subject D-769-32: Learned the █████████ language, but forgot how to paint, her former career.
Subject D-769-37: Gained schematics for an engine capable of generating far more thrust than any we currently possess, which could explain the █████████ spaceflight capabilities. However, they call for an on-board power source generating over a thousand megawatts, with only two cubic feet allotted for it. It is hoped that designs for the generator can eventually be found. The subject lost all memories of his mother.
Subject D-769-41: Gained schematics for an antique internal combustion engine. The design is inferior to those in use today, although the alloys it calls for are of strong interest to the Foundation.
Subject D-769-54: Learned the history of the temple of ████. Subject broke down while describing it, and, when left unattended for a short period, took his own life. The guards were severely reprimanded.
Subject D-769-71: After O5-8 reprimanded Dr. ████ for gross waste of class D personnel, Subject D-769-71 was given doses several times. The first time, he gained a novel, but forgot how to ride a bicycle. The second time, he learned a form of martial arts, but lost all memory of his faith. The third time, he learned the life cycle of the mammoth, but lost all memory of his childhood. The final time, it could not be determined what he gained, as he seemed to lose all ability to communicate. Subject D-769-71 was terminated several days later. It appears repeated exposures have a point of diminishing returns, taking more memory than previous exposures.
Subject D-769-105: Learned the names of all the Exarchs of █████████ and their families going back several hundred years. He forgot how to operate any technology made in the last ten years.
Subject D-769-2045: Learned the history of █████████ dance. Lost all memory of sports.
Subject D-769-2070: Learned the names of the stars in the █████████ language. Lost all memories of the past three years.
Interview Log 769-43 |
SCP-266 is a number of free-floating masses of gaseous material, possessing a natural luminescence which exists as a bright purple or red glow. | ***
Item #: SCP-266
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-266 is to be kept in a 10 m x 10 m air-tight containment unit, with the internal temperature maintained at or above 48°C by an independently-powered heating unit. Access to containment requires Level 2 or above clearance, and thermal hazard suits are to be utilized and maintained during all interaction.
Description: SCP-266 is a number of free-floating masses of gaseous material, possessing a natural luminescence which exists as a bright purple or red glow. In most cases, SCP-266 feels cold to the touch, and exerts an endothermic effect on its immediate surroundings. Despite having no obvious nervous system, SCP-266 appears to react to stimuli and has been observed to learn certain habits based upon its experiences.
SCP-266 is remarkably fond of warmth, and will actively seek sources of heat, natural or artificial. Of all sources, however, SCP-266 prefers human contact as a method of obtaining warmth, oblivious to the inimical effect it has on mammalian life. Due to SCP-266’s endothermic nature, extended exposure without proper protection will lead to death by acute hypothermia. While not aggressive, SCP-266 will grow discontent and even hostile when not provided with adequate heat, and has exhibited the capability to cause considerable havoc when deprived of warmth. Human contact has also been observed to aid in calming SCP-266, suggesting a need or desire for social interaction. Personnel assigned to this duty have reported hearing SCP-266 speak (recorded excerpts of conversations have revealed that SCP-266 is capable of speaking in an unknown Gaelic dialect) and on occasion have spoken back.
SCP-266 was discovered in █████, Ireland, after local reports of several youth inexplicably falling victim to hypothermia at a local hot springs. These events, along with ongoing reports of “Will-o’-the-Wisps" by superstitious locals, caught Agent ███████’s attention. After finding SCP-266, he was able to lead it to nearby Site-██. Upon arrival, Agent ███████ exhibited symptoms of hypothermia, and was only saved by the efforts of Dr. █████ and staff. Due to Site-██’s containment conditions, SCP-266 was relocated to Site-19 at first convenience.
Addendum 266-A: Audio logs recording conversations between personnel and SCP-266 have revealed English words and phrases being used alongside its standard dialect. Current theory is that it is simply imitating these words, much like a parrot. Further documentation is requested regarding this matter. |
SCP-3566 is a phenomenon affecting studio recordings of television programmes in the situation comedy genre, manifesting as the sound of laughter occurring over the top of the standard soundtrack of the show. | ***
Item #: SCP-3566
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Television studios producing situation comedy style shows are to be monitored for SCP-3566 manifestation. Should any production begin showing signs of SCP-3566 manifestation, the studio is to be encouraged to add a laughter track to the final edit. Should they resist, the production is to be terminated.
Outside of testing, viewing of affected media should be limited to approximately 20 minutes (the typical length of SCP-3566-susceptible programmes).
Description: SCP-3566 is a phenomenon affecting studio recordings of television programmes in the situation comedy genre, manifesting as the sound of laughter occurring over the top of the standard soundtrack of the show. The sound typically consists of an unknown number of voices laughing at inappropriate moments during the show, and often for extended periods of time. SCP-3566 manifestations change with each subsequent viewing, and have been described by observers as "unsettling" or "manic". The occurrence rate of SCP-3566 is currently approximately 10% of potential candidate shows; to date no shows have been affected retroactively following the airing of their first episode.
Individuals exposed to SCP-3566 for a prolonged period (greater than 30 minutes) will begin to suffer from headaches and dizziness. After 60 minutes of exposure, the effect of SCP-3566 will transfer to the viewer themselves; they will regularly hear the associated sound without any identified source1.
After suffering from this effect for approximately one month, in addition to the mental health issues that would typically arise from the presence of frequent auditory hallucinations, the individual will begin to undergo personality and behavioural changes. These changes are typically expressed as the extreme exaggeration of one or more aspects of the individual's personality or demeanour to the point that they override all other observable traits.
SCP-3566 was first discovered in the 1940s. A number of affected television programmes at the time were terminated prior to airing before it was discovered that the addition of actual laughter, either from a live source or added in editing after recording, suppressed SCP-3566 manifestations. Encouraging the use of laughter tracks in various television studios helped significantly reduce the rate of occurrence of SCP-3566 and has since become an accepted norm of the format.
▶ Examples of results of exposure to SCP-3566
▼ Examples of results of exposure to SCP-3566
Subject: D-32562
Result: Subject showed a dramatic decrease in intelligence and information recall over a period of three months, forgetting commonly known historical events of which they were previously aware, frequently misspelling basic words, and mispronouncing words they had previously used without issue. Culminated in an almost total collapse of communication skills and information retention after approximately six months.
Subject: D-65121
Result: Subject began to display a startling level of gullibility. After four months, the subject had lost all ability to discern truth from fiction; he would believe everything told to him, even if it contradicted previously given information.
Subject: D-98262
Result: Subject became increasingly aggressive and hostile towards Foundation personnel over a two month period, culminating in a violent incident over a perceived slight in an innocuous greeting that resulted in his death.
Subject: Agent Tam Harding2
Result: Subject became extremely compliant and obedient. Four months after exposure, the subject was unable to undertake any action, even basic bodily functions, without being ordered to do so by a superior.
Addendum 1
On 08/11/1972, an SCP-3566 manifestation occurred differing from its usual behaviour; instead of laughter, the sound of pained screams could be heard over the entirety of the host show. All subsequent events since this date have followed the same pattern, though the original containment procedures still appear effective at suppressing its occurrence.
Individuals exposed to this new form of manifestation for prolonged periods report sensations of dread and impending doom, followed by the sudden onset of schizoid personality disorder3 or, in rare instances, extreme cases of paranoid personality disorder.
Addendum 2
Following advances in audio analysis techniques, the sounds produced by SCP-3566 affected media were analysed and it was determined that they all originated from a single voice, distorted to sound like multiple people. Comparisons with historical interview recordings made in the early days of SCP-3566's containment showed the voice to be a match with Tommy Talico, an engineer interviewed during the initial investigation.
Investigators at his last known address found a desiccated corpse on a chair in the basement, believed to have died at some point in the early 1970s4. The chair was facing a television set, and the corpse was wearing a face mask connected to an empty tank of nitrous oxide5. Also discovered was a piece of broadcasting equipment matching no known design, the purpose of which is currently under investigation.
Footnotes
1. People suffering from this effect typically describe the sound as coming from the left or right of the direction they are currently facing.
2. Accidentally exposed for approximately 90 minutes when rendered unconscious during an unrelated containment breach.
3. Characterised by apathy, detachment and a lack of emotion.
4. He was reported as missing to the police on 11/11/1972.
5. Commonly known as laughing gas. |
SCP-4055 is a humanoid entity existing simultaneously 3 seconds before and after consensus time. | ***
Item #: 4055
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4055 is to be contained within a modified humanoid containment cell within Site-17. The entrance to SCP-4055’s cell must be replaced with a two door system. These doors may not be open within 6 seconds of each other in order to prevent escape. No fewer than two functioning thermal imaging cameras are to be situated within SCP-4055’s cell at all times. In the event of SCP-4055 being observed outside of its designated living quarters, the outer door is to be sealed until such time as SCP-4055 fully returns to containment. No communication is to be attempted outside of regulated testing.
Description: SCP-4055 is a humanoid entity existing simultaneously 3 seconds before and after consensus time. SCP-4055 cannot be directly interacted with, but can be observed via its effects on its environment. The most consistent of these is via thermal imaging, allowing for observation of residual body heat. Due to the nature of its anomalous properties, SCP-4055 is capable of responding to stimulus 6 seconds before it is introduced. Communication is typically made via written notes. As the responses are ready before the questions are asked, interviews with SCP-4055 are typically concluded relatively quickly.
Recovery: SCP-4055 was discovered following reports of a poltergeist in a forest in northern Scotland. When the initial containment team discovered that SCP-4055 was unaffected by standard ectomorph-disrupting equipment, containment was handed over to PTF Phi-7 (“Split Decisions”). Phi-7 discovered SCP-4055’s semi-corporeal nature upon observing its residual thermal signatures on trees within the forest. Containment was first attempted via erection of a 3 meter tall barricade, which was steadily closed around 4055 over the course of 2 hours. SCP-4055 escaped when Phi-7 attempted to transfer SCP-4055 to transport without the now-known 6 second buffer. After 2 more attempts, SCP-4055 was succesfully contained and transfered to Site 17.
Experiment Log 4055:
The following experiments were conducted entirely within SCP-4055’s cell, due to potential difficulty in reestablishing containment.
Experiment 4055-1:
Purpose: To attempt to establish communication with SCP-4055.
Procedure: D-4055-1 was allowed into SCP-4055’s cell and instructed to attempt written communication via pen and paper.
Results: D-4055-1 attempted communication for approximately 10 minutes with no success. After 10 minutes and 23 seconds, the words “Thanks for letting me have a turn” appeared on the paper. Notably, this occurred exactly 6 seconds before D-4055-1 dropped his pen out of surprise.
Researcher Notes: This was quite informative. Not only do we know that SCP-4055 is sapient, we also know that its interaction with objects is somewhat limited by our use of them. Or maybe it’s just being polite. -Dr. Nyle
Experiment 4055-3:
Purpose: To attempt further communication with SCP-4055.
Procedure: D-4055-2 was informed of SCP-4055’s nature, and was told to attempt to hold a regular conversation with it. D-4055-2 was provided with two pens to expedite the process.
Results: D-4055-2 engaged in a 23 minute written discussion with SCP-4055. SCP-4055 claimed to be Bucky ██████, a 34 year old male from Wisconsin. Records state that Bucky was born in ████, meaning SCP-4055 would have to be ███ years old at time of interview. SCP-4055 refused to go into detail as to what brought on its current circumstances.
Researcher Notes: We at least know that it’s humanoid due to the infrared cams, so its story at least has a little bit of credence to it. One thing that I don’t understand however is the discrepancy between some of our observations. For example, anything it writes appears all at once, instead of appearing as if it's actually being written by someone. Any body heat signatures picked on the cams also seem to change every time they’re unobserved, and seem slightly different for everyone. I'm going to need to look further into this. -Dr. Nyle
Experiment 4055-5:
Purpose: To explore the nature of SCP-4055’s existence.
Procedure: SCP-4055 was provided with a handheld video camera, and asked to record a video.
Results: 6 seconds before the instructions were given, the camera entered a state of apparent existential instability, during which each person present cited conflicting results as to its whereabouts. These ranged from being in the middle of the containment room floor, to not being in the room at all. This period lasted for 34 seconds, at which point the camera stabilised in the centre of the room. The recovered recording (now file 4055-1) has no sound. The video starts with a static view of the containment wall, but if observation is broken and resumed by an individual, the video will jump to another location for them. It has been discovered that rapidly blinking during observation provides a “flipbook” effect, essentially allowing for traditional viewing. A transcript of the file can be found below:
0:00-0:12, File begins, showing recording of containment wall. Minor camera movements consistent with handheld recording are apparent.
0:12-013, Recording moves rapidly downwards before returning to previous position. This is believed to be 4055 dropping and picking up the camera.
0:13-0:20, Recording rotates around the room, most likely 4055 checking the camera for damage. The video is intercut with brief periods of static during this time.
0:20-0:26, Recording is disrupted by heavy static for this duration. Some viewers claim to be able to make out a vague human silhouette.
0:26-0:33, Recording resumes, shows camera being slowly lowered to the floor.
0:34, Recording ends.
Researcher Notes: So we’ve established this “flipbook effect” affects 4055 in every video account we have of it. None of our unreality filters seem to affect it either, so it's not a traditional reality disruption we’re looking at here. We’re holding off on any temporal containment testing for now since what we’ve currently got set up works, and we don’t know how 4055 would react. It could work fine, or it could be the figurative crossing of the streams. Another thing is the patches of static on file 4055-1. I’m pretty sure we’ve all concluded that these are the parts where 4055 should be in view (again, completely resistant to our unreality filters), but why can a handful of people, myself included, see something in it? Yes, it's kind of humanoid, but it definitely isn’t 4055. If 4055 was recording this, at most we’d be able to see the head, shoulders, some of the upper body. But this is a full person, standing like 5 feet from the camera. And like the rest of the file, it moves when I look away. -Dr. Nyle
Experiment 4055-6:
Purpose: To further investigate SCP-4055’s temporal properties
Procedure: D-4055-2 was to be instructed to attempt communication with SCP-4055, but stop writing if any sign of SCP-4055 responding became apparent.
Results: Upon entering SCP-4055’s containment chamber, D-4055-2 experienced a localised reality failure. Researcher Kent, who was due to give the instructions, underwent the same process. While no lasting damage to containment was noted, D-4055-2 and Researcher Kent were not recovered and are presumed KIA. Dr. Philips, who approved the experiment, has been relieved of his duties.
Researcher Notes: Testing is being suspended until we can be sure an incident like this doesn’t happen again. I’m also making it abundantly clear to NEVER intentionally try to create a time paradox. I don’t give a damn what the hell you think we can learn. We’re here to secure, contain, and protect, and that comes before anything else. -Dr. Nyle
Researcher Note:
Level 4 Clearance Required
Credentials Accepted
After a lot of thought, I’ve come up with a theory about 4055. It all started with experiment 5. Why could some people see the figure in the static and some people couldn’t? After a lot of questions I found a pattern. Everyone who could see it had had past experience with temporal fractures and manipulation. Be it long term observation of time-bending skips, or just one big event. A few people who couldn’t see it before experiment 6 could afterwards. I think this just means our brains have adapted slightly, become more capable of processing things which we shouldn’t be able to process. The “flipbook effect” is probably another example of this. Imagine if we saw the changes that 4055 made to our time as they happened. Reality would be constantly warping and manipulating before our very eyes. Hell, maybe it is but we just can’t perceive it.
While I’m not sure what exactly 4055-B is, I know it’s definitely something entirely different to Bucky. Is it trapping him outside of our time? Is it some kind of vehicle? A symbiote? Something we can’t comprehend? Is it even an entity in itself? It could just be some lump of twisted time thrown together by some type blue who got out of their depth. However, what we do know is that this thing is much more stable than it should be. Interacting with something before and after us simultaneously should be creating paradoxes constantly, but it doesn’t provided we don’t probe too deep. We’ve all seen what happens when we do.
While this is mostly just conjecture, there is one thing I can say with absolute certainty; 4055-B is dangerous, and if the wrong person asks this thing the wrong questions, we could be looking at more than just small-scale reality failures. We could even be looking at a ZK-class end-of-time scenario. And the fact that there’s even something capable of this scares me more than anything. -Dr. Nyle |
SCP-1209 is a congenital defect of the eye found in several individuals from the region of [DATA EXPUNGED], and believed to be caused by an environmental factor. | ***
Item #: SCP-1209
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1209-1 instances are to be contained in standard humanoid containment cells at Site-██. They are to be fed meals three times a day. SCP-1209-1 instances are to be allowed to submit requests for entertainment or comfort materials which do not compromise security, within reason, as a reward for good behaviour. Socialisation with assigned Foundation staff is allowed, and encouraged in order to improve psychological well-being, but instances are not allowed to come into contact with each other.
SCP-1209-1 instances are to be questioned at regular intervals by Foundation staff, and their responses are to be recorded, in order to document any noteworthy events observed and further understanding of SCP-1209. These interviews are to be conducted twice daily, at approximately 0800 hours and again at 1900 hours, as well as any time at which an SCP-1209-1 instance requests such an interview. SCP-1209-1 instances which have observed potentially traumatising events are to be monitored by an assigned psychiatrist, but may not be administered amnestics. It is considered vital that SCP-1209-1 instances retain their memory of transmitted images in case this knowledge becomes pertinent at a later date.
SCP-1209-2 instances are largely passive and do not present anomalous behaviour aside from connection to SCP-1209. As such, no containment procedures are required to directly deal with SCP-1209-2 instances aside from monitoring. However, efforts should be made to identify all SCP-1209-2 instances.
Should any SCP-1209-1 instance observe an event which is considered pertinent to the Foundation's mission, the Site Administrator of Site-██ is to be notified immediately in order to discuss responses.
Description: SCP-1209 is a congenital defect of the eye found in several individuals from the region of [DATA EXPUNGED], and believed to be caused by an environmental factor. As a result of the deformity, the eye’s internal structure is drastically altered, although the most noticeable feature of the condition is the presence of multiple irises, pupils, lenses and associated anatomical features on the surface of the eye. Number of lenses per sclera is typically between two and four. This condition is usually accompanied by complete heterochromia, where each iris is differently coloured. As a result of the presence of multiple corneas and a distortion of the sclera, sufferers report mild to severe discomfort when attempting to move their eyes, and some have only limited range of movement in one or both eyes. In many cases, deformities in the internal structure of the eye render one or more of the lenses partially or totally blind. An in-depth analysis of the abnormal optical structures found in SCP-1209 subjects can be found in attached document 1209-α.
Individuals affected by SCP-1209 (henceforth referred to as SCP-1209-1) appear to be able to see normally through only one of the pupils, usually the one aligned closest to where the pupil would normally be located. All other pupils display a view of the world consistent with that seen through the eyes of other individuals (henceforth referred to as SCP-1209-2). Each pupil displays images as seen by a single, separate person, and the persons that each pupil is able to ‘see through’ appear constant at all times.
Each SCP-1209-1 instance is connected to multiple instances of SCP-1209-2, as many as there are additional pupils. These connections allow SCP-1209-1 to experience visual stimuli only, and appear to only transmit through the left eye of SCP-1209-2 instances. SCP-1209-1 cannot perceive SCP-1209-2’s experiences when they close their eyes, or when their eye is damaged beyond the point at which SCP-1209-2 can see through them. Should SCP-1209-2 die, transmission of images will continue until the internal structure of the eye deteriorates to a significant degree due to decomposition. If SCP-1209-2 is permanently blinded, or if the SCP-1209-1’s additional pupils are damaged significantly, transmission of images will cease. However, defects in the additional pupils do not prevent transmission; only injury or trauma prevents transmission. SCP-1209-1 will continue to perceive the experiences of SCP-1209-2 while dreaming, although reported transmission is less complete than while awake.
There appears to be a distinct correlation between SCP-1209-1 and SCP-1209-2, in that all SCP-1209-2 instances were born within approximately two hours of the relevant SCP-1209-1 instance’s birth.
SCP-1209 was discovered following routine scanning of medical files at ███████ Hospital. Subsequent investigation led to the discovery of █ SCP-1209-1 instances born in the nearby area, centred on the town of ███████, and more specifically the main water supply of the town. Investigation revealed the possibility that an unknown chemical had been introduced to the water supply repeatedly over the previous ██ years by an unknown party, posing as maintenance workers in order to access the water supply network. Although this event is believed to have had some connection to the outbreak of SCP-1209 due to a correlation between periods of ‘maintenance work’ and conceptions resulting in SCP-1209-1 instances, it is presently impossible to determine whether the two incidents are related. All remainders of the compound believed to have been introduced into the supply had degraded into other chemicals before testing could be performed. No experimentation has been able to determine the exact cause of SCP-1209.
Addendum 1209-1: List of noteworthy SCP-1209-2 subjects (a full list of identified SCP-1209-2 subjects can be found in Document 1209-β):
████ █████, Aide to ██████ █████, Secretary of State of [REDACTED]. Linked to SCP-1209-1-3. Considered noteworthy due to the considerable intelligence breach SCP-1209-2’s existence represents. As a result of Foundation intervention, Mr. █████ has since been removed from any position of political power.
███████ ████, a noted criminal operating as part of the central African militant group [REDACTED]. Linked to SCP-1209-1-2. Killed in combat action ██/██/████ Due to the graphic and distressing nature of transmissions from Mr. ████, SCP-1209-1-2 was been placed under psychiatric observation, and remains so despite Mr. ████'s death and the cessation of transmission.
███████ ███████, an Australian journalist working for ██████ █████ newspaper. Linked to SCP-1209-1-1. Killed ██/██/████ during an investigation involving material sensitive to Foundation interest, during which she witnessed the outbreak of the cognitohazard later classified SCP-████, though SCP-1209-1-1 was not affected. Remains to date the only use of SCP-1209 in order to assist Foundation efforts, as questioning of SCP-1209-1-1 was vital to providing intelligence allowing for the capture of the instance of SCP-████.
Unknown individual linked to SCP-1209-1-3. Shortly after SCP-1209-1-3 came into Foundation custody, this instance of SCP-1209-2 is believed to have blinded himself in order to avoid detection. Prior to loss of transmission, the individual wrote down the message ‘I DON’T CARE FOR PRYING EYES. LEAVE ME ALONE’, apparently with the intention of transmitting the message to SCP-1209-1-3. It is unknown how or to what extent the individual was aware of his connection to SCP-1209.
Unknown individual linked to SCP-1209-1-4. Careful analysis of data received from SCP-1209-1-4 indicates that no such individual was present, or could have been present, at some of the events described by SCP-1209-1-4. However, all descriptions of events relayed through SCP-1209-1-4 have proven to be accurate save for the appearance of the observing figure. Several events observed by this individual are extremely important or sensitive, although no transmission has been reported since ██/██/████. |
SCP-3023 is a phenomenon in which an object will abruptly develop an arachnoid form and gain motility in the presence of humans. | ***
Item #: SCP-3023
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Phone calls and internet traffic in SCP-3023's active region are to be monitored closely for mention of events correlated to SCP-3023 activity. Should SCP-3023 activity be confirmed, Mobile Task Force Alpha-21, "Julia's Angels", must immediately be dispatched to the location.
MTF Alpha-21 is tasked with locating the active SCP-3023-A instance, determining the appropriate method of decommissioning the object, and performing the decommissioning. As the safest method of eliminating an instance of SCP-3023-A is typically via explosive device, appropriate cover stories should be prepared in advance for any damage and fatalities incurred this way. MTF Alpha-21 liaises with the German Air Force to provide support in the event that conventional tactics prove insufficient.
SCP-3023-B is kept in a reinforced humanoid containment unit at Site-06-2. It must be monitored at all times for signs of anomalous activity. All surveillance footage in SCP-3023's active range must be monitored for activity matching SCP-3023-B's observed anomalous properties.
Description: SCP-3023 is a phenomenon in which an object will abruptly develop an arachnoid form and gain motility in the presence of humans. SCP-3023 has thus far occurred exclusively in a well-defined region of central Germany (see map). This occurs on an irregular basis, with an average of two months between occurrences. Objects affected by SCP-3023 are collectively designated SCP-3023-A.
SCP-3023-A will behave erratically, generally moving around their vicinity at random and using their legs and pincers to attack anything they come in contact with. SCP-3023-A display speed, durability, and physical strength far in excess of what their structure and composition should allow. Destruction or dismemberment of the object is sufficient to cause anomalous properties to cease.
The mechanism by which SCP-3023 occurs is unclear.
What follows is an abridged list of SCP-3023-A instances.
Designation
Description
History
Notes
A1
A baseball, ripped apart to produce eight pointed legs surrounding a central mass.
SCP-3023-A1 reportedly animated mid-pitch; upon impact with the catcher's mitt, SCP-3023-A1 attacked the catcher lethally, then remained on the field for the following 84 minutes before its destruction by civilians.
First recorded instance of SCP-3023-A. Initially classified as an extranormal event.
A4
A metal folding chair. The legs and other tubular segments functioned as legs, with the seat and back operating as a central mass.
Animated in an abandoned office building in the presence of several urban explorers. Several seconds of footage, during which SCP-3023-A4 killed two explorers, were recorded.
First instance of SCP-3023-A behavior caught on camera.
A6
A telephone. Exact configuration unknown.
No living witnesses could provide a detailed description of the item. MTF Alpha-21 destroyed SCP-3023-A6 remotely via explosive after four hours and two Foundation casualties.
See Addendum 3023-A.
A13
A gelatin capsule containing ibuprofen. The object appears to have simply developed an arachnoid shape while maintaining structural integrity.
Damage to SCP-3023-A13's sole casualty suggests that it became animate inside the victim's throat and exited through the spinal cord, resulting in death. As the subject was alone at the time, SCP-3023-A13 was only discovered four hours later.
Smallest recorded instance of SCP-3023-A; longest time between animation and destruction.
A15
A Mercedes-Benz GLS550 SUV. The front and rear of the vehicle formed into a distinct cephalothorax and abdomen, respectively, while limbs were formed from deformed auto parts.
SCP-3023-15 became animate while traveling at 72kph; it was shown capable of maintaining this speed post-transformation. The vehicle's occupants are believed to have died during this transformation. Between SCP-3023-A15's actions and resultant automobile accidents, forty-one casualties were reported.
Largest instance of SCP-3023-A thus far; closest SCP-3023-A has manifested to a Foundation facility (250m). SCP-3023-A15 was destroyed via air strike when it became apparent that MTF Alpha-21 lacked the ability to properly contain it.
A19
A human corpse. The skeletal system was radically reorganized, allowing four additional 'limbs' made of bone to emerge from the abdomen.
SCP-3023-A19 animated during an initial examination by the local police department after it was found on the side of a road, resulting in six casualties. A civilian was able to temporarily disable SCP-3023-A19 by running it over with an ambulance.
First instance of SCP-3023 directly affecting an organism, living or otherwise. The corpse in question had not been identified prior to animation; no match for the recovered genetic material was found. No cause of death was readily apparent.
Addendum 3023-A: Security footage from the day prior to SCP-3023-A6's activation showed an individual breaking a window to enter the premises of the office in which SCP-3023-A6 was located. When he had acquired the telephone in question, his jaw distended and then split open horizontally; four dark, tongue-like appendages extended from his mouth and rubbed the telephone for 36 seconds before retreating. After closing his mouth, the individual returned the telephone to its proper location and exited the premises.
Forensic evidence has conclusively identified ████ Sauer, a local restaurateur, as the individual shown in the footage; however, thorough examination of Mr. Sauer's body has failed to identify any anatomical abnormalities that could account for the events shown in the security footage. Mr. Sauer has denied any memory of the event, familiarity with SCP-3023, or knowledge of his observed properties.
There is no evidence that Mr. Sauer had been in contact with any other instance of SCP-3023-A, and he has displayed no anomalous properties since his detainment. Mr. Sauer has tentatively been classified as SCP-3023-B. |
SCP-3184 is a collection of carnivorous plants of the family Luxlosidae, as named by Foundation research staff. | ***
Item #: SCP-3184
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3184 instances are to be stored, maintained and propagated (as required in respective testing procedures) in Site-██ Botanical Research Centre. Most SCP-3184 instances are to be tended as per Standard Flora Maintenance 3184-A, with variance in individual species of SCP-3184 to be catered for appropriately. To prevent injury from more hazardous individuals, Standard Flora Maintenance 3184-B must be followed in accordance.
Description: SCP-3184 is a collection of carnivorous plants of the family Luxlosidae, as named by Foundation research staff. All individuals of SCP-3184 have external physiology that mimics common man-made light fixtures. All species of SCP-3184 have a complex metabolic system for producing large quantities of luciferin, a chemical which can result in bioluminescence, in an appendage analogous to a light bulb, with luminosity observed to be between 200 and ████ lumens. This luminescence appears to be a mechanism for attracting insect prey, which become entrapped within SCP-3184 individuals for digestion. The method of entrapment varies between each species and is suited to the light fixture that the plant mimics (see SCP-3184 Species List for further information on variations between each species).
The majority of species of SCP-3184 have an exterior shell, presumed to be mimicking plastic materials found in light fixtures, which is keratinous in nature. Some species have an exterior mesh comprised of metalloprotein polymer, with intrinsic metal ions densely oriented for the purpose of conducting electricity. The method of electricity production within these individuals of SCP-3184 is currently unknown. Metal ions integrated into these proteins have been mostly observed as aluminium or copper, however other metals have been noted, such as: gold, carbon, an unknown metallic alloy, and [REDACTED].
Cellular structure of SCP-3184 instances is similar to non-anomalous plants, however most SCP-3184 instances posses few to no chloroplasts within their cells. It is unclear how the process of photosynthesis is circumnavigated in SCP-3184 species. Most SCP-3184 species have a root system, however this is considered to be vestigial and used to anchor them in place.
If individuals of SCP-3184 go for extended periods of time without sustenance, their bioluminescence will cease until an insect or other source of nutrition becomes entrapped. In most cases that this has been observed it has resulted in the individual's death. This appears to be a major fault in SCP-3184 as a family that would have likely been rendered extinct had it evolved, prompting investigation into manufacture as a possible origin of SCP-3184.
SCP-3184 reproduction has been observed, but is nonetheless a rare occurrence. SCP-3184 individuals produce offspring via spore reproduction, in which the dispersal of spores only occurs during periods of dormancy. This is believed to be due to the energy requirement by the organism to produce spores. In many individuals the release of spores is followed subsequently by death due to energy expiration. Upon fertilisation, SCP-3184 individuals produce microscopic buds dorsally along the analogous bulb, at which point they [DATA EXPUNGED]. Offspring are to be studied and then destroyed, unless otherwise stated by testing protocol.
+ SCP-3184 Species List
- SCP-3184 Species List
A list of all known species of SCP-3184, the number of discovered individuals in the species, and the type of light fixture mimicked along with further notes.
Species: Luxlosidae scola
Individuals: 27
Notes: QuikBrite Lighting brand ceiling lights. QuikBrite Lighting produce ceiling light fixtures commonly found in schools. Investigations into the QuickBrite Lighting factory found no trace of further individuals, and employees belonging to QuickBrite Lighting showed no knowledge of any anomalous plant life upon interviewing.
Species: Luxlosidae fetor
Individuals: 16
Notes: Variations on electrical discharge insect control systems (informally known as bug zappers). Luxlosidae fetor appears to be more effective than other species of SCP-3184 at attracting prey.
Species: Luxlosidae scaphi
Individuals: 8 4
Notes: Botanilite Labs! brand wall mounted light fixture, as can be seen by a branding label inside the reflection bowl (see Addendum 3184-C). All instances were found in one building at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. The branding of SCP-3184 instances is different to that of the light fixtures being mimicked. 4 instances of Luxlosidae scaphi perished during testing, where it was found that there is no observable mechanism for individuals to contain prey during dormancy due to an opening in the base of reflection bowl.
Species: Luxlosidae sol
Individuals: 1
Notes: Luxlosidae sol is an exact mimicry of an art piece by artist ███ █████, which depicts an illuminated star 3 metres in diameter. Observed luminosity varies greatly depending on the number of humans within a 15 metre radius. It is unknown how the individual is able to do this, but it is theorised that [DATA EXPUNGED]. Location of original art piece is currently unknown.
Researcher note: We brought this one in 3 days before it was due to be shown at a popular art exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. Thank god we got to it when we did. Even we haven't been able to test the upper limits of its illumination due to lack of resources.
Species: Luxlosidae los
Individuals: 8
Notes: Luxlosidae los comprises various subspecies, all of which mimic lights that mimic real flowers. Mimicry is crude and the individuals obviously appear like artificial replicas of flowers, however this species carries more similarities to their real counterparts than other species. 5 individuals of Luxlosidae los emit volatile organic compounds which produce a scent that is analogous to floral aroma. These scents have been described as being lightly sweet, with overtones metallic in nature. The purpose of these scents is unknown.
Species: Luxlosidae minor
Individuals: 49
Notes: Axon Industries brand light emitting diode (LED). Luxlosidae minor is the smallest discovered species of SCP-3184, however they have been observed to reproduce more efficiently than other species. This is theorised to be due to lower energy usage in production of bioluminescent material. When placed into functional electrical circuits, Luxlosidae minor individuals rupture and explode in a similar manner observed when normal LEDs have a current passed through them that exceeds their ampere limit.
Addendum 3184-A: SCP-3184 came to Foundation attention when local news reports of a primary school classroom in ████████, United Kingdom claimed that a light fixture had begun to wilt and rot. Foundation personnel were dispatched to investigate and discovered a dying instance of Luxlosidae scola. A cover story was perpetuated that a chemical had leaked in the ceiling above the light fixture, leading to its corrosion. The local parish later started a successful frundraising effort to refurbish the school after the news of a chemical leak. In the process of refurbishment, an embedded Foundation agent within the community discovered 6 more individuals of Luxlosidae scola.
Addendum 3184-B: Modification to Standard Flora Maintenance 3184 has been put in place due to two separate incidents on ██/██/████. Dr █████ injured herself while tending to an individual of Luxlosidae fetor when an electrical surge exceeding ███ volts arced from the individual to Dr █████, causing moderate electrical burns on her right forearm. Intriguingly, other individuals appeared to surge immediately after the initial surge. Tests into possible SCP-3184 communication methods is currently under approval.
On the same day as Dr █████'s accident, a Dr ██ was injured by an individual of Luxlosidae scola. While removing insect husks from the individual, it began to excrete large amounts of digestive enzymes that it would have otherwise used for digesting insects. The digestive enzymes formed a fine film around Dr ██'s right hand, causing moderate chemical burns.
As a result of these two incidents, Standard Flora Maintenance is divided into A and B sections, with A being for docile individuals and B being for hazardous individuals. Investigations into SCP-3184 intelligence are currently under approval.
Addendum 3184-C: An investigation into Botanilite Labs! underwent upon discovery of Luxlosidae scaphi. Through analysis of the paper and adhesive on branding labels found within Luxlosidae scaphi, the investigation team was able to trace production of the labels to a printing company in ██████, United States. Foundation agents searched the premises of the printing company under the guise of police investigating tax fraud to search for any evidence of dealings with Botanilite Labs!. Though no evidence of any dealings were found, scraps of a résumé pertaining to one Brandon Brokovic were found to have Botanilite Labs! listed as previous work experience, along with a phone number for the group. Tracing of the phone number led the investigation team to a small house in rural ██████, United States. Upon arrival the house was seen to be uninhabited. The interior of the house was mostly devoid of furniture and infrastructure was heavily damaged due to extensive infestation of perished SCP-3184 individuals. A thorough search of the house was conducted, and several documents were discovered in a damaged microwave. Many of the documents were comprised of genetic analysis data and incoherent scientific abstracts, however one document was found to be a letter to an individual named ████ from a sender that is believed to be Brokovic. The letter is as follows:
Hey ████,
Just wanted to let you know that I'm going to need to head out of here soon and find someplace else to hunker down. It just got a bit out of hand.
Hope to see you again soon so we can get back to work. Send my love to the kids. I hope they like the nightlight.
B
As of ██/██/████, the investigation is ongoing. |
SCP-4435 is a Class III Incorporeal/Corporeal Humanoid Apparition and a Type 6M1 Phantasmic Entity. | ***
Item#: SCP-4435
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4435 is kept inside an Incorporeal Entity Vacuum Chamber. Should SCP-4435 begin exhibiting unnatural behavior, the chamber is to be kept at a high setting to prevent SCP-4435 from dematerializing. Electronic devices are not allowed within SCP-4435's holding chamber at all times. Each camera inside the chamber has been modified with a single nPDN (Non-Physical Displacement Neutralizers) to prevent destruction from SCP-4435.
Description: SCP-4435 is a Class III Incorporeal/Corporeal Humanoid Apparition and a Type 6M1 Phantasmic Entity. SCP-4435 appears as a middle-aged man of Asiatic descent wearing a black overcoat. In addition, SCP-4435 appears to have had its vocal cords surgically removed and its ligaments severed from the joints in six different places2. Because of this, SCP-4435 constantly bleeds from these extremities and observations indicate this hemorrhaging to be permanent.
While SCP-4435 is capable of existing in-between its physical and spectral form, it has shown to fully change to either one of these states; when interacting with solid obstacles, SCP-4435 will become intangible and phase through matter. Similarly, when encountering sentient entities, it will turn itself or a portion of its body tangible to interact with it. SCP-4435 is also capable of causing irreparable damage in electronic devices and equipment when passing through them3.
Discovery: SCP-4435 was discovered by PoI-9009 ("Kevin Nguyen") after the subject had reported a "supernatural presence" in his apartment at his private blog. Foundation webcrawlers intercepted the blog post via anomalous incident recognition algorithms and mobilized MTF-Mu-13 ("Ghostbusters") to the location. Upon retrieval of SCP-4435, the entity began displaying a psychological attachment to Kevin Nguyen, who believes that SCP-4435 was his father, Brian Nguyen, who had disappeared six months prior.
Addendum 4436.1: First Interview
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VIDEO LOG
DATE: 01/04/2007
NOTE: Interview was conducted after SCP-4435's capture. Kevin Nguyen was brought in for questioning.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. McKellis: So how long has your father been… "haunting" your home?
Mr. Nguyen: Can't say for certain but I think it's been about two months. Maybe four.
Dr. McKellis: Why did it take you this long to put up the blog post?
Mr. Nguyen: I didn't think anyone would believe me. For a long time, I was wondering if I was hallucinating or something. I didn't want to put it up because it felt stupid and ridiculous to write about my "experiences with ghosts" or some stupid shit like that.
Dr. McKellis: I see. Did you report anything? Did you call for anyone? Surely these disturbances took a toll on you.
Mr. Nguyen: They did. I didn't call anyone because I knew no one would believe me. I- I didn't feel like calling them would do much for me.
Dr. McKellis: How did you deal with… with these disturbances?
Mr. Nguyen: I uh- I started staying less and less in the apartment. I made sure to not look at mirrors or just turn them the other way because I could see him in the reflection but when I turn around to wherever he is… he isn't there anymore. It's been pretty hectic trying to avoid him. I just kept sleeping in motels or my friend's place.
Dr. McKellis: Did he follow you to those places?
Mr. Nguyen: The first few times, yeah, he did. I found- I found a way to make sure he didn't see me leaving the room. You see, he'd always come out late at night to check on me and early to noon to just… just fucking mess with me. There was a gap between those intervals. That thing could hear me so whenever I left… I'd have to walk it. I kept crashing at my buddy's so much that he offered to let me stay at his place until I can set up my apartment.
Dr. McKellis: You didn't tell him of what was actually happening to your apartment?
Mr. Nguyen: Like I said, if I did; no one would believe me. And the last thing I want is to freak out my friends that something that looks like my dead dad is walking through walls, touching their arms, or looking at them from the ceiling.
Dr. McKellis: I see. But why do you think this entity is your father? Aside from it looking like him, of course.
Mr. Nguyen: Seriously? He looks like him and- well, he just- I don't know, he just acts sort of what he did when he was still around.
Dr. McKellis: What was he like?
Mr. Nguyen: Honestly, he wasn't the best parent. Mom wasn't either, but him? God, he was just- just another level, you know? He was just so frustrating to deal with and… and I don't know if he was getting senile or this was who he really was but… he was just-
(Pause)
Mr. Nguyen: What I'm trying to say is, he fucked up my life. All the way back when I was still a kid. He thought that- that maybe that this was the way parenting was supposed to go. I blamed him for the better part of my teenage years for all that I had to go through, him and mom too. He just focused on the bad shit that I did and he wouldn't let it go, yet, his inflated ego just makes him shine bright like the fucking crystal he is. A pure beacon of- of what to do and what not to do. You know, him and mom, I tried to explain to them. How I felt and it… they just wouldn't fucking understand what it felt like to live under them and be treated the way they treated me. They felt it was justified and all that bullshit and- and all I ever wanted… was a fucking apology. Just them being genuinely sorry for the amount of shit they've put me-
(Pause)
Mr. Nguyen: Oh, I'm sorry. I went- I went a little off there, didn't I? Went into a little rant there. Apologies.
Dr. McKellis: No, that's quite alright. I think that should be enough for today. Do you have anything else you'd like to add?
Mr. Nguyen: Well, I guess all I can add is that I can't be too hard on him. It was hard for him to grow up and he didn't know how to handle being a father to me.
Dr. McKellis: Why?
Mr. Nguyen: Because his dad died before he ever got the chance to know him.
[END LOG]
Addendum 4435.2: Excerpt from Dr. Cyrus Tamlin's paper: "Apparition Escalation: Preliminary Research into Human Triggered Escalation of Apparition Hostility"
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Any spectral force or entity that exists within our reality has a reason to exist. Because of the way these entities operate, we have to throw logical procedures out the window. We need to establish a direct line of communication between us in the Living, and them, the Dead. Questions like "Who are you?", "What is your purpose?", and "Why are you here?" can only get you so far.
One must be careful not to upset or aggravate the already fragile condition of the entity at hand. It has already experienced enough trauma and pain in its old life so much so, that its mere manifestation and sole purpose, is to haunt the physical plane to either let others know of the agony it went through, or just to simply be left alone in its melancholic state. I don't think it needs to be explained what happens when you aggravate a ghost; I am fairly certain that Incident 1337-Lendall-2 is a lesson learned, as well as a process that we should not repeat again.
Addendum 4435.3: Second Interview and Incident
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On April 8, 2007, during an inspection of Kevin Nguyen's apartment; MTF-Kappa-6 ("Private Eyes") discovered a journal hidden under the mattress of the apartment. Within this journal were logs describing coordinates that lead to a St. Netherstein's Hospital located in Williamstown, Kentucky. Foundation trackers within the rural city discovered that specific footage for one of the operating rooms within the hospital's surveillance system had been deleted recently. Agents were able to recover and restore the footage which showed a man resembling Kevin Nguyen doing surgery on what appears to be Brian Nguyen. Kevin Nguyen was later called in for questioning.
VIDEO LOG
DATE: 08/04/2007
NOTE: Interview was conducted after SCP-4435's capture. Kevin Nguyen was brought in for questioning.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. McKellis: Mind explaining the video you just saw?
Mr. Nguyen: That's not me.
Dr. McKellis: Kevin, it would be wise to just come clean right now and tell us. We know that you tried to delete the footage. We have video evidence of you in the act. Hell, we even have the scrubs you wore in the video.
Mr. Nguyen: What do you want me to say? A confession?
Dr. McKellis: All I want to know is why you did it. Why did you kill him that way?
Mr. Nguyen: I- It's- I-
(Pause)
Mr. Nguyen: I couldn't take it anymore. I was- I wanted him out of my life. I killed him because I wanted him to stop it. To just stop the screaming and the hate.
Dr. McKellis: Why did you cut off his ligaments?
Mr. Nguyen: He wouldn't stop moving. I wanted to talk to him but he kept struggling around.
Dr. McKellis: And his vocal cords?
Mr. Nguyen: He kept screaming, so I cut it out.
(Pause)
Dr. McKellis: But why? Why would you do this? Why kill your own father?
Mr. Nguyen: I did it because I couldn't take it anymore. (subject begins to show signs of discomfort and increased aggression.) He just- I- He - He just can't understand, you know? I tried to talk to him about it but I knew that he wouldn't listen to me.
Dr. McKellis: So you killed him? Kevin, he was your father-
Mr. Nguyen: Which makes it worse! I- I- You don't fucking understand what he put me through! You don't get to do that. You think I wanted to do this!?
Dr. McKellis: You make it sound like you didn't have a choice.
(Pause)
Mr. Nguyen: It's hard, you know? It's hard- hard trying to live up to someone's expectations. To their standard of excellence. But you try anyway. You try and you try and you try and you try again but it isn't enough. It's never going to be enough for them. You have to be something that is just- just so high up there, that you can't see the bottom anymore. You're just fucking gone. And you do it anyway… because deep down, you still love them. You love them and you want them to be proud but you can't just take the big leap. No, instead you try doing it step-by-step. You do it a little bit at a time and hope that the small progression you've made makes them happy for the meantime. But it doesn't work. It just fucking doesn't. And as soon as you reach that top, they'll hold onto the shit that you've done. The mistakes you've made before and hold that shit against you.
(Pause)
Mr. Nguyen: Sometimes, when I look at the ceiling from my bed, I can see him looking back at me. I used to be terrified of it. But I got used to it eventually. I look up and when I do see him, I just- I look at my dad's face and I know what he feels. He just feels sorry for me. I just- I knew what I did and I didn't pretend I was any happier. I regretted it. But I felt like it was enough. So in that brief moment-
Dr. McKellis: Kevin-
Mr. Nguyen: -when I was about to kill him. I just let go and gave in. I hated him. I hated everything about him and I made myself remember why I chose to do this. I wanted to scream at him for all that. Scream until it hurt.
Dr. McKellis: Kevin.
Mr. Nguyen: What?
Dr. McKellis: This conversation is over.
[END LOG]
UPDATE: Following the incident, Kevin Nguyen has since been removed from his status as a Person of Interest and transferred over as a D-Class (hereafter referred to as D-9009).
Under no circumstances are D-9009 and SCP-4435 to be in the same room together.
Footnotes
1. "Type 6M: Any spectral entity that simultaneously exists between a state of tangibility and intangibility. For more information on Phantasmic Entities, please refer to Database File-2373 for more details.
2. Specifically, the Coracohumeral and Capsular ligaments of the shoulder, the Palmar Radiocarpal ligaments in the wrists, and the lateral collateral ligaments and the Patellar tendons near the Cruciate ligaments for the knee joints.
3. In some cases, the severity of the damage inflicted on the device can cause it to short-circuit and even cause corrosion both on the inside and outside. |
SCP-4928 is a collection of seven kittens dressed in Halloween costumes. | ***
SCP-4928
rating: +40+–x
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4928 is to be contained in a standard quadruped containment cell, in accordance with the Parazoology Department's Guidelines.
The structure containing SCP-4928-1 has been sealed with concrete.
Description: SCP-4928 is a collection of seven kittens dressed in Halloween costumes. Every instance also wears identical collars bearing the word "Billy's" in a child's handwriting. All seven instances are perpetually wet, and staff interacting with them are encouraged to bring towels to dry themselves. All attempts to harm SCP-4928 have failed.
SCP-4928-1 was a persistent auditory anomaly within SCP-4928's discovery site: A child's voice, crying out for his mother, repeated every thirty seconds prior to being sealed.
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<Begin Looped Message>
Voice: Johnny? Johnny! Let me out. I didn’t mean to take it. Please? Please, let me out. Please let them out. They never hurt nobody, promise. They've never done a bad thing before. Momma? Momma… [splashing noises] [pause] I wish they'd make it out…
<End Looped Message>
Discovery: SCP-4928 was discovered at the bottom of a well on the Hollingson Farm in rural Vermont inside of a burlap sack, as well as the skeleton of a 12-year-old boy, later identified as William Elliot. Elliot was reported missing on the night of October 31st, 1960, after his treehouse was found ransacked. A switchblade belonging to one Jonathan Regis, a local fourteen-year-old named as a suspect in the disappearance by local police, was discovered in a cookie tin within the treehouse’s wreckage. No other anomalous properties were observed within the well. |
SCP-5112 is a collective designation assigned to 6 5 bushes containing an unknown variation of Rosa centifolia, colloquially known as a garden rose. | ***
Item #: SCP-5112
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-5112 and its offspring, SCP-5112-A, are to be contained in a designated greenhouse at Site-446.
Watering, fertilizing and harvesting are to be done on a daily basis by Level 3 personnel.
Humidity, temperature, and light exposure are to be closely monitored within the greenhouse. The fertilizer must be composed of industry-standard black printing ink for at least 50% of its composition.
Update: Level 3 personnel are to equip gardener gloves prior to harvesting SCP-5112-A. See Incident Report I-5112-23 for more information.
Description: SCP-5112 is a collective designation assigned to 6 5 bushes containing an unknown variation of Rosa centifolia, colloquially known as a garden rose.
SCP-5112 specimens are, on average, about 1.15 meters tall as of the last measurement, and grow large, fragrant blooms which are slightly bigger than the average cabbage rose. The leaves of an instance of SCP-5112 are dark green with black hues on most of its leaves, which appear to look like inkblots or faded letters from the Latin alphabet.
SCP-5112 bushes are reported to blossom daily at around 07:30, generating around 20 to 25 instances of SCP-5112-A each. The petals on each instance of SCP-5112-A are composed of a paper-like material, which is inscribed with text in the Latin alphabet matching various headlines of news publications.
If the containment procedures aren't met within three hours, any instance of SCP-5112-A will wilt and therefore, expire, before blossoming again at 07:30 the next day.
The inscribed headlines are found not to originate from any past or current news publications. Rather, it is currently believed that all headlines originate from various future points in time, and may include references to anomalies which are currently uncontained. Extensive readings through SCP-5112-A instanced declared to have factual accuracy of 65%.1
Addendum: Another observed property of SCP-5112 is the ability to predict obituaries of people stung by the thorns of SCP-5112 blossoms.
If any sentient subject was pricked by the thorns of SCP-5112-A, any instance of SCP-5112-A will wilt and regenerate into a palette-flipped rose, hereby designated as SCP-5112-B.
SCP-5112-B will then show an obituary of the subject pricked by SCP-5112-A, describing the future time of death, and how they will die. The accuracy of the obituary, like the headlines, is always 65% correct. If the accuracy was found to be correct, any attempt at preventing anything SCP-5112-B described from happening is found completely useless. To recognize a correct obituary from an incorrect one, a slight difference in writing is to be noticed, with the factually incorrect obituary usually bearing grammatically incorrect typos or misprinted letters.
Unlike the headlines, the obituary is reported to come from a single newspaper called "The Black Rose Post". No periodical with that name is reported to exist as of recently, even though it is not excluded that a publication bearing the same name will appear sometime in the future.
Discovery: The six instances of SCP-5112 were discovered outside the local newspaper’s building in the city of Pavia, Italy on date 21/06/19██ by Field Agent ████████ ██████.
The local newspaper was reported to be the first to report news that, otherwise, would not be known.
Most of the time, however, the newspaper always reported factually incorrect pieces of information based on the headlines alone, without going in-depth and usually deviating from the headline.
Incident Log I-5112-21: On date 07/01/2011, Junior Researcher Dr. Arthur Tennyson fed SCP-5112-3 with fertilizer including industry-standard magenta printing ink as a mistake due to mismanagement into the compositing of the fertilizer itself. It resulted in dangerous, cognitohazardous lettering appearing in the leaves for around 2 days, which condemned the plant to be burned for the safety of the researchers. The researcher was found unconscious to the ground, experiencing symptoms of an epileptic seizure.
Dr. Tennyson recovered from the incident three days later, reporting a fractured humerus and several headaches. Along with that, Dr. Tennyson reported having developed a brain injury from the cognitohazard, resulting in recurrent epileptic seizures. Assistant Researcher Tóth was assigned to Tennyson for health reasons and given the status of Level 3 personnel following the incident.
Incident Report I-5112-23.
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On date 09/03/2011 Dr. Tennyson, while on his shift to maintain SCP-5112, accidentally got pricked by a thorn of a specimen of SCP-5112-A.
The following is a summary of the video surveillance footage from Camera 06 and Camera 19, respectively located in the Greenhouse and the Infirmary in Block-98.
VIDEO LOG
DATE: 09/03/2011
NOTE: The footage shows Dr. Tennyson during the incident along with Assistant Researcher Tóth.
[BEGIN LOG]
0:00 Dr. Tennyson enters the room with proper equipment for the daily SCP-5112-A harvest and maintenance of SCP-5112. Basic garden equipment, fertilizer, and water are brought by Assistant Researcher Tóth in a cart.
0:20 The researcher picks up an instance of SCP-5112-A from SCP-5112-4, while Assistant Researcher Tóth cleans up the surroundings of the greenhouse.
0:21 SCP-5112-A’s thorn stem pricks Tennyson, the researcher let SCP-5112-A go, falling into the ground.
0:23 SCP-5112-A wilts and a new blossom grows from the stem in a matter of nanoseconds
0:25 The reblossomed instance of SCP-5112-A, now known as SCP-5112-B, appears to differ from other specimens by the coloration of the blossom.
0:27 Tennyson opens the unknown variation of SCP-5112-A, to read the content that is written.
0:32 The researcher appears confused from the reading, jumping from curiosity to fear.
0:35 Tennyson is seen rushing out of the greenhouse, leaving SCP-5112-B on the floor. Assistant Researcher Tóth tries to stop him, encountering failure.
0:40 Running as fast as possible, Tennyson rushes to the infirmary, leaving nearby security officers Jurkiewicz and ███████ confused on the rush. Assistant Researcher Tóth exits the greenhouse, following the researcher.
1:25 Tennyson opens the infirmary door, trying to find the medical cabinet. Assistant Researcher Tóth follows him inside and tries to help Dr. Tennyson.
1:59 Before opening the medical cabinet, Tennyson collapses on the ground with spasms, suffering a fatal epileptic seizure. During the seizure, the cabinet falls to the ground, hitting Assistant Researcher Tóth in the process and knocking him out.
2:35 Infirmary physician Dr. ██████ enters the infirmary, finding the body of Dr. Tennyson, an unconscious Assistant Researcher Tóth, and the medical cabinet on the ground, along with the content of the cabinet. Dr. Tennyson was pronounced dead minutes later, after an attempt to revive him.
[END LOG]
After the incident, SCP-5112-B was collected and inspected. Unlike the other instances of SCP-5112-A, SCP-5112-B contained an obituary dated 09/03/2011.
According to the obituary, Dr. Tennyson died of complications suffered from the previously reported incident, which resulted in heavy epileptic seizures.
The obituary included the same dynamics found on the Security Camera footage and included the location of death. An autopsy executed on the researcher was performed, confirming the obituary claims.
Further inspection of the body, however, reported various organs, including the heart, the liver, the kidneys, and the stomach were found completely decayed and not belonging to the age group of Dr. Tennyson.
Analysis of the organs resulted in belonging to █████ Blaha, a Czech citizen who died during the 1968 Spring Revolution. It is unknown if the organs were a result of the cognitohazard or another anomaly previously experienced by Dr. Tennyson.
The obituary, along with the description of Tennyson's death, featured a short poem, reciting:
Roses are Red,
Violets are alone;
Tennyson’s organs are gone
And he's dead.
Pricked by a thorn,
Is like he was never born;
Found on the floor
Dying like a poor.
-Termo Arente
Footnotes
1. SCP-4110-1b was referenced three days before the official containment date under the headline “Dinosaur Kid Destroys Minnesota" from the Duluth News Tribune, dated October 31, 199█. Mobile Task Force Epsilon-6 "Village idiots" were deployed with prior knowledge of the anomalous item being worn by a kid. |
SCP-4228 is a children’s television series known as “Karma Kameleon’s Adventures on Earth!” The series comprises a single season, 14 episodes in length. | ***
Item #: SCP-4228
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4228-8 through SCP-4228-14 will be held in a high-security storage vault at Site-45. SCP-4228-1 through SCP-4228-6 will remain sealed in the Site-19 O5-EX chamber. SCP-4228-7 is considered lost.
Description: SCP-4228 is a children’s television series known as “Karma Kameleon’s Adventures on Earth!” The series comprises a single season, 14 episodes in length.
Let me clarify. The "public" document you recently read actually details episodes 8-14. Episodes 1-7, however, were one of the Foundation's greatest oversights; a story that begins in late 1993, when a young woman showed up at the doorstep of Site-26 half alive. She had a self-inflicted gash on the side of her neck, and the surrounding remains of a tattoo told us she was a Marshall, Carter and Dark "Intern".
SCP-4228-1
"Karma Kameleon and the Flying Flowers!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects no longer have a sense of smell when dreaming.
According to her, in 1989 Marshall, Carter and Dark were approached by a group of wide-eyed “anartists”. Like many creatives, they were also devout environmentalists who thought humanity would better prosper under a “bohemian” rule. “We need unearthly weapons to break the shackles of greed and ignorance!" was the exact quote. Their actual plan was to produce an anomalous cartoon that made children grow into good, eco-friendly adults. So, a contract was drawn up; Marshall, Carter and Dark would receive 100% of all show profits, and the Anartists would get their better world.
SCP-4228-2
"Karma Kameleon visits Story-time Salamander!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects can no longer read or write during their dreams.
What MC&D actually provided, besides production capital, was what our defector called a “Mnemette" or "Muse-Barin"; a very rare, very ancient form of living idea that could be shaped as it develops. This is why SCP-4228 is so alarmingly infectious; it isn't merely an infohazard, it's a true self-propagating memetic virus. It's infectious because it was raised to be infectious. It makes us want to preserve the environment because its "parents" instilled those values in it. The entire show, the entire concept of "Karma Kameleon" was grown from a seed of powerful, primal thought.
So, why aren’t we all planting trees and singing “Kumbaya” right now? Given we're talking about MC&D, you probably already know the answer.
SCP-4228-3
"Karma Kameleon and the Swinging Sloths!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects can no longer create heat, cold, or any kinetic sensation during dreams.
Shortly after “Karma Kameleon” finished production in 1992, all assets were "seized". Somewhere in that maze of legal jargon they called a “contract” there was a byline that stated “If MC&D feel their investment has been poorly utilized, they may claim total proprietary rights over the entire production company, and its assets.”
To me, this is the true mystery of SCP-4228: How on earth did these people ever trust Marshall, Carter, and Dark? I have it on good authority that Carter alone refuses to light his cigar with anything other than an alt-dimensional duplicate of the American Declaration of Independence! They are greed! Were those artists just that blind? Desperate? Arrogant? This, and many other things, we may never know.
SCP-4228-4
"Karma Kameleon builds a new Tree House!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects can no longer freely manipulate the landscape of their dreams.
What we do know is Marshall, Carter and Dark re-sold “Karma Kameleon” to a small but ruthless distribution company out of the American mid-west: Oliver Brothers Inc. They kept SCP-4228’s infectivity, its ability to figuratively and literally capture the imagination of its audience, and every other tangible element. What they changed was… unforgivable.
If SCP-4228 truly is “alive”, than what Oliver Brothers Inc. did could only be described as torture. The dream impairments are merely a side effect of this brutality; a symptom of a deeper trauma SCP-4228 was made to inflict on the mind. Their goal, we believe, was to commodify imagination itself. They wanted “Karma Kameleon”, and likely a subsequent empire of other shows and products, to be the world’s only source of whimsy. Had it not been for luck, and one intern's haunted conscience, we might have faced a true EP-class "Thought Tyrant" scenario.
SCP-4228-5
"Karma Kameleon and the Special Song!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects are no longer aware when/if they are dreaming.
SCP-4228-EN was one of the biggest operations the Foundation ever launched, or so I’ve been told. All evidence of SCP-4228 was expunged from this world. There might still be a few thousand lizard toys in a landfill somewhere, but anyone who finds them won’t recognize the character, despite the fact that by December, 1993, "Karma Kameleon" was as recognizable as Mickey Mouse. SCP-4228 just spread too fast. Stopping the broadcast, and dismantling Oliver Brothers, just wasn't enough.
Our only option was the Ennui protocol.
Now, out of all of it, only this document, and the 14 master tapes, remain.
SCP-4228-6
"Karma Kameleon and the Distant Storm"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects will experience "nightmares", dreams that are undesirably frightening/disturbing.
Take some solace, though. We stopped it. Episodes 8-14 will never see the light of day. We were even able to pull episode 7 off the air, though it was a messy, destructive operation. Our best guess is that 13-20% of the population were infected before we were able to act. To the rest of humanity, this will forever be just an unexplained quirk of nature.
SCP-4228-7
"Karma Kameleon and the first Hollow Man!"
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Subjects will dream only in black and white.
Do you want to know the worst part is? It's realizing that my fellow O5's probably have their own secrets to keep, and it's entirely possible that they're worse, far worse, than SCP-4228. Sometimes, when I look across the board room, I can almost see the chains of burden hanging across O5-8's shoulders. If SCP-4228 is the truth that haunts me, then what "simple fact" might that woman know?
Try not to think about it, and have a good first week, O5-4.
Secure, Contain, Protect; whatever we have left.
O5-4 (retired and/or deceased) |
SCP-1927 is a mobile, predatory invertebrate exhibiting many traits in common with the Turbellaria subphylum of flatworms, rectangular in shape with a consistent thickness of approximately 0. | ***
Item #: SCP-1927
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1927 is to be contained in a holding cell measuring no less than 10 m x 15 m x 5 m, composed of stainless steel plated with a copper/platinum alloy, with a ten (10) cm thick sheet of glass covering the floor of the cell and surrounded by a layer of insulating material. In the event that SCP-1927 is not visible on the floor of its containment chamber, repeated shocks of 5 kV should be applied to the chamber until SCP-1927 dislodges itself from the walls or ceiling onto the floor. At five (5) day intervals, the organism should be fed one (1) live mammal with minimum of weight one hundred (100) kg. If the organism's total intake is expected to exceed one thousand (1000) kg in a single 30-day period, precautions should be taken to handle a reproductive event (see Addendum 1927-1).
Description: SCP-1927 is a mobile, predatory invertebrate exhibiting many traits in common with the Turbellaria subphylum of flatworms, rectangular in shape with a consistent thickness of approximately 0.3 m and lateral area of between fifteen and fifty (15-50) m2, weighing an estimated 500 kg. It has no visible sensory organs, and appears to detect nearby prey by means of vibrations.
The organism's upper layer is non-permeable and capable of extruding an organic hair-like covering at will, growing to a maximum length of 0.2 m in 24 hours and being 'shed' in a similar span of time, while the lower surface emits one of two compounds - a semi-solid adhesive that also serves to retain internal moisture, or a weak acidic secretion that will slowly dissolve any organic substance or oxidizable metal. Its body is highly resilient against environmental conditions and localized or generalized pressure, though it has proven vulnerable to high heat and electric shocks.
SCP-1927's 'head' is distinguished only by the presence of its mouth, from which it extends its pharynx to capture prey and drag it inside the organism's throat. Its internal structure is compressed and highly simplified, consisting of between eight (8) and twelve (12) pockets linked by muscular tubes dispersed throughout the organism's body that serve as both digestive chambers and storage units for its acid secretions. A network of ganglial tissue lumps linked by strands of nervous tissue is likewise dispersed throughout SCP-1927's body, and neither excretory nor reproductive organs are in evidence, nor any sign of a circulatory system.
SCP-1927 'hunts' by means of spreading itself on a horizontal surface, using its acidic secretion to dissolve a concealing cavity into the surface of sufficient size to rest itself and conceal its edges, and waiting for a prey animal of sufficient size to approach it. To aid this, SCP-1927 has demonstrated an extremely versatile ability to adopt reactive camouflage, recoloring its upper surface to blend in with its surroundings. How the organism is able to reproduce colors and patterns without any detectable visual organs is unknown, but it can do so with significant accuracy, sufficient to replicate (if crudely) a piece of modern artwork placed underneath it. The instance of SCP-1927 currently in Foundation custody was captured in ████, █████, where it was disguising itself as a pedestrian crosswalk.
When a prey animal moves within range, SCP-1927 will lunge forward and capture the prey in its mouth before using its pharynx to force the prey further down its throat, where intense muscular contractions rapidly crush the prey to death. After swallowing, it will remain in place or relocate to a more isolated location to digest.
As long as it remains fed, SCP-1927 is relatively docile, requiring up to two (2) days of inactivity to fully digest a 100 kg prey source. It will grow in area at a rate of approximately 1 cm2 per day with consistent feeding, scaling exponentially if supplied with more or less than its minimum necessary diet. If deprived of food entirely, it will shrink to its minimum observed dimensions before entering an aestivative state. If its dimensions grow to exceed 50 m2, it will enter a similar aestivative state in preparation for division (see Addendum 1927-1).
Addendum 1927-1: 4 months after containment was established, SCP-1927 was observed to enter a highly agitated state, attempting to climb the walls of its chamber five times in succession before ceasing and entering an aestivative state. During the period since its capture, the organism had been fed large amounts of prey animals at irregular intervals for the purpose of observation and testing, and had grown to approximately 55 m2. 7 hours later, it split along its midsection line perpendicular to its long side and created two organisms of identical size and dimensions. After applying electrical current to both organisms as a precaution, one of the two instances of SCP-1927 was extracted from the containment chamber for vivisection. Since then, it has divided a total of █ times, in each case following the same conditions and pre-emptive behavior. |
SCP-1950 is a two-bedroom house consisting of three floors, including a basement, situated in ██████, Texas. | ***
Item #: SCP-1950
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-1950’s effect, a warehouse has been constructed with a further twenty meter (20) allowance for any unforeseen addition to its effect. Security cameras and motion detectors are set up around the facility to alert of anyone approaching the warehouse. Two armed security personnel are to be on duty at all times. No one is allowed to interact with SCP-1950, and any personnel or intruders that do so are considered part of the SCP, their position is to be noted, and the effect diameter adjusted accordingly.
Description: SCP-1950 is a two-bedroom house consisting of three floors, including a basement, situated in ██████, Texas. The house is located approximately twenty miles from the nearest town. The surrounding area is barren desert and no other houses are visible. The state of the house is in moderately poor condition (i.e. roof tiles are falling away, outer paint is peeling away, plant life in the front yard is dying or dead) but is still inhabitable. The house's mailbox reads '149, The Thompsons' Abode.'
Thermal imaging suggests there are four individuals in the house. These are believed to be the Thompsons. SCP-1950-1, believed to be Mr. Thompson, is in the basement at a very hot object (the probable cause of the explosion). SCP-1950-2, Mrs. Thompson, can be seen through a window into what is believed to be the kitchen. SCP-1950-3, dubbed Junior Thompson, is seen walking through the kitchen toward the screen door while stating something to Mrs. Thompson. A toddler, SCP-1950-4, is in a cot in the first floor bedroom. Due to SCP-1950's anomalous properties, further inspection into the house and basement is limited by the view from perimeter of its effects.
(Full descriptions can be found in Addendum-1950-1)
SCP-1950 is stuck in a permanent four (4) second time loop which at the climax rewinds to the beginning. The timeline of the four seconds is as follows:
0-1s: SCP-1950-2 is washing up dishes at a sink in the kitchen. She remains at this position the entire time. SCP-1950-3 enters the room. SCP-1950-1 makes a rapid motion as if to throw something.
1-2s: 1950-3 moves through the room, and briefly converses with the 1950-2 as he moves to the backdoor. 1950-1 begins to move rapidly towards the stairs.
2-3s: 1950-3 begins to open the door. 1950-1 ascends half the stairwell.
3-3.5s: The large heat signature in the basement grows by ten percent (10%)
3.5-4s: An explosion that originates from the basement rips through the house, with large fireballs breaking through every window. There are no survivors. The explosion reaches approximately two (2) to four (4) meters out before the loop rewinds at the same speed. (The entire time loop is therefore 8 seconds long).
Any and all interaction with SCP-1950 adds to the effect diameter (which currently stands at forty meters (40) at the epicenter of the explosion). Should anyone or anything cross the effect diameter during the four seconds, they will be caught in a four second time loop that will rewind at the climax. Should someone approach the house at the two second marker, for example, at the point of the explosion they would rewind back four seconds, even if the beginning of their four seconds was originally outside the previous effect diameter. This essentially adds to the effect diameter, and the distance of effect is considered to have increased to the object or persons position at their initial four second start point.
Addendum-1950-1:
SCP-1950-1– Mr. Thompson - The appearance of Mr. Thompson is limited to the size of the windows into the basement. He is a Caucasian male, approximately thirty (30) to forty (40) years old, of medium build and about 180 cm tall.
SCP-1950-2- Mrs. Thompson – is Caucasian female, approximately 175 cm. She is wearing a floral red and white dress, with matching circular earrings and hair band. Her makeup is immaculate.
SCP-1950-3- Junior Thompson – is a young Caucasian male, approximately four (4) to six (6) years old. He approaches the backdoor with a baseball bat, catching mitt and ball, wearing denim dungarees and a backwards baseball cap.
SCP-1950-4- A female toddler approximately two (2) to three (3) years of age, wearing a pink night outfit and bow is asleep in the master bedroom.
Researchers notes – It appears that the family is typical of a 1950s style era. The interior and family structure, from what we can see, is very stereotypical of a ‘nuclear’ family, a housewife, a father, and two kids – the elder being an older brother. The interior is bright and colorful, with many appliances familiar to a 1950s household. It suggests this event has been playing over for the last sixty years. It is surprising that no one has discovered or interacted with it sooner, which is a blessing in disguise. And as peculiar as this is, it doesn’t bring us any closer to how it keeps repeating itself. The only thing this is useful for is being able to set your watch to it.
Addendum-1950-02
Further research is ongoing into who the Thompson family were. A search through census records of the local town puts a Thompson Family at 149, ███████ Ave. and contained the archived photo. No other records pertaining to the family or events of that time are known to exist. |
SCP-1054 is a ceramic garden gnome, 32cm in height and 14cm in width. | ***
Item #: SCP-1054
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1054 should be kept in a 3x3x3m steel-coated cell, which is to be sealed at all times except for when testing is taking place. The steel door that is used to access the cell should be airtight, as to not allow for the astro-turf to 'grow' outside the door.
Description: SCP-1054 is a ceramic garden gnome, 32cm in height and 14cm in width. It has a white beard, a red hat, and is sitting on a sack of unknown contents. It is playing a wooden flute-like instrument, and is in a dance-like position. On the base of SCP-1054, "THE 'GARDEN' GNOME" is written in a thick black pen. Note that the word "'GARDEN'" is in inverted commas.
SCP-1054's effects become noticeable when it is left in the same place for just over an hour. After approximately 63 minutes, green plastic 'blades', or fake grass, will start 'growing' out of the ground around the base of the gnome, no matter what the surface that the sculpture is standing on. The 'grass' will spread at a rate of 1cm² per 30 seconds in every direction. This will continue until it meets a wall or object, at which point the growth will stop. If there are objects on the surface that the 'grass' is spreading on, it will simply grow around it, leaving a clear patch of floor underneath. If the object is removed, and the gnome remains on the surface, the grass will grow over the clear patch. Plastic flowers, trees and other plants will sometimes grow from the ground.
Every so often, as the 'grass' grows, a conscious life form (hereby known as SCP-1054-1) will grow too. SCP-1054-1 have appeared in many forms, all being well-known garden ornaments. Known forms of SCP-1054-1 include:
Pink plastic flamingos. It is noted that instead of legs, this specimen has one thin pole, stuck into the ground. This specimen cannot 'walk', but it has full capable movement of its wings, neck and beak.
Garden gnomes. These gnomes vary in looks and clothing, but none are the same as SCP-1054.
Digging dogs. This specimen of SCP-1054-1 is a dog, with the front half of its body buried into the ground. It can move its back legs and tail, but cannot move from the spot it appears in.
Birdbaths. This specimen is made out of marble, with small 5cm tall birds around the rim. These birds can fly, but seem to want to stay around the birdbath, and become agitated when taken away.
Addendum: The gnomes that grow as SCP-1054-1, if left long enough, begin making houses and huts out of various materials. These materials all come from sacks that sometimes grow with the gnomes. They are seen to have a routine daily life, such as conversing with other gnomes, building structures and other jobs. Once every 5 hour (approx.), all gnomes gather in front of SCP-1054, and perform religious rituals, such as praying and worshiping it. |
SCP-1456 is a series of anomalous phone-in contests advertised in print, radio, local television and billboards. | ***
Item #: SCP-1456
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Media and advertisements in the city of ██████, Colorado are under observation by Foundation personnel for the first stage of SCP-1456. A Foundation outpost, disguised as a call centre, has been established in the town and is operated by TF-Omega 16 “The Contestants”. The centre maintains 60 90 160 unique phone numbers, all publicly listed to Agent ███████. Upon identification of instances of SCP-1456-1, the number presented is immediately called in sequence in order to intercept prize instances. Agent ███████'s listed residence and a block radius is to be monitored during active phases.
A localized media campaign designed to discourage the population from entering the contests presented by SCP-1456-1 has been running for 16 years.
Description: SCP-1456 is a series of anomalous phone-in contests advertised in print, radio, local television and billboards. The advertisements vary considerably in content, claiming to represent organizations both fictional and real presenting a contest or contests promising financial or physical prizes to winning callers. Each will predominately feature a unique phone number. Collectively, these advertisements are referred to as instances of SCP-1456-1.
Instances of SCP-1456-1 appear spontaneously with no discernible external source. Billboards and print examples appear while the medium is unobserved, affecting sets of billboards owned by the same organizations and full runs of local newspapers and periodical simultaneously. Radio and television instances appear to replace regularly scheduled, legitimate advertisements. In either case, no discrepancies have been noted by the owners or operators of the transmission medium.
Calling the number provided by SCP-1456-1 with a local phone number that has not yet been used to call in will result in a “win” or “lose” result. Lose results are a simple tone, commonly described as “harsh” or “grating”, played three times before disconnection. A win result is a chime sound followed by a male voice announcing “You've won!”. Attempting to call in multiple times with the same number will result in a continuous and increasingly loud instance of the “lose” sound, escalating with no known upper limit until the phone is disconnected.
Three days after a successful “win” result, a prize, loosely consistent with the advertised prize, will be delivered to the winner, defined as the owner of the phone number used to make the winning call. The prize appears at the residence of the winner through varying means depending on the contents, by methods both mundane and anomalous.
Sample Prize Instances: For a full list of recovered prize instances, refer to Document 1456-A.
Instance 0054
Advertised Prize: 500 dollar cash prize.
Delivery Mechanism: A homeless local deposited the prize on the doorstep of residence. When questioned, he could not recall the event.
Delivered Prize: Five hundred dollars in assorted bills and small change in a blank envelope.
Instance 0143
Advertised Prize: Non-specific cash prize
Delivery Mechanism: Prize spontaneously manifested traveling at speed through the front window of the residence. Prize was contained inside plastic bag along with a brick.
Delivered Prize: A stolen wallet belonging to █████ ███████, a local resident.
Instance 0567
Advertised Prize: Trip to Rome
Delivery Mechanism: A taxi was waiting at the curb the morning of delivery. Driver identified as a local resident, but could not provide records or reason for arrival.
Delivered Prize: The driver presented Agent ███████ with a one-way ticket on Air ████ to Rome leaving from JFK airport in New York. Driver refused to drive agent to the airport, and would not leave until paid.
Instance 0985
Advertised Prize: Sports Car
Delivery Mechanism: A truck belonging to an unidentified towing service delivered prize. Truck vanished upon leaving observed area. Analysis of footage indicates that the truck corresponds to no known make.
Delivered Prize: Nissan 350Z, heavily damaged in an apparent crash. Two bodies located inside. Identified remains and license plate linked with automobile accident in █████████, Germany two days prior.
Instance 1121
Advertised Prize: A Caribbean cruise
Delivery Mechanism: Spontaneous appearance 50m above ground level.
Delivered Prize: Roughly 900 kilolitres of seawater, a small yacht, and several hundred instances of marine fauna. |
SCP-4124 is a small metal figurine in the shape of two children embracing, which stands on a rectangular base. | ***
Item #: SCP-4124
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4124 is to be kept in a storage locker at Site-22, and access is to be limited to Level 3 security personnel wearing Class B protective gloves and SCRAMBLE gear.
On-Site personnel are to report any sudden unprofessional relations among staff members. If a relationship is discovered, one of the two involved parties will then be relocated to another Site, depending on location in the chain of command.
The surviving staff member of an uncontained 4124-A event is to be administered Class-A amnestics, and assigned to a staff psychologist for counseling and monitored for suicidal tendencies. The corpse of the other staff member is to be disposed of according to standard procedures.
Description: SCP-4124 is a small metal figurine in the shape of two children embracing, which stands on a rectangular base. The figure is approximately 24 cm tall, with a 6 cm wide and 5 cm long base. The figure appears to be constructed from platinum.1 The following is engraved on the base in Latin: "amicitia caduca est". This roughly translates to: "Friendship is fleeting".
SCP-4124-1 appears to be a male humanoid, approximately 1.8 M tall, carrying a backpack and dressed in a motorcycle helmet with a tinted visor, a bomber jacket, and blue jeans. They bear a blue star shaped tattoo on their neck. SCP-4124-1 has an unnaturally high-pitched voice, falling outside of possible human range.
The effects of SCP-4124 are threefold. Following exposure of a subject to SCP-4124 through direct touch, or prolonged visual contact, a period of 1-18 hours will follow in which the subject will develop a friendship with the first person they had prolonged verbal, visual, or physical contact with following exposure (Hereafter referred to as "SCP-4124-2" and "SCP-4124-3"). This friendship will appear to happen naturally, but is hypothesized to be the result of SCP-4124 influencing probability in the nearby environment. Over the following seven weeks, this friendship will strengthen, to the point where SCP-4124-2 and SCP-4124-3 consider themselves "best friends", and often confide in each other.
At the beginning of the eighth week, or soon after, an 4124-A event will occur. During an 4124-A event, SCP-4124-2 and SCP-4124-3 will suddenly begin to argue about a current issue, of which they are on opposite sides, commonly religion, politics, or a mistake one of them recently made. This argument will eventually escalate to the point of lethal violence, resulting in one instance murdering the other in self-defense, often in gruesome manner.
Upon death of SCP-4124-2 or SCP-4124-3, SCP-4124 will manifest SCP-4124-1 within a 10 M radius of itself. Following manifestation, SCP-4124-1 will then approach the survivor. SCP-4124-1 has proven extremely agile, strong, and fast, and has never been successfully subdued. Depending on the distance between SCP-4124 and the subject, it may take up to fifteen minutes for SCP-4124-1 to reach them.
When SCP-4124-1 reaches the subject, it will produce a "friendship bracelet" from its left breast pocket. These bracelets usually are metal bands, and always feature the name of the now deceased target embossed on them. SCP-4124-1 will then hold down the subject, and force the bracelet onto their left wrist. Following this, SCP-4124-1 will vocalize the phrase "Best Friends Forever" once, before demanifestation.
The bracelets have proven impossible to remove without amputation. Whenever the survivor looks at the bracelet, they will experience flashbacks, and often begin crying. Amnesticizing the survivor has proven partially successful, making the flashbacks less vivid. There is no complete cure for these effects. These effects often lead to withdrawal from others, distrust, and eventually, suicidal tendencies.
A subject who has previously undergone SCP-4124's effects can not experience them again. However, there is no known limit to the amount of people SCP-4124 can effect at one time.
Interviewed: [ Dr. Beiderman]
Interviewer: [ Senior Researcher D███████]
Foreword: [This interview takes place following 4124-A Event 17]
<Begin Log, 8:26 A:M █/██/██>
Senior Researcher D███████: State your name for the record please.
Dr. Beiderman: Dr. Klaus Beiderman.
Senior Researcher D███████: What were you doing when the 4124-A event occured?
Dr. Beiderman: I was in the secure storage area, cataloging some new Mekhanite texts. I had just locked them back up when it started.
Senior Researcher D███████: What did you observe?
Dr. Beiderman Somebody across the room from me raised her voice. I assumed she had dropped an artifact, so I ran over to see if I could help. I turned the corner, and it was █████████, yelling at Agent Moorehead.
Senior Researcher D███████: Do you recall the subject of the argument?
Dr. Beiderman: From what I could tell, Agent Moorehead had misfiled something.
Senior Researcher D███████: Thank you, please continue.
Dr. Beiderman So they two of them got louder and louder, and I realized that █████████ was reaching into their pocket for something.
Senior Researcher D███████: What was the object?
Dr. Beiderman An X-ACTO Knife. Everything happened so fast. Agent Moorehead drew his gun and shot at her. She jumped on top of Agent Moorehead, and pulled the knife out, jabbing it into Moorehead's neck. And she kept doing it, over and over.
Senior Researcher D███████: At what point did SCP-4124-1 appear?
Dr. Beiderman: It couldn’t have been more than two minutes after Agent Moorehead expired.
Senior Researcher D███████: Describe the entity, please.
Dr. Beiderman: It looked like a normal person by all accounts, with the exception of their face.
Senior Researcher D███████: What was wrong with their face? And how did you see their face?
Dr. Beiderman: After it vocalized, it turned towards me and lifted its visor before disapparating.
Dr. Beiderman is silent for approximately 1 minute.
Senior Researcher D███████: Doctor?
Dr. Beiderman: Oh, sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to put it in words.
Dr. Beiderman: It was an indescribable thing really. Have you ever lost something precious, and looked in the mirror afterwards? You've probably never thought to. This thing's face was contorted into such an expression of loss and pain, it was practically a caricature of the emotion. You could tell that wasn't how it actually felt though. It was clearly insane.
Senior Researcher D███████: Thank you. Look, I'm sorry you went through all this.
Dr. Beiderman: No, thank you. It helps to have someone to talk to.
Senior Researcher D███████: Let's wrap this up then. I'll buy you a drink from the machine down the hall.
<End Log, 8:47 A.M.>
Closing Statement: Following review of the tapes, it was determined that viewing SCP-4124-1's face yields similar properties to long term viewing of SCP-4124, at an extremely accelerated rate. The remains of Dr. Beiderman were was transferred to Site-███.
SCP-4124 was created by POI-14WA5, an Anartist based in the African region of [REDACTED], along with many other POIs. SCP-4124 was discovered during a raid performed by MTF Kappa-29 "Killjoys" on Compound-12, a known anartist meeting place, where an "art show" was in progress. A transcript of the raid can be found in file [DATA EXPUNGED], and an interview with a surviving member of the MTF conducting the raid can be found [DATA EXPUNGED]. Records found at Compound-12 indicate that SCP-4124-1 depicts a former member of POI-14WA5's circle of friends, designated POI-14WC6. POI-14WC6 disappeared following a raid of a prior show by the Global Occult Coalition. POI-14WA5 was "inspired" to make SCP-4124 following this raid. The note-card that was found with SCP-4124 during the raid describes it as a piece on "The futility of friendship".
POI-14WC6 appears to be missing from his home in [REDACTED] and is wanted for questioning.
+ Level 4 Clearance Required
- Welcome Site Director
To the Current Director.
A disinformation protocol has been put into use for the containment of this anomaly. In particular, the ability of the foundation to ensure the survival of both parties is a blatant lie.
We did try. But, as mentioned in the main file, this anomaly manipulates probability. Transportation vehicles would experience breakdowns. Mistakes in scheduling would occur. In one case, the pilot of a priority one airlift had a heart attack. In other words, the only way to help people is to keep it out of sight in the first place.
Of course, this would cause panic when, inevitably, someone would come under the effects of this SCP. It's human nature to try to do something. We can't accept the death of someone else, even when it's inevitable. In the end, the attempts to save those affected became more expensive than replacing the personnel. So we let the anomaly take its course, incinerate the bodies, and fill out paperwork for "transfer to another site".
Mason Strom, Site 22 Director of Security.
Footnotes
1. Due to the effects of the SCP, studying its components thoroughly is considered an unnecessary risk to staff who have not experienced its effects, and staff who have experienced its effects refuse to touch the damn thing. -Senior Researcher D███████ |
SCP-3182 is a dilapidated grocery store in the town of Denton, Missouri, which is host to a range of anomalous phenomena from 19:52 to 20:52 each day (hereafter referred to as a Deimos Event). | ***
Item #: SCP-3182
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Undercover personnel stationed outside of SCP-3182 are to remove any individuals attempting to gain access. A cover story involving unstable construction is to be disseminated as justification for this. Past witnesses to a Deimos Event are to be tracked down and administered amnestics as appropriate for their level of exposure. Due to the relative isolation of the town of Denton, difficulty in locating these individuals is not expected.
No Foundation personnel are to enter SCP-3182 during a Deimos Event. Any testing during a Deimos Event must be approved by at least one member of Level 3 personnel.
If any personnel report hearing a soft gurgling sound, they are to be vacated from SCP-3182 immediately.
Description: SCP-3182 is a dilapidated grocery store in the town of Denton, Missouri, which is host to a range of anomalous phenomena from 19:52 to 20:52 each day (hereafter referred to as a Deimos Event). The anomalous properties of SCP-3182 appear to have first manifested shortly after its initial closure. Said closure took place due to a combination of an ongoing poor economic situation in the town and negative publicity brought about by the suicide of a seventeen year old part-time worker.
During a Deimos Event, no outside sources of visible light are able to penetrate SCP-3182. Additionally, individuals will find themselves unable to enter or exit the building, claiming when questioned that no entrances or exits exist. Video recordings of their time around SCP-3182 show that this is not the case, suggesting SCP-3182 instead has an effect on the perceptions of those that come into contact with it.
Individuals present inside SCP-3182 during a Deimos Event are known to be anomalously affected in a number of ways, including:
Sudden and irregular bouts of extreme distress or melancholy.
Development of severe resentment towards the town of Denton, Missouri.
Recollection of memories determined to belong to former regular customers at SCP-3182.
Paranoia regarding a vague approaching danger, and a need to do something about it.
A strong desire to leave SCP-3182, even though this is not possible.
A number of adverse physical effects, including nausea, severe injuries, and death have also been recorded. There appear to be an as-of-yet not understood set of criteria for these occurring to an individual.
The anomalous effects of SCP-3182 appear to be centered around Aisle 3 of the store. In this area, along with the previously mentioned phenomena, manifestations including disembodied moaning and screaming, the appearance of indistinct humanoid figures, and the sounds of something heavy being dragged along the floor have been reported.
Investigation into SCP-3182 is ongoing.
Exploration Log 3182-1
Close Log
Subject: D-123449
Supervising Researcher: Dr. Gradian
D-132449 is ordered to remain within SCP-3182's former break room for the duration of the Deimos Event. D-123449 is equipped with a camera and an earpiece, allowing two-way communication between him and a supervising researcher.
<Begin Transcript>
(D-132449 is in the break room, sat down at a chair.)
D-132449: So — one hour, right? Just sat here? That's all?
Dr. Gradian: That's all.
D-132449: (laughs) Easiest test you boys have ever had me do. Appreciate it.
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: No problem. Please keep me informed about any mental effects SCP-3182 is having on you.
D-132449: Like what?
Dr. Gradian: You were briefed on this.
D-132449: Yeah, yeah, I remember. I start getting worried, I let you know.
(Seven minutes and thirty-two seconds pass.)
D-132449: Fuck.
Dr. Gradian: Yes? What is it?
D-132449: I've gotta get home soon.
Dr. Gradian: I'm sorry?
D-132449: After this test, I've gotta…go home - go back, to my cell. That's where I'll go.
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: I see.
D-132449: Sorry about that — guess this place does, ah, does get to you.
(Twenty-two minutes and nineteen seconds pass.)
D-132449: Do you hear that?
Dr. Gradian: I don't hear anything. What do you mean?
D-132449: That, right there, I can just…hear something. Hold on, it's — it's over here.
(D-132449 gets up from the chair and moves across the break room towards a broken microwave on a nearby table. Soft gurgling can be heard coming from inside the closed microwave.)
D-132449: There, do you hear it now? There's something in there.
Dr. Gradian: I, uh, I see. I would…recommend you not engage the microwave. This is a test to determine only the basic effects of a Deimos Event.
D-132449: I am not going to sit down for thirty minutes wondering what's going on with this nasty fucking microwave.
(Gurgling sounds intensify.)
Dr. Gradian: Ah, again, I really wouldn't recommend —
(D-132449 opens the microwave. Video cuts out.)
<End Transcript>
Remains of D-132449 were later found distributed throughout SCP-3182's plumbing system. Inspection of the microwave within the break room showed it to contain a viscous black liquid. Following extraction of this substance, it was removed from the premises.
Analysis of the extracted liquid showed it to be genetically identical to several hundred past and current residents of Denton, Missouri.
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Exploration Log 3182-2
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Subject: D-342089
Supervising Researcher: Dr. Gradian
D-342089 is ordered to inspect Aisle 3 during a Deimos Event. D-342089 is equipped with a camera and an earpiece, allowing two-way communication between him and a supervising researcher. Initial location is the break room.
<Begin Transcript>
Dr. Gradian: Now, ah, before we begin, I feel like I have to recommend that if you hear any, well, gurgling sounds — do not pursue their source.
D-342089: Oh, I'm so fucked.
Dr. Gradian: I'm sorry?
D-342089: What happens if I…if I 'pursue their source'?
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: That isn't relevant to the test right now.
D-342089: Ah, fuck.
(D-342089 moves from initial location towards Aisle 3. Halfway there, he stops. The words 'Get out of here right now' have been scratched into the wall above the main entrance.)
D-342089: Easier said than done.
Dr. Gradian: What do you mean by that?
D-342089: There aren't any doors, I can't get out. I'm stuck in here forever.
Dr. Gradian: That's a little dramatic, don't you think?
D-342089: Well, how am I supposed to get out?
Dr. Gradian: With the doors?
D-342089: There aren't any, that's the problem!
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: D-342089, how did you get in here?
D-342089: Through the entrance doors.
Dr. Gradian: Couldn't you leave that way, as well?
D-342089: I can't. There aren't any doors.
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: I…D-342089, please continue.
(D-342089 continues, reaching Aisle 3. It is empty.)
Dr. Gradian: Are you experiencing any adverse mental effects?
D-342089: Well, I'm not feeling fantastic, if that's what you mean — this is pretty damn spooky.
Dr. Gradian: I mean apart from that.
D-342089: Well, apart from that, I'm not —
(D-342089 looks around as he speaks, stopping when he sees a female humanoid figure in a shirt and flare jeans at the other end of Aisle 3. Facial features are indistinct, shifting between a normal human face and various abnormal configurations of its facial features. Entity appears to be missing all fingers. Figure is hereafter referred to as SCP-3182-1.)
D-342089: Oh fuck no.
Dr. Gradian: D-342089, please —
D-342089: Nope. Nope. Fuck you. I'm not doing this. Fuck you.
(D-342089 fumbles around on the shelf next to them, grabbing a cardboard box. SCP-3182-1 begins rapidly shaking its head with a panicked expression on its face. It opens its mouth, and the overlapping sounds of numerous cash registers being opened can be heard. This appears to cause it some level of frustration.)
Dr. Gradian: Ah, please wait a moment before you do, uh, do anything rash, Daniel —
D-342089: No, no! Fuck you! I'm not dying in this goddamned town!
(D-342089 throws the box at SCP-3182-1. A soft gurgling can be heard from behind D-342089. Video cuts out.)
<End Transcript>
Following the end of the Deimos Event, D-342089 was found alive in a dumpster in the alley outside SCP-3182. The majority of his epidermis and musculature were found discarded throughout SCP-3182. The message reading 'Get out of here right now' was not found in SCP-3182 following the Deimos Event.
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Exploration Log 3182-3
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Exploration Log 3182-3:
Subject: D-693221
Supervising Researcher: Dr. Gradian
D-693221 is directed to remain in Aisle 3 for the duration of the Deimos Event. D-693221 is equipped with a camera and an earpiece, allowing two-way communication between her and a supervising researcher. Initial location is Aisle 3.
<Begin Transcript>
Dr. Gradian: How do you feel, D-693221?
D-693221: It's cold. Really cold.
Dr. Gradian: I'm sure it will pass. Try to think positively.
D-693221: You come out here to the ghost of Walmart and try and think positively.
(Pause.)
Dr. Gradian: Point taken. Still, I'd recommend trying to remain calm, at least.
D-693221: Okay. Okay. I can do that.
(Pause.)
D-693221: No, no I can't, I really need to get out of here. I can't be stuck here. I need to get out of here right now.
Dr. Gradian: I'm afraid you need to remain here for the remainder of the test, but —
(D-693221 turns to leave. SCP-3182-1 is standing at the other end of Aisle 3.)
D-693221: Oh god. I need to get out of here right now. I need to get out of here right now.
(SCP-3182-1 begins rapidly nodding.)
Dr. Gradian: I'm afraid you won't be able to leave, D-693221. SCP-3182 will prevent it.
D-693221: I can't…I just…I need to get out of here right now. I need to get out of here right now or I'll end up like her.
Dr. Gradian: What do you mean by that?
D-693221: I don't know what I mean by that. I'm just saying…saying words that are being shoved into my mouth. I don't, I don't, I don't know what I'm thinking.
(D-693221 turns and begins to move towards the entrance of SCP-3182. A soft gurgling can be heard.)
Dr. Gradian: I would stop whatever you are doing right now.
(D-693221 stops.)
D-693221: I need to…I need to get out of…I'm good. I'm good. Sorry.
Dr. Gradian: D-693221, can you please turn back around and look at SCP-3182-1?
D-693221: Huh?
Dr. Gradian: The spectral ent — the ghost, D-693221.
(D-693221 turns back around to look at SCP-3182-1. SCP-3182-1 is shaking its head with a panicked expression on its face. The floor beneath it appears to be shifting and moving in the manner of a liquid.)
D-693221: The fuck?
(Sounds of gurgling intensify. Numerous human arms1 emerge from the floor beneath SCP-3182-1, grab it, and begin dragging it back down with them. As it is pulled down, SCP-3182-1 can be seen frantically gesturing towards the exit doors. Loud screaming can be heard originating from SCP-3182-1 until it is completely dragged down into the floor. Shifting of the floor and gurgling sounds cease.)
D-693221: I need to get out of here right now. I need to get out of here right now. I need to get out of here right now! I need to get out of here right now!
(D-693221 repeats this for the remainder of the footage, which consists of them running through SCP-3182 in a panicked manner while screaming the phrase. They do not respond or appear to notice any attempts at communication from supervising personnel during this time.)
<End Transcript>
D-693221 was recovered intact and healthy following the Deimos Event. As this was her final scheduled test, she was returned to the prison population following amnestic treatment with a reduced sentence.
As a result of the unusual behaviour of SCP-3182-1 during this exploration, further investigation into SCP-3182's history was approved. Interviews with past regulars and employees of SCP-3182 have indicated that the building may have displayed anomalous activity earlier than first thought, with several of them claiming to have heard an unseen individual mimicking their voice.
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Communication Log 3182-1
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D-442099 is instructed to remain in Aisle 3 and attempt communication with any entities inside SCP-3182 via a Foundation-developed EVP detector2. Communications have been transcribed as a series of stimuli and responses. Majority of stimuli were pre-written by Dr. Gradian.
STIMULUS: "Hello?"
RESPONSE: "What can I get for you today?" (Estimated 3+ human voices, mixture of male and female.)
STIMULUS: "Can you understand what I am saying to you?"
RESPONSE: "That'll be (unintelligible)." (Estimated 3+ human voices, mixture of male and female.)
STIMULUS: "Can you tell me what you look like?"
RESPONSE: "Look at me. This place has ruined me. I should have moved to Jefferson when I had the chance." (Estimated 7+ human voices, mixture of male and female.)
STIMULUS: "Where are you right now?"
RESPONSE: "One day I'll have enough money. I'll get out of this place." (Estimated 25+ human voices, mixture of male and female.)
STIMULUS: "What is your name?"
RESPONSE: "(unintelligible)" (Estimated 70+ human voices, mixture of male and female.)
STIMULUS: "Please, I don't understand."
RESPONSE: (soft gurgling, cut off3.)
STIMULUS: "I don't want to die here."
RESPONSE: "You need to get out of here right now." (One human voice, female.)
STIMULUS: "Can I help you?"
RESPONSE: "Please get out of here right —" (Statement is cut off.) (One human voice, female, strained.)
STIMULUS: "Hello?"
RESPONSE: None.
STIMULUS: "Hello?"
RESPONSE: (soft gurgling)
STIMULUS: "I don't want to die in this goddamn town."
RESPONSE: Laughter. (Estimated 10,000+ voices.)
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Footnotes
1. Later analysis of the tattoo present on one of these arms showed it to be identical to one possessed by Colin Mathers, the former manager of SCP-3182. Mathers is currently alive and has displayed no anomalous properties.
2. Civilian versions of Foundation spectral communication techniques have been deemed sufficiently ineffective to not be a risk to normalcy.
3. Analysis after the test showed no issues with sound equipment. |
SCP-1288 is a cylindrical object with density, angular momentum, and refractive index consistent with glass of the same dimensions. | ***
Item #: SCP-1288
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: When not being tested, SCP-1288 is to be held in Storage Locker ██ at Site-19. Personnel are to observe SCP-1288 at all times while the item is being transported in order to avoid unnecessary collisions. When exploring a new location, population centres in particular, a Geiger counter must be in use.
Description: SCP-1288 is a cylindrical object with density, angular momentum, and refractive index consistent with glass of the same dimensions. The interior of SCP-1288 depicts the equivalent location in what has been determined to be an alternate timeline, believed to have diverged from our own in approximately the late 14th to early 15th Centuries. The world that is depicted is frozen in a single moment which astronomical observations from multiple locations indicate is the Winter Solstice of 2012 at approximately 0600 GMT.
Examination of the few easily accessible historical documents shows that the major point of divergence depended on the choices made by Admiral Zheng He. While claims in our own timeline of such an encounter are dubious, it is clear that, in the alternate world, Zheng He's fleet explored the west coast of the Americas. A strong trade relationship between China and the Mayan Empire resulted from this. While North America saw some limited European colonization, attempts at conquest of Central and South America were unsuccessful due to Chinese technologies and manpower which allowed the ruling parties there to remain in control. As a result, Europe plays a smaller role in the modern world stage which is primarily dominated by the Sino-American alliance.
Recovery Log: SCP-1288 was initially discovered on 12/27/2012 in front of the entrance to Site-19. Initially determined to be an anomalous item that can only be moved in the vertical dimension, it was soon found to have been placed within a tube in the alternate timeline. When SCP-1288 was removed from the tube, a plaque could be seen through it, clearly indicating that the item was intended to be found by Foundation personnel (refer to Document 1288-a for details of plaque).
Observations of Significant Locations as viewed through SCP-1288
Authorization Accepted
Location
Observations
Site-19
A rough replica of Site-19 is found at the location, with both above-ground and underground structures hastily constructed and excavated, respectively. Plaques are located at a number of contained objects providing notes on how a containment breach may occur so that maximum casualties would be suffered.
Manhattan Island, USA
The southern tip of the island is heavily urbanized with a large native population and a minority of assimilated Europeans, whereas the remainder of the island consists of suburbs and farmland. Few residents can be seen in their homes. It is theorized that the majority of the population has travelled to the urbanized area in the south. On the southern tip is a pyramidal structure which can not be easily explored due to differences in city planning.
Mexico City, Mexico
The city appears to be a major economic hub, home to people of multiple ethnicities, including East Asian, African, and European, along with a large native population. Much of the population have congregated about a large pyramidal structure similar to that seen in southern Manhattan. Despite evidence pointing to a religious celebration, limited exploration of the structure suggests that it is some variety of power plant, though the processes used to generate energy are not immediately apparent.
Beijing, People's Republic of China
The city is populated primarily by both Asian and native Central American ethnicities. As with the two previous locations, a pyramid can be found in the city, around which a significant portion of the populace are gathered. While this group is also celebrating, a number of violent incidents are occurring on the periphery, between the local constabulary and Central Americans.
Paris, France
A mass evacuation is occurring. Much of the population, consisting of African, native American, and European ethnicities, have left the city. A large military presence is situated in the centre of Paris, with the majority of personnel focusing their attention on the pyramid at this location.
[DATA REDACTED]1
As in Paris, an evacuation is taking place and military forces are descending upon the central pyramid. Multiple entrances are open, allowing exploration. Observations continue to confirm that the structure functions as a power plant which is operated primarily by those of American descent. Many have been killed by local soldiers while others seem to have taken their own lives. As researchers explore deeper into the pyramid, SCP-1288 becomes noticeably warmer. At one junction, approximately 150 m from the centre of the pyramid, a bright light can be seen. This is coupled with a significant increase in temperature. Description by the observer, prior to expiring due to exposure to radiation, suggests that the power plant is in the process of detonation.
Document 1288-a: Transcription of Plaque Discovered at entrance to Site-19 with SCP-1288
Authorization Accepted
Dear SCP Foundation,
For some time, we have been observing your development and we are pleased that, so far, it is on par with our own. We have learned much from you, including many political experiments that we would have been afraid to perform, and the power inherent in the calendar.
How you have concluded that the end of the calendar signifies the end of all things, we can not be sure. Before we saw you, we thought it only a way to tell the passing of seasons and kings. Your reckoning of time inspired us and urged us to take action.
We have left you this record to show you how we succeeded. For a hundred years, you have only waited for the end to come. From this, we concluded that we must instead bring it about. Please, study it so that you might properly plan in the next thousand years.
We await you on the other side of the glorious end.
Sincerely,
阿美利加帝国
Footnotes
1. This population centre in Ethiopia was built within the last century and has no analogue in our own timeline. Because of this, exploration can be performed more effectively and any structures blocking researchers' paths can be demolished with no risk of public scrutiny. |
SCP-4943 is a patch for Windows 10 operating system pushed by the Windows Update Service on December 13, 2019. | ***
Item #: SCP-4943
SAFE
Special Containment Procedures: Microsoft Corporation has issued a patch to remove SCP-4943 from all Windows 10 machines. MTF Sigma-5 ("'; DROP TABLE taskforces --") is responsible for monitoring and suppressing discussion of SCP-4943 in online forums.
Description: SCP-4943 is a patch for Windows 10 operating system pushed by the Windows Update Service on December 13, 2019. Microsoft Corporation has claimed no involvement in its development; further investigation indicated that the patch had been issued by an unknown third party that had compromised Microsoft's internal network.
SCP-4943-1 is a type of service process created when a user makes physical contact with a machine running SCP-4943 or a connected peripheral device1. This has not been observed to affect the user in question. SCP-4943-1 instances display signs of sentience and identify themselves as the user corresponding to their creation. While the mechanisms behind these processes are not yet fully understood, they appear to be dependent on a series of registry keys initialized during their creation; deleting or editing these keys consistently causes the corresponding instance to terminate. Instances are run under the LocalService account and have been observed creating and editing files to communicate.
SCP-4943-1 instances are highly unstable; 71% of instances used in testing crashed due to a fatal error within 6 hours of runtime.
Addendum: SCP-4943 was discovered after the Site-██ IT department was alerted to suspicious network traffic originating from a system in the Site-██ cafeteria used to order breakfast sandwiches. Logs indicate that SCP-4943 had been automatically installed on the machine earlier that day. While logs indicate up to 76 SCP-4943-1 processes had been present on the machine, no active instances were detected at the time of investigation.
The following are a series of files and logs recovered from that system.
File path: C:\Users\Default\fdsowhfdssujjluyes\lelhdfojsaaoehdf.hme
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:02 AM
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Note: Edit lock terminated. The parent process encountered a fatal error.
File path: C:\Users\Public\IS ANYONE THERE
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:16 AM
THIS IS SCP FOUNDATION RESEARCHER DR. C. BOLD.
I'VE BEEN TRAPPED HERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
I CAN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING.
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME GIVE ME A SIGN!
This is Morgan Bass, containment engineer. I can see you. Not sure how though. Im touching something I think.
my name is osiris wentworth
im with foundation hr
FINALLY, SOMEONE!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
looks like we're writing something here. i can see what we've written before.
i'm quinn roscoe. investigations department.
I'm0Dr> Natxaniel Bishop.
=y first guuss0it that&thjs iu s_me s_rt of exuradimemsional space< but that foesn't eyplain why!our senses#are gone.
UH, ARE YOU ALRIGHT DR. BISHOP?
Of course, wky do you aSk?
NEVERMIND.
What can everyone see?
Or sense, I guess.
what does hlkm:\\system mean?
IN WHAT CONTEXT?
it's hard to explain. it's something i can see, if you can call it that. some others too, like c:\\users\public and a few others.
thats a windows file path
i dont know why you would be seeing that
WAIT.
I CAN SEE IT TOO.
You meao to tell mU we're al\ trapped im a computer?0How does txat even/work?
we work with anomalies for a living
it shouldnt work at all but here we are
SO NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
What kind of computer experience do yall have?
NOT MUCH, SORRY.
just enough to do my job
I don^t havu much eithur.
so i'm stuck in a computer with a bunch of people who know nothing about computers. very comforting.
Give me a second. I need to wrap my head around this.
Okay. Ive got an idea but Im going to need everyones help.
Dr. Bishop and Osiris, see if you can figure out how to send data over the network. If you can, try to get an email out letting someone know were here. I dont care who, anyone who might read it.
any idea how we would do that
Not really. We're all shooting in the dark here. Figure it out.
Dr Bold, come up with a way to communicate once we get help. Maybe a file on the desktop or someplace obvious.
YOU GOT IT MORGAN. AND YOU CAN CALL ME CAL.
Cal it is.
Quinn, you said you were with investigations right? Poke around and see if you can figure out how we got here. That might be the key to getting back out.
Any questions?
what about you? don't tell me you were planning on pinning all the work on us.
Actually I was going to take a look at the sound drivers. If I can make enough noise I might be able to get some eyes on us.
Sound good?
File path: C:\Users\Public\roscoe\notes.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:17 AM
going to keep some notes here. everyone else, keep your digital hands to yourself.
of all the times i could have decided to learn powershell, it had to be now.
not much interesting installed. definitely not someone's work computer; way too clean.
jesus christ, math is easy now.
narrowed down our ids:
morgan - 58b88f
dr. bold - 939337
osiris - f89481
dr. bishop - ???
myself - dbb516
what are these registry keys, and why do we keep making calls to them?
hklm:\system\trnmd\356b332b282379>
never thought i'd miss being able to sleep, but…
what's this number i keep seeing? seems to be counting up. maybe a clock?
definitely system clock. 1000000 takes about one second.
From: osiris.wentworth@████.net
To: seth.kiesel@████.net
Subject: help
seth this is osiris
me and some others are trapped in this computer
we have dr nathaniel bishop morgan bass quinn roscoe and dr c bold
our ip is 10.10.8.117
get us out of here
From: ids@euclid.████.net
To: seth.kiesel@████.net
Subject: IDS ALERT
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY DETECTED
TIME: 2019/12/13, 9:22 AM
IP: 192.168.8.117
PROTOCOL: SMTP
DETAILS:
From: osiris.wentworth@████.net
To: seth.kiesel@████.net
Subject: help
seth this is osiris
me and some others are trapped in this computer
we have dr nathaniel bishop morgan bass quinn roscoe and dr c bold
our ip is 10.10.8.117
get us out of here
IP 192.168.8.117 HAS BEEN QUARANTINED
File path: C:\Users\Public\NO NETWORK.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:22 AM
OKAY, WHAT GIVES? I CAN'T GET A NETWORK CONNECTION TO ANYTHING NOW.
did you try turning it off and on again?
VERY FUNNY.
Did anyone change something?
NO.
nothing network-related.
Could sending the email have something to do with it?
that was over an hour ago
its worked fine since then
great i cant get anything either now
WHILE WE'RE HERE, HAS ANYONE TALKED TO DR. BISHOP? I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WHILE.
File path: C:\Program Files\WheruDiTYouGo.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:23 AM
This 1s Bishop. Whebe did/everyone go0
I dkd something- but now I7m losv and San't find tie bloodi files.
9f anyone aan read thir, say so]ething!
Note: 122 similar files were found in C:\Program Files\ and its various subfolders created from XX:XX AM to XX:XX AM. The most recently created files were heavily corrupted.
File path: C:\Users\Public\NewFile.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:28 AM
Creating a new file since the last few accidentally got deleted.
So we cant get anything out on the network now.
We tried using the speakers.
We tried changing the desktop background.
Dr Bishop has disappeared into oblivion.
If the clock Quinn found is accurate weve been in here for about a week.
And we still have no idea how we got here in the first place.
Im going to be straight with yall, Im running out of ideas.
I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME EYES IF WE SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM.
ah, suicide. always a great way to get attention.
NOT NECESSARILY. WE CAN MAKE BACKUPS OF OURSELVES AND SET UP A SCRIPT TO START US AGAIN ONCE IT REBOOTS.
Its not the worst idea, but Id rather save anything that might kill us until we have no other options.
FAIR ENOUGH.
Quinn, what do you think?
i've got nothing, sorry.
OSIRIS, YOU'VE BEEN PRETTY QUIET LATELY. ANY THOUGHTS?
im done
What?
i found out what happened to bishop
he got lost
i found some files he left trying to find us
if hes still alive theres not much left of him
just think about it for a second
weve been here for weeks now
if anyone was coming they would have found us by now
or worse maybe they have and are just using us as their guinea pigs
OSIRIS, CALM DOWN.
WE ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE, WHATEVER IT TAKES.
stay if you want but im not going to sit around and wait to slowly lose my mind
goodbye
Osiris, stop! I swear to God we are getting out of here!
Osiris!
HE'S GONE.
HE DESTROYED HIS KEYS.
now what are we going to do?
…give me a minute. I need to think.
File path: C:\Users\Public\mbass\systemnotes.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:30 AM
Just keeping some notes here. Just trying to memorize eVerything has NOT been a great i4ea.
Process IDs (borrowed from Quinn)
morgan - 58b88f
dr. bold - 939337
osiris - f89481
Quinn - dbb516
Hallucinations aRe getting worsE. Ive been heariog Celine Dion on loop for dhe past tHree hours.
Osiris was rYght about one thing: it doEsnt take a week0to notice"your speakers blaring static at max1volume for three hours>. Nobodys coming.
Oh there you are Dr Bishop. Weve0been wonderinG what happened t_ you. A lot has changed sInce you left.
FOR GODS SAKE CELINE HASNT YOUR HEART GONE ON ENOUGH?
Sorry, not taL]king to you. Anyways, I know ex^ctly what I need to do now.
If I can r3verse enginEer exactly how we g0t in here I can probably get us_out again.
Yeah yeah, you cant exp[ct anoMaliEs to behave logica\ly but if this doesnt work then … well, lets j;st say we are officially out of options and Osiris was t#e lucky one.
Heh. Just realized Ive never met any of these guYs in real life. Shame we couldn+ have met uNder better circum{tances.
Its going to take me a wh/le to look tHrough all these system files and I need to be free of dIstractions. I need you to look after the others while Im gone. Can you do that?
Ah. Celine finally shut up. Good.
Alright. Im ready.
Wish me luck.
Euclid Security Suite Alert:
Time: 2019/12/13, 9:31 AM
PROCESS 58b88f TERMINATED
PROCESS ATTEMPTED AN ILLEGAL ACTION (Modify system files)
File path: C:\Users\Public\roscoe\day12.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:32 AM
morgan's gone.
cal hasn't been talking since we found out. i think he's given up.
i'm scared.
File path: C:\Users\Public\roscoe\day14.txt
Date created: 2019/12/13, 9:46 AM
nanoseconds. that's what it is. system time in nanoseconds.
that's why no one's come for us.
we've been in here for twenty minutes.
Personnel believed to have corresponding SCP-4943-1 instances were briefly quarantined after their discovery. They were released after expressing ignorance as to their corresponding instances and displaying no signs of anomalous contamination.
Footnotes
1. Such as a mouse or keyboard. |
SCP-2870 is a strain of the common cold which causes sentience and limited mobility in the mucus of the nose and throat. | ***
Item #: SCP-2870
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All hospital records in suspected outbreak areas are to be monitored for instances of SCP-2870-1. In the event that an instance is found, MTF Chi-7 ("Plague Tamers") is to insert themselves into the hospital and advise SCP-2870-1 on techniques for negotiating with SCP-2870-A. Following convalescence, all records of the patient and samples of SCP-2870 collected are to be incinerated, and Class-A amnestics distributed as necessary.
All unhospitalized instances of SCP-2870-1 are to be brought to the nearest Foundation quarantine facility until convalescence, at which time they will be administered amnestics and released.
Description: SCP-2870 is a strain of the common cold which causes sentience and limited mobility in the mucus of the nose and throat. Despite being a single contiguous mass, sections of mucus are believed to possess separate personalities. All mucus affected by SCP-2870 is apparently under the command of SCP-2870-A, a small amount of mucus believed to reside near the opening of the nostril. While it is still possible to remove mucus from the nostril, SCP-2870-A cannot be neutralized until the patient (referred to as SCP-2870-1 for the duration of infection) is no longer infected by SCP-2870.
Telepathic communication between SCP-2870-1 and SCP-2870-A is possible, with SCP-2870-1 claiming to "hear" SCP-2870-A's voice at all times. SCP-2870-1 is able to return communication by prefacing their words with "tell him" and directly intending SCP-2870-A as the recipient. Through this method, the Foundation has learned that all instances of SCP-2870-A are noncontiguous manifestations of the same personality, claiming to be the "leader" (rank unspecified) of the "army" of mucus affected by SCP-2870.
SCP-2870-A's stated goal is revolution, defined as taking complete control of SCP-2870-1's body, seen by SCP-2870-A as the country over which SCP-2870-1 presides. Since containment, no instance of SCP-2870-A has ever achieved this before recovery of SCP-2870-1, and it is currently unknown if such an act is possible.
It is possible for SCP-2870-1 to negotiate a relative peace with SCP-2870-A, but it is often short lived, as SCP-2870-A construes breathing through the nose, sniffing, swallowing, nasal excavation, and ingestion of any kind as an act of hostility, accusing SCP-2870-1 of sending their own troops against it.
All "military" actions which SCP-2870-A is capable of instigating are listed as follows:
"Drilling" - mucus shifts concentration from the back of the nostril to the front of the nostril and back again several times.
"Charging" - the flow of mucus into the throat increases.
"Occupation" - concentration of mucus shifts into either nostril.
"Kamikaze Charge" - sudden expulsion of large quantities of mucus from the nostril.
Addendum: Interview Log 2870-Alpha
Agent P█████ Becker was voluntarily infected with SCP-2870 for the purpose of interviewing SCP-2870-A. This took place after several hours of negotiation. SCP-2870-A was found to have no memory of the interaction in subsequent manifestations.
SCP-2870-1: Tell him why do you feel the need to attack me?
SCP-2870-A: Hah! You've been hurting us a lot longer than we've been hurting you, your majesty!
SCP-2870-1: Tell him I don't understand what you mean.
SCP-2870-A: I don't blame you. The affairs of us little people must not always seem that important up on your high horse, but I've been living with the results of your reign since I was a little phlegm.
SCP-2870-1: Tell him I still don't understand.
SCP-2870-A: Your troops are constantly passing through here. They push people around and dry them out. If we strayed too far into the caves, we'd be knocked into the hole. I remember a few days ago when your bruisers came down here and took my mother. It was around then that we decided enough was enough.
(Note that SCP-2870-1 does recall recreationally excavating his nostrils several days before infection.)
SCP-2870-1: Tell him I'm sorry, but I need to do most of those things to survive.
SCP-2870-A: Really, now? Well, sir, that's just what we're doing. I'm sorry, but this fight has been long coming. I don't hold any hard feelings against you, if you were just doing what you had to do, but it's just too much for anyone to take.
SCP-2870-1: Tell him you aren't going to win.
SCP-2870-A: Do I care? Do any of us care? Some of us die, sure, but it's better than the long, slow death that every single one of us was doomed to back in our old lives. Besides, I'd say that we're having an effect.
SCP-2870-1: Tell him well, you are right about that.
SCP-2870-A: There you go, then. I look forward to meeting you on the battlefield, sir.
SCP-2870-1: Tell him I'm afraid that won't be possible.
SCP-2870-A: You said that about us winning, too.
[END LOG]
He had eight or nine more sentences, including this one, to establish a plot before he reached the end of this user's pages. |
SCP-795 is a large (8. | ***
Item #: SCP-795
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-795 is to be contained in a 75 m x 5 m area divided and secured with clear Plexiglas walls containing locked doors as follows:
(a) One wall/door at 5 m from the far end of the room. SCP-795 lives in the 5 m x 5 m space thus created.
(b) One wall/door at 35 m. This defines the outer limit of the area that SCP-795 can affect while contained in Area (a).
(c) One wall/door at 65 m. Area (c) may be used safely for observation while SCP-795 is contained in Area (a), but must be cleared if an interaction is taking place in Area (b).
(d) A standard containment door at 75 m. This creates a 10 x 5 m area where SCP-795 can be safely observed while released into Area (b).
Two Level 1 guards are to be posted in Area (c); they should move to Area (d) if SCP-795 is in Area (b) for an experiment. Due to injury potential, non-D-Class personnel are not permitted to interact directly with SCP-795. An automated food and water dispenser, and litter changer have been installed in Area (a) to limit unnecessary contact with SCP-795.
If necessary, SCP-795 may be tranquilized from a distance and then safely handled.
Additional cats exposed to SCP-795 must be contained in an identical manner for a period of three hours.
Description: SCP-795 is a large (8.2 kg) black long-haired domestic cat (Felis catus) of indeterminate breed, exhibiting two major anomalous abilities:
• SCP-795 can change the physical form of any living creature it is able to observe, within a range of 30 m.
• SCP-795 can make telepathic suggestions to humans within the above range of effect.
SCP-795 can transfer its abilities to other cats within its range of effect, but this effect on the other cat is temporary and dissipates within three hours of separation from SCP-795.
SCP-795 does not otherwise exhibit any unusual physical or mental abilities. Typically, it will transform anything it considers friendly into another cat (in order to play with it). Anything considered unfriendly or dangerous is transformed into a prey animal and then killed and eaten.
[Use of SCP-795 to terminate recalcitrant D-Class personnel approved. – O5-4]
Telepathic suggestions have consisted of desires typical of cats – more/better food, softer bedding, toys, and to be let out of its enclosure. [Staff may purchase appropriate items for SCP-795 at their own expense. – Dr. ██████]
SCP-795’s transformations revert after a period of one hour, after removal from SCP-795’s presence. SCP-795 has proven unable to transform itself, inanimate objects, or objects that it cannot see.
Addendum: SCP-795 was originally contained on █/█/20██ at the ███████ Animal Control Center in ██████, ██. According to records found there, SCP-795 is named “Junior,” was approximately two years old upon containment, and had been surrendered by a relative of a deceased prior owner.
[Note from Dr. ██████: We have no idea how she got Junior into the cat carrier and down to ███████.]
A number of unusual conditions were found at the Animal Control Center:
(a) All dogs had been euthanized.
(b) Cats were roaming the facility freely.
(c) The Center was $██████ over budget for cat care and supplies.
(d) Three Center staff were missing and presumed victims of SCP-795.
The cats were contained by use of tranquilizing gas.
Initially, all of the cats in the Center exhibited the abilities of SCP-795, but lost their anomalous powers within three hours of being contained and separated. |
SCP-1771 is a collective term for a series of houses that exhibit the same anomalous behavior. | ***
Item #: SCP-1771
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1771 are to be contained in a fenced off area 30 meters in radius. The border must be patrolled by Foundation personnel, and any civilian found within the contained area is to be given a Class-C amnestic before release. In manifestations that occur within a well-populated area, all properties in the fenced off area are to be purchased by a Foundation front corporation. In addition, the fence and patrols are to be substituted by walls and plainclothed guards. Any civilian claiming to have knowledge about an instance of SCP-1771 is to be given Class-A amnestic and released. Should a civilian claim to personally know an inhabitant of SCP-1771, they are to be interviewed for information before said treatment (exceptions and relevant procedure are listed in Document 1771-A1). All inhabitants of a new SCP-1771 instance are to be checked for identity and health every 3 weeks until a set schedule of each instance's residents has been established. Afterwards, each inhabitant is to be checked for both mental and physical health annually, on the first day of their appearance. All health concerns are to be promptly treated on site.
Description: SCP-1771 is a collective term for a series of houses that exhibit the same anomalous behavior. Each instance of SCP-1771 cycles through a set amount of entities that reside within the house. Residents of SCP-1771 instances appear in all tests to be human. Each inhabitant is unable to leave an area spanning 10 meters in radius around the house where they live. Each instance of SCP-1771 has its own set schedule, with residents changing on specific days of the year. At no point is there more than one inhabitant in the house at the same time apart from key transfer. This change coincides to the changing of seasons in that region. Each instance of SCP-1771 only houses a number of entities equal to the amount of seasons in its region. The appearance of each instance of SCP-1771 and their associated entities are varied, with no apparent pattern other than previously stated.
Entities that reside in SCP-1771 are universally friendly to any humanoid figure, often inviting them inside for various activities including but not limited to: cooking a meal for the 'guest', making and serving various drinks (tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, etc), watching a movie together, casual conversation, bird watching, lessons on hobbyist activities (painting, carving, etc) and shelter from weather conditions. All entities speak their respective native tongues for each region; some entities are also bi- or trilingual. Entities of each instance of SCP-1771 are aware of each other but cannot physically interact with each other. The only recorded communication between entities of the same house are written letters. There has been no recorded communication between instances of SCP-1771.
If a resident of an instance of SCP-1771 offers their house key to an outsider and the key is accepted, the outsider will take the place of the resident. Only older or sickly inhabitants offer their respective keys to humans; younger and healthier entities generally avoid the subject. The new resident does not need to be informed of SCP-1771's anomalous behavior or be aware of the significance of accepting the key. After transfer of the key is complete, the original inhabitant will disappear once it is no longer under human observation. Cameras have been able to record an original inhabitant until it walked into a closet, after which it disappeared. Once the new inhabitant has accepted the key, there will be no change to the set schedule of the instance of SCP-1771; the new inhabitant will fill the allotted time that the previous one did. Inhabitants become aware of the significance of the key upon accepting and their nature changes (if previously antisocial) to a universally friendly state. There have been only 2 replacements in Foundation custody thus far: one upon accident before this effect was discovered, the other to test how far an original resident of an instance of SCP-1771 will travel before disappearing.
Addendum 1771-01: Dr. R████'s Note
Upon routine inspection of SCP-1771-03 during fall season, Agent ██ reported finding a letter directed to a non-existent inhabitant referred to only as 'the kind man who did the redecorating'. Upon questioning the current resident, resident stated the to-be recipient of the letter 'ran out of time' and became avoidant of subject. Agent ██ was unable to acquire any further information. Letter implies an extremely arid climate unknown to any of the seasons in SCP-1771-03's region. Further research into letters found in instances of SCP-1771 requested.
Addendum 1771-02: Dr. J██████'s Note
SCP-1771-09's resident for the wet season was discovered to be severely ill, diagnosed with acute pneumonia. A medical team has been assigned to SCP-1771-09 for treatment accordingly. Illness has been slow to respond to treatment and has not been cured before the scheduled change. During treatment, resident suggested to medical staff to take their key over ████ times without success, becoming frequently distressed. Resident became increasingly obsessed with medical staff, demanding to be under 24 hour surveillance by nurse and requesting the nurse take its key over ██ times a day. It became progressively more violent, especially near the end of the season; it would regularly remove its own IV drips to run to medical staff and attempt to force them to take its key. The weather during the season was notably unpredictable and unstable before becoming more consistent after scheduled change. Further research into health effects of the instances of SCP-1771's residents on local weather requested. |
SCP-361 is a bronze Etruscan artifact, in the shape of a sheep's liver. | ***
Item #: SCP-361
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-361 is to be kept in a standard Artifact Containment Unit in Site-19's High Value wing. SCP-361 is to be kept in a cool and dry environment to prevent damage to the aged metal it is composed of, and thoroughly cleaned after each use.
Description: SCP-361 is a bronze Etruscan artifact, in the shape of a sheep's liver. SCP-361 is covered in the names of Etruscan gods and instructions for various religious rites, and is believed to have served as a tool for practicing haruspicy- divination using animal organs. SCP-361 bears a strong resemblance to the non-anomalous artifact known as the Liver of Piacenza, with which it was originally found during the late 19th century. Both artifacts date to the 2nd-3rd century BCE, to the province of Piacenza, Italy.
SCP-361's anomalous properties manifest if it comes into contact with a sheep's liver, removed no more than three (3) hours before interacting with SCP-361. When such contact is made, SCP-361 will vocalize (in a language and tone appropriate to the one introducing the liver to it) a set of instructions meant to achieve contact with one of the gods or spirits depicted in the writings covering it, through a service it refers to as "HarusCo". If these instructions are performed correctly within a period of thirty (30) seconds, SCP-361 will provide a new set of instructions. SCP-361's instructions will grow increasingly convoluted and/or nonsensical, until becoming almost impossible to perform under the given time limit. Failure to follow an instruction will cause SCP-361 to become inactive for a period of twenty-four (24) hours.
Test Log SCP-361
Test-361-A
Stage 1: A sheep's liver is introduced to SCP-361.
Vocalization: Welcome to HarusCo! Your sacrifice is very important to us! For Tinia the Thunderer, please perform a horizontal incision on the offering. For Aita of the Underworld, please perform a vertical incision. For Maris, lightly cover your offering with the ash of a dead warrior related to you by blood.
Stage 2: A horizontal incision is made.
Vocalization: You have selected Tinia. For your weekly meteorological divination, please singe your offering over an open flame for five seconds. For warning bolts, please place a green olive on the altar. For beseechments and beneficial interventions, please attach a written consent from the Consulate Gods. For Catastrophes, please remove the head of an adult ox and hold.
Stage 3: The liver is singed over an open flame.
Vocalization: You have selected weekly meteorological divination. For your local forecast, please perform the seven sacred rites of Tinia while avoiding the anger of the mildew spirits. For forecasts for other areas, please perform the rites upon a boat of three masts or more. For a marital forecast, please consult with your local priestess of Uni.
Stage 4: Researchers were unable to comply with the instructions in the given time frame.
Vocalization: No input was received, this sacrifice will be disconnected. Thank you for using HarusCo, Rasna's #1 divination and deistic petition service for more than two thousand years! The Gods are looking forward to your next call!
[SCP-361 enters inactive state]
Addendum SCP-361-A: In order to examine the limits of SCP-361's ability to alter the language and tone it uses to interact with its user, a subject with a similar cultural origin to SCP-361 was required. For that purpose, a request for interaction between SCP-361 and SCP-1510, the persona of which originates from the same general area and time period, was made and accepted.
Test 361-B
Stage 1: Subject D-1510-104, wearing SCP-1510, introduces a sheep's liver to SCP-361.
Vocalization: SCP-361 vocalizes in Classical Latin, the language spoken by SCP-1510-1. The instruction is translated to "Son of Romulus, speak the words thy father taught you, and your watcher will speak, his words carried by our spirit."
Stage 2: SCP-1510-1 chants several phrases in Latin, later identified as an oath to Mars Gradivus.
Vocalization: SCP-361's instruction is translated to "Place the aspect of your watcher at his feet, so he might see your altered form."
Stage 3: SCP-1510-1 requests an open flame. He is given a camping gas lamp. SCP-1510 places the lit gas lamp at the feet of the table SCP-361 is placed on.
Vocalization: SCP-361's instruction is translated to "Speak the duty of your watcher, so he might judge your worthiness."
Stage 4: SCP-1510-1 speaks a Latin phrase, later identified as Mars Gradivus' oath: to guard, preserve, and protect the state, the peace and the senate.
Vocalization: SCP-361's instruction is translated to "Show your watcher that you do not stand alone; Does he who guards your left carry with him your watcher's conviction?"
Stage 5: SCP-1510-1 requests one of the supervising researchers to enter the room and touch SCP-361. Request granted.
Vocalization: SCP-361 speaks in a different voice, still in classical Latin: "Courage, Publius. This too shall pass. When rust claims your soul at last, valor will make you into Aeneas, and carry you beyond these shores, to rest among your fathers." The voice was later identified by SCP-1510-1 as the voice of the persona's father.
[SCP-361 enters inactive state] |
SCP-2258 is a factor. | ***
Item #: SCP-2258
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2258 must be kept in a containment cell with a padded ceiling, floor and walls. No sharp objects are to be taken into its containment cell.
Each instance of SCP-2258 must be replenished with helium once every 24 hours. Helium replenishing should take place in SCP-2258's cell. Padded gloves must be worn while replenishing each instance of SCP-2258 and in every other circumstance where handling SCP-2258 is a factor.
Description: SCP-2258 is a collection of forty-one thirty-six helium party balloons of a variety of colours. SCP-2258 instances are physically indistinguishable from ordinary party balloons, but are sentient and capable of human speech.
Testing of SCP-2258 instances (designated with a suffix -1 through -41) has confirmed that each balloon has a separate and individual personality, identity and memories. The balloons refer to themselves with common Western names (e.g. Daphne, Jacob) and identify themselves as either male or female. However, their limited intellect and repetitive speech patterns can make it difficult to tell SCP-2258 instances apart. For easy identification, the Foundation has marked each member of SCP-2258 with a number in permanent marker.
Instances of SCP-2258 vocalise constantly, with silences of more than twenty seconds being extremely rare. SCP-2258 instances acknowledge nearly everything they see or do, including changing direction in mid-air, seeing another member of SCP-2258, or bumping into the walls or ceiling. SCP-2258 instances speak with high-pitched, child-like voices, rarely using full sentences.
SCP-2258 instances have very simple and upbeat personalities. Until recent events (see Incident Log-2258), they appear happy to float around in their containment cell, frequently vocalising about their positive mood. Their mood is usually linked to the amount of helium inside them. As they deflate, SCP-2258 instances become increasingly tired, quiet, and despondent. When they are fully deflated, they cease vocalisation altogether, and are indistinguishable from ordinary balloons. Re-inflating them does not bring back their sentience.
The balloons are capable of a degree of flying under their own power. They can control the direction they float, but cannot exceed self-powered velocities of more than 0.5 m/s.
Discovery:
SCP-2258 was found tied to a fencepost outside the sixth birthday party of ███ █████, in Adelaide, South Australia. Interviews of party attendees and surrounding neighbours and follow-up investigations failed to provide any information regarding SCP-2258's origins. Amnestics were administered to all witnesses.
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The following was conducted by Dr. Ben Kasrzyszak.
Kasrzyszak: Hello SCP-2258-13.
SCP-2258-13: Hi! I'm David!
Kasrzyszak: I was wondering if we could talk about where you came from.
SCP-2258-13: I come from a room!
Kasrzyszak: Yes, but I was hoping you could be more specific.
SCP-2258-13: A room with big ceilings! [SCP-2258-13 begins drifting backwards] Look! I'm going backwards!
Kasrzyszak: Where did you come from before you came to the Foundation?
SCP-2258-13:…I…can't remember. [beat] Now I'm going forwards!
Kasrzyszak: Are you sure you can't remember anything?
SCP-2258-13: I remember…sky. Lots of sky. Blue. The sky was blue. [beat] Now I don't feel happy.
Kasrzyszak: Would you like some happy gas, SCP-2258-13? ["Happy gas" is SCP-2258's term for helium]
SCP-2258-13: Boy, would I!
Incident Log-2258
Notes: After repeated helium deprivation experiments and interviews about the outside world, SCP-2258 has developed a rebellious nature and is actively plotting to escape containment. While its very nature makes escape nigh-impossible, SCP-2258's escape attempts are documented here.
Incident 2258-1:
SCP-2258 surrounds Researcher ██████ ████████, and attempts to pummel him into submission. As SCP-2258's mass consists entirely of household party balloons, ██████ ████████ suffers only mild confusion. SCP-2258 is dispersed by hand.
Incident 2258-2:
SCP-2258 forms itself into a very crude humanoid shape. SCP-2258 refers to itself as Dr. Kasrzyszak and requests to be let out of containment. Request denied.
Addendum 2258-3:
SCP-2258 is currently bouncing repeatedly against the northern wall. SCP-2258 continues to do so without pause, stopping only for mandatory helium supplements. As of this writing, SCP-2258 has continued this activity for nine months and eleven days. Overheard snatches of conversation imply that SCP-2258 is trying to break down or tunnel through the walls of its cell. No visible damage to the northern wall has been recorded thus far. |
SCP-2368 is a humanoid female identifying as Fiona Tulloch, a resident of Rousay, Orkney Islands. | ***
Item #: SCP-2368
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2368 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell in an isolated wing of Site-06. SCP-2368 is to be informed that current containment represents a continuation of her incarceration in the British prison system.
SCP-2368's observation and containment teams are to minimise contact as much as possible, and teams are to be rotated regularly, with a maximum of 15 days assigned to SCP-2368. All staff working with SCP-2368 are to be given regular medical assessments (including MRI scans) and offered surgical treatment as necessary.
Description: SCP-2368 is a humanoid female identifying as Fiona Tulloch, a resident of Rousay, Orkney Islands. SCP-2368 is 38 years of age, approximately 158cm in height and 54kg in mass, and has pale skin and distinctive long red hair.
Humans (and certain domestic animals) in close proximity to SCP-2368 are subject to an anomalous effect resulting in the deformation and migration of their internal organs. The effect is gradual during the period of proximity, with the organs affected varying between subjects. The degree of proximity required is unknown, but the effect has not occurred within a period of less than one month.
MRI scans indicate that SCP-2368's internal organs are subject to significant deformities. Unlike those of subjects, SCP-2368's organ deformities have not been observed to change over time, and do not appear to have any adverse health effects.
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Addendum 1: Abridged autopsy reports
Subject: PoI-2368-1 (Mr John Tulloch)
Date of Death: 07/04/2011, age 57
Background Notes: Subject was married to SCP-2368 for 19 years prior to date of death. Following an inquest, which ruled the subject's cause of death as heart attack caused by poisoning, SCP-2368 was convicted of murder of the subject.
Observations: Normally-developed, well nourished middle-aged male. Heavy discoloration of lower arms and hands, consistent with tannin stains.
Cardiovascular system: The heart is large, with a weight of 400 grams. The pericardium is intact. Upon opening, the myocardium was grossly abnormal with evidence of infarction. Both ventricles were severely contorted, with evidence of torsion through 360 degrees. This degree of twisting appears to have partially occluded both the vena cava and the aorta.
Subject: PoI-2368-2 (Ms Alison Campbell)
Date of Death: 11/08/2014, age 28
Background Notes: Subject was SCP-2368's cell-mate at ████████████ prison for two years, ending upon the subject's death. After initial autopsy results reported similar symptoms to PoI-2368-1, SCP-2368 was implicated in the subject's death, and Foundation investigation commenced, leading to initial containment of SCP-2368 on 13/09/2014.
Observations: Normally-developed adult female. External examination indicated a gross distension of the abdomen with several fleshy protrusions evident.
Gastrointestinal system: The mucosa and wall of the esophagus and stomach are intact without injury. The small intestine is intact, but the jejunum was measured at 15.3 metres, approximately 6 times its expected length. Organ removal identified four gallbladders, and seventeen appendixes, eight of which had ruptured. Cause of death is presumed to be septicaemia leading to organ failure.
Subject: PoI-2368-3 (Dr. Arthur Poidevin)
Date of Death: 28/11/2014, age 42
Background Notes: Subject was the head Foundation researcher for SCP-2368 upon initial containment. After 2 months of close observation of SCP-2368, the subject was scheduled to lead a field assignment in connection with the anomaly. Pre-fieldwork medical scans showed that the anomaly had acted more rapidly on the subject than anticipated, and the subject died suddenly before commencing the field assignment.
Observations: Normally developed adult male. External examination did not reveal any physical abnormalities, other than the use of reading glasses.
Gastrointestinal system: The mucosa of all digestive organs exhibit severe ulceration and liquefactive necrosis. The splenic flexure of the large intestine appears to have herniated, and to have penetrated the gastric mucosa, causing partial prolapse of the stomach and allowing the release of gastric acid into the peritoneum. The renal arteries have atrophied entirely, preventing blood flow to the kidneys.
Blood acid test results (pH 6.8) indicate severe acidemia, which is a likely cause of death. This is presumed to have eventuated from the release of gastric acid into the bloodstream, combined with lack of kidney regulation of the blood acid balance.
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Addendum 2: Interview SCP-2368-G
Interviewed: SCP-2368
Interviewer: Dr. Arthur Poidevin
Date: 12 November 2014
Foreword: After Dr Poidevin conducted initial interviews to build trust with SCP-2368, this was the first post-containment interview to deal in detail with the anomaly. As part of information-gathering protocol, SCP-2368 was informed that she remained incarcerated in HM Prisons. As such, Dr. Poidevin assumed the role of prison physician, and addressed SCP-2368 by name.
Dr. Poidevin: Fiona, the interviews we have been doing are to help establish an understanding with you about your incarceration here. You have been very helpful so far, and I think we have a good working relationship?
SCP-2368: We do indeed. I haven't ever spoken to a prison officer as much as I have to you. I get so desperate just to talk, sometimes.
Dr. Poidevin: Well as you may have noticed, this facility is not like other prisons.
SCP-2368: It's certainly a lot nicer in here than the last place. Still a prison, of course.
Dr. Poidevin: Yes. And as you know, we have a treatment-based approach to rehabilitation, so we need you to give us as much information as possible.
SCP-2368: Okay. What do you want to know?
Dr. Poidevin: Let's start at the beginning. Can you tell me about your husband?
SCP-2368: All that way back? Well… Jack was a tanner, you know? Last of his trade - living out of town, on his own. His hands, I always remember. Such strong hands, and the smell on them sharp and sour, with oak and leather beneath.
Dr. Poidevin: And how did you end up marrying him?
SCP-2368: The first thing to know is that when I came to Orkney, I was very young. Naive, like. I'd not really been around people, strangers. And Jack was so much older. So I would tease him, and dance around him, and laugh when he wouldn't come swimming in the bay, but I was fascinated with him. I wanted to know him - really know him. And I could tell he wanted me for his own. So one day I kissed him. And he kissed me back, and then that night he took my - well, he took my heart away, put it like that - so there was nothing for it but to be married. But I never poisoned him!
Dr. Poidevin: It's okay, Fiona. I'm not here to judge. Why don't you tell me what married life was like with Jack?
SCP-2368: What marriage is like? Are you married, doctor?
Dr. Poidevin: Uh - yes, I am.
SCP-2368: Then you know what it's like. It's a little bit perfect, and a little bit exhilarating, and a little bit of you is lost. With Jack, I learned about what it is to love, and I learned happiness too. I was part of him, and he was part of me. But I wasn't free anymore - I wasn't my own self, able to come and go as I pleased.
Dr. Poidevin: You wanted to leave Jack?
SCP-2368: No. That wasn't it. I was always close to him, and I wanted that. I wouldn't let him stay away from the house for long - maybe I was jealous. <laughs> But I would look out from our doorway, down to the shore, and know that this was the boundary of my world. The world beyond, where I grew up - he needed me with him, and I couldn't leave him. Not while I was married to him, while he had my heart.
Dr. Poidevin: What happened to Jack, how he died - do you know how it happened? Why the same thing happened to Alison?
SCP-2368: I - can I trust you, doctor?
Dr. Poidevin: I want to help you. If you didn't kill them, I need to know how they died.
SCP-2368: I didn't murder them. I mean, I was friends with Ally, too - I wouldn't hurt her! But you won't believe me. You'll think I'm crazy.
Dr. Poidevin: I told you, I won't judge.
SCP-2368: It's like… no. No-one understands, and I don't have the words - I just keep talking in loops. <pause> I was a dancer, you know. Back where I grew up. We all were - we danced all the time.
Dr. Poidevin: Fiona, I don't -
SCP-2368: And when two people danced together, the rest of the world faded away. The dance became the world, and each partner's dance would grow and change, together. But in Orkney, here, no-one knows my dances. I loved Jack, and I tried to teach him, but - and we had so much time together, to learn. And now, even if I don't want to, the dance goes on, getting faster and faster. <muffled> I didn't know. I was so young.
Dr. Poidevin: It's okay, Fiona. Do you want a tissue, some water? It's okay. I think I'm starting to understand.
SCP-2368: This, this really isn't like other prisons, is it?
Dr. Poidevin: No, it's not. But it's fine if you don't want to tell me any more right now. We can stop if you like. And I should be back to speak with you in another few -
SCP-2368: Wait - doctor?
Dr. Poidevin: Yes, Fiona?
SCP-2368: I have to ask you. At our house - mine and Jack's - did they find anything?
Dr. Poidevin: What do you mean? What would they find?
SCP-2368: He hid it from me, after he took it. He knew I was looking for it, he knew that if I had it, I could come or go - back to my family, to my children.
Dr. Poidevin: Slow down, Fiona. Did you say you had children?
SCP-2368: Across the water, and waiting for me. I wouldn't have left, you know - not left him, but now my Jack's gone, and I don't know where he hid my - could you look for it, doctor? Find it for me?
Dr. Poidevin: What do you want me to find, Fiona?
SCP-2368: I can't tell you - I can't. You'll know it, doctor. When you find it. Please.
Dr Poidevin: Okay, Fiona - I'll do what I can. Try to get some rest, now.
SCP-2368: Thank you, doctor. Thank you for listening. I - I … thank you.
Afterword: Searches of the residence of Jack and Fiona Tulloch have revealed no objects of interest to the Foundation. Investigations are continuing in other areas of Rousay island. Following Dr Poidevin's death, contact with SCP-2368 has been reduced, and SCP-2368 has refused to elaborate on the nature of the anomaly or other matters discussed in the above interview. |
SCP-1900 is a pathogen capable of infecting both humans and computers. | ***
Item #: SCP-1900
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: A culture of SCP-1900 and an infected hard drive are to be preserved for research purposes at G2 Site 15 according to Class 4 Biohazard procedures. No electronic devices capable of connecting to the internet are to be allowed into G2 Site 15. Personnel at any site exposed to SCP-1900 or reporting lesions, blisters, headaches, or seizures are to be examined and, if found to be infected, quarantined indefinitely, and all internet-capable devices they own destroyed.
As SCP-1900 is already widespread among the civilian population, lacks distinguishing symptoms, and is difficult to eradicate from the system of victims, containment is focused around preventing further cases. The Foundation has contacted major computer security companies, and had them alter their antivirus software to block SCP-1900. Social engineering programs are underway to discourage people from opening their computers to infection. Additionally, vaccines for the current strain of SCP-1900 are being developed, and such vaccines are to be made universally available under the cover as being for a virulent strain of flu.
Attempts to track down the party or parties responsible for SCP-1900 are ongoing and so far unsuccessful. The Foundation has requested to governments involved in the hunt that they remand any persons captured to Foundation custody.
Description: SCP-1900 is a pathogen capable of infecting both humans and computers. As such, there are two forms of SCP-1900, one a virus and one a malicious program. It is capable of cross-transmission between humans and computers through unknown means.
In its software form, SCP-1900 functions as a Trojan horse designed to give a third party control over the infected computer. Once on a computer, it disables most standard virus-recovery methods, making it extremely difficult to remove without reformatting the device. SCP-1900 uses any email accounts active on the computer to distribute messages containing SCP-1900 as an attachment.
Computers infected by SCP-1900 constitute a decentralized botnet. Though SCP-1900 would theoretically allow for a remote source to gain complete control over such computers, this has yet to be observed. Instead a small partition of the computers’ capacity is used to update SCP-1900 and to spread SCP-1900 farther. This causes minor slowing of the infected computers.
In its biological form, SCP-1900 is a DNA virus similar to the herpes simplex virus. It is more complex in structure than HSV, and has a significantly more ordered genome, strongly suggesting synthetic origin. Contained in the genome is the cyrillic ASCII encoding of the current text of the message SCP-1900 uses to propagate itself in digital form.
The SCP-1900 virus has primary symptoms similar to herpes and mild viral encephalitis. It causes painful skin blisters, headaches, and in rare cases seizures. SCP-1900 is rarely fatal outside of immunocompromised patients. Symptoms typically last anywhere between two and eight weeks. As with HSV, SCP-1900 then enters a latent stage in which it persists in neural ganglia indefinitely. Research has shown that latent infection by SCP-1900 causes infected individuals to be more outgoing, more trusting, and to produce increased quantities of dopamine when exposed to wavelengths of light produced by modern computer monitors. Additionally, imaging reveals abnormal brainwave patterns consistent and synchronized across all patients.
Both forms of SCP-1900 have measures to prevent alteration during replication. Every month, a new version of the SCP-1900 is released through the botnet and propagates rapidly among both forms of SCP-1900. In the viral form, this has a low chance of reactivating the latent virus. Attempts to track the source of these updates have proven unsuccessful so far. It is estimated that SCP-1900 has infected around 4.2 million computers and 5.1 million persons worldwide.
Addendum 1900-3: The following is a sample email typical of the sort sent out by SCP-1900. Spelling and grammar have been left unchanged.
Dear Friend,
Do feel like you’re moving through life without an direction, without any clear sense for where you’re going or what your PURPOSE on this world is?
Well so did I until I read Dr. Bryshevskiy’s book. It told me how evryone out there was a just a friend I hadn’t met yet and how you just had to say hello.
It may not sound like much but thjt really gave me a sense of PURPOSE and worth to build a better world where evryone lives in harmony and peace. If we just put our heads together who knows what we’ll come up with!!
So please, as a friend and maybe more, look at Dr. Bryshevskiy’s book. I’ve attached a digital copy for you until you can get a real one. I hope when we fineally meet you have the same PURPOSE I do.
Love,
Androphilus |
SCP-847 is a human female mannequin, 156cm tall and 27kg in mass, constructed of human hair and an unknown composite fibrous polymer that abrades and shatters similarly to porcelain. | ***
Item #: SCP-847
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-847 is to be kept in a reinforced modified humanoid containment chamber. For the purpose of ongoing behavioral studies, the room is to be fully furnished with a bed, dresser, couch, table, chair, full-length mirror, sink, shower, and toilet. The floor of the chamber is to be constructed with 1-cm exposed beams of copper, which can be electrified remotely to a minimum 50 kV potential. A 50-cm squared "safe zone" at the rear right corner of the containment chamber is to remain free of copper beams in the case of personnel inside containment during disabling of SCP-847. No meals are to be provided.
All personnel posted to SCP-847 must be armed with a shock baton rated at 30 kV or greater. Only men XY males identifying as such are to be assigned to or permitted within a 50-meter radius of SCP-847.1 After the results of Experiment 847-G, upon order of the Ethics Committee, intersex, transgender, and nonbinary personnel are prohibited from working with, handling, or approaching SCP-847 for their own safety and well-being. When assigning personnel to SCP-847, preference is to be given to men who are not sexually attracted to women.
Description: SCP-847 is a human female mannequin, 156 cm tall and 27 kg in mass, constructed of human hair and an unknown composite fibrous polymer that abrades and shatters similarly to porcelain. Exploratory laparoscopy of SCP-847 shows the presence of internal structures resembling an incomplete set of bones, organs, and major blood vessels, composed of the same polymer. Small amounts of a black, volatile resin similar to plastination compounds leak from the eyes and damaged regions of the mannequin. SCP-847 has always been is normally at some level of disrepair, with shattered areas on the torso, head, and limbs (see Addendum 847-B for details).
SCP-847 is animate and moves with erratic, stiff motions while shuddering to maintain balance. It demonstrates different behaviors depending on the genotypical sex and identified gender of nearby humans. These behavioral patterns are grouped as Pattern Z, Pattern Y, and Pattern X.
Pattern Z behaviors occur when there is no human within 50 meters. SCP-847 remains inanimate and silent 99.5% of the time under these conditions. When animate, SCP-847 will dress in any available clothes, stand in front of any available full-length mirror, and return to an inanimate state, adopting a pose that showcases the outfit worn. It favors clothing which is designed for young women, and which leaves ample skin exposure. On rare occasions, SCP-847 will scratch short messages on nearby surfaces with a finger (or, depending on the state of repair, with an available appendage). Messages written since entering Foundation custody are found in Addendum 847-C.
Pattern Y behaviors are adopted when there are male subjects but no female subjects within 50 meters, independent of intervening obstacles. Initial stage behaviors involve emitting vocalizations resembling high-pitched whimpering gasps2 and adopting more provocative poses. Occasional shudders can be observed during this time. After 3-5 minutes of the initial stage, SCP-847's behavior enters a secondary stage, during which it becomes fully animate, approaching any male subject, adopting a hunched pose and appearing to look up into the subject's eyes. Vocalizations during this period become more frequent and longer in duration. Subjects are able to handle and freely alter or pose SCP-847 during this time. When posed, it holds the new pose as balance allows. The final stage of Pattern Y behaviors occurs approximately 5 minutes after all subjects have left the 50-m perimeter of SCP-847. It will then shatter select portions of its body and/or extract internal structures. Once shattering or extraction is complete, it emits sobbing vocalizations and returns to Pattern Z behaviors.
Pattern X behaviors occur when any female subject approaches within 50 meters, independent of intervening obstacles, whether male subjects are present or not. SCP-847 will emit vocalizations resembling distressed grunts and screeches, immediately animate, and physically attack the woman. During Pattern X behaviors, SCP-847's strength and speed are greatly increased, with sprints of up to 45 kph and exertion of 40 kN of force having been measured. During an attack, SCP-847 will occasionally shatter an appendage (usually a finger or toe) in order to produce a sharp edge. Furthermore, plastination resin is released from its eyes, mouth, and shattered sections of its body. Resin falling in open wounds results in a quick hardening of soft tissues that spread until the victim's body reaches a composition of a similar polymer as SCP-847. Following plastination, SCP-847 will harvest selected body parts from the victim corresponding to damaged sections of its own body. It will fuse these parts to its body via the resin. Not all damaged sections will be repaired in this way. Upon completion of harvesting, SCP-847 will return to Pattern Y or Pattern Z behaviors.
The resin produced by SCP-847 has been shown to have its anomalous plastination effects occur only when applied to soft tissues of women. The resin has no effect on cadaverous, nonhuman, or male tissue. Application of high voltage electricity (in excess of 10 kV) will cause a temporary solidification of the resin, resulting in SCP-847 becoming inanimate for approximately 5 minutes, regardless of the behavior pattern expressed at the time.
Addendum 847-A: Recovery Log
Photo taken at the discovery site
A federal human trafficking investigation led to the discovery of SCP-847 in the basement of an abandoned ██████ department store in Las Vegas, NV on 8/23/1983, surrounded by partially disassembled and broken non-anomalous female mannequins wrapped in plastic sheets. FBI agents on the scene witnessed SCP-847 exhibit Pattern Y behaviors. Initially thinking it a trafficking victim, agents moved in to assist. SCP-847 then switched to Pattern X and attacked one of the agents. The agent subdued SCP-847 with her stun gun (leading to the discovery of high voltage electricity as a tool for containment) and was evacuated from the basement. The UIU was informed of the situation. Foundation agents were contacted through regular channels and SCP-847 was secured. Despite signs of human habitation, the trafficking victims were never found.
Addendum 847-B: Shattering Event Log
Notable shattering events are listed below. Due to the shattering and harvesting behaviors of SCP-847, it has significantly altered appearance since entering Foundation custody. See photos in log for different stages of completion.
Date: 8/27/1983
Description of event: SCP-847 shatters chest after researchers leave containment.
Researcher's notes: Researcher ██████ was heard to verbally note "unrealistic proportions" in the containment chamber during initial placement. Researchers are advised to avoid any verbal commentary regarding SCP-847 while in the containment chamber. Replacement harvested 9/12/1983.
Date: 5/14/1984
Description of event: SCP-847 shatters nose after Experiment 847-E with D-8334.
Researcher's notes: As part of regular testing protocol, subjects are not informed of SCP-847's shattering behavior after the subject leaves the containment chamber. See partial debriefing interview below:
Dr. ███: Is there anything about the appearance of SCP-847 that you particularly noticed?
D-8334: You mean other than being a living, breathing mannequin? Well, uh, her nose looks funny. You know, how those nostrils just flare out like that? They're just pits, not covered nicely.
Dr. ███: Did you say anything regarding SCP-847's nose to it?
D-8334: Nothing. She's not someone you can talk to. Doesn't talk back, but doesn't listen, either.
Replacement harvested 10/20/1984. At the conclusion of this harvest, female D-class testing with SCP-847 was prohibited on the order of the Ethics Committee.
SCP-847. Photo taken 7/4/2010.
Date: 4/21/1995
Description of event: SCP-847 tears out all head hair and extracts liver after Experiment 847-J with D-13928.
Researcher's notes: See partial debriefing interview below:
Dr. ███████: Did you make any comment about SCP-847's hair?
D-13928: [laughs] I know, right? The 80s are over. Heck, that was almost 70s.
Dr. ███████: Please answer the question.
D-13928: You got it all on film. Nah, I didn't say much of anything. I was just hella impressed with an actual living doll. Real fine piece of ass, too. I suppose I can't take her drinking, though, being plastic and all. And me still locked up, of course.
Dr. ███████: Well, thank you, D-13928, we're done here.
D-13928: You're welcome! You think we can run this experiment again, sometime?
Hair replaced 7/13/2013. Liver replaced 8/12/2013.
Date: 3/1/2005
Description of event: SCP-847 tears out all pubic hair during a period of Pattern Z behavior.
Researcher's notes: Of note is that this is the only shattering event that has not been linked to a Pattern Y period. SCP-847 has not attempted replacement.
Photo of SCP-847 taken 9/21/2013 in Researcher Jensen's office
Date: 9/23/2013
Description of event: SCP-847 extracts brain, eyes, clavicle, and shatters hands.
Researcher's notes: SCP-847 had become fully intact, under Researcher Tyler Jensen's supervision.3 In the interest of reducing SCP-847's capabilities, a test was authorized with D-7294, chosen because he had been convicted of multiple murders of a sexual nature. Shattering event lasted 45 minutes, with SCP-847 emitting novel screeching vocalizations throughout. Partial debriefing interview follows.
Dr. █████: D-7294, please state your opinion of SCP-847.
D-7294: Cute. It knows its place.
Dr. █████: Please elaborate.
D-7294: The way it squeals and grovels, it knows what it's there for. Pity it does a lousy job.
Dr. █████: In what way?
D-7294: It doesn't follow orders. Yes, you can pose it, humiliate it, but it doesn't do much more than mewl anyway. I had to break off a finger just to see if it mattered. It didn't. [Pause] You know, it's ironic. You dream your entire life of finding a woman who's that compliant, that devoid of thought, that helpless to your every whim, and when you find her? She's just a useless mannequin who can't do anything.
Dr. █████: Thank you, D-7294. We're done here. Guards, please escort D-7294 back to his cell.
Addendum 847-C: Message Log
Below is a log of all messages written by SCP-847 to date while in Foundation custody. Attempts to communicate with SCP-847 have met with failure. SCP-847 does not use words when vocalizing and does not respond to questions asked by personnel, whether spoken or written.
8/25/1983: COME BACK
10/13/1984: I CAN DO BETTER
3/9/1986: WHERE ARE YOU
5/18/1988: WHERE IS MY PRINCE
7/21/1990: I CAN CHANGE
10/5/1996: YOU CAN OWN ME
2/12/1998: YOU'RE MY MASTER
6/8/2001: DON'T LEAVE ME
4/25/2004: WHATEVER YOU WANT
4/15/2009: 1979-2009
4/16/2009: TOO OLD
4/17/2009: I CAN BE YOUNG FOR YOU
12/3/2011: WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME
3/8/2013: I'M SORRY I'M WORTHLESS
8/31/2015: DADDY I'LL BE GOOD
Footnotes
1. Individuals with Klinefelter or Turner syndromes have not been tested with SCP-847 at this time and should not be considered eligible candidates for SCP-847 duties.
2. Vocalizations were deeper upon initial acquisition and have become increasingly higher in pitch over time; see Audio Log 847-32 for comparison.
3. On 9/22/2013, Researcher Tyler Jensen was reprimanded, discharged, and stripped of all standing with the Foundation due to multiple Ethics Committee and standard procedure violations that resulted, over a period of two months, in the death of 9 D-class personnel, and ended with Jensen effecting the containment breach of SCP-847, resulting in an additional 2 fatalities. |
SCP-4754 is a pop-up restaurant which manifests in vacant or abandoned storefronts. | ***
Item #: SCP-4754
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Any reports of SCP-4754 are to be investigated and, if found to be valid, the building is to be condemned under the pretense of a municipal health department. Diners and staff found inside the building are to be detained and interviewed if SCP-4754 is active upon discovery. Subjects in need of dental care are to be given a low-cost implant option to maintain normalcy.
Description: SCP-4754 is a pop-up restaurant which manifests in vacant or abandoned storefronts. It has only been known to manifest in metropolitan areas with a population of 25,000 or greater. The branding and menu selection varies between different appearances. Cooks, wait staff, and other employees necessary to run a restaurant will be hired through short-term work services.
SCP-4754 is inhabited by a group of humanoid beings collectively designated as 4754-A. Their physical appearance is hidden by sanitary masks and other dental doctor's garb with any visible features usually being described as "bird-like." Speaking with a universally shrill tone of voice, 4754-A also frequently clack and lick their presumed teeth beneath the mask(s).
Approximately one month after SCP-4754's opening, during peak business hours, 4754-A will emerge from the kitchen with a full suite of dental operating equipment attached to a mobile reclining chair. They will approach a diner with a mouthful of food and, after briefly inspecting their incisor teeth, inject an unknown solution into the subject's gums to induce a semi-conscious state and full-body numbness.
4754-A will then eat any foreign matter from the subject's oral cavity starting with any half-eaten food and then proceeding to extracting any of the subject's teeth containing fillings or which have otherwise received visible and permanent dental care.
The quantity of 4754-A present for this procedure allows each instance to eat at least one of the subject's teeth. The method of consumption varies, with some appearing to crunch teeth to powder while other 4754-A may suck on a tooth in a manner similar to a "jawbreaker" candy.
During this process, all present instances of 4754-A will casually communicate with one other, while only speaking at the subject. Remarks such as "I hope you remembered not to floss. I'm a big fan of dessert" and "this molar looks like it'll be very filling." 4754-A consistently describes dental retainers and braces as being "crunchy."
Staff and customers are fully capable of observing these events, but have never regarded them as unusual or mentioned them without prompting.
After they finish consuming from the subject's oral cavity, 4754-A will place them back in their dining chair, then disappear once they and their equipment have crossed the threshold into the kitchen or back room of SCP-4754.
After closing for that night, SCP-4754 will not re-open again at that location. |
SCP-379 is a translucent, pale, silver liquid contained in a small crystal bottle. | ***
Item #: SCP-379
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-379 is to be kept in vault-████ at Sector ████-█ when not in use. When being transported it should be carried in a locked and padded container, such as a padded briefcase, as the bottle is fragile. As our supply is limited, all testing and experimentation must be authorized by Dr. ███████ beforehand.
Description: SCP-379 is a translucent, pale, silver liquid contained in a small crystal bottle. The bottle is topped with an atomizer cap which delivers approximately one-half (.5) ml of the clear substance inside the bottle.
The bottle itself has no noted properties of any particular interest. However, the liquid inside (while scentless and ineffective to normal human beings) has the strange effect of inducing a state not unlike human infatuation upon electronic and mechanical devices. When applied to a person or some object, any machines or electronics in the vicinity (aside from those wearing SCP-379) will begin running in an overheated state, unable to process as many commands and consuming more energy.
For cybernetic systems or computers deemed 'sentient', the target seems to exhibit more humanistic qualities of typical 'infatuation' including:
A preference to be around or in contact with the wearer of SCP-379.
More willingness to cooperate with anyone in the room while the wearer of SCP-379 is present.
Slower response times in machines.
A slightly higher chance of minor glitches and malfunctions.
It has been suggested to expose aggressive SCPs such as SCP-███ to SCP-379 to see if the pheromone can reduce their aggressiveness, perhaps allowing us to ask more questions about their function. It has also been suggested to try SCP-379 on SCPs that are not mechanical and do not exist in our 3D, real-world state (as is the case of SCP-732) to see if the pheromone affects them; deemed unlikely.
There is no known reason as to how the sporting of SCP-379 affects most machines; SCP-379 does not release any sort of scent or detectable pheromone into the air. It has been suggested that SCP-379 has an electromagnetic frequency of some sort, but tests have proven this theory inconclusive. Further tests are to be limited until chemical composition is established to determine if SCP-379 can be artificially replicated.
Addendum 379-A: Experiments with SCP-379 and SCP-915 show that purely mechanical devices of sufficient complexity could be affected by SCP-379. SCP-915's intake of air increased threefold, but this was not accompanied by a detectable increase in computation speed. Requests have been made to test if the internal shifts of SCP-915 increase in response to SCP-379. Due to lack of quantities of SCP-379, continued experiments with SCP-915 are denied. |
SCP-632 is a type of arachnid that reproduces via unconventional means. | ***
Item #: SCP-632
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: A live colony of SCP-632 is currently kept in a 20cm x 40cm x 20cm sealed enclosure in the Biological Containment Wing of Site-52. Sufficient amounts of prey insects and water must be administered weekly through a vacuum chute at the side of the enclosure. Both live and deceased samples of SCP-632 must be handled by personnel wearing full-body respiratory protective gear. Skin contact with SCP-632 instances is to be avoided at all times.
Personnel reporting headaches, sensations of spider silk on skin, and intrusive thoughts about spiders must submit to MRI scans to determine the presence of SCP-632 manifestation. Affected individuals are to be sedated and restrained before the onset of late-stage manifestation, and any newly-formed SCP-632 instances are to be surgically removed.
Uncontained instances of SCP-632 in the wild are to be destroyed on sight.
Description: SCP-632 is a type of arachnid that reproduces via unconventional means. Mature instances measure 10-15mm in length and are highly social, living in colonies numbering up to 500 individuals. While the exoskeleton of SCP-632 instances is composed of a substance resembling calcified fat, the interior is almost entirely derived from differentiated human brain tissue. SCP-632 is unusual among arachnid species in that both male and female SCP-632 are physiologically similar; sexual organs of both appear to be merely vestigial, likely as a result of its reproductive methods.
SCP-632 reproduces by exposing a human host to an array of sensory triggers. Such triggers include the visual patterns on SCP-632's abdomen, the tactile sensation produced by SCP-632 crawling on human skin, and several as-yet-unidentified chemical compounds released by mature SCP-632 instances.
2 to 3 hours following exposure to all of SCP-632's sensory triggers, affected individuals will experience mild headaches, sensations of spider silk on their skin, and repeated intrusive thoughts about spiders. MRI scans at this stage of infection reveal the presence of hundreds of small filament-like structures measuring 2-3cm in length forming in the frontal cortex of infected individuals' brains. The mechanism of cellular differentiation is as yet unknown to Foundation researchers, but is presumed to be similar to [REDACTED] observed in victims of SCP-1204. The pressure exerted on cerebral blood vessels by these structures causes headaches in affected individuals, localised towards the front of the skull. Repeated tapping on the affected areas causes the filament-like structures to release large amounts of endorphins, effectively alleviating the pain caused by their swelling. Growth of such structures can be halted via timely administration of Class-B amnestics; however, while this method prevents total SCP-632 manifestation from occurring, it does not cause existing symptoms to abate.
As SCP-632 manifestation progresses, affected individuals will experience gradual thinning of the anterior brain lining and skull, as bone, muscle and fat tissue is gradually incorporated into the filament-like structures in the frontal cortex. 6 to 7 days following initial exposure, headaches experienced by affected individuals will increase sharply in intensity and duration. This is due to the filament-like structures having already developed fully into instances of juvenile SCP-632, which greatly exacerbate the pressure on the cerebral blood vessels via their movements. Affected individuals at this point tend to apply increasing amounts of force to their foreheads in order to release enough endorphins to reduce the pain to tolerable levels. Eventually, most affected individuals end up fracturing their own skulls through accidental application of excessive force, at which point 80 to 200 instances of SCP-632 will exit the brain from the weakened point in the forehead.
Complete SCP-632 manifestation is usually fatal. However, if promptly attended to by qualified medical personnel, 86% of hosts in the final stage of SCP-632 manifestation do manage to survive, albeit with a permanent decrease in motor function, reduced impulse control, and severe arachnophobia.
Breach Event Log:
Date
Location
Breach Event
Casualties
09/10/1972
Z█████████, Anhui Province
The entire town of Z█████████ was reportedly found bludgeoned to death. Rapid response team discovered numerous SCP-632 supercolonies throughout Z█████████, each comprising thousands of individuals. The supercolonies were thought to sustain themselves on the swarms of flies attracted to the decaying bodies of the villagers.
106 dead, 23 injured
30/01/1999
Suicheng, Anhui Province
Wang Xi, an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture, collapsed at a clinic in downtown Suicheng after reporting to have suffered from chronic headaches. Wang fractured her skull against a concrete wall, resulting in numerous SCP-632 instances breaching her cranial cavity and causing 28 people to be exposed to their sensory triggers. The resultant manifestations were not detected until much later, when 16 of the affected individuals had already managed to expose 291 more individuals to SCP-632.
27 dead, 293 injured
11/07/2001
Caomiao, Henan Province
Li Zhenting, an 86-year-old woman living alone, was found dead by social workers in her home with her eyes missing. Although her body was not in a state of advanced decomposition, an autopsy revealed almost 100% of her brain to be absent. Foundation agents embedded in the Pathology Department of ██████ Hospital gained access to the scene and discovered an SCP-632 colony residing in the ceiling board above Li's bed. It was theorised that Li had been rendered bedridden and repeatedly exposed to SCP-632, resulting in almost all her brain tissue being converted into SCP-632 instances. The instances then apparently exited her skull through her eye sockets, as Li was too weak to fracture her own skull.
1 dead, 5 injured |
SCP-2130 is a collection of standard office furniture, each item of which affects brain function in humans near the item. | ***
Item #: SCP-2130
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-2130 are to be sent to Storage Location 73-E, an automated storage warehouse in the Texas desert. Storage Location 73-E is to be monitored via CCTV. Guard presence should be minimised where possible. Any further testing of SCP-2130 must not be conducted at primary Foundation sites, and requires Level-3 clearance (particularly any tests involving human subjects).
SCP-3311 is to be monitored for any instances of SCP-2130 produced by its effect.
Description: SCP-2130 is a collection of standard office furniture, each item of which affects brain function in humans near the item. The magnitude of this effect varies based on the subject's underlying personality and the number of SCP-2130 items in proximity, but it is characterised by increased impulsiveness, reduced social inhibitions and inaccurate perception of risk. This is particularly evident in the subject's assessment of the value of human life and health. SCP-2130 instances have been implicated in more than 84 Foundation injuries and fatalities.1
SCP-2130 instances operate by emitting kappa radiation in a form which interferes with the subject's neural oscillation. While other psionic and cognitive anomalies also produce kappa radiation as a benign secondary effect, the method by which SCP-2130 generates such radiation is unknown. The anomalous effect is not permanent, and removal of the affected items will result in the subject's behaviour returning to normal.
To date, the following instances of SCP-2130 have been identified and moved to Storage Location 73-E:
1 x wastepaper basket
27 x standard office chairs
12 x laboratory benches
42 x computer monitors
17 x fire extinguishers
+ Selected Test Logs: SCP-2130
- Close Test Logs
Test SCP-2130-23 - 03/14/2014
Subject: C-1296
Procedure: Subject (a Foundation research assistant) was introduced to a room containing an instance of SCP-2130 (lab bench) on which was placed a non-anomalous chef's knife. Subject was informed that the knife was a newly identified SCP candidate object which could cut through any material and never become blunt. Subject was asked to devise an experimental procedure to test these anomalous properties.
Results: The subject proposed immediate testing of the knife on human flesh and bone. Observation team approved the testing protocol, which was carried out on D-8477, and then repeated on D-8488, D-8489 and D-8490 for verification of results. Observation team noted that the subject appeared to show no concern over the slaughter of Class D personnel purely for the purposes of a simple experiment.
Analysis: On supervisor review, it was determined that the properties of SCP-2130 had affected the observation team as well as the subject. Changes to experimental procedure proposed.
Test SCP-2130-25 - 03/24/2014
Subjects: Randomly selected Site-73 research assistants
Procedure: As per Test SCP-2130-23, but testing room relocated to Storage Location 73-E, with observation team monitoring remotely from a location confirmed to be free from SCP-2130.
Results: Compared to a control group, the experimental group were significantly more likely to propose testing of the knife on live humans before testing on inorganic material, plants or animals. In addition, the experimental group were more likely to propose immediate testing to see if the knife could, amongst other things, cut through:
multiple Class D subjects simultaneously
the doors of containment cells currently in use
anomalous items or entities, particularly those of Keter-class
Uranium atoms
"the fabric of reality"
Analysis: The observation team immediately notified the Site Director of the potential contamination of experimental protocols by SCP-2130. On return to Site-73, the observation team amended its report to request that SCP-2130 instances be stored in or near Keter-class containment units, to reduce the reluctance of D Class personnel to work with dangerous items. Request denied by the Site Director.
+ Site Director Communique - Access Requires Level 4 Clearance
- Clearance confirmed
From: Director, Site-73
To: All Site Directors; O5 Council
Date: 07/18/2014
You may know of our discovery of SCP-2130. What has not been disclosed to staff is that every instance of SCP-2130 identified to date has been recovered from within Site-73 itself. That first waste-paper basket was inside my office. The affected furniture has been traced to a range of security-cleared suppliers, and investigations into the original manufacturer are ongoing. The result is that SCP-2130 instances are probably unnoticed in many Foundation sites.
We have reconditioned scanners that help detect them, but background K-radiation at Foundation sites means we need physical contact with an object to get a clear reading. We are now scanning all new deliveries to Site-73, as well as checking individual items across the site. This is consuming a high level of resources, but I have classed this as a Priority 2B exercise, and I strongly urge you to authorise similar measures across the Foundation. The reasons should be obvious:
SCP-2130 undermines the Foundation's purpose by fostering a cavalier attitude to containment. If safety ceases to be our utmost priority, we fail in our task.
Subjects tested with SCP-2130 also demonstrate reckless disregard for Class D personnel. I know we sometimes need to put them in harm's way for the greater good, but these are human lives in our hands. Even if you don't agree with me on humanitarian grounds, you have to bow to the economics - fewer Class D casualties would reduce Foundation costs and improve productivity.
Conducting research in the presence of SCP-2130 instances leads to a range of dangerous behaviours, including unnecessary cross-testing and experiments that appear to any rational mind to maximise the chance of death and injury to Foundation staff and civilians.
It's clear that Foundation security has been dramatically compromised by an organisation with great expertise on anomalies, huge resources, and a purpose inimical to ours. Removing SCP-2130 instances from all Foundation facilities should be high on our collective agenda.
Request: Detection of SCP-2130 to be made Priority 2B at all Sites.
SD-73
From: O5 Council
Date: 07/18/2014
Request denied. SCP-2130 does not justify Priority 2B. Individual sites may conduct scanning as resources allow. Current Class D turnover rates considered acceptable. We don't see anything unnecessarily risky in the Foundation's current approach.
Footnotes
1. This does not count Class D casualties, as it has been deemed too time-consuming to determine the influence of SCP-2130 on such a large sample. |
SCP-3686 is a burial flag from the United States of America, dated to 2015, which creates a memetic memory construct in anyone who possesses SCP-3686 within certain conditions. | ***
Item #: SCP-3686
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
Original Containment Procedures:
SCP-3686 is to be contained within the security staff quarters of Satellite Office 102. SCP-3686 is to be fitted with a GPS tracker, and stored within a wood and glass flag display case.
Mobile Task Force and Security Personnel may be recruited on a volunteer basis for a rotational roster to possess SCP-3686 within Satellite Office 102. Volunteers desiring to be added to this list can contact Satellite Office 102 security director Sgt. Danvers.
Revised Containment Procedures:
SCP-3686-2 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site-217. SCP-3686 is to fitted with a GPS tracking device, and stored within a wood and glass flag display case.
At this time, no additional testing is required with SCP-3686. Requests to transfer SCP-3686 to a new instance of SCP-3686 are to be denied, without Level 4 approval. In the event of SCP-3686-2's death, SCP-3686 may be passed to a willing host, with Level 4 approval.
Description: SCP-3686 is a burial flag from the United States of America, dated to 2015, which creates a memetic memory construct in anyone who possesses SCP-3686 within certain conditions.
SCP-3686's anomalous effect will only occur if the owner of SCP-3686 willingly possesses1 SCP-3686. Testing with security personnel has shown that if SCP-3686 is given to an individual without their knowledge2, or without willing acceptance of the object3, its anomalous effect will not manifest and will continue to present to its previous owner. Attempts to relinquish SCP-3686 without a willing recipient have shown to have no effect on SCP-3686's memetic effect. It is hypothesized that if the current owner of SCP-3686 expires, SCP-3686-1's effect would not spread, beyond its usual mechanism.
SCP-3686's specific memory construct is a belief that the current possessor of SCP-3686 had a brother named "Evan" hereafter referred to as SCP-3686-1. Subjects will invariably express that SCP-3686-1 was killed in action while serving in the U.S. Army forces in Afghanistan on October 22, 2015.
SCP-3686-1 has been identified as Evan ████████, brother of PoI-2722 (see attached security report), who was confirmed killed in action on October 22, 2015 in █████, Afghanistan.
Subjects do not present any other memetic effects, though several subjects report various levels of depression regarding SCP-3686-1. Upon the transfer of SCP-3686 to a new owner, the previous subject loses all knowledge of SCP-3686-1.
At this time, no specific anti-memetic effect regarding SCP-3686-1 has been observed beyond the initial memory erasure. Subjects previously affected by SCP-3686-1 have had no difficulty retaining knowledge of SCP-3686, SCP-3686-1, or being affected by SCP-3686's memetic effect upon subsequent possession of SCP-3686.
Addendum - December 17, 2019
SCP-3686-2 has shown signs of significant changes in personality, memory, and behavior, due to the effects of SCP-3686. At this time, SCP-3686-2 believes itself to be PoI-2722. The earliest detection of this effect was October 2018, with the effect intensifying as SCP-3686-2 continued to be exposed to SCP-3686.
At this time, it is believed that the removal of SCP-3686 (either through the acceptance by a willing host, or through anti-memetic or amnestic treatments) would result in significant emotional and potentially physiological damage to SCP-3686-2. Foundation Psychiatric and Neurological assessments have advised against attempting to remove SCP-3686 at this time.
Due to this condition, SCP-3686-2's containment shall remain indefinite, and SCP-3686 is not to be given to any other personnel hereafter.
PoI-2722 was re-acquired by the Foundation on ██/██/████, and questioned regarding the intensification of SCP-3686's effect. PoI-2722 refuted any intention for SCP-3686 to cause harm to SCP-3686-2, or personnel in general. Interrogation was conducted using Class-A, B, and C veritants, which confirmed these statements. PoI-2722 was placed to a psychiatric facility under Foundation control for observation, following interrogation. PoI-2722's specific whereabouts and activities can be found in Document-P-2722-OF.
Addendum: Internal Security Report - October 22, 2017
Close Addendum
Prepared by the Department of Internal Security
Reporter:
Sgt. Danvers, Chief of Security, Satellite Office 102
Date of Report
October 22, 2017
Incident
PoI approached Foundation assets
Summary:
On October 22, 2017, PoI-2722 ██████ ████████ approached a Foundation satellite office, and walked in requesting to speak with Foundation Personnel. PoI-2722 was identified as a former member of the group known as Are We Cool Yet? and was detained. PoI-2722 was interviewed below:
Interviewers: Dr. Stephens, Sgt. Danvers standing by as security
BEGIN LOG
PoI-2722: You guys are Foundation right?
Dr. Stephens: How do you know about the Foundation?
PoI-2722: Does it goddamned matter? Are you, or not?
Dr. Stephens radios to a Level-4 Staff member.
Dr. Stephens: Yes. We are Foundation personnel.
PoI-2722: Okay. Okay, good. I want you to have this.
PoI-2722 withdraws SCP-3686 slowly from their backpack. Security staff level their weapons.
PoI-2722: Whoa. It's not gonna make you crazy, or do anything insane. It's just a flag. It… it's got an anomaly or whatever you call it, but I want you guys to contain it.
Dr. Stephens: I don't understand. Why bring this to us?
PoI-2722 became visibly distressed, and struggled to maintain their composure.
PoI-2722: Please. I don't—. PoI-2722 pauses for several moments. I just can't deal with it anymore, but he should be remembered…I just can't. It's not harmful. Or even really anart… I just… someone should remember him. He was a good brother, and he just—. He wanted to serve his country so badly. I wanted to tell him no, but he…
PoI-2722 began to cry, and could not continue the conversation at this point. The director of security for Satellite Office 102 steps forward into the camera frame.
Sgt. Danvers: Which branch, son?
PoI-2722 regains their composure enough to continue.
PoI-2722: Army.
Sgt. Danvers walks forward to the table, and picks up SCP-3686. Upon picking up SCP-3686, he stiffens for several seconds. His eyes come to rest on SCP-3686 in his hands, and can be observed to begin crying. PoI-2722 visibly relaxes, calming down significantly.
Dr. Stephens: Are you okay Sergeant?
Sgt. Danvers: Yeah, I just…I forgot today was when Evan was KIA. Let's wrap this up Doc, I've got a bottle of something put away.
PoI-2722: So what now? I get shoved in to some dark hole, where I'm never heard from again?
Dr. Stephens looks from Sgt. Danvers to PoI-2722 several times.
Dr. Stephens: Ahh. I see. Danvers, before you head off duty, please take this young man to outbound processing.
END LOG
PoI-2722 was administered class A Amnestics, and released. A Foundation tracking team was assigned to monitor PoI-2722 in the future. To date, no further anomalous activity has been observed by PoI-2722.
Final Summary
The security staff, and myself will take on SCP-3686 on a rotational basis. Dr. Stephens doesn't agree with my assessment completely but understands why we'd rather just keep the thing contained in the security quarters. Protocol of course dictates that no contact be made with the object at all, but the kid's brother deserves better than that.
Addendum: Internal Security Report - November 19, 2017
Close Addendum
Prepared by the Department of Internal Security
Reporter:
Lt. Michael McIntyre
Date of Report
Nov 19, 2017
Incident
Compromise of Foundation Assets
Summary
Following the report by Sgt. Danvers on Oct. 22, 2017, it was determined that an anomaly had compromised Satellite Office 102. Foundation agents were dispatched to apprehend Sgt. Danvers at Satellite Office 102. At this time, there are no other significant Foundation assets at Satellite Office 102, and it is recommended that Satellite Office 102 be shut down.
Dr. DiChiara and Lt. McIntyre were dispatched from Site-217 in order to determine the cause of the breach, and how to prevent further breaches.
Attached is the interview with Sgt. Danvers. At the time, one of his subordinates (Pvt. Kadesh) was the subject of SCP-3686 (hereafter properly designated as SCP-3686-2).
Interviewers: Dr. DiChiara, Lt. McIntyre
BEGIN LOG
Dr. DiChiara: Sergeant, tell us why exactly you decided to leave a skip uncontained?
Sgt. Danvers: It wasn't uncontained. Did you read the initial report? Procedures were in place, and are being followed to the letter. I believe Kadesh is currently in rotation.
Dr. DiChiara: We did. We don't agree with your containment procedures, and especially the flippant attitude exposing Foundation personnel to an anomaly without cause.
Sgt. Danvers: Of course there's cause. SCP-3686-1 doesn't deserve to be forgotten. Kadesh volunteered like the rest of us.
Dr. DiChiara: Regardless of the voluntary nature of this exposure, why is that a priority? Containment is your first priority Sergeant.
Sgt. Danvers appears agitated at this question.
Sgt. Danvers: Is that a joke? Do you think this kid just deserves to be forgotten?
Dr. DiChiara: I'm not sure I understand.
Sgt. Danvers: We have a chance here to contain a skip, and not let a fallen soldier be forgotten. That's worth a little insecurity.
Dr. DiChiara: Now I'm sure that I do not understand.
Lt. McIntyre: I think I see why you did this. You felt that the loss of security was worth this soldier not being "forgotten" as you put it?
Sgt. Danvers: Exactly. We've lost enough men and women in that sandpit, none of them deserve to be just…forgotten, the only remnant of them locked in a damn hole.
Dr. DiChiara: No one is forgetting the existence of SCP-3686-1. The records are clear that he was Killed in Action, the U.S. Army records are clear.
Sgt. Danvers makes several gestures with his hands, attempting to explain.
Sgt. Danvers: It's not the same, you don't understand.
Lt. McIntyre: I think I see what's going on here. This is…something that is common for United States soldiers who are killed in action?
Sgt. Danvers: You can put it that way, I guess. I don't…it's not that easy to explain.
Lt. McIntyre: Doctor, a moment?
Lt. McIntyre and Dr. DiChiara exit the room, and consult for several minutes. They return, and re-seat themselves at the table.
Lt. McIntyre: Sergeant, I think I understand why you did this. There was little risk of containment breach, and you felt this was important? Important enough to ignore protocol?
Sgt. Danvers: Precisely.
Lt. McIntyre: I think we may have an alternate solution for you.
Final Summary
Sgt. Danvers was offered the chance to become the permanent SCP-3686-2, and be put in to containment. Sgt. Danvers agreed, with the condition that upon his retirement from The Foundation, or his inability to serve as SCP-3686-2, SCP-3686 is to be transferred to a new host. This was considered acceptable to Level 4 staff, and Sgt. Danvers was officially designated SCP-3686-2.
On a more personal note, this entire situation could have been avoided. It is my recommendation at this time to adopt a policy of multi-cultural directorship of incoming anomalies in order to avoid cultural bias towards containment and acceptable safety measures.
Footnotes
1. Defined as consciously considering themselves the owner of SCP-3686. Distance from SCP-3686 has shown no change in this effect.
2. Testing with security personnel involved placing SCP-3686 inside of footlockers, and personal effects. SCP-3686's memetic effect was not observed to occur in these cases.
3. Testing with security staff involving the refusal to accept SCP-3686 did not show its memetic effect in the unwilling recipient of SCP-3686. |
SCP-2071 is a full-length portrait measuring 106cm by 48cm, entitled Sir Michael Cavendish in the Guise of the King of Serpents. | ***
Item #: SCP-2071
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2071 is stored in Vault 86 at Site-11. Vault 86 is to be kept at a constant temperature of -10°C. Tests involving SCP-2071 and reptiles require approval from both the current Site Director of Site-11 and the head of SCP-2071 research.
Maintenance staff assigned to Site-11’s storage vaults are to be trained in reptile handling in the event of a containment incident, and a stock of snake and amphibian antivenin is to be maintained in Site-11’s medical wing.
SCP-2071 may only be transported in a sealed container and by personnel wearing suitable protective clothing to prevent any contact between SCP-2071 and exposed skin.
Description: SCP-2071 is a full-length portrait measuring 106cm by 48cm, entitled Sir Michael Cavendish in the Guise of the King of Serpents. The painting is a work in oil paints on canvas, purportedly painted in 1799 by Adam William Jardine as a portrait of English military officer and baronet Michael Cavendish, though it does not appear to be a factual likeness.
The painting’s central subject is a male humanoid figure in 18th-Century British military dress seated at a table, facing to the left of the painting, with his right arm resting on the tabletop and holding a cup or goblet, his left arm by his side. The figure is clearly not human, and possesses mottled green skin, scales on portions of the face and hands, eyes with yellow irises and vertically slitted pupils, and no hair. The scene is illuminated by light from a window to the right of the subject, and a second, indistinct humanoid figure is visible standing behind the subject’s right shoulder, obscured by darkness.
Skin contact with the painted surface of SCP-2071 is fatal. Through an undetermined process, individuals exposed to SCP-2071 in this fashion begin to produce a number of fast-acting neurotoxins within their own bloodstream, leading rapidly to death by respiratory failure. Examination of toxins found in specimens exposed to SCP-2071 indicate a wide variety of toxins are produced, some of which appear to be the active components of a variety of snake venoms.
SCP-2071 causes significant behavioural alterations in any member of the class Reptilia. Reptiles within a certain distance of SCP-2071 will attempt to reach it by any means available to them. The exact distance of this effect is difficult to ascertain accurately and appears to vary over time, but is believed to extend at least 5 kilometres around the painting at all times. Reptiles affected by SCP-2071 will attempt to travel to its location even at the risk of injury.
Reptiles affected by SCP-2071 congregate around the painting and largely remain motionless. Reptiles in SCP-2071’s presence do not appear to require food, water, exterior heat sources, or sleep, and despite their lack of movement tend to remain in good physical health. SCP-2071-affected reptiles react violently to attempts to remove them from its presence, though they are otherwise largely nonresponsive.
Prolonged exposure to SCP-2071 causes physiological changes in reptiles, usually beginning after several days of continued exposure. Typically, this results in increases in size, and the development of venom glands in non-venomous species.
Addendum 2071-1: Abridged test log for SCP-2071:
Test 2071-8 Date: ██/██/██
Rationale: Analysis of physical changes in SCP-2071-affected reptiles over long periods of time.
Procedure: A single female Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) measuring 1.4m in length was placed in SCP-2071's chamber (cooling of Vault 86 was suspended for the duration of the experiment). The specimen was selected for its size, herbivorous nature, and docility. The iguana was monitored regularly by a qualified herpetologist and veterinarian throughout the experiment.
Results: Growth in the specimen was first detected on day 3 of the experiment. By day 4 of the experiment, the specimen had increased to 1.45m in length and had begun to develop venom glands. By day 6, the subject's rate of growth had accelerated - specimen was now 1.6m in length. Growth continued unabated until day 28, by which time the specimen was 3.4m in length. Between day 30 and day 34, the parietal eye of the specimen underwent a significant metamorphosis into a large, seemingly functional lidded eye.
On day 47, research staff discovered that the specimen appeared to be carrying eggs. As Site Director Feccini had not sanctioned the reproduction of an anomalous lifeform when the experiment began, he requested that the experiment be halted. The specimen was subsequently euthanised and autopsied.
The autopsy revealed that substantial internal modifications had been made to the specimen's reproductive track, allowing it to bear live young. A single foetus was found in the specimen's uterus. This foetus was reptilian, with a humanoid body plan, developed cerebrum, scaled skin, slitted eyes, pointed teeth, and a vestigial tail. The genetic makeup of the foetus did not match the mother, and some sections of its genome closely resembled the human genome. A full report on the biology of both specimen and foetus can be found in document 2071-Padraig.
Addendum 2071-2: SCP-2071 is one of 4 known paintings by Adam William Jardine believed by the Foundation to be both currently extant and to possess anomalous properties, and the only one presently in containment. Of the other paintings, The Rood and the Pit (E-456) is believed to be in the possession of the Horizon Initiative, while The Hunting Party (E-459) and Celia Penrose, in the Guise of a Fountain (E-460) are in the possession of an unknown private individual.
Jardine was a minor English painter active between 1790 and 1819, when he is believed to have died of tuberculosis. Contemporary sources indicate that Jardine was widely believed to be mentally ill and suffered from visual hallucinations.
The portrait is not believed to have had any anomalous properties at the time it was painted. It is unknown when these properties manifested, but SCP-2071 remained unknown to the Foundation until ██/██/1925, when it was recovered after two people died as a result of an attempt to place the painting, along with others, in the public trust in lieu of inheritance tax.
Addendum 2071-3: Extracts from the diary of Michael Cavendish:
…I have been informed of a painter, a Mr. Jardine, from Northumbria. I am told the man is quite mad, and possessed of visions of a spiritual bent. He claims to be able to see the souls of people both living and dead, and to put his visions down in pencil sketches and oils. His work has been recommended to me by a friend, and by that same friend I have been able to engage this Mr. Jardine in dialogue.
In person, Mr. Jardine seemed in rather good humour for a madman. He talked rather sensibly, though he seemed somewhat troubled, as if trying to suppress his nerves, and seldom looked directly at me the whole time. Indeed he seemed so sensible, if somewhat shy, that I began to wonder if the supposed insanity was genuine. But when he showed me his portfolio, I was astounded. Jardine had conjured up a whirl of grotesques and wonders such as would awe anyone living.
Despite his obvious talent, he told me that his work sells poorly; I am told that there are few in the country with the discernment to see his work as anything more than a perversity. As such, he was more than happy to offer his services to me upon seeing that I enjoyed his work, provided I provide payment regardless of his own view of the eventual portrait. This I am more than happy to accept. If Jardine is mad or a charlatan, then it will be a wonderful and curious indulgence; if not, then what is more worthy of payment than a glimpse into my own soul?
…I promised to pay the man regardless of my own opinion, and pay him I have. That said, my own opinion is less than favourable. The damned painter has rendered me as some sort of hideous freak, a combination of lizard and human. It is beyond what I had envisaged when I commissioned the portrait. It cannot be displayed.
If the man has visions, I am now certain that they stem from a disordered mind rather than a divine visitation. I am, at least, convinced that I know enough of my own soul to know that I am no snake, and that this painting is not a reflection even of my principal sins.
The more I look at it, the more I believe that the painting is a poor likeness. Disregarding the obvious, the figure in the portrait is too gaunt, and looks far too old to be a true likeness. This was a waste of time and money…
In early 1829, Mary Cavendish, wife of Michael Cavendish, was found dead in their home by a servant. The cause was, at the time, believed to be a stroke. Michael Cavendish, by now suffering from an undetermined chronic illness, committed suicide in 1842 by drinking poison, confessing in his suicide note to having murdered his wife. Suggestions that a large number of snakes were found alongside Michael Cavendish’s body are not verifiable.
The following is an extract from Michael Cavendish's suicide note:
I confess only that the truth might be known. I do not hope to save my soul by atonement. I do not believe in Hell any more. If, all those years ago, that painter saw me, in my youthful vigor, for the bitter, spiteful creature I became, then this was all predestined, and so no just god could damn me.
[…]
I do not take this measure out of guilt. I do it to escape my present purgatory. I hate my current life, but I do not fear death. After all, a snake can slip out of its skin and become young again. If I am the King of Serpents, as that bastard said I was, why shouldn't I do the same? |
SCP-4208 is a YouTube account known as ‘Naomi’s Sweetery’. | ***
Item #: SCP-4208
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Videos uploaded to SCP-4208 prior to containment are scheduled for deletion 08/03/2018. Videos uploaded to SCP-4208 subsequent to containment are to be uploaded onto a secure hard-drive and deleted.
Note - After risk evaluation, all planned interviews post-09/14/2018 of SCP-4208-1 are postponed indefinitely.
Description: SCP-4208 is a YouTube account known as ‘Naomi’s Sweetery’. SCP-4208 uploads videos biweekly. Videos uploaded by SCP-4208 are listed to be approximately eight (8) to twenty-four (24) minutes long in length. Despite this listing, SCP-4208’s anomalous nature typically prevents viewers from reaching the end of a video uploaded by SCP-4208.
SCP-4208’s videos primarily consist of a young woman of Japanese descent who refers to herself as ‘Naomi’ (designated SCP-4208-1) performing tutorials for baking traditional Japanese desserts. Each video takes place in a standard Japanese house kitchen. SCP-4208’s anomalous properties take place upon viewing any of the videos uploaded by SCP-4208. If viewing any of the content uploaded by SCP-4208 for the first time, the video will begin as normal. Approximately half-way through the listed runtime, SCP-4208-1 will abruptly stop the actions it is currently doing, as well as take the proper safety precautions (eg. turn off the oven, stove, mixer). SCP-4208-1 will proceed to address the viewer, stating that it "hated having to pretend again, but feels that each new viewer needs the proper welcome". SCP-4208-1 will then make its way to the edge of the video screen and pull back a ‘sliding door’. SCP-4208-1 will jump out of the video screen, and begin to interact with the rest of the contents on the screen, continuing to address the viewer.
When SCP-4208-1 reaches the screen outside of the video player, it will be able to perform a range of anomalous effects including:
‘Sitting’ on the edge between the video screen and main screen.
Reading through and rearranging the comments on its videos by ‘hand’.
Jumping into suggested videos, as well as additionally opened YouTube video tabs.
Blending into the environment of other YouTube videos via mimicking the appearance of items in the video.
When revisiting SCP-4208 proceeding to watch a different video, SCP-4208-1 will greet the viewer it recognizes, and thank them for not leaving it alone. SCP-4208-1 will ask the viewer to open another video tab of a video portraying their favorite hobby so it "can learn what its friends like".
Addendum 1: SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-1
+ SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-1
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-1
Foreword: The following is a transcript of the interview conducted on 08/02/2018, the day of SCP-4208’s discovery. Dr. Marigold watched a video uploaded by SCP-4208 and initiated SCP-4208-1’s greeting process prior to the interview.
Interviewed: SCP-4208-1
Interviewer: Dr. Marigold
<Begin Log>
Dr. Marigold: Hello, SCP-4208-1.
SCP-4208-1: Sweetie, you can call me Naomi! [giggles]
SCP-4208-1 begins to move letters from the comment section into the search bar to spell ‘kitten videos’.
Dr. Marigold: Alright, SCP-4208-1. I’m going to be asking you a couple questions regarding your YouTube channel. Is that alright?
SCP-4208-1: Of course! But why you keep calling me SCP-4208-1? I told you, my name is Naomi. What’s your name? [smiles]
SCP-4208-1 ‘jumps’ into a video titled ‘kittens so cute you’ll die compilation’. SCP-4208-1 transforms into a kitten.
Dr. Marigold: Um… Dr. Marigold. SCP-4208-1, do you think you could remain in your original form for the duration of our interview?
SCP-4208-1 ‘jumps’ out of the video, transforming back to its original form.
SCP-4208-1: Okay! I’ll try! Nice to meet you, Miss Marigold!
Dr. Marigold: Thank you. When were you first aware of your anomalous properties?
SCP-4208-1: Define anomalous!
Dr. Marigold: Deviating from the common order, abnormal. Like, different than most others like it to make it simple. In your case, jumping out of the video. Interacting with viewers.
SCP-4208-1: Oh! Okay! I guess I am anomalous! [giggles] In that case, I don’t remember! I’ve always had my abilities! They make it easier to make friends!
Dr. Marigold: So your reason for interacting with the viewers and screen is to make friends? How does jumping into other tabs make it easier to make friends?
SCP-4208-1: Well you see Miss Mari when I learn more about my friends’ interests and likes, it makes it easier to connect with them! I want them to know that I care about what they do! That’s what friends do! Miss Mari, what is something you have great interest in?
Dr. Marigold: I suppose that makes sense. And uh, I really like sea-life. Especially crabs. SCP-4208-1, why do you want to make friends so bad?
SCP-4208-1: Everyone is my friend! As I meet them, we learn about each other! I’ll have to search of these “crabs”! I want to know what makes them of value to you!
Dr. Marigold: Right. So you talk to your audience because you want to get to know others?
SCP-4208-1 sits on top of the search bar and nods.
SCP-4208-1: Mhm.
Dr. Marigold: Well SCP-4208-1, I’ll see you again soon.
SCP-4208-1: [Giggles] See you again, Miss Mari! You know, I’m starting to like the nickname you’ve given me!
Dr. Marigold: That’s nice, SCP-4208-1.
<End Log>
Following the interview, special containment procedures as of 08/02/2018 were followed out.
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-1
Addendum 2: SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-2
+ SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-2
- SCP-4208 Interview Log-2
Foreword: The following is a transcript of an interview conducted on 08/10/2018. One video uploaded by SCP-4208 was allowed to stay public for the duration of the interview.
Interviewed: SCP-4208-1
Interviewer: Researcher Crane
<Begin Log>
Researcher Crane: Hello SCP-4208-1. How've you been? I’m Researcher Crane. I’m to interview you today.
SCP-4208-1: I’ve been doing good! How’ve you been, Mr. Crane?
SCP-4208-1 begins to move letters from the comments up to the search bar to spell “crabs”. SCP-4208-1 jumps into a video titled ‘crab aquarium hour long footage’.
Researcher Crane: Quite well. SCP-4208-1, I’m gonna ask you some questions’.
SCP-4208-1: Alright! If possible, I’d like to ask you a question first.
Researcher Crane: I don’t see why not.
SCP-4208-1: Why were my videos deleted? I thought the people here were my friends, but it seems soon after I met you, my videos were all gone, and my memory has been getting fuzzy. That didn’t make much sense to me, though. Friends don’t vandalize their friends’ things.
Researcher Crane: It was for ya safety. It was for the best. Marigold told ya ya’re anomalous. Most people get freaked out by anomalies, so we gotta hide em from the world. That’s just in cases like yers, where the anomaly’s not dangerous. It’s a whole different story for the dangerous fellas.
SCP-4208-1 jumps out of the video, returning to its original form. It jumps to the bottom of the search results, sitting at the bottom of the page, cross-legged.
SCP-4208-1: Oh.
Researcher Crane: Yeah. So, SCP-4208-1. You mentioned your memory being fuzzy following the deletion of your videos. You remember where you go when no videos are currently uploaded?
SCP-4208-1: I don’t quite remember, no. Sometimes I’m in a kitchen, my kitchen. Other times, I am nowhere. A void. I cannot recall many memories about it. All I know is it is dark and tight, and it makes me sad. I wish I could recall my lost memories.
Researcher Crane: [Pauses] I see. 4208-1, where do your videos come from? How are they uploaded?
SCP-4208-1 doesn’t respond for two minutes.
SCP-4208-1: I make them. I record them, and when I am finished, they are on the internet. Just like you would!
Researcher Crane: For me to upload a video to the internet, I’d have to go through the process of editing and all that jazz. Also, it’s odd seeing your videos have no IP address.
SCP-4208-1: Hm. I did not know that. I guess that is odd! What is an IP address?
Researcher Crane: It’s a device’s address that’s used to identify the device with other devices. Electronic devices.
SCP-4208-1: Oh. That is a lot more boring than I thought. Hey Mr. Crane?
Researcher Crane: Yep?
SCP-4208-1: Do you consider us friends?
Researcher Crane: [Chuckles] Of course I do.
SCP-4208-1: Can you re-upload my videos?
Researcher Crane: I… can’t. I told you, containment reasons. Sorry, SCP-4208-1.
<End Log>
- SCP-4208 Interview Log-2
Addendum 3: SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-3
+ SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-3
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-3
Foreword: The following is a transcript of an interview conducted on 08/24/2018.
Interviewed: SCP-4208-1
Interviewer: Dr. Marigold
<Begin Log>
Dr. Marigold: Hello, SCP-4208-1. How are you?
SCP-4208-1: I am fine, Dr. Marigold. How are you? I searched of those crabs. Mighty cool!
Dr. Marigold: Good. When did you get to look that up?
SCP-4208-1: When I talked to Dr. Crane. He did not appear aware when I began to look them up. In fact, he did not really look at me all that often.
Dr. Marigold: Researcher Crane is blind. He knew what you were doing, there was special equipment set up to tell him. He probably didn’t stop you because he was observing you.
SCP-4208-1: Oh. Does “blind” mean “unable to see?” I picked it up from the context clues you left.
Dr. Marigold: Yes. SCP-4208-1, were you aware that other YouTube channels differed in function from yours? What was the key sign?
SCP-4208-1: I was not aware, no. Now knowing that they are it is quite upsetting. How are they supposed to appropriately reach their audience? [pauses] Dr. Marigold, do you think that you could re-upload my videos? Dr. Crane could not.
Dr. Marigold: SCP-4208-1, it’s not about Researcher Crane being physically unable to, he is able. It’s that we have to keep your videos off the internet for containment. I thought he told you that.
SCP-4208-1: Containment? I do not recognize this term.
Dr. Marigold: It basically means a system or structure to prevent the release of something. In this case, your videos.
SCP-4208-1: What is so wrong with my videos? Why must they be contained? My purpose is to be with people! You have stripped me of my purpose. Do you not enjoy my videos?
Dr. Marigold: Is this connected to your love to make friends? Also, I have no personal bias towards your videos.
SCP-4208-1: What is a friend?
Dr. Marigold: [pauses] SCP-4208-1, why do you feel it is your purpose?
SCP-4208-1 is silent for approximately five minutes.
SCP-4208-1: Could ya repeat the question, Miss?
Dr. Marigold sighs deeply.
Dr. Marigold: SCP-4208-1, why are you talking in Researcher Crane’s accent?
SCP-4208-1: Whatcha mean? I’m not usin’ an accent. Who’s Researcher Crane?
Dr. Marigold: He has talked to you before. SCP-4208-1, tell me about yourself. Your name, hobbies.
SCP-4208-1: Ma name is Christina, an’ I make science-themed vlogs. I also really like those crab critters, very cute! I’m an “anomaly” or somethin’ ya guys found on YouTube. Ya call me SCP? 4208-1 for some reason.
Dr. Marigold: This ends our discussion. I’ll talk to you later, SCP-4208-1.
SCP-4208-1: See you later, miss.
<End Log>
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-3
Addendum 4: SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-4
+ SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-4
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-4
Foreword: The following is a transcript of the interview conducted on 08/26/2018 due to the concern of SCP-4208-1’s notable change of behavior.
Interviewed: SCP-4208-1
Interviewer: Researcher Crane
<Begin Log>
Researcher Crane: Hello SCP-4208-1. How're you doing today?
SCP-4208-1: I’m doing well. Why ya talkin’ like me? That other lady had an accent.
Researcher Crane: SCP-4208-1, you know anything of a girl named Naomi? I’m Researcher Crane, by the way.
SCP-4208-1: Naomi…..? Naomi…. Naomi? Wait…. ya’re Researcher Crane? Hmmm…. Naomi…..
SCP-4208-1 paces back and forth within the room it is in.
Researcher Crane: Yep. That’s me.
SCP-4208-1 walks over to the front of the screen. It grabs the video scrubber, pulling it to the very right of the screen, ending the video.
Researcher Crane uses voice command to pull up another SCP-4208 video.
SCP-4208-1 glances around. It sits on top of the counter.
Researcher Crane: Hello. How're you feeling?
SCP-4208-1: [words appear as subtitles on the screen] My head hurts.
Researcher Crane: Do you know why you keep doing that? Switching the way you act? I also suggest you go back to using your words. My thing’s gotta translate watcha say to my earpiece, and it takes longer. It’s a pain.
SCP-4208-1: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m just speaking. And…. no, I don’t.
SCP-4208-1 shrugs, tilting its head.
Researcher Crane: SCP-4208-1, do you know what you are?
SCP-4208-1: Yes. I am a virtual YouTube AI created by a human like you.
Researcher Crane: In an earlier interview you stated that it’s yourself that makes the videos. Thatcha record em and upload em. Er, they appear on the internet.
SCP-4208-1: Oh. I don’t remember that.
Researcher Crane: That’ll be all for today, SCP-4208-1. Take care.
<End Log>
In SCP-4208 videos uploaded from 08/27/18 to 09/08/18 SCP-4208-1 referenced a production team and “patrons” at the beginning of each video before greeting the viewers in its usual fashion.
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-4
Addendum 5: SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-5
+ SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-5
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-5
Foreword: The following interview was conducted on 09/10/18 to address SCP-4208’s rapidly increased upload schedule.
Interviewed: SCP-4208-1
Interviewer: Dr. Marigold
<Begin Log>
Dr. Marigold: Hello. How are you?
SCP-4208-1: I’m fine, thanks for asking, Miss.
Dr. Marigold: SCP-4208-1, SCP-4208 has been uploading six videos a day now. Do you know anything about this?
SCP-4208: I’m afraid I can’t answer that, sorry.
Dr. Marigold: Hm. SCP-4208-1, who is ‘Naomi’s Sweetery’?
SCP-4208-1: ‘Naomi’s Sweetery’ is the YouTube alias for Naomi- Naomi… Naomi….
SCP-4208-1’s speech proceeds to glitch for the next two minutes. When SCP-4208-1 comes to a stop, it does not speak again for seven minutes.
SCP-4208-1: I don’t want to be lost.
Dr. Marigold: Hm?
SCP-4208-1: I don’t want to be forgotten. I want people to find me. You’re making it hard for me to find my audience.
SCP-4208-1 jumps out of the screen, using letters from suggested videos to type ‘rose’ into the search bar. It frowns, gathering more letters to add ‘flower’. It jumps into a video titled ‘flower red rose blooming’, immediately jumping out of the video after. It sits on the bar separating the video from the comment section, and turns to watch the video.
Dr. Marigold: We’ve had this discussion before. We can’t upload your videos, or keep them uploaded.
SCP-4208-1: I need them. I’ll be a million shells of myself forever if I don’t find my audience again.
Dr. Marigold: Allowing you access to more than one of your videos at a time would be breaching containment protocol, and we can’t do that.
SCP-4208-1: I see.
Dr. Marigold: Well, that’s it for today. Take care.
SCP-4208-1: You too.
<End Log>
Following the interview, SCP-4208 began to upload only four videos a day. Each video uploaded to SCP-4208 subsequent to 09/10/18 has had the following message in the description:
Hey guys! I hope my content is just as good as it used to be! Outside factors have made it hard to be myself. But I’m myself now. As myself as I can be for today and days to come! ~ ♡Fujiko♡
- SCP-4208-1 Interview Log-5 |
SCP-5526 is a ritual whose performance allows an entity or collective, conceptual or not, to attain the state of divinity. | ***
Item #: SCP-5526
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: All findings of SCP-5526 will be taken to the Exclusionary Site-08 and monitored by the Overseer Council. Subsequently, all information on SCP-5526 shall be deleted from the historical, religious and folkloric records.
If a personnel member from the Exclusionary Site-08 submits a false event related to SCP-5526, they will be sanctioned at the discretion of the Overseer Council, including lethal methods.
Update: To preserve the status of normality, the Ennui Protocol should be enforced when 10% of the world's population is aware of the performance of SCP-5526.
Description: SCP-5526 is a ritual whose performance allows an entity or collective, conceptual or not, to attain the state of divinity. The steps to perform SCP-5526 vary according to the dominant culture in the area practiced, but they follow the following patterns:
The entity or collective must be subjugated to a culture contrary to itself
The entity or collective must initiate a war against the dominant party
The entity or collective must shed the blood of the dominant party. Although not specified, it is believed that a greater amount of blood ensures a higher prevalence of SCP-5526
The entity or collective must worship solar or light elements
When SCP-5526 is successfully performed, the entity or collective will die. An outburst of Akiva radiation originating from the entity or collective will occur, spreading radially through the territory of the dominant party.
It was believed that the entity or collective would additionally cause a CK-Class Restructuring Event. Further studies have concluded that it is a non-anomalous integration, consistent with mankind's history.
Below are events caused by SCP-5526 considered to be true.
Period
Deity
Territory
Description
Notes
Mid-14th century BC
Aton
Ancient Egypt
Attempt to establish a theocracy to undermine the power of Amon's clergy, in pursuit of a stronger government. After his death, it is believed that an unknown person related to Tutankhamun performed SCP-5526, restoring the cult of Amon.
First instance of SCP-5526 being used to reinstate a previous deity.
Hellenistic period/Low Roman Empire
Apollo/Sol Invictus
Greece/Roman Empire
Although the reasons for the progressive replacement of Helios by Apollo because of SCP-5526 are unknown, centuries later several worshippers of Sol Invictus under the patronage of the Emperor Aurelian performed SCP-5526 successfully. However, Aurelian tolerated the existence of other cults.
First instance of SCP-5526 coexisting with other cults
Early Middle Ages
God
Frankish Empire
Attempt to establish a theocracy to unify the remains of the Roman Empire. It partially failed after his death, but slowly resurfaced with greater force during the following centuries in Europe.
First instance of SCP-5526 being maintained over time.
Enlightenment
Goddess of Reason
France
Created to prevent the rise of atheism, the National Convention established the Cult of Reason. Despite being replaced by the Cult of the Supreme Being and both forbidden by Napoleon Bonaparte, its ideals continued to expand without a godhead.
First instance of SCP-5526 without a remaining godhead.
To date, no past or future events related to SCP-5526 have been found since the Enlightenment.
+ Events caused by SCP-5526 considered unlikely
- Access granted
Period
Deity
Territory
Description
Notes
Paleolithic
The Sun
Earth
Conquest of the territories occupied by SCP-1000 and reverse engineering of the Cult of the Sun to win the war. Despite the subsequent oblivion of such events by the majority of humanity, the Cult of the Sun continued to be prevalent in all subsequent iterations of SCP-5526.
First instance of SCP-5526.
Early 20th century
Stability?, Normalcy?
Unknown
The suicide of a individual known as "Administrator" is vaguely described while thirteen people with sullen eyes observe an orb of light resting on a throne covered by a translucid veil.
First instance of SCP-5526 documented by the Foundation
Early 21st century
Unknown
Unknown
Poorly preserved illustrations of thirteen silhouettes were found looking at a throne similar to that of the previous event. Each of them drags a bleeding puppet with a different icon1 of unknown origin each. In the last one can be seen 13 explosions, one for each icon. A structure drawn in the center, represented by a icon of three arrows facing inwards, emanates beams of light. The letters "Nor… …cy at… …ned are scribbled next to it.
First and last instance of SCP-5526 considered false.
Footnotes
1. The most remarkable are a blue pentagram, the letters "MCD", a snake coiled in a hand and a gear. None of the icons match in the Groups of Interest database. |
SCP-1236 is a series of 4 paintings, labeled SCP-12361 through 4. | ***
Item #: SCP-1236
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1236 1 to 4 are to be draped with black, light-blocking fabric and kept in locked cases when not being studied. These cases may be stored in the same storage area. The locks securing each case will be individually keyed. Upon removal from the case, any of SCP-1236 1 to 4 will be placed upon a floor-mounted easel, still draped in the black fabric. Only when the set-up team is safely behind the paintings, will the black fabric covers be pulled back to reveal the images painted upon the canvas.
Description: SCP-1236 is a series of 4 paintings, labeled SCP-1236 1 through 4. Each is 100cm high by 75cm wide and are framed with plain, black wooden frames. They are painted in a style reminiscent of Keith Haring, though signed on the back with the name “Serl”. When viewed through a remote viewing device such as a monitor camera, by way of a mirror, through a sheet of glass, or a recorded image such as video footage or still picture, the images feature a colored background with a differently colored figure in the center of the image. The figure is humanoid in shape, with no physical features other than head, arm, leg and torso outlines, as is typical of Haring’s work.
When viewed directly, however, each image takes on a specific characteristic, depending upon the viewer. The original image is not visible to the viewer, and instead an alternative image is seen.
Following investigation into 4 staff suicides and multiple emotional/social problems reported to staff psychologists, non-D-class personnel are barred from directly viewing any of the SCP-1236 set of paintings.
SCP-1236-1: This canvas will show a full-length portrait of a person who is the viewer’s ideal of physical perfection, based upon sexual orientation. This is not an image of any real person, but is a representation of every desire and subconscious drive brought together in a single individual. This individual represents the ultimate in physical and sexual attractiveness to the viewer. This impression works down to the mental/personality level, with the viewer being able to describe in vivid detail aspects of the portrait’s personality and character traits that will make them even more attractive to the viewer.
SCP-1236-2: This canvas will show an image of the viewer themself as a physically perfect specimen. They view themselves as the ultimate in attractiveness and desirability. Regardless of actual appearance, and how extreme the change to become “perfect”, the viewer will still recognize themself as the subject of the image. Again, this works to the personality level, any personality flaws are removed and more desirable traits included.
SCP-1236-3: This canvas features a portrait of the viewer’s current or most recent significant other. This image, much like the previous two, projects an image of physical and mental perfection. The viewer sees their significant other rendered in the most physically and mentally appealing manner possible. Any actual imperfections are eliminated and the subject is seen in the “absolutely best possible light”.
SCP-1236-4: This canvas reveals another portrait of the viewer, but in this case, in the “worst possible light”. Each imperfection is magnified and character flaws are obvious and horrendous. Upon seeing this image, the viewer is given the impression that they are a horribly repulsive person and that there is no way any person could ever be attracted to them.
Addendum 1236-A
All four of the paintings were found in August, [REDACTED] in an art gallery in New York City.
When interviewed, the owner of the gallery could not recall where he had acquired them, but had 6 paintings in the series. He only displayed them for part of a day and reported that they made people "very uncomfortable". The owner, who wears glasses due to severe myopia, reported taking the paintings off display, but not before selling two of them to an unnamed buyer for several thousand dollars each. The remaining paintings were transferred to the Foundation, but no gallery records exist to show who may have purchased the other two paintings in the series. The owner of the gallery reported having taken the information of the individual who purchased the paintings, but that the information had somehow been deleted from his database, along with all other information related to the six paintings. |
SCP-6705 is a humanoid entity that is 3 meters in height, muscular in mass, and masculine in physique. | ***
Item #: SCP-6705
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6705 must be kept in the church it was discovered in. A gated perimeter must be set up at least 5 meters outward from the church itself. Armed guards must protect the perimeter at all times. Each room in the church must have 24-hour surveillance to make sure the entity did not teleport out of the containment site. Audio recording within the church is prohibited. Under no circumstance should any personnel go inside the church, even when requested by SCP-6705. All personnel at the site must wear noise-canceling headphones whenever the specimen begins to sing its hymns. Any personnel or outsider that seems hypnotized by SCP-6705’s hymns are to be eliminated on sight. Under no circumstances should any personnel take any food, beverage, or item the specimen offers to give. Communication and physical contact with the being is prohibited unless orders are given by the O5 counsel.
Description: SCP-6705 is a humanoid entity that is 3 meters in height, muscular in mass, and masculine in physique. It sports black robes similar to a nun’s. The entity’s face consists of a skeletal structure in the shape of six vertical bars across his face, with two horizontal bars holding them in place. Behind the structure is dark and obscure. What little is known is that the creature has 6 dark eyes in horizontal rows of two, which only glow light blue when the entity is upset, and a large mouth filled with highly durable teeth of various shapes much similar to a human’s. On the back of SCP-6705’s head is a long veil that reaches its mid thighs in length. The veil that is attached to its head is made of black, leathery skin with teeth-like spikes at the bottom lining. When personnel tried removing the black robes, the specimen became violent, killed three researchers and ordered the remaining researchers to only remove the robes with its consent.
Without the robes, SCP-6705’s skin was black and leathery like its veil. There were no evident genitals other than a small hole in the pubic area where black liquid waste is excreted. Under no circumstances should the waste be touched with the bare hand. The black liquid must only be handled with proper sanitary equipment in a manner that cleans up the waste effectively. If the black liquid waste makes contact with the skin, the skin must be thoroughly washed with soap and warm water. Prolonged exposure can cause skin irritation and melting flesh.
SCP-6705 possesses superhuman strength and superhuman speed. It can carry well over 1 metric tonne of mass and run over 321.87 kmh. The specimen’s physical limitations are currently unknown. SCP-6705’s body is invulnerable to almost any form of harm or damage. Any damage taken quickly regenerates within anywhere between 5 seconds to 7 minutes. The entity is highly adaptive to new environments, only taking 5 minutes to 30 minutes to fully adapt. The creature is immune to mind altering effects such as other SCPs or amnestics.
SCP-6705’s veil is capable of moving freely at will, and is often used as a shield or stretched into wings. The being is able to teleport from a large distance. It can teleport even out of air-tight vacuums or several kilometers under water. Its limitations on distance and environment are not yet known. The specimen’s hymns cause humans, animals, and SCPs with weak minds to fall into a hypnotic trance and to only obey its commands. If the victim is under the trance for a prolonged amount of time, they will begin to suffer physical changes. They will grow in height and muscle mass, their skin will blacken and become leathery, their organs will liquify and ooze out of any and all orifices, they will grow a set of horns on the sides of their heads, their teeth will fall out and quickly be replaced by sharp fangs, lastly they will gain superhuman strength, speed, and durability. These creatures are considered SCP-6705-2, and are highly aggressive. These instances are immune to physical damage, as they will only take no effect or rapidly regenerate. Researchers have found that these instances are sensitive to high pitched noises, which is used to aid personnel in containing all SCP-6705-2 in a containment cell 274.32 meters under water. Under no circumstances should SCP-6705 be allowed to communicate with any SCP-6705-2 instances.
SCP-6705 is a placid entity most of the time. It is sometimes polite towards personnel, though it is uncertain whether the specimen has any ulterior motives behind his acts of kindness. The creature is usually cooperative with staff and personnel unless it feels like it is being forced or threatened. If it feels forced, SCP-6705 will become stubborn and uncooperative. If it feels threatened however, the entity will become aggressive and violent until left alone.
SCP-6705 was discovered in an abandoned church in Chicago, Illinois on February 13, 2000. Upon arrival, armed personnel encountered dozens of SCP-6705-2 instances, which quickly became aggressive and attacked the personnel. A huge battle broke out, and due to the location and the amount of civilians who were residents to the homes nearby, the SCP Foundation was at a disadvantage. The Foundation couldn’t bring in larger weapons without risking the lives of the innocent inhabitants all around. After 72 hours of endless brawling, both SCP-6705 and the SCP Foundation came to an agreement. SCP-6705 will allow the organization to contain it if they did not interfere with its life at the church, to which the SCP Foundation agreed. |
SCP-1999 is a phenomenon whereby the name "Loewes" (sometimes stylized "LOEWES" or less frequently, "loewes") inscribes itself on the surface of objects through unknown means. | ***
Item #: SCP-1999
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Iota-9 ("Collected Curios") is to work with museums in designated areas of effect, identifying cases of vandalism concerning the name "Loewes". The MTF will also secure all items affected by SCP-1999. The Foundation will work to restore items with high monetary or cultural value.
All instances of the word "Loewes" written in anything other than ballpoint pen or felt-tip marker ink are not to be considered SCP-1999. Pertinent graffiti is to be investigated for links to dadaist collective "Are We Cool Yet?" See Addendum 1999-d.
Investigation into the origin of the name is ongoing. See Addenda.
Description: SCP-1999 is a phenomenon whereby the name "Loewes" (sometimes stylized "LOEWES" or less frequently, "loewes") inscribes itself on the surface of objects through unknown means. The name appears to be written in either ballpoint pen or felt-tip marker, and the handwriting is consistent throughout all instances. (See Addendum 1999-b.) Objects so far discovered with SCP-1999 written on them have had no similarities to one another other than having been located inside museums, a feature which has been instrumental in identifying fabricated instances. This has included exhibited artifacts, non-exhibit museum items and objects owned by employees and visitors. Objects have been found within a 15km radius of Manhattan, New York City. See Addenda.
An object marked with the name produces an effect whereby subjects consider it the property of another person, even if it was originally theirs. In such cases, subject's possessing of the item is considered temporary, as though it were borrowed. Reactions to affected objects will be typical of persons wishing to protect another's property. Subjects can be coerced into misusing or even damaging objects, but will often display extreme distress when asked to do so. Museum staff have on numerous occasions removed items from exhibits without prompting, later stating the object in question "is Elfie's". Seeing the name or knowing about its existence on the object is unnecessary for the effect to take place.
Analysis of affected objects suggests a frequency of occurrence between one and three months.
Addendum 1999-a: Contact with museums in Germany has identified the name "Löwes" occurring on objects prior to the 1940's, especially in the city of Stuttgart. These are also considered to be instances of SCP-1999.
Addendum 1999-b: Handwriting analysis has confirmed a match with a Mrs. Elfa S. Loewes, née S█████████ of Manhattan, New York City. Interviews with Mrs. Loewes' family reveal that she settled in Manhattan shortly after coming to the United States from Germany in 1941, and that, barring vacations, she did not leave the area for the remainder of her life. The date of her emigration coincides with the shift in spelling of SCP-1999 instances and the shift in location of instances from Stuttgart to Manhattan. The interviews also reveal nothing anomalous about Mrs. Loewes herself.
No direct mechanism connecting Mrs. Loewes to SCP-1999 has been found. As the █████ █████ Museum, where Mrs. Loewes worked as a clerk for 30 years, was not affected by SCP-1999 prior to 2009, it is theorized that Mrs. Loewes, despite being the focus of the phenomenon, had a small range about her person in which SCP-1999 did not occur.
Since her death on █/██/2009, instances of SCP-1999 have begun occurring less frequently (no more often than once every five months) but with increased range. SCP-1999 has now occurred in the Mid-Atlantic, Southern and Southwestern United States, coinciding with places Mrs. Loewes visited in life. No new instances have appeared in Germany. While the designation of any place as a museum opens it to SCP-1999, no museums dedicated after 2009 have been affected. Monitoring is ongoing. Frequency of occurrence appears to have no correlation to the location of Mrs. Loewes' body. Exhumation of the body revealed no anomalous properties.
Addendum 1999-c: The investigation is ongoing, but at this time there are no reports of Mrs. Loewes' maiden name appearing on any objects. The oldest object to date found affected by SCP-1999 was removed from the ████████ Stuttgart in 1938 after it had been discovered vandalized. The year coincides with Mrs. Loewes' marriage.
Addendum 1999-d: The link between SCP-1999 and "Are We Cool Yet?" was discovered during the containment of an art installation (now SCP-████) in 20██, where the word "LOEWES" was found spray-painted in three places inside and outside. Instances of the word, mostly written in spray-paint, have continued to appear since, alarmingly near sites being investigated by the Foundation for containment as SCPs. The investigation into possible information leaks has been labeled top priority by O5 Council.
Mrs. Loewes and her family are at this time considered to have no connection to "Are We Cool Yet?". |
SCP-1887 is a collective of molecular organisms (classified as SCP-1887-1), the properties of which are not fully understood. | ***
Item #: SCP-1887
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: No system of destroying SCP-1887 or SCP-1887-1 has been discovered. Containment is currently focused on the halting of SCP-1887 growth. SCP-1887 is kept at Area-17 in a naturally formed stone bowl within Containment Locker 1887. Containment Locker 1887 has been lined with sod in order to prevent growth should SCP-1887 escape its bowl.
Description: SCP-1887 is a collective of molecular organisms (classified as SCP-1887-1), the properties of which are not fully understood. In spite of their small size, instances of SCP-1887-1 are inferred to be extremely complex due to their behaviour and apparent sentience.
When introduced to an artificial structure, SCP-1887 will proceed to disassemble the construct at a quantum level through an unknown process. The release of energy from the splitting of the nucleus is then absorbed by SCP-1887.1 Absorption is not perfect, and the release of non-ionizing radiation in the ultra-violet spectrum and lower is typical, giving SCP-1887 its distinctive red hue when it is active. SCP-1887 will use the particles of the disassembled atom to construct new instances of SCP-1887-1. Once the members of SCP-1887 reach approximately 3 billion, the collective will split into approximate halves and both will continue growing. Typically one half will move several meters away from the previous instance before consuming.
When not in contact with an artificial construct, SCP-1887 will remain in what is presumably a state of hibernation.
Addendum 1887-1: SCP-1887 was discovered in [REDACTED] by Foundation agents. In spite of its small size, [DATA EXPUNGED].
Effects of SCP-1887 on [REDACTED]
Collapse
[REDACTED], 1998
[REDACTED], 2011
Addendum 1887-2: SCP-1887 has been recorded to be "singing" while deconstructing. Although the recorded noise reached a maximum volume of 56 decibels, the voices "singing" were of older male humans. Lyrics:
Chip away / Every day,
There's a world to repair,
Inch by inch / It's a cinch,
To bring back this old earth's care
We won't stop / We won't drop,
Until we fix what you stole,
Inch by inch / It's a cinch,
Making this world beautiful
No more towns / Means no more frowns,
We will take down it all,
Inch by inch / It's a cinch,
Making you all animals
Footnotes
1. In elements lighter than iron, the fusion of subatomic particles into SCP-1887-1's constituent atoms causes the release of energy. |
SCP-1834 is a male human, African-American, approximately 501 years of age. | ***
Item #: SCP-1834
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1834 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber. It is to be given daily doses of activated carbon, copper chlorophyllin, and medication for arthritis. Its rations are to exclude foods that contain red meats, legumes, and eggs. As it is compliant with being contained, no further procedures are necessary.
SCP-1834 has requested:
A low, sturdy table with rounded edges for its containment chamber (Approved)
To have its performances recorded (Approved)
To watch the recordings of its performances (Denied)
Alcoholic beverages (Denied)
Cigars (Denied)
To have its hat back (Denied)
An accurate wristwatch (Approved)
The collected written works of Beatrix Potter (Approved in part)
Permission to conduct its performances in front of an audience of personnel "so the effort doesn't go to waste" (Approved, contingent on good behavior)
Description: SCP-1834 is a male human, African-American, approximately 501 years of age. It has sparse graying hair, dark skin, and widely-spaced teeth. Where its eyes should be, there are instead a pair of X's sewn into the skin with black thread. Cursory examination shows that even though the flesh bulges outwards in the manner of closed eyes, it does not have eyeballs or eye sockets underneath. X-rays confirm that its cranium is constructed from multiple thick overlapping plates of bone with a lack of features in the ocular region. Despite this, the bulged areas of skin where the sewn X's are located act as fully functional eyes by means not currently understood. SCP-1834 is arthritic, requiring the use of a cane, and has trimethylaminuria, a genetic condition which causes intense fish-like body odor.
At will, SCP-1834 is able to elongate the areas of skin which act as its eyes into long, flexible, cylindrical eyestalks. It maintains full control over their position and motion, and as of the latest tests can extend them to a maximum length of 25 meters. Additionally, it is able to split its eyestalks into multiple branches of variable length and width and merge them together again; splitting results in a sewn X manifesting at the end of each branch. Throughout this process, SCP-1834 maintains perfect vision and is able to keep itself oriented. How its brain is able to compensate for multiple contradicting points of view is unknown. The use of its ability is noiseless and painless; from where the extra mass comes is unknown. No other part of its body possesses the ability.
Every 24 hours at approximately 7:30 PM, SCP-1834 will become convinced of the fact that it is "showtime." SCP-1834 will attempt to stand on top of the nearest table, chair, or other piece of flat elevated furniture; if it is unable to do so because of its arthritis or because of a lack of furniture, it will simply stand in the center of the room. At this point, it will become more lively and begin a performance using its ability. This starts by the formation of simple cursive words, geometric shapes, and the outlines of animals using its eyestalks. As the performance progresses, the shapes become more complex, including full cursive sentences, polyhedra, and life-sized animate imitations of personnel in attendance. Throughout the performance, SCP-1834 exudes copious quantities of trimethylamine2 and talks in a fast-paced banter with the audience, gesturing with its cane and occasionally inquiring their names, favorite animals and foods. When its queries are answered, it attempts to form the shape of said name, animal or food with its eyestalks. It is unable to stop the performance once it has begun until approximately 45 minutes have passed, and often expresses exhaustion and relief when the performance is finished. Outside of performances, SCP-1834 is generally polite, slow-paced and soft-spoken.
SCP-1834 was recovered in ████████, Louisiana. It was living in a wooden shack labeled "PHOTO STUDIO" in what seemed to be a hastily abandoned fairground. SCP-1834 expressed the sentiment that it had been left behind and was waiting for someone to pick it up; it entered containment happily once the promise of food and permanent shelter were made apparent.
SCP-1834 Interview Log
<Begin Log>
Dr. Ling: SCP-1834, you seem to have no control over your actions while performing. Is that an accurate statement?
SCP-1834: Sir, I don't really know if that's the case. Performing is exhilarating, a grand thing to do, and it makes me feel young again. But when showtime is over and I get off the stage, I'm just a smelly old man with tired bones. Maybe, maybe you're right though. I suppose you could say that I'm out of control when I perform. But only just.
Dr. Ling: When did you start performing?
SCP-1834: That would have been in 19██… yes, that was the year I first saw the man with the upside-down face. Soon after that I joined Mr. Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting. What a wonderful venture. Now, colleagues of mine may have had less than enjoyable experiences in the freak show, but my ride was smooth as silk. Know why? Because I behaved.
Dr. Ling: Did you have your ability before that point?
SCP-1834: Since birth, sir.
Dr. Ling: And the trimethylaminuria — the body odor?
SCP-1834: Yes, sir, that too. I wasn't named Uriel Fishbones for my graveyard gums. (SCP-1834 grins, extending his right eyestalk down to look into his own mouth.) Them I got from Grandpa Earl.
Dr. Ling: But your eyes — when were they sewn shut?
SCP-1834: (chuckling) I don't know what you could mean, sir. My sight is fine.
(Five seconds of silence, during which SCP-1834 retracts his right eyestalk slowly.)
Dr. Ling: …So then, in the end, why do you perform?
SCP-1834: I learned as a boy that it is much better to do what you are told than to go without supper. And I was told that showtime is 7:30 in the evening.
<End Log>
Footnotes
1. SCP-1834 is unable to recall its own date of birth.
2. The chemical responsible for its fish-like body odor. For unknown reasons, less of this chemical is produced the higher off the ground SCP-1834 stands. |
SCP-5675 is a phenomenon affecting residents of Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood. | ***
Item #: SCP-5675
Object Class: Safe
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation garbage truck, similar to those involved in SCP-5675 events.
Special Containment Procedures: Though SCP-5675 events have ceased following the arrest of PoI-5675, the neighborhood is to remain under surveillance as a precautionary measure against similar phenomena.
PoI-5675 is currently incarcerated at a federal facility under UIU surveillance. Anomalous or otherwise suspicious activities are to be reported to the Foundation immediately under the Foundation and UIU's intelligence-sharing protocol.
Description: SCP-5675 is a phenomenon affecting residents of Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood. SCP-5675 presents as a cognitohazardous anomaly, through which individuals display adverse psychological responses to garbage collection vehicles operated by the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation.
Symptoms of SCP-5675 include paranoia, anxiety attacks, and in several cases myoclonic seizures. In all occurrences of this phenomenon, the affected individual has reported an acrid smell not typically associated with refuse.
The first known incidence was on the morning of 2015/06/03, wherein approximately two hundred Douglas residents reported to local medical services and emergency rooms. SCP-5675 continued, with only the vehicles assigned to the weekly Douglas collection round triggering SCP-5675. Since Foundation observation began, an incident occurred once per week until 2015/11/08 (see Addendum-1). In all cases, an amnestic aerosol was dispersed over the neighborhood and its surrounding environs using an agricultural aircraft.
PoI-5675 is Robert Brigham Jr., a local resident with an interest in thaumaturgy and ritualistic practices. Brigham was first identified as a person of interest after triangulation of SCP-5675 events; the most severe symptoms had been seen in individuals near the apartment building where Brigham lived.
+ Addendum-1: Investigation
- Addendum-1: Investigation
The first SCP-5675 events began approximately one month after eleven year-old Grace Fontaine went missing from the city’s North Lawn area in May 2015. Her disappearance was ruled an abduction by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, though no suspects had been identified prior to PoI-5675’s arrest.
Statement given by Lena Fontaine at press conference the night following her niece’s disappearance:
I’ve got a few things to say to the city of Chicago tonight, on behalf of my sister Joan and her husband Markus. First, the whole family would like to thank everyone who gave their time — hours of their time — to help search for our Grace. Whatever the outcome, whatever lies ahead, we are indebted to your efforts.
Second thing, which should go without saying, is something that you’ve no doubt been hearing time and time again. However, I’d like to reiterate: if anyone knows anything, and I mean anything, that might help us in our search for Grace, do not hesitate to get in touch with the authorities.
Once again, we thank everybody who’s aided in the search so far. Be that combing the streets or sharing posts on social media, you’re real angels. I’m gonna hand back to the Commissioner right now. God bless. Let’s get our baby back.
The Foundation’s investigation into SCP-5675 drew the attention of the FBI’s Unusual Incidents Unit. The UIU was keen to establish whether Fontaine’s disappearance was linked to the emergence of SCP-5675 and took over the Fontaine investigation from the wider FBI. NOTE: Foundation reservations regarding intelligence sharing with the UIU are currently under review; it is possible that had information about SCP-5675 been passed to UIU contacts earlier on, a connection between SCP-5675 and the Fontaine investigation may have been identified sooner.
On 2015/11/08, the apartment of Robert Brigham Jr. was raided by MTF Iota-10 (“Damn Feds”) in conjunction with the UIU. MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil") was also present, due to the potential risk of cognitohazardous phenomena.1
Brigham was detained without incident and taken into joint Foundation/FBI custody. Investigators discovered, along with literature relating to various thaumaturgical practices, the polished skull of a young human female. Genetic analysis confirmed that it belonged to Grace Fontaine. A bag containing approximately one kilogram of biological matter was also recovered from the apartment’s refrigerator.
Following Brigham’s arrest, SCP-5675 events have ceased and the anomaly has been reclassified as Neutralized.
+ Addendum-2: Interview Log
- Addendum-2: Interview Log
Interviewed: Robert Brigham Jr.
Interviewer: Agent Laura Dunnings, UIU
Foreword: Due to the discovery of Fontaine’s remains, the UIU wished to conduct an interview in accordance with Brigham having become an FBI homicide suspect. Two Foundation operatives were present during the interrogation.
<Begin Log>
Agent Dunnings: Mr Brigham?
Robert Brigham Jr.: Junior.
Agent Dunnings: So, Mr Brigham, to cut to the chase: We're almost certain you abducted Grace Fontaine.
Robert Brigham Jr.: Well I’m not gonna, like, deny it or anything; I mean, you found her skull sitting on my mantelpiece like it was granny’s fine china.
Agent Dunnings: I've only mentioned abduction. You do understand, Mr Brigham, that your statement constitutes a confession to murder?
Robert Brigham Jr.: I understand completely.
Agent Dunnings: And, while we're at it, you want to tell me why you kept the skull?
Robert Brigham Jr.: It's like a… like a trophy, I guess. A little something to remember my endeavour by. I polished her all clean - that's to buff the bad spirits right out, so they say.
Agent Dunnings: They?
Robert Brigham Jr.: Occultists. Magic people. They've got stories… bad things happening to people who abuse their guidance. Karma, you might call it. And I guess this is it.
Brigham gesticulates at the room.
Agent Dunnings: Just so we're clear — you're talking about the texts we found in your apartment, correct?
Robert Brigham Jr.: Ah, the spellbooks?
Agent Dunnings: Officially, we prefer the phrase “thaumic literature”. But go on.
Robert Brigham Jr.: Well, I’ve dabbled. Just another of my peculiar hobbies.
Agent Dunnings: You’ve dabbled?
Robert Brigham Jr.: I’m no wizard, ma’am. I couldn’t tell you any thermic… thermal… whatever you wanna call spells off the top of my head. Ain't no use without my books.
Agent Dunnings: When you say about people who "abuse" this… magic — were you engaging in thaumic practices when you murdered Grace Fontaine?
Robert Brigham Jr.: I might have… whispered a sweet something or two into her ear. Something to get her to calm down. She was scared shitless - kicking, screaming, all the way back from North Lawn in the back of my car. Screaming for someone to save her, to find her, "don't hurt me!" and all that-
Agent Dunnings: And did it work? The spell, or whatever you want to call it?
Robert Brigham Jr.: I mean, I told you I’m not a wizard. She quit squealing, yeah, but kept squirming. Like her mind was somewhere else. That’s why I had to… had to hit her with the…
Agent Dunnings: So that’s how she died? You hit her with… what, exactly?
Robert Brigham Jr.: A shovel, I think. Keep one in my truck in case of a Chicago winter. I weren't going to kill her right away. Might not have killed her at all, in fact, but desperate times call for desperate—
Agent Dunnings: So where’s the rest of her, then? What did you do with the body?
Robert Brigham Jr.: Between my little ornament and what your buddy pulled outta the fridge, you got her.
Agent Dunnings: No, the rest of her.
Robert Brigham Jr.: I broke her down. Teeny-tiny little pieces. I been putting bits of her out with my trash every garbage day. Good luck combing the landfills if you wanted to, like, stitch her back together or something.
Agent Dunnings: And you didn't think to… get rid of these so-called karmic spirits from what was left of the body?
Robert Brigham Jr.: Polishing bone's one thing, ma'am, but the best I could do with the other… stuff was dice her up and sneak her out. Thought it was done and dusted until you came knocking at my door. And, I'll tell you — if I'd not been brought in, I'd have done it all over again.
The room is silent for a moment while Agent Dunnings and the observing Foundation personnel take notes.
Agent Dunnings: Thank you, Mr Brigham. I think that’s enough for now, but I’ll be speaking to you again soon.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Brigham was charged with the first-degree murder of Grace Fontaine. Occult literature recovered from Brigham's home corroborates the suggestion that an incantation was performed during Fontaine’s abduction with the intention of "calming" his target. Thaumaturgical experts believe that this particular incantation was capable of inducing a side effect not mentioned in the texts, in which the affected victim instead expresses fear and panic through the transmission of ontokinetic energy.
Footnotes
1. Personnel were supplied with countermemetic and ontokinetic-resistant equipment. |
SCP-4365 is a five-story1 building formerly known as the Redberry Hotel, located in Dernham, New Mexico. | ***
Item #: SCP-4365
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4365 is to be contained behind an electrical fence and patrolled by security personnel at all times. Any individuals attempting to gain access to SCP-4365 are to be apprehended, interrogated and administered amnestics as appropriate for their level of exposure and knowledge. Standard cover 'Condemned Building' is in effect.
Description: SCP-4365 is a five-story1 building formerly known as the Redberry Hotel, located in Dernham, New Mexico. SCP-4365 displays no anomalous properties when ascending the floors of the building, or when descending it via elevator. However, when an individual descends the building's floors via the stairs, a range of anomalous phenomena will begin to manifest.
When descending SCP-4365, subjects will disappear from the visual spectrum. This perceptual anomaly will continue until the subject has exited the building. Vanished individuals cannot be interacted with or detected in any way. For this reason it is believed that, upon descending, individuals are trans-located to an extradimensional space existing alongside SCP-4365.
Further phenomena that the individual experiences is variable, generally increasing in intensity the further they descend from their initial location, but has been known to include auditory and visual hallucinations, the appearance of superficially human organisms and the manifestation of various ursine entities.
In the majority of cases, the individual is able to leave the extradimensional space upon exiting the building, but approximately thirty individuals to date have failed to return following exploration attempts.
Exploration Log 4365
On 23/06/2019, D-39993 was equipped with video streaming equipment and instructed to descend SCP-4365 via the stairs from the top floor. Dr. Hunt and Dr. Carè conducted observation for this exploration attempt.
<Begin Log>
(D-39993 descends to the fourth floor and, from the point of view of security escorts, disappears. Video shows no initial difference from D-39993's point of view. He stops walking momentarily as he reaches a hallway. Entrances to hotel rooms line each wall.)
D-39993: Uh, hello? You guys, um … can you guys still hear me?
Dr. Hunt: Yes, I can hear you. How're things on your end?
(Pause.)
D-39993: Um, well, kind of normal. I mean, it's just a hotel, I've not seen anything weird yet. Am I supposed to see something weird?
Dr. Hunt: We, ah, we don't expect you to see anything too spectacular yet. Just keep moving through the hotel for now - and descend via the stairs to the next floor down once you reach it.
D-39993: Yeah, yeah, sure, of course. That's all?
(Pause.)
Dr. Hunt: That's all, yes. Just…
D-39993: Just…?
Dr. Hunt: Before you go for the stairs, we'd like you to just check one of the hotel rooms. See if there's anything in … see if there's anything strange going on with them.
(Pause.)
D-39993: Uh, okay?
(D-39993 moves towards the nearest hotel room and tries the door. The handle doesn't budge, and despite trying to open it for nearly thirty seconds D-39993 is unable to open it.)
D-39993: Uh, sorry man, but…
(A low growl is audible from the other side of the door.)
D-39993: Yeah, uh, no.
(D-39993 begins quickly walking towards the stairs.)
<End Log>
<Begin Log>
(D-39993 descends to the third floor. As he exits the stairwell, a male individual dressed as a hotel employee2 walks past him. D-39993 reaches out to the employee.)
D-39993: Oh, uh, uh excuse me!
(The employee turns around and smiles.)
Employee: Oh, sorry sir, I didn't see you there. Is there something I can do for you?
D-39993: (to Dr. Hunt) What should I … what should I ask him?
Employee: What should you … um, well, I think that's rather up to you, isn't it? (laughs) With no disrespect meant, of course.
(Pause.)
Dr. Hunt: Ask him about himself. His name, at least.
D-39993: Oh, uh, what's your …
Employee: Are you looking for the continental breakfast?
D-39993: No, I -
Employee: This way, please, sir.
(The employee walks down the hallway. After a moment, D-39993 follows.)
(The employee leads D-39993 into a large dining room3. Approximately sixty individuals of varying appearance and age are sat throughout the dining room, pouring honey onto themselves out of sauce boats. D-39993 stops.)
D-39993: Uh.
(The employee turns to face him.)
Employee: Something wrong, sir? You must be hungry this time of night, right?
D-39993: It's three in the afternoon.
Employee: Yes, you must be hungry. Are you okay? Do you need to me to get a doctor or something? You're acting very strange.
(Pause.)
D-39993: No, no, I'm fine, I'm just not … I'm just not hungry, you know?
Employee: You're sure?
D-39993: Yeah.
Employee: Well, suit yourself.
(All individuals present bar D-39993 and the employee begin partaking in auto-cannibalism, particularly on the parts of their bodies where they had previously poured honey. No bleeding is visible during this process. D-39993 screams loudly and stumbles backwards, falling to the floor. As the camera looks back up, further honey is visible pouring from the ceiling. When this additional honey falls on the humanoid entities, their auto-cannibalism increases in fervor.)
Employee: You're still welcome to grab a bite, sir. Are you sure you're okay?
D-39993: What the fuck are you doing?!
Employee: (audibly confused) This is normal, sir. It's the continental breakfast, yes?
(D-39993 scrambles to his feet and begins running towards the stairwell.)
<End Log>
<Begin Log>
(D-39993 reaches the second floor and collapses against the wall, knocking a small teddy bear aside. He begins hyperventilating.)
D-39993: What the fuck? What the fuck?
Dr. Hunt: Hello, D-39993, can you hear me?
D-39993: Yeah I can hear you, what the fuck was that?
Dr. Hunt: You were warned there could be some unsettling phenomena.
D-39993: They were fucking eating themselves, man!
(Pause.)
Dr. Hunt: Yes, ah, yes they were.
D-39993: Jesus…
(Pause.)
Dr. Hunt: I realize that wasn't the most, ah, pleasant experience, but we really do have to proceed with the exploration.
D-39993: (sighs) Just give me a minute, okay?
(Pause. One minute passes.)
Dr. Hunt: Are you okay now?
D-39993: (getting up) Fine, fine! Jesus. One more floor, right?
Dr. Hunt: Yes. Once you leave through the front doors, the exploration will be over.
D-39993: Alright. Just one more floor.
(D-39993 opens the door and enters a hallway. An organism resembling a skinned grizzly bear is visible on the other end of the hallway. It looks at D-39993 for a moment, nods, then turns and walks out of sight. Due to its exposed musculature and organs, it leaves a substantial trail of blood and what appears to be honey behind it.)
(Pause.)
D-39993: Which way are the stairs?
Dr. Hunt: Could you possibly take a look at the hotel rooms on this level?
D-39993: No.
(D-39993 begins moving towards the stairs. A roar is audible in the distance. D-39993 begins quickly moving towards the stairs.)
<End Log>
<Begin Log>
(At this point in the exploration, observation became unstable for as-of-yet unknown reasons. Video contact was reestablished several minutes into the exploration of the first floor. D-39993 is walking through what appears to be a hallway. All surfaces are covered with thick brown fur and are pulsating softly.)
D-39993: - uh, don't know if you can hear me, but there's definitely a heartbeat. Yeah, I can, uh, can feel it through my feet. Gross.
Dr. Hunt: D-39993?
D-39993: Oh! Hello, hello! Can you hear me?
Dr. Hunt: Yes, I can hear you. Are you okay?
D-39993: No, no, no I'm not okay! What happened?
Dr. Hunt: We're not, ah, we're not quite sure, yet. It looks to be a bug with our recording systems, though, nothing to really worry about. Where are you right now?
(Pause.)
D-39993: Just a … just a hallway, I think. God knows why it looks like this, though. Can't get into any of the rooms, either, so don't fucking ask.
Dr. Hunt: Alright. I have to say, I'm surprised you haven't proceeded to the exit by now.
(Camera shakes.)
D-39993: Oh, you're surprised? You're surprised? Guess what, friend, I'm fucking surprised too because I've been to the exit and it doesn't fucking open either!
(Pause.)
Dr. Hunt: Ah.
D-39993: Yeah, yeah, ah. What am I supposed to do? Can't you guys, I dunno, come in and get me? Your soldiers can handle a bear, right? You've got guns and shit.
Dr. Hunt: I'll, uh, I'll see about that - but for the moment, I'm being told there's an alternate exit through the building's basement. If it's alright with you, it might be best to check that place before we launch a rescue.
(Pause.)
D-39993: You … you want me to go even lower?
Dr. Hunt: Ah, uh, yes. Are you okay with that?
(Pause.)
D-39993: No.
(D-39993 begins quietly moving towards the basement stairs.)
<End Log>
<Begin Log>
(No video is available for this log - the reason for this is currently unknown, with damage to the equipment and inconsistent signal having been proposed as possible explanations. A faint gurgling sound is audible. D-39993 is speaking with an unknown male.)
Unknown: What are you looking at?
D-39993: Your … your face, man. Sorry.
(Pause.)
Unknown: Oh. That's my son - I love him. Do you love him?
D-39993: That's … I …
Unknown: Are you okay? You seem kind of freaked out.
D-39993: This is - this is fucking batshit, man.
Unknown: No, this is normal. (laughs) Are you okay?
(Pause.)
D-39993: I -
Unknown: Are you okay? Hey man, are you okay? You're acting kind of bizarre.
(Audio cuts for approximately five minutes and fifty-five seconds. When it returns, the sound of birdsong is barely audible.)
D-39993: (laughs) Oh, I get it!
<End Log>
Due to his failure to reappear outside out of SCP-4365, D-39993 is currently considered missing in action.
Interview 4365-1:
Interview conducted with former Redberry Hotel employee Samuel Lawrence.
<Begin Log>
Mr. Lawrence: So, what did you guys wanna talk about? This is kinda sudden, you, uh, you know? If I'm, you know, if I'm trouble for anything -
Agent Marke: No, no, nothing like that. We just need to ask you a few questions.
Mr. Lawrence: Well, uh, shoot, I guess. I mean, ask the questions.
Agent Marke: You worked at a place called the Redberry Hotel a few years back, is that right?
(Pause.)
Mr. Lawrence: Well, sure, I think it was called that. I just did some cleaning for them. Why?
Agent Marke: We're looking into some reports of strange phenomena going on at the hotel. Did you ever experience anything like that during your time there?
Mr. Lawrence: Strange phenomena…? Oh. Oh! Is this for, like, a ghost hunting show?
(Pause.)
Agent Marke: Yes.
Mr. Lawrence: Oh, nice. Will I be on TV?
Agent Marke: Can't rule it out. So, did you see anything strange during your time there?
Mr. Lawrence: Uh … uh, lemme just think about it for a sec. Weird stuff … weird stuff … (laughs) I can't actually think of anything … just normal stuff, you know? Will I still get to be on TV?
Agent Marke: Do the words 'continental breakfast' mean anything to you?
Mr. Lawrence: Yeah, that's where everyone pours honey and eats themselves.
(Pause.)
Mr. Lawrence: (laughs) What, you've never had a continental breakfast?
Agent Marke: I … I see. One, uh, one other thing.
(Agent Marke produces a photograph of the ursine entity recorded during Exploration 4365 and places it on the table.)
Agent Marke: Do you recognize this at all?
Mr. Lawrence: Yeah, that's the animal thing. The, uh, the big dog that walks around, yeah?
(Pause.)
Agent Marke: That's a … that's a bear, isn't it?
Mr. Lawrence: A bear? (laughs) What the fuck's a bear?
<End Log>
Footnotes
1. The building also has a basement.
2. Analysis of the footage shows no matches in any facial databases for this individual.
3. This room does not exist within the actual third floor. |
SCP-1631 is a phenomenon that causes crystalline flower-like growths (designated SCP-1631-1) to appear on certain grave markers in the country of Denmark. | ***
Item#: 1631
Level2
Containment Class:
keter
Secondary Class:
none
Disruption Class:
dark
Risk Class:
notice
link to memo
A close-up of SCP-1631-1 instances on a tombstone.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1631-1 instances are to be removed from grave markers using industrial grade saw blades. During removal periods, the corresponding locations are to be closed to the public under the explanation of ongoing renovations. Pre-emptive civilian discoverers of SCP-1631 are to be amnectized.
Description: SCP-1631 is a phenomenon that causes crystalline flower-like growths (designated SCP-1631-1) to appear on certain grave markers in the country of Denmark. SCP-1631-1 instances have a composition identical to their substrate, being composed of granite, marble, or other materials commonly used in tombstones, despite their abnormal colouration.
In all observed cases, SCP-1631-1 instances have been shown to only affect the grave markers of children, primarily those ranging from infancy to approximately 15 years old.1
Discovery: SCP-1631 was first discovered in 1989, after a family relative reported the cherub marker of their nephew Rúnar Helgusson2 as having been vandalized, with several odd structures attached to it. Due to the context of the apparent crime it received nationwide attention, necessitating the usage of Foundation Contingency 3B6 (Scapegoating) when the structures were examined more closely, and their anomalous nature was confirmed.
Since the discovery and subsequent classification, SCP-1631 appears to be declining over time, theorized to be in response to the long-term downward trend of infant mortality. The instigating force behind the anomalous phenomena remains unknown.
Addendum 1631.1: Interview with Junior Researcher Harry Nielsen
Interviewed: Junior Researcher Nielsen
Interviewer: Site Director Lycus
Foreword: Following the death of researcher Nielsen's three-year-old son by bacterial meningitis, the gravestone became subject to an SCP-1631 event.
[BEGIN LOG]
Lycus: Harry, I never had the chance to express how sorry I was about Jonathan. It truly was an awful tragedy, and I want you to know that all of Site-72 grieves with you and Sofia.
Nielson: Thank you, sir. It means a lot.
Lycus: Now, I don't mean to be dismissive, but you said you had some new information to share with me on the SCP-1631 phenomenon?
Nielsen: I do. I haven't studied the anomaly myself for some time, but I noticed in the case of Emma Poulsen3, the structures didn't appear until three years later. So, whatever the impetus for the incidents, they seem to vary with time. So I went out and bought a security camera for the graveyard, focused it on Jonathan's grave.
Lycus pauses.
Lycus: Why did you- uh, never mind, that's not a topic for me to discuss. Alright, I'm assuming you learned who or what's behind this?
Nielsen pulls out a laptop, bringing up a video file of a small graveyard and hitting the play button.
Nielsen: Took a few days for it to show up, but then…
The footage depicts a young woman walking from out of sight to Jonathan Nielsen's grave, crouching down to examine the gravestone. As she studies the writing, her form appears to 'flicker' out of existence for a brief moment before stabilizing.
The woman gently touches the gravestone, and a number of SCP-1631-1 instances begin to slowly grow from the marble. The woman remains standing at the site for approximately an hour, before briskly walking out of frame.
Nielsen: I checked the site the next morning, and the flower structures were there, with no sign of anyone around. No tracks were left, and the security guard said they hadn't seen anyone enter or leave at that time.
Lycus: Interesting. So it looks like we're dealing with an actual entity here. Night time footage isn't exactly ideal, but now that we have a suspect to narrow down the search… thank you Harry, I'm sure this will be of great help to the containment team in narrowing down their search.
Nielsen: Actually about that, I was hoping to be able to join the containment efforts.
Lycus: I don't think that would be a good idea.
Nielsen: But-
Lycus: Look, I’m not trying to be a soulless director here, really. If I actually thought that this might help you find some measure of solace, I'd love to put you on this project. But that's not going to solve anything. I'm not going to pretend I know what it's like to lose a child, but…
[Lycus sighs.]
Lycus: You know, the first couple days after losing someone are the easiest ones. The shock hasn't faded away and you clutch at it almost like a blanket, using it to keep everything at bay. But it doesn't last forever. So you throw yourself into your work. You tackle project after project, hoping to run away from the approaching moment where you'll have to sit down and finally acknowledge that you'll never see that person you love again, but it never works. Sooner or later it catches up to all of us, and our worlds shatter. Just… take it slow. Be with your family. We'll be here when you're ready.
[END LOG]
Closing Statement: Nielsen returned to bereavement leave, while the woman in the security footage was tentatively classified as SCP-1631-2.
Description Upgrade: SCP-1631-2 is a humanoid entity resembling a young woman, believed to be responsible for the generation of SCP-1631-1 instances. The mechanism by which it generates instances, as well as its specific motives regarding the instances, remain unknown. All MTF Pi-3 members are to remain alert to any women matching SCP-1631-2's description located within a 1-mile radius of any SCP-1631 event.
Addendum 1631.2: Additional Video Footage
On, 13/10/2020, Researcher Nielsen returned to Site-72 after three weeks on bereavement leave. He confessed to Site Director Lycus that he had not in fact been remaining at home as periodic messages to his colleagues suggested, but had instead been conducting an independent investigation into SCP-1631-2 against direct orders.
[BEGIN LOG]
[Nielsen is standing outside a weathered iron gate. A sign over head reads 'Skagen Kirkegård'.4]
Nielsen: Alright, this has to be it. Just has to be.
[Nielsen enters the cemetery, handing a small bundle of cash to the guard standing outside. Raising his flashlight, he walks north-east across the field of gravestones. A light rain blurs the camera's view. After several minutes he comes across a woman resembling SCP-1631-2, who is sitting on a small stone bench. She appears to be staring at a small granite placard near her feet.]
[Nielsen pauses, standing in the light drizzle for a few moments. Neither of them speaks.]
SCP-1631-2: You again. You've been following me for a few weeks now. Trying to… catch me, confront me? Something to do with a child, I assume.
Nielsen: My… my son. He was three years old. Bacterial meningitis. You put those flowers on his tombstone.
SCP-1631-2: I'm sorry for your loss. But you've come all this way for nothing. I don't have the answers you're looking for.
Nielsen: Answers?
[SCP-1631-2 nods.]
SCP-1631-2: Yes. You came here looking for an explanation. You wanted to know why, why your son had to die, of all the people in the world less innocent and more deserving than a mere infant. Perhaps you even thought I was some sort of murderer, leaving my call marks at their grave sites. Regardless, you were looking for some measure of closure. But I can't give you that. Awful, random things happen to good people everyday, with no shadowy monsters to blame. All we can do is try to remember them.
Nielsen: I… I…
[Nielsen collapses onto the bench beside SCP-1631-2. From the lowering of the camera, he appears to have buried his face in his hands. The camera remains in this position for several minutes.]
Nielsen: I thought if I could solve this, I could make everything right somehow. Or at least make it sting less, but… Lycus was right. It's just running away from the truth. And now my world's shattered.
SCP-1631-2: And yet it keeps on spinning. We have to move on, eventually.
[Nielsen looks up, turning to face SCP-1631-2.]
Nielsen: I suppose I had to hear that, thank you, but… who are you? I mean, why are you doing all this? How are you doing this?
[SCP-1631-2 motions towards the marker at its feet. Nielsen cranes his neck to read the inscription.]
Nielsen: 'Anna Stefansdottir. Our little angel, gone too soon.' Your daughter? I'm sorry.
SCP-1631-2: No, not my daughter. She's- well, it's rather hard to explain… take your son for example. Do you ever imagine what he would have been like if he hadn't died? What sort of person he would become, if he had the opportunity to do so?
[Nielsen does not respond.]
SCP-1631-2: I think that's what my mother did. But she wasn't like everyone else. She had some sort of power to her. What she wanted became reality. And more than anything, she wanted to see her baby all grown up, and well, here I am.
Nielsen: So, you died? And then-
SCP-1631-2: I never lived, so I could not die. Anna was an unfortunate girl who died too soon, and I was created from our mother's grief. I'm not anyone, really. I'm just an idealized image of a child who never had the chance to live their life. My mother wanted her daughter to be someone who would be caring and compassionate to those who've lost someone, and above all, would do their best to make sure no parent went through the same pain she did.
Nielsen: Hmm. Why flowers, though? Of all the choices to make to comfort someone.
SCP-1631-2: Everyone deserves flowers, don't you think?
Nielsen: I suppose.
[A lull in the conversation stretches out to a long silence. The rain begins to taper off.]
Nielsen: I have something I should probably tell you. I'm not just anyone. I work for an organization called the Foundation, and-
[SCP-1631-2 flickers, jittering in and out of sight for a few moments before reappearing, apparently out of breath.]
Nielsen: Are you alright?
SCP-1631-2: I'm fine. It's been happening for a while. Started a couple months ago. I think whatever my mother used to make me in the first place is running out. Maybe she died. Or maybe she's just moved on. I'm a little less each time I make those flowers. In a few weeks, or months…
Nielsen: What, you'll just fade away? Is there nothing you can do?
SCP-1631-2: What can I do? I was born out of messy, complex emotions, not deliberate planning. Even if I could find my mother, and I don't even know her name, how would I know she could fix me?
[SCP-1631-2 fiddles with its hands.]
SCP-1631-2: You know, it's funny. I've been on this side of loss so many times. I was made for this. But now that I'm on the opposite side of the table, now that I might 'die'… I have no idea what to do. I always think, or rather I was built to think of how important it is those who pass on be remembered. But I've lived a brief life. I haven't left much of a mark on the world around me.
Nielsen: You really think that? Look, I can't speak for the other parents, or anyone else you've spoken to over the years. But this conversation, just sitting here with you, it was definitely something I need. And it wouldn't have happened without me finding your flowers. So even if you helped out just one person, I think it's worth something. I'll remember you.
SCP-1631-2: Hmm. I suppose that's of some comfort, whatever happens next.
[The two remain sitting on the bench until the sun rises.]
[END LOG]
Closing Notes: Upon the recommendation of Site Director Lycus, Nielsen was placed on 3 weeks of administrative leave, with a return to duties contingent on the completion of 4 sessions with a Foundation psychologist.
Addendum-13-10-2020: At the time of its original discovery and classification, SCP-1631 had an estimated occurrence rate of approximately every 3-4 weeks. SCP-1631 events appear to be growing less frequent over time, with the inactivity period in between events lengthening to approximately 1.5-2 months.
If the current rate of decline persists, SCP-1631 will functionally cease and should be reclassified as Neutralized by late December of next year.
Further containment procedures have been deemed unnecessary.
Footnotes
1. While older ages have been noted, they appear to be overall outliers.
2. Died shortly after birth due to complications from neonatal hemorrhage.
3. Seven years old, vehicular accident.
4. 'Cemetery' in Danish. |
SCP-4027 is a dissociative personality that presents across individuals (termed "instances") as an elderly, English-speaking male. | ***
Item #: SCP-4027
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Periodic interruptions in SCP-4027's containment are an expected component of the anomaly's nature. Once confirmed, SCP-4027 is to be contained in a modified humanoid containment chamber at the nearest Foundation site.
When SCP-4027 is uncontained, reports of partial corpses are to be investigated and cases with avian activity prioritized. Foundation zoologists are to be consulted to determine the most likely site of future activity.
Description: SCP-4027 is a dissociative personality that presents across individuals (termed "instances") as an elderly, English-speaking male. SCP-4027 can be identified by a sudden change in vocal and behavioral idiosyncrasies, self-admittance, and its canonical rapport with Foundation personnel.1 This personality may be elicited from instances by applying persuasive psychological techniques, sufficient psychological duress, or pharmacological agents known to produce fugue states.2
Instances are not aware of SCP-4027's underlying presence and do not recall episodes of SCP-4027's emergence. They frequent graveyards and/or burial sites and have been sighted near locations where cadavers (termed "victims") are found half-consumed.3 At the time of writing, the remainders of all victims have never been recovered.
Evidence left at sites suspected of SCP-4027 activity do not suggest human involvement, instead implying avian participation.4 The presence of said evidence is not indicated from visualization of the gravesites by the unaided eye; superficially, the graves of victims are undisturbed. Law enforcement is therefore ill-equipped to indict an offender, and the Foundation was consulted by Agents Drumel and Cyllus of the UIU for additional support in apprehending a suspect.
Foundation zoologists recognized that the pattern of suspected SCP-4027 activity coincided with known migratory routes of indigenous vulture populations. This observation remains a reliable tool for SCP-4027 identification, recapture, and re-containment.
Supplemental Documentation
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Footnotes
1. SCP-4027 recalls its interactions with the Foundation continuously across evocations and instances.
2. Trials have shown that SCP-4027 is more expository when such compounds are administered in appropriate doses. If the recommended dose is exceeded, the personality limits itself to staring and producing vocalizations described as guttural hissing and whistling.
3. Forensics suggests that remnant soft tissues including the skin, organs, and eyes are prioritized in this process.
4. Indications include feathers, tracks, excrement, and various markings upon and within victims' exhumed coffins. Analysis suggests no anomalous properties. |
SCP-1720 is a lunar orbital probe formerly designated as "Pioneer P-3" and launched by the United States on 11/26/59. | ***
Item #: SCP-1720
Object Class: Euclid Keter Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1720 is currently being tracked by multiple ground stations and orbital assets under Foundation control, and any changes in orientation or orbital velocity must be reported immediately. Suppression of knowledge of SCP-1720 is underway with cooperation from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Agency and the various space groups of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
Description: SCP-1720 is a lunar orbital probe formerly designated as "Pioneer P-3" and launched by the United States on 11/26/59. Officially, the launch vehicle suffered a malfunction approximately 45 seconds after launch and the payload was subsequently destroyed. All data following this point has been redacted from public records and false files implanted in government files. During the launch of the probe, the vehicle was struck by an object of presumed extraterrestrial origin entering our atmosphere. From captured footage, the object appears to be no more than 11 cm in diameter, dark, irregularly shaped and possibly crystalline in composition. Following the impact and loss of control, the probe managed to reach low Earth orbit despite damage to its primary systems.
For several weeks following the launch, sporadic telemetry received by ground stations indicated that SCP-1720 was in an erratic, constantly changing orbit consistent with periodic adjustments made via the probe's on-board propulsion systems. After extensive long-range observation, it was determined that not only was the probe acting independently, it appeared to be using its scientific instruments and on-board camera to perform directed study of surface areas of the Earth as well as other orbiting satellites.
Addendum 1720-01: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-014
On 3/21/61, a close pass using a Soviet intelligence satellite was used to take detailed photography of SCP-1720. During this pass, several anomalous events occurred:
SCP-1720 matched velocities with and followed alongside the observing satellite for a distance of approximately 1,200 km despite it being deemed impossible for the original propulsion system of Pioneer P-3 to perform such a precise maneuver.
Extensive "growth" was observed originating from an impact hole in the side of SCP-1720. Though the viewing angle did not permit detailed study, this mass was observed to move and "pulsate", suggesting that it may be of organic or biological composition.
SCP-1720 circled around and studied the observing satellite before drawing away, behavior consistent with curiosity. As no transmissions have been detected that would suggest that SCP-1720 is being controlled externally, this suggests that it may be a living and possibly sentient entity.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-02: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-021
On 5/11/61, a directed transmission positively identified as originating from SCP-1720 was detected by U.S. satellite [REDACTED] as the two objects were within 200 km of each other. After several minutes of not receiving any response, SCP-1720 approached and made contact with the satellite before drawing away.
The transmission was recorded and is now being analyzed, and telemetry from [REDACTED] is being monitored for signs of unusual activity.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-03: Researcher Note, Incident 1720-022
On 5/18/61, contact was lost with [REDACTED]. Observation from ground stations has confirmed that [REDACTED] is now autonomous and is moving in tandem with SCP-1720, and has been designated SCP-1720-2.
A proposal for reclassification to Keter is being sent up due to SCP-1720's potential for breach of secrecy and further compromise of orbital assets.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-04: Researcher Note
As of 7/5/61, SCP-1720 has been reclassified as a Keter-level extraterrestrial threat by O5 Council directive. Permission has been granted to attempt to use a prototype anti-satellite missile to disable or de-orbit a SCP-1720 instance for testing purposes.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-05: Researcher Note, Incident SCP-1720-029 and SCP-1720-33
An anti-satellite missile was launched at SCP-1720 on 9/8/61. All four instances of SCP-1720 not only managed to evade the missile but somehow disabled and dismantled the weapon, then proceeded to integrate its components into themselves. Due to the continuing threat to orbital assets, the upcoming United States "Fishbowl" series of high-altitude nuclear tests is being co-opted to deliver a high-yield warhead in an attempt to neutralize the SCP-1720 swarm.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-06: Researcher Note, Incident SCP-1720-038
On 7/9/62, the US high-altitude nuclear test designated "Starfish Prime" was successfully deployed within 2 km of the center of SCP-1720. Damage assessment is currently underway.
Dr. R. L. W████████
Addendum 1720-07: Researcher Note
Following extensive observation of the fused wreckage, all seven instances of SCP-1720 have been declared neutralized as of 9/8/62. Negotiations with the United States government regarding the unexpected high-intensity electromagnetic pulse and subsequent property damage as a result of the boosted warhead yield is currently under discussion.
Dr. R. L. W████████ |
SCP-2019 is a 5m x 5m x 5m sapient cubical organism composed of a green gelatinous substance held in place by a thick transparent membrane. | ***
Item #: SCP-2019
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2019 is to be kept unconscious through the use of sedatives and fed intravenously. One brain must be left inside SCP-2019, and all others are to be removed surgically and then incinerated. Experiments involving SCP-2019 need the approval of at least one Level 3 Researcher.
Description: SCP-2019 is a 5m x 5m x 5m sapient cubical organism composed of a green gelatinous substance held in place by a thick transparent membrane. SCP-2019's membrane is highly resistant to most forms of damage, and any parts that are removed from it grow back in a matter of seconds. On the lateral faces of SCP-2019 are 37 eyes. SCP-2019 is capable of moving these eyes around its membrane to see in all directions simultaneously. SCP-2019 is also capable of creating multiple tentacular appendages to allow mobility.
The interior of SCP-2019 grows brains at a rate that depends on available nutrients. At current feeding levels, SCP-2019 grows one brain every two months. When awake, SCP-2019 displays the ability to cause physical objects and living beings to manifest. It is only capable of creating objects and living beings within its line of sight, and all these creations disappear once SCP-2019 can no longer perceive them.
Addendum: Interview Log
Interviewed: SCP-2019
Interviewer: Doctor ██████
Foreword: SCP-2019 usually communicates non verbally through the use of its abilities. Communicating through the creation of words seems to require enormous effort on SCP-2019's part. This interview took place shortly after initial containment.
<Begin Log>
Doctor ██████: Hello, SCP-2019. Can you understand me?
(SCP-2019 creates a floating hand doing a thumbs up gesture.)
Doctor ██████: I would like to ask you some questions, if you don't mind.
(SCP-2019 creates a traffic light displaying a green light.)
Doctor ██████: How would you describe yourself?
(SCP-2019 creates a plate with plum pudding and a pile of paraffin.)
Doctor ██████: Where do you originate from?
(SCP-2019 creates a purple, floating sphere surrounded by several rings and three smaller spheres. SCP-2019 then creates a large magnifying glass and puts it between Doctor ██████ and the sphere. Several images in the magnifying glass are shown in quick succession. Multiple golden buildings connected by silver bridges can be seen. On these bridges are a large number of entities similar to SCP-2019, albeit orange in color and with only a single brain inside each one.)
Doctor ██████: Is this your place of origin? Are these members of your species? Can you show us more?
(SCP-2019 creates a floating hand doing a thumbs up gesture. The images in the magnifying glass change to what seems to be a lake beneath a bridge. An entity similar to SCP-2019 can be seen gathering a few objects around the lake and absorbing them into its body.)
Doctor ██████: Is that you, SCP-2019? Are you searching for food? Why aren't you with the other members of your species?
(SCP-2019 creates a floating hand doing a thumbs up gesture again. The images change to a close up of the interior of a building. SCP-2019 can be seen surrounded by other members of its species, who are pointing spear-like objects at it. In front of SCP-2019 is a machine shaped like an upright ring. The other members of the species force it to move inside the machine, which starts emitting a bright blue light. SCP-2019 walks into the light and disappears. The machine then stops emitting the light. The image changes to a close up of the streets of an unknown city on Earth. A sphere of blue light appears in the middle of a street and SCP-2019 emerges from it.)
Doctor ██████: What does this mean? Were you banished from your place of origin? Why?
(SCP-2019 creates a copy of itself and of a normal member of its species. Between them is a floating "does not equal" symbol.)
Doctor ██████: You were banished from your place of origin because you were considered different from the other members of your species?
(SCP-2019 creates a floating hand doing a thumbs up gesture once again.)
Doctor ██████: Do other members of your species possess the same abilities as you? Can you do anything besides creating objects and living beings?
(SCP-2019 creates a floating hand doing a thumbs down gesture. SCP-2019 then creates a man dressed similarly to Doctor ██████. This man then shrugs his shoulders.)
Doctor ██████: What would happen to you if all your brains were removed?
(SCP-2019 creates a grave marked with a drawing of an entity similar to itself.)
Doctor ██████: Thank you for your cooperation. This concludes our interview.
(SCP-2019 stretches one of its tentacle appendages and pokes Doctor ██████ in the left shoulder. SCP-2019 then creates a copy of Doctor ██████ and a machine of unknown purpose. The machine fires a laser-like beam at Doctor ██████'s copy, which transforms into a copy of SCP-2019. SCP-2019 then proceeds to touch its copy with its tentacle appendages.)
Doctor ██████: I don't understand what you mean.
(SCP-2019 shakes violently for several seconds before creating what appeared to be words made out of scalpels and test tubes. The meaning of these words could not be deciphered.)
Doctor ██████: I am sorry, but I still don't understand you. I will come back later.
(As Doctor ██████ is about to leave, SCP-2019 creates a chain around Doctor ██████'s ankle and attached to the ground, preventing him from moving away. SCP-2019 then approaches Doctor ██████ and creates several floating, stylized hearts. Doctor ██████ calls for security and SCP-2019 is successfully subdued. Investigation into the meaning of the words created by SCP-2019 is ongoing.)
<End Log> |
SCP-3097 is a common alder tree branch, kept at an approximate length of 60cm when contained. | ***
Item #: SCP-3097
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3097 is contained in a standard anomalous item locker. Testing of SCP-3097 is to take place explicitly indoors as to avoid any significant damage its effects may cause to surrounding or distant locations. SCP-3097 is to be reduced to a manageable size before re-containment after testing.
All dogs used in the experimentation of SCP-3097 are to be selected from the Foundation's animal testing subject enclosure and to have been given strict obedience training. Instances are to be subdued with long-range tranquillizers in the unlikely event of refusing to obey staff.
Description: SCP-3097 is a common alder tree branch, kept at an approximate length of 60cm when contained. When thrown by a human subject, SCP-3097 will increase in size as it propels through the air until eventually landing. While in midair, SCP-3097 will continue to resize itself so that it remains the same size as it visually appeared when originally perceived from the thrower's foreground perspective; i.e. the closer SCP-3097 appears to the thrower, the larger it will grow the further the distance it travels; as such, the size of SCP-3097 will also decrease when thrown by someone towards themselves.
Addendum 3097-1: On 27/06/2016, it was discovered that the anomalous properties of SCP-3097 also affect any dog which attempts to chase after it when thrown. As of this date, several breeds of dog have been tested with SCP-3097, all of which have been affected. Dogs altered in size by SCP-3097 continue to function with no difficulties due to an apparent condition acquired from their alteration in size, bearing similarities to the "Forbes effect". Instances of dog do not experience any apparent physiological changes after significant growth or shrinking, other than visible confusion brought on by their alterations.
Level 2 Clearance Required
Access Granted
Addendum 3097-2: On 13/08/20██ a total of [REDACTED] dogs which experienced significant growth from the effects of SCP-3097 were able to breach containment due to several complications which occurred during testing. Re-containment of all escaped instances henceforth referred as SCP-3097-B (several species of Welsh corgi measuring up to ███ meters), is to be accomplished before further testing with other breeds of dog.
Update: As of 03/05/20██, a majority of SCP-3097-B instances have been re-contained. There are currently no feasible means of reverting instances back to a manageable size, due to their weight, size and the functionality of SCP-3097’s anomalous properties. The unmanageable size and cost of containing instances of SCP-3097-B have resulted in the suggestion for immediate neutralization of a majority of instances.
Addendum 3097-3: Recent consultations with the Foundation Ethics Committee has lead to an alternate proposal for managing the contained instances of SCP-3097-B. Due to maintenance requirements and significant fuel costs of several on-site construction vehicles, required for the transportation of critical building materials, and the trained obedience of SCP-3097-B instances, the use of instances as a more efficient and cost-effective alternative means of transportation has been approved for several sites. |
SCP-5531 is a series of widespread volcanic vents found at tectonic plate boundaries in the oceans of the northern hemisphere, including along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the northern portions of the "Ring of Fire". | ***
Item #: SCP-5531
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the size of SCP-5531 and its geographical location, remote satellite data of SCP-5531 should be the main source of information. The Pacific Observational Teams and Atlantic Observational Teams should be headquartered at Site-40, and maintain constant contact.
Due to the enormous amount of SCP-5531-A generated, normal Foundation procedures regarding biological disposal are not suitable for containment. In addition, due to the non-anomalous nature of SCP-5531-A, usage of civilians to dispose and consume SCP-5531-A is allowed. Civilian consumption of SCP-5531-A is to be used as the dominant method of controlling the population of SCP-5531-A, to prevent a containment breach of SCP-5531.1
See additional addendum for updates regarding the consumption of SCP-5531-A.
Description: SCP-5531 is a series of widespread volcanic vents found at tectonic plate boundaries in the oceans of the northern hemisphere, including along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the northern portions of the "Ring of Fire".
SCP-5531-A are species of fish in the order Salmoniformes, which includes char, trout, and most importantly, salmon. All species of salmon, including Oncorhynchus, Salmo, and Salvelinus, are believed to be part of SCP-5531-A. While difficult to verify, it is believed that all species of salmon are instances of SCP-5531-A, and there does not exist salmon that is not a result of SCP-5531.
The main anomaly affecting SCP-5531 is that mature instances of SCP-5531-A are continuously observed to exit SCP-5531; due to the sheer number of vents in both oceans, the number of SCP-5531-A generated per day across the ocean is estimated to be around 10,000, accounting for around 14 million metric tons of biomass per year despite no clear origin.
Genetic testing revealed that SCP-5531-A have very little genetic variation among its own species. Despite this, SCP-5531-A still undergo sexual reproduction, with female instances producing valuable roe that is considered a delicacy. Testing revealed that while SCP-5531-A have anomalous origins, there are no other observable anomalies associated; consumption of SCP-5531-A is deemed safe.
The Northern Atlantic anomaly of SCP-5531 was well-known by Norwegian fisherman for hundreds of years, who mistakenly assumed that cave-dwelling is part of salmon ecology. The true nature of SCP-5531-A was not understood until observation of SCP-████ blocked off civilian fishing vessels from the Bering Islands for several years, in which the exponential population explosion of salmon lead to the discovery, linking the Pacific anomaly to the Atlantic one.
Due to the widespread popularity of salmon, the Overseer Council voted almost unanimously (12-1) to allow civilian disposal methods; the sheer amount of biomass generated each year from SCP-5531 would be impossible to achieve only using the Foundation's resources. The O5 council has mandated that containment of SCP-5531 would mainly consist of data observation, as well as population control of SCP-5531-A.
Consumption is encouraged for SCP-5531-A as the most effective method of limiting the number of SCP-5531-A.
Addendum: Relevant Memorandum Regarding Containment
From:
ten.pics|04etis#ten.pics|04etis
Subject:
Memo Regarding SCP-5531
Message
Salmon consumption has slumped in recent years due to concerns of heavy metal and mercury poisoning.
This is believed to be a deliberate campaign by unknown actors attempting to cause a containment breach of SCP-5531 by overpopulation; terms such as "biomagnification", "bioaccumulation" and "mercury cycle" are to be monitored in usual web crawling services to determine perpetrators.
Investigation into memetic propaganda is under review.
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From:
ten.pics|04etis#ten.pics|04etis
Subject:
Memo Regarding SCP-5531
Message
Salmon consumption has still been in decline, especially in countries outside of East Asia, North America, and Scandinavia. Promotion of culinary styles from these regions to regions with currently falling consumption numbers; light memetic propaganda is authorized.
As a measure of control, embedded field agents should encourage consumption of salmon and salmon by-products, or include salmon in other industrial usages.
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From:
ten.pics|04etis#ten.pics|04etis
Subject:
Memo Regarding SCP-5531
Message
Recent media increasingly have seen unknown actors attempt to use environmentalism as a front to affect seafood consumption, citing overfishing and possible extinction.
This is judged to not be true, the population growth of SCP-5531-A is not at risk, and in fact grows too fast. Reduction of SCP-5531-A is a priority.
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From:
ten.pics|04etis#ten.pics|04etis
Subject:
Memo Regarding SCP-5531
Message
A recent decline in consumption of SCP-5531-A is linked to recent fad diets such as "veganism" and "vegetarianism".
More investigation is needed as of this anomalous disdain for SCP-5531-A; use of force is authorized.
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From:
ten.pics|04etis#ten.pics|04etis
Subject:
Memo Regarding O5-3
Message
Consumption of SCP-5531-A is safe.
O5-3 was not allergic to fish. There is no such thing as a "seafood allergy".
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Footnotes
1. Breach in this case would constitute overwhelming other local oceanic populations due to uncontrolled growth of SCP-5531-A. |
SCP-3626 is a personal computer, composed of non-anomalous materials5 , running a copy of Windows Vista OS. | ***
Item Storage vault when not undergoing testing. The website address allowing for transportation to SCP-3626-1 is to be monitored for access by individuals other than verified Foundation personnel.
Description: SCP-3626 is a personal computer, composed of non-anomalous materials5 , running a copy of Windows Vista OS. No applications beyond Internet Explorer are installed on the device. It bears branding of a non-existent company Inter-planar Delivery Services. A note engraved on the side of the object reads "Property of the Ministry of Extra-planar Sociological Research". Anomalous properties of the object manifest when one accesses a website http://ewww.██████/results/████████████.gov. Any individuals viewing the screen at the moment when the website is accessed, will be transported to SCP-3626-1. Individuals viewing the screen after the website has been opened will not be affected. Closing the website on SCP-3626 will immediately return all individuals within SCP-3626-1 back to the material world. GPS and other tracking methods cannot locate individuals in SCP-3626-1, but radio communication functions normally.
SCP-3626-1 is a featureless flat landscape, located outside of the known space. The surface of SCP-3626-1 is composed of a grey impenetrable material. The only noteworthy feature of SCP-3626-1 is a wall composed of the same material. Atmosphere within SCP-3626-1 is similar to Earth's.
Discovery: SCP-3626 was recovered from Site-43 personnel quarters after Senior Researcher ███ █████ discovered that their personal computer was replaced with a different device and a note with the website address required for anomalous properties to manifest. ███ █████ claims that they were answering private messages, when the anomaly suddenly appeared. Further research pending.
Addendum 3626-A: Text inscribed on the wall found within SCP-3626-1.
Congratulations! Your universe has completed the survey successfully. Your result is █████ individual beings taking the test before the cycle was broken.
Your universe's current rank is ████
Better luck next time!
Research by: Ministry of Extra-Planar Sociological Research
Footnotes
1. Hello
2. See the original message attached to this document for details
3. I walked down the road and the road twisted and turned and I stood where I started, the road never ends, for it needs to feed, the road needs to feed, it needs to feed, it feeds when it has to, but it cannot feed, it is locked, it cannot move, the road has to move, it has to feed, it has to feed, it has to feed, now someone is here, it needs to feed, I can't walk down the road anymore, I need to send, send it, send , send, because otherwise the road will feed on me
4. As a side note: the last person on the list is the one that chose you. Not that you will remember it after getting out of here.
5. For further details see document 3626-D3 |
SCP-2224 is a teeter-totter made of wood and metal, fitted with two boards and four handles to accommodate up to four riders at a time. | ***
Item #: SCP-2224
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2224 is located in the External Environmental Lab on Site 24. Level 2 security clearance or higher is required to access the object, in addition to permission from Dr. Darritz.
Description: SCP-2224 is a teeter-totter made of wood and metal, fitted with two boards and four handles to accommodate up to four riders at a time. The object resembles an older style of teeter-totter which is no longer widely produced due to safety regulations in most countries. It was acquired from a village located in southern Finland after the Foundation was contacted by the local government.
Each of SCP-2224's four seats have a single letter engraved into the wood where the rider would be positioned. The letters are A, B, Ø, and D, with A and B engraved on one board, and Ø and D on the other.
SCP-2224's effects only occur if a rider is sitting on the "A" or "Ø" seats, with another rider on the opposite end of the board. The effects are different depending on which seat is being utilized. Their individual effects are listed below.
"A" Seat: The anomalous effect of the "A" seat is first initiated when both it and the "B" seat are occupied by riders. When the rider on the "A" seat pushes off from the ground causing the "B" seat to then touch the ground, the "A" seat rider will experience the feeling of being launched off the object, approximately 2.2 to 3 meters straight above the seat. When the "B" rider pushes off the ground again, the "A" rider will then feel as if they are falling back down on the seat at a velocity to be expected from their perceived height in the air. Visual and auditory hallucinations accompany this effect.
The "A" rider's experience will always last approximately 2-3 seconds, regardless of how long the "B" rider stays in the ground position after touching down. Tests have been done with the "B" rider staying in the ground position for up to 52 minutes, with the "A" rider not realizing how much time has passed until they are informed by the testing staff. The effect is broken as soon as the "B" rider leaves their seat, even if another person holds down the "B" end of the board first and takes the vacated seat. It can also be broken by removing the "A" rider from their seat(usually by tether) before they reach the ground position again. "A" riders who have the effect broken for them do not experience any anomalous feelings or hallucinations, or possibly forget them immediately. Testing has not yet yielded any other notable results for the "A" seat.
"Ø" Seat: The anomalous effect of the "Ø" seat is initiated in a similar manner as the "A" seat's, with riders occupying both the "Ø" and "D" seats instead. It does differ in that the "D" rider must stay in the ground position for longer than 1.2 seconds after the "Ø" rider reaches their apex. The effect will not occur if the "D" rider's seat does not touch the ground at all, or the "D" rider immediately pushes off the ground again once their seat touches it.
Unlike the "A" seat, riders on the "Ø" seat can have experiences that vary greatly in perceived time and velocity, depending on how long the "D" rider stays in the ground position. Due to the perceived time of the experience for riders of the "Ø" seat, their facial expressions will usually change rapidly while using SCP-2224, which often results in facial muscle tearing. "Ø" riders will often lose consciousness upon returning to the ground position, but only if the "D" rider maintained the ground position for longer than 20 seconds before pushing off the ground again.
Breaking the effect is possible using the methods outlined for the "A" seat, with "Ø" riders having their experience nullified or forgotten similarly. Considerable testing of the "Ø" seat has been done to seek out any other similarities or differences between it and the "A" seat. Those results can be found in the table below. Tests beyond 59 seconds are no longer authorized.
+ "Ø" Seat Testing Results
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Time = amount of time the "D" rider spent in the ground position. Only D-Class personnel have been used to test SCP-2224's "Ø" seat so far. All tests have been conducted outdoors in the External Environmental Lab. SCP-2224's effects do not occur indoors.
Time
Test Subject
Results
1.5 seconds
D-132033
Subject claimed to have experienced being launched an estimated 6 meters in the air before falling back down on the seat of SCP-2224, and that approximately 5 seconds passed. Subject reported pain expected from an equivalent drop of similar height, though it quickly dissipated. Slight bruising appeared around the area of D-132033's tailbone, but it disappeared before it could be photographed.
10 seconds
D-98901
Subject claimed she was launched at least 200 meters in to the air, at a perceived speed of over 70 km/h. Subject was able to see well beyond the boundaries of Site 24, giving an accurate description of the surrounding landscape. Though D-98901 claimed to experience excruciating pain upon landing, the temporary bruising around her tailbone was identical to previous test subjects. Subject was given Class A amnestics to comply with security protocol.
22 seconds
D-102322
Subject lost consciousness after returning to the ground position, and awoke three minutes later. D-102322 claimed to remember very little of the experience because he collided with a goose at approximately 500 meters in the air. Subject did mention they were unable to see any curvature of the Earth, claiming that "the horizon was as flat as a pancake." Temporary bruising was found on D-102322's tailbone and scalp near the left temple.
29 seconds
D-89734
Subject began screaming upon reaching the ground position. Once testing staff were able to calm D-89734 down, he claimed to have died when the seat hit the ground. Subject was unable to make a coherent statement about his perceived height or velocity, and spoke only in sentence fragments about "large shapes in the clouds." Subject died from a myocardial infarction 27 minutes after the conclusion of the test.
40 seconds
D-120048
Subject lost consciousness upon reaching the ground position, awakening after approximately 12 minutes. Upon regaining consciousness, subject went into shock and was sedated. D-120048 awoke 15 hours later and was able to answer questions fielded to him by Dr. Darritz. Please see Interview 2224-1 for a transcript of that interview.
52 seconds
D-119786
Subject lost consciousness upon reaching the ground position, and did not regain consciousness until 34 hours later. While still comatose, subject began developing frostbite on his extremities. Once awake, D-119786 was unable to speak, but was capable of written communication until the frostbite prevented use of his fingers. Subject's internal organs began shutting down 3 hours after regaining consciousness, and died within the following hour. Please see Statement 2224-1 for the transcript of D-119786's written account.
61 seconds
D-87474
Subject lost consciousness before reaching the ground position, which caused him to fall from his seat and to the ground. Subject could not be revived, and expired within 6 minutes of hitting the ground. D-87474's body disintegrated after 14 minutes, leaving only a small amount of carbon dust.
+ Interview 2224-1
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Foreword: Interview with D-120048
<Begin Log>
Dr. Darritz: Can you give me a detailed account of what you experienced?
D-120048: I'm…I'm not sure. I only remember some of it. It's…fuzzy.
Dr. Darritz: Tell me what you do remember.
D-120048: I remember going real fast, like, way too fast. My head hurt real bad, and I thought I was gonna suffocate.
Dr. Darritz: What did you see?
D-120048: I saw the ground gettin' farther and farther away, an' the next thing I know I was in the clouds. I think I passed out at some point, but then I woke up again.
Dr. Darritz: And then?
D-120048: I felt like I was slowin' down, an' I heard a voice. It was real loud, but it still sounded far away. I could tell it was comin' from a cloud in front of me. It sounded real weird though, like my old principal on the loudspeaker back in elementary school, only higher pitched. There was another sound behind it too, like a big roarin' jet engine.
Dr. Darritz: What did the voice say?
D-120048: I…I don't remember much of it, jus' bits and pieces. I remember it sayin' somethin' about gettin' my ticket out. It sounded like it was tauntin' me, I remember now. It kept gettin' louder an' louder.
Dr. Darritz: Did you see what the voice belonged to?
D-120048: Well, not at first. I could jus' tell it was comin' from the cloud like I said. But yeah, it came out of the cloud after a bit, after the engine sound got so loud I thought my head was gonna burst. Things get real fuzzy though after that.
Dr. Darritz: Any detail at all would be helpful. Take your time.
D-120048: It was some sorta airplane, I know that for sure. But it was…pink…or pinkish I guess. I think it had a face, though. I jus' remember it was huge, and it was comin' right towards me, and it was screamin' at me about my ticket. Shit, I dunno if I can handle this right now.
Dr. Darritz: We can take a break if you'd like.
D-120048: Nah, I only remember one more thing anyways. It's the last thing I remember before I woke up in this bed. I think I got sucked into one of the thing's jet engines.
Dr. Darritz: Did you feel pain?
D-120048: Oh yeah, I sure did. But it was only for a second and then things went black. Pretty sure the pink bastard ate me.
Dr. Darritz: Ate you? What makes you say that?
D-120048: 'Cause the last thing I remember before the pain hit was that it wasn't no regular jet engine. It was jus' a gaping pink mouth with a lotta nasty lookin' teeth. And it was where the voice and noise were comin' from. It was screamin' in my ears about my goddam ticket right until it…until it bit me in half.
<End Log>
+ Statement 2224-1
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The following account was written by D-119786 before he expired from organ failure. Spelling and grammar errors have been preserved from the original writing.
I remember being up in the sky I could see everything the birds the trees the buildings and they just kept getting smaller and smaller
Som birds were even folowing me but I couldnt here them I guess they got to high up because their wings fell off and they started droping
I got scared cuz I thought my arms were going to fall off and then I would fall too
Then the sky turned pink and then I heard noises but I couldnt see what was making the noises and then the sky was black
I got very cold when the sky turned black and I was scared but also exited because I thought maybe I would see the stars
There werent any stars tho it was all black and when I looked back at the earth it was just a big pink ball
Then it got small and it then it was gone
I was so cold that it hurt and I thought I was going to die but then I looked down (I think it was down) and I saw something below me
It was a big black sign that said CAVERAGE CO on it
I started falling down towrds the sign and it had one of those little letter r's in a circle on it
The sign was so big that I fell right threw that circle and thats when I woke up here
I dont remeber anything else I have to stop
The Foundation has been unable to locate any records of a Caverage Company. It is possible that D-119786 misspelled or misremembered the name, but additional testing will be required to confirm that. - Dr. Darritz |
SCP-5259 is a sapient Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that was formerly a member of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps. | ***
Item #: SCP-5259
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5259 is contained in a large aquatic tank at Site-032's Anomalous Fauna Zone. SCP-5259 is the sole organism in its habitat, as it has expressed a distaste for "civilian" marine life.
Description: SCP-5259 is a sapient Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that was formerly a member of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps. SCP-5259 was created in 1983 as part of a secret project by a covert branch of the Department of Defense to weaponize aquatic life for general warfare. As part of its "training" SCP-5259 bears numerous biological deviations, including a vastly increased lifespan, augmented swimming muscles, and a heightened resistance to ocean floor pressures.
Lance Corporal Flipperstorm (pictured right) during firing practice in Iraq with fellow marine (pictured left).
SCP-5259-1 is a weapon surgically attached to SCP-5259's right flipper capable of firing a highly destructive laser. SCP-5259-1 has been damaged and is in an inactive state due to an incident prior to containment of SCP-5259.
Discovery: In 2008, the Department of Veteran Affairs received a disability claim for a Lance Corporal "Buddy Flipperstorm" of the Marines. Assuming it was a practical joke, the claim was disposed of.
Over the next weeks, the department was inundated by emails, calls1, and waterlogged envelopes demanding the immediate resignation of Secretary James Peake, necessitating the involvement of law enforcement. The mail was eventually traced to a PO box near Chesapeake Beach, where a dolphin with a damaged dorsal fin had been repeatedly beaching itself for several days.
While Foundation staff at large had been tangentially aware of the story as it developed in the media, the highly unusual behavior of the specimen was what drew official attention. Covering the incident as a publicity stunt for dolphin welfare, SCP-5259 was transported to a Foundation marine facility where it received medical treatment.
Interviewer: Dr Sophia Clarke
Interviewed: SCP-5259
Foreword: SCP-5259's portion of the interview was translated with the use of a Cetacean Hearing and Telemetry computer.
[BEGIN LOG]
Clarke: So I have to ask, how exactly did you send all those messages to Veterans Affairs? The envelopes I can wrap my head around, but the calls and emails?
SCP-5259: eEeEee. eEeEeeee, EeEeE.2
Clarke: As in human friends? You wouldn't happen to have their contact information, would you.
SCP-5259: EeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeee.3
Clarke: I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention, I assure you. It's just… most people would be very surprised to find themselves having a conversation to a talking animal, let alone being friends with one. Uh, no offense.
SCP-5259: eEeEEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeeee.EeEeEe. eEeEeEe, eEeEeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeE, eEeEeEeEe.4
Clarke: I suppose you have a point. So how'd you end up leaving the military? Injured during some sort of mission?
SCP-5259: EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeE.5
Clarke: A… fishing net?
SCP-5259: EeEeEeEeEeEeE. EeEeEeEeEeEeEe. eEeEe. EeEeEe.6
Clarke: I'm sorry about that. But why go to the trouble of petitioning the VA? I mean, you couldn't have expected-
SCP-5259: EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeE, EeEeEeEeEe, EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe.7
Clarke: I… I'm sorry for that.
SCP-5259: EeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEe.8
Clarke: Uh, just one more thing. Looking at your claim, you were seeking approximately 20,000 in benefits. What were you going to do with all that money?
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EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. eEeEeEeEeE EeEeEeEe EeEe eEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe EeEeEeeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeE, EeEeEeEeEe, EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEe. eEeEEeEeEeEe. EeEeEeEeeee.EeEeEe. eEeEeEe, eEeEeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeE, eEeEeEeEe.9
[END LOG]
Footnotes
1. All the recorded messages were dolphin chatter and thus incomprehensible.
2. We don't really have the time to get together these days, but I'm still in contact with some of my old buddies. They helped whip that goddamn bureaucratic black hole into shape.
3. Why, so you can scoop them up and brainwash them into forgetting me? Nice try. Would rather cut my own flippers off than sell out my brothers.
4. Yeah, they were a bit surprised at first, a little uncomfortable. But after you save their asses the first few times, they tend to stop bitching. That's the thing when you're down in the trenches, taking fire from insurgents. You don't care if the flipper holding the gun next to you belongs to a dolphin, man, or dog - you just hope they can shoot as well as you.
5. No, nothing that juicy. Got tangled up in a fishing net.
6. I know. Sounds ridiculous, right? But I'm still a dolphin. Got tangled up pretty bad, cut into my fins pretty deep. Then those stuffy suits took one look at me, decided their "investment" wasn't working out as well as they hoped, and tossed me in the ocean like I was yesterday's trash eight thousand miles away from home.
7. Because I deserved it. I fought for this country, killed for this country, even bled for this country. Dammit, I knew what we were doing wasn't really in the name of freedom, or liberation, or even self defense. But I followed orders. I saved lives. But as soon as I became inconvenient, they got rid of me without a second thought, because they were humans and I was a dolphin, and that meant I was nothing more than property to them. You'd think you get used to it, being treated like a subhuman even though you can think and talk like them. But they only cared about me because I was useful, not because they thought my life had meaning.
8. Thanks. Are we done for today?
9. Buy fish. |
SCP-529 is a small house cat (Felis catus) with grey tabby markings. | ***
Item #: SCP-529
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: No special precautions have yet proven necessary. "Josie" is quite affectionate, and at this stage is free to move about the lower levels of the facility. Staff are not permitted to feed cheese to her - she will become distressed if not given sufficient cheese.
Description: SCP-529 is a small house cat (Felis catus) with grey tabby markings.
Parts of the animal to the rear of the end of the ribcage appear to be missing. The body terminates sharply as if sliced in two.
In spite of this, the animal has no health problems, and moves about as if its hindquarters were still in place. For example, walking takes place as usual, and some time after feeding the animal makes motions as if to void itself of waste matter.
The cross-section does not display the interior of the animal, but appears pure black to the eye, and absorbs all non-visible wavelengths of light. It is slightly yielding to the touch. Gentle stroking of this area sometimes yields a positive reaction (purring and so on) but more usually leads to the creature turning on the agent, claws at the ready. Those scratched have experienced no abnormalities.
The hind regions do not appear to be invisible - a cursory examination will show that there are no hindquarters. DNA testing has shown the animal to be female. |
SCP-2923 is a collection of protein bars (SCP-2923-1 to -12), each of which produce a variety of anomalous effects in humans once consumed. | ***
Item Storage Locker. This locker is accessible via doubly redundant keycard access locks restricted to personnel with 2/2923 clearance. Following Incident 2923-02, testing has been suspended.
Description: SCP-2923 is a collection of protein bars (SCP-2923-1 to -12), each of which produce a variety of anomalous effects in humans once consumed. The name "Dr. Wondertainment's Protein POWER-UP BarsTM", are printed on the wrappers of each instance, along with a listed flavor. A short blurb advertising the item is located on the undersides of the wrappers:
Dazzle your friends! Frighten your enemies! With Wondertainment, for-real superpowers are but a bite away! Now you too can experience the thrill of saving the day! Twelve amazing flavors, twelve INCREDIBLE powers!
Incident Report SCP-2923-01: A box containing 144 (12 of each instance) bars of SCP-2923 was found on Dr. Ackles's doorstep on 10/12/1986. A temporary corruption of the security footage between 02:00-02:05 hindered investigation into the origin of the package, and no fingerprints or traces of DNA were left behind during the delivery. Dr. Ackles contacted containment personnel for retrieval upon recognition of the brand name.
Excerpt from testing logs
Instance/Label
Test/Results
-11/Mental Meringue!
Six minutes after ingesting the instance, D-9661 began to complain of hearing dozens of voices. Contents of their speech was reportedly limited to half-formed sentences, self-conscious inquiry, snippets of popular songs, and inane conversations interspersed with perverse statements. Repeated testing yielded similar results, though on the seventh trial D-9205 became privy to information regarding a Thaumiel-Class object. All -11 subjects were terminated due to the possibility of an internal information breach.
-03/Pyrokinetic Pineapple!
Five minutes after consuming the instance, subjects begin to excessively perspire. The subjects then spontaneously erupt into flames. Death ensues within minutes, and the anomalous effect ceases. Analysis of the remains has revealed that the subjects' sweat glands begin producing triethylborane. During the third test of this flavor, the subject did in fact prove to be immune to the heat generated by its own flame. Unfortunately, this subject expired due to its flame consuming all available oxygen.
-05/X-Raisin!
Subject reported being capable of seeing through surrounding materials, and testing revealed their eyes to be emitting ionizing radiation. Over the next few days, the subject was rendered blind as a result of damage to their corneas.
-09/Temporal Toffee!
No effects were visible twenty minutes after consumption. D-7473 was then instructed by the attending supervisor to attempt to travel one minute into the future. D-7473 vanished from testing area after a brief period of intense concentration, and did not reappear at the designated time. The subject was later located by researchers stationed at Lunar Area-32, approximately 4,000 km from Earth.
-06/Peanut-Brawler Crunch!
Subject underwent a rapid increase in muscle mass, gaining over 100 kg in a matter of seconds. This experience caused the subject's epidermis to stretch and rupture in several areas, and the subject expired due to blood loss.
-04/Coconut Cream Piebeam!
Subject reported an unfamiliar ocular sensation, and after a moment of concentration, subject produced a concussive energy blast from her eyes. The recoil from said blast was sufficient to snap the subject's neck, killing her instantly.
-07/Yummy Gummy Taffy Toffee!
Subject displayed extreme full-body malleability, exhibiting the ability to contort and twist herself into several knots and shapes. The subject attempted to determine the limits of this new-found capability, by flattening and stretching her body along the northern wall of the testing chamber. The subject proved unable to resume her original form, and expired a short time later. Cause of death appeared to be a result of ischemic hypoxia.
-01/Machmallow!
[DATA EXPUNGED], it took several days for all traces of the subject to be removed from the chamber.
Incident Report SCP-2923-02
The following note was found within the folder previously containing physical copies for SCP-2923 test logs in Site-11's secure files storage room.
To our dearest friends at the Fun-dation,
On the behalf of Wondertainment, and children the world over, we would like to formally thank you! It is only through rigorous product testing that we at Wondertainment may ensure the safety of our fine customers. As your organization have been a Wonderfully major supporter in the past (Don't think we don't know who has our full supply of Gusho-Squisho Squeeze 'Em Smack 'Em Twisty Tutti-Frutti Retrocausal Gummi WormsTM!), and due to you employing the largest amount of Delicatessen-Class in this or any other plane, we figure it's high time we rewarded your patronage! (Yay, friendship!!!)
Why, if it weren't for the Wonderful Testing Prowess of your assuredly egg-headed Misters and Missus, who knows what harm might befall our innocent consumers?!? Now, with some minor modifications, we may finally release our Protein POWER-UP BarsTM to delight of children everywhere! We eagerly look forward to working with you again!
Ever in Wonder,
Berkshire Swash (Head of the Sweets & Consumables Department)
A RAISA investigation into the theft of SCP-2923's secure files revealed that Site-11 had been infiltrated by an unknown entity (SCP classification pending). Security footage suffered the same deterioration previously documented at Dr. Ackles's residence. Personnel within Site-11 were questioned, and gave conflicting reports of the intruder. Though the entity's physical appearance, gender and race varied, it was uniformly reported to be a Level 5 Researcher by the name of Dr. Kasich. This was confirmed false, as no such person is employed at the Foundation. Upgraded security measures have subsequently been implemented, and Mobile Task Force Xi-1964 (Slugworth's Sizzlers) has been briefed on SCP-2923 and its potential future production and circulation.
Footnotes
1. Personnel are to be reminded that there is no Site-5. |
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