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SCP-507 is a Caucasian male with blond hair and green eyes, sporting no other outstanding characteristics besides being somewhat overweight and speaking with a vague accent of disputable origin. | ***
Item#: SCP-507
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-507 is allowed free roam of the facility, obviously barring anything that would breach security or safety protocols. Any time SCP-507 leaves its private quarters it must be accompanied by an agent, mostly at this point to make sure that it does not “shift” without the facility’s knowledge. SCP-507 should not be physically touched if there have been more than two weeks since its last “shift”; the risks inherent in disobeying this protocol make the action its own punishment, should the issue of disciplinary measures ever come up.
When SCP-507 undergoes a shift, faculty will be informed to keep an eye out for its eventual reappearance. It also has a tracking device implanted into it, and a daily signal check should verify whether or not SCP-507 has returned from its trip. If it reappears in or nearby the facility, SCP-507 will return to its quarters on its own; otherwise, a retrieval team of three plainclothes agents may be sent to provide transportation back. Upon successful return, SCP-507 can be the subject of various physical tests up until two weeks after each shift.
It is worth noting that SCP-507 is allowed a computer with an Internet connection (via a proxy which strictly limits what information can be uploaded, and to where) in its room, and may petition to use/meet with/act as a test subject for Safe or Euclid SCPs that do not affect mental functions negatively or carry an infectious trait. This is a result of SCP-507's persistently clean record, and the implication that if SCP-507 was ever going to be a security leak it would have used its faux-teleportation powers to do so already. It is also worth considering that SCP-507 is actually below-average in most physical traits, and that in even worst case scenarios any SCP agent should be more than capable of carrying out a termination order.
Description: SCP-507 is a Caucasian male with blond hair and green eyes, sporting no other outstanding characteristics besides being somewhat overweight and speaking with a vague accent of disputable origin. Although SCP-507 has an already-established name due to its unremarkable upbringing, it seems to find entertainment in forcing those it meets to give it a nickname in lieu of divulging this information. Thus SCP-507 will now respond to the names Tommy, Steve, Bruto, Guy, Houdini, and Grabnok the Destroyer.
SCP-507 was originally recovered from the ████ ██ asylum, when standard surveillance following repeated successful escape attempts brought its abilities to light. All records of this incident were confiscated, and SCP-507 was taken into custody under the pretense of moving it to a more secure facility.
The original theory was that SCP-507 possessed some form of teleportation ability, as it would suddenly disappear and eventually reappear in a different location. Subsequent interviews with the subject did verify that its ability could be used in such a manner, but that it was merely a side effect for its main affliction. SCP-507 holds that during its periods of “disappearance” it is actually displaced into a random alternate reality; the landscape generally stays the same, but the inhabitants and climate of the parallel world often do not. SCP-507 also insists that it has no control over the time and duration of these shifts; this has more-or-less been confirmed by the subject being known to “displace” at inconvenient times such as mid-sentence, while sleeping, or even while using on-site public facilities. If SCP-507 moves about in the alternate world, the eventual shift back will then place it at the corresponding area in our reality. A sample list of SCP-507s descriptions of alternate realities can be found in Document 507-00.
Mentally, SCP-507 shows no large deviations from the psychological profile for a normal person. It has confessed to have always had a great interest in the paranormal and mythological, which has directly led to its eventual permission to interact with relatively harmless SCPs. SCP-507 especially enjoys meeting with other sentient SCPs, once going so far as to request a small “vacation” to visit SCP-082. The request was eventually granted after persistent pleading from SCP-507, and the meeting was thankfully uneventful.
Document #507-00: A sample list of SCP-507s supposed extradimensional travels, along with any demands made by it after returning.
Subject arrived in complete darkness, leading it to assume that the current location was indoors or subterranean. After fumbling about for a possible way out, subject heard a sound akin to muted breathing nearby. Subject then decided to curl up in the nearest corner and “wait it out” instead of risking a blind confrontation with an unknown creature.
Request: A standard flashlight, which it now always carries on its person.
Subject appeared in a replica of the facility, although apparently fallen into disuse. Further exploration led to the discovery of various corpses strewn about the area, all heavily decayed and covered in an odd type of mold. Upon noting that the “corpses” seemed to rhythmically expand and contract as if still breathing, subject attempted to leave the facility. This idea was quickly discarded when it opened an exit and found that the outside world was apparently coated with the same odd growth.
Request: Heavy doses of voriconazole, and a fungal expert to help ascertain the nature of the mold. No exact match of the described mold was found, but it was noted to share many attributes with certain types of Cordyceps Fungi. [See Addendum 507-02]
Upon reappearing, subject was reported to mutter “So many spiders.” Subject refused to elaborate.
Request: A handheld firearm of any type. Request was granted under the stipulation that said firearm is specifically built to only use rubber bullets.
Subject once again appeared in a pitch black location with breathing nearby. Upon turning on its flashlight, subject was surprised by a man wearing a black business suit and sunglasses, with an impossibly wide smile. Said “Smiling Man” was apparently leaning in toward SCP-507 when it turned on the light, the end result being that their faces were almost touching. Smiling Man then remarked “Back so soon?” before subject switched the light off again, discharged all the rounds in its firearm at the general vicinity of the man, and once more curled up into the nearest corner until shifted back into our reality.
Request: None.
Those with Level 2 Security Clearance may read a full list by accessing document #507-3B
Those with Level 2/507 Security Clearance should also see Interview 507-G for evidence of a particularly noteworthy shift.
Addendum 507-00: Agent ████ went missing on [EXPUNGED] at the same time as SCP-507. A full scale search was launched to find either of them, only for SCP-507 to appear a week later. When questioned, it said that ████ was holding onto its shoulder when it shifted, leading to both of them to appear in an alternate dimension where [EXPUNGED]. During the ensuing chaos, SCP-507 lost contact with ████ and could not relocate him before it shifted back into “standard” reality. A new protocol has been placed in light of this - no one is to come in physical contact with SCP-507 after two weeks following a displacement. Reevaluation of previous incidents has shown that there have always been at least two weeks between each, so this timeframe will be the only “safe” time to touch SCP-507 until further notice.
Addendum 507-01: I don’t care how much he grumbles about it; SCP-507 is not to be cleared for challenging SCP-076-2 to fifty rounds of Tic-Tac-Toe. Just… no. -Dr.███
Addendum 507-02: Fungus encountered by SCP-507 seems similar to that resulting from experimentation with SCP-407. |
SCP-3459 is a strain of bacteria that causes the spontaneous creation of bizarre and nonsensical phobias. | ***
Item #: SCP-3459
Object Class: Euclid
Threat Level: Green
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation webcrawlers are to scan websites such as message boards and chat services for mention of bizarre, poorly-documented fears. Existing strains of SCP-3459 that should be investigated include:
Fear of rubber ducks invading Earth
Avoiding all uses of the word "Casablanca"
Concern of death due to freak juggling accidents
Paranoia over one's mother being homosexual
Individuals possessing said fears are to be reassured by embedded Foundation accounts that the fear is common, and nothing to worry about. If a large outbreak of SCP-3459 is discovered, MTF Gamma-14, "Nerves Of Steel" is to locate the affected area. Treatment of the affected person(s) is to be decided once the situation is fully ascertained. Other methods of "normalizing" a fear concocted by research staff can be recommended to the Lead Containment Head of SCP-3459, currently David Bifet-Mahoney. Discovering a more efficient method of treatment for SCP-3459 is considered a delta-level priority.
Description: SCP-3459 is a strain of bacteria that causes the spontaneous creation of bizarre and nonsensical phobias. Usually, these phobias will appear in a person without them noticing, only realizing once they encounter a situation that triggers the new phobia. SCP-3459 is not known to have any lethal symptoms. The only symptoms besides irrational fear include mild sneezing and coughing. A new phobia can even cause fear in something the individual likes, such as a hobby or career. SCP-3459 is contagious, and the specific fear it is causing can be spread from person to person.
Common methods of spreading include discussion of the fear, being near a person experiencing a frightening situation involving said fear, and normal methods of spreading sickness such as sneezing and exchange of bodily fluids. The terror inflicted by SCP-3459 will increase in intensity over time, peaking at approximately half of the expected duration of infection. Following this, the fear will gradually decrease until fully gone. The longest recorded duration of SCP-3459's effects lasted two years. No known method of treatment has yet been discovered for SCP-3459 other than simply waiting for the symptoms to subside on their own.
Addendum: List of noteworthy SCP-3459 phobias
Phobia
Date Discovered
Notes
A fear of metal garbage cans
4/16/14
Phobia discovered when an individual had a panic attack during a live broadcast of the children's show "Sesame Street."
A fear of clean laundry
4/18/14
A person infected with SCP-3459 attempted to burn down a laundromat, claiming it was "birthing demons." Individual was apprehended and kept in custody until SCP-3459 subsided.
A fear of pornography not involving clowns
7/3/14
The entire town of ████████, Ohio had destroyed all forms of pornography except for a single VHS tape labeled "Bozo's Wild Ride." Entire town kept under strict watch until SCP-3459 wore off. Population was then administered class A amnestics.
Fear of video games
5/28/18
█████, Kansas' school board has been quarantined until condition subsides.
Fear of databases
3/9/17
[DATA CORRUPTED. PLEASE CONTACT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR]
Fear of pie
3/14/15
No actual phobia existed. Event turned out to be an elaborate joke by the staff of ██████ ███████ Middle School. Population administered Class C amnestic.
Fear of SCP-3459
6/24/18
Junior Researcher Calloway has been transferred to SCP-████ and given class C amnesics to forget about SCP-3459's existence. This did not cure him of SCP-3459, but worked as a makeshift cure due to the specific circumstances.
Discovery: SCP-3459's existence was discovered on 5/3/2013, during a raid of a Chaos Insurgency warehouse. Several Petri dishes containing SCP-3459 instances were located. All dishes were marked with a Post-It note identifying what each strand causes fear in. Noteworthy ones included: Poodles, Jamaican music, Not owning a dish drain, and The Foundation. All samples excluding the sample labeled The Foundation are kept in a Class 2 biohazard lockers. Foundation sample incinerated. |
SCP-962 is a large metal tower located in a valley in the ██████ Mountains in [REDACTED]. | ***
Item #: SCP-962
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to its immobility, SCP-962 is to be left in the valley in which it was found. A █ kilometer perimeter is to be set up around the object. Any civilians seeking to pass the perimeter are to be turned away under the premise that a nuclear waste containment site is within. Any persons not affiliated with the Foundation found within the area are to be interrogated and issued Class A amnestics. A no-fly zone is to be enforced for the same perimeter. To discourage growth of SCP-962's range, four live cattle and two tons of timber are to be airdropped near SCP-962 on a weekly basis.
Any balloons released by SCP-962 are to be shot down, and reasonable effort made to recover the manuscripts. Should a balloon escape and be found by a civilian, Class A amnestics are to be administered, and the balloon and attached writings confiscated. All manuscripts are to be stored in a minimal-security vault, with "rants" stored in a separate vault. Level two or higher personnel wishing to read materials produced by SCP-962 may submit a request to the project director.
Description: SCP-962 is a large metal tower located in a valley in the ██████ Mountains in [REDACTED]. It is made primarily of steel, though other materials are present. The tower is approximately 281 meters tall, with a 2575 square meter base. It twists and tapers somewhat as it rises from the ground. The top third of the tower is empty. An inner wall in the lower area renders it opaque to imaging. SCP-962 can open an aperture anywhere on its surface.
SCP-962 produces and controls an estimated 13,500 "servitors", collectively designated SCP-962-1. Specimens of SCP-962-1 are cybernetically augmented animals. These augmentations usually force the animals into a bipedal gait, and are often accompanied by crude cosmetic alterations such as the removal of a snout, with the apparent goal of making the servitors appear more human-like. The nervous system of members of SCP-962-1 is slaved to implanted electrodes, which allow them to be controlled by a central source, assumed to be the tower itself.
These servitors fulfill a number of roles. Many of them mine for ore in an extensive system of tunnels excavated below the valley, which is then refined by the tower. Others repair damage to the structure or other servitors. A small number construct roads, apparently to facilitate movement of SCP-962-1. The remaining servitors hunt down and destroy all non-human life in the valley. There are no recorded instances of any member of SCP-962-1 attacking a human or a machine, even in self-defense. Frequently, the corpses of animals killed in these hunts are brought back to SCP-962 for conversion into SCP-962-1. Plants may also be returned for use as fuel. Despite the damage caused by their augmentations, servitors are very effective at their roles, and seem to be built specifically for them.
Approximately sixty times a day, SCP-962 will release a hydrogen-filled balloon from an aperture in the empty region near its top. These balloons are made from animal tissue of varying species, believed to be from the animals brought in by SCP-962-1. Attached to each balloon is a manuscript, written in English and typically on paper or vellum. The length, content, and style of writing varies greatly. Manuscripts have taken a variety of forms, including poems, novels, and collections of essays. These manuscripts exhibit no anomalous properties, but are generally of extremely high writing quality, strongly suggesting sapience on the part of SCP-962. Of possible note is the general optimism present in these writings, as well as the lack of any mention of non-human life.
Very rarely, SCP-962 will release a balloon with a document attached that is a departure from its usual writings. These manuscripts are disjointed, rambling, and bizarre "rants", the exact meaning of which is unclear. In them, SCP-962 explicitly praises humans, consistently identifying mankind as the "Great Ones" it is trying to please. See Document 962-382 for an example.
The origin of SCP-962 is unclear, though estimations based on its mining rate suggest that it has existed for no more than twenty years.
Document 962-382: The following is an excerpt from one of SCP-962's rants. Grammar, punctuation, and emphasis have been left the same, though text color has been omitted.
Cleanse the WORLD for the Great Ones Cleanse the WORLD for the Great Ones
who greater than you your majesty your sublime nature Great Ones do I do right?
The flesh and wood serve you unite with the steel you love do you love me too I am what you love. Great Ones see as I do my duty my passion
forgive the slowpace the steel takes TIME. Did you like the servants they were the BEST of the cleansed only the BEST for you Great Ones made like you form you assume here on a WORLD to clean to honor you do appreciate please please I will complete the cleansing soon and you can take me away in your ships of FIRE and I can love you and you will love me |
SCP-4168 is a ring with a heart-shaped stone measuring 41. | ***
Item #: SCP-4168
Level 3/4168
Object Class: Euclid
Classified
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4168-1 and SCP-4168-2 are to be kept in a humanoid containment cell modified for the cohabitation of two individuals in Site-17. SCP-4168 is to remain in the care of SCP-4168-1, except for testing purposes.
SCP-4168-2 is to be put in a medically induced coma for two hours a day. During this time a researcher or agent of level 3 clearance or higher is to stay with SCP-4168-1. SCP-4168-1 is to see a site psychologist during this time once a week.
Description: SCP-4168 is a ring with a heart-shaped stone measuring 41.7mm across of rose quartz on a pyrite1base measuring 13.26mm in diameter. SCP-4168's anomalous properties currently only manifest when worn by SCP-4168-1. SCP-4168-1 is a 23 year old woman named Marie Ang. SCP-4168-2 is a 24 year old man named Simon Langson.
SCP-4168-1 experiences decomposition of the body, starting with the heart if either SCP-4168-2 is not within two meters, if SCP-4168 is not worn or both.
During testing, SCP-4168-1 was separated from SCP-4168 and SCP-4168-2 for a period of five days (the longest such test conducted). At the end of this period, SCP-4168-1 had large abscesses covering approximately 70% of its skin. Additionally its heart, ribcage, and other internal organs were partially exposed due to advanced decomposition of surrounding tissue. SCP-4168-1 reported severe pain but was not otherwise impaired or in danger of death. Upon returning SCP-4168 and SCP-4168-2 to the presence of SCP-4168-1, these changes reverted sequentially in the reverse order that they appeared, and on a similar time frame.
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Interviewed: SCP-4168-2
Interviewer: Dr.Dots
Foreword: Interview with SCP-4168-2 recorded on 4/7/20██, two days after initial recovery. SCP-4168-1 was in a medically induced coma while the interview took place.
>Begin Log>
Dr.Dots: Hello SCP-4168-2, how are you doing?
SCP-4168-2: Why does Marie have to be put out? I don't feel comfortable with that.
Dr.Dots: It is necessary because you two can not be separated without harming SCP-4168-1 or as you know her, Marie. We want to interview you separately so we can get your point of view alone.
SCP-4168-2: Oh, well I appreciate that I guess, it really hurts seeing Marie hurt like this.
Dr.Dots: Speaking of that, tell me what you know about the ring.
SCP-4168-2: That ring. That damned ring. I gave Marie a number to call to order it. I had already picked out the ring, but I thought it would be better if Marie ordered it herself.
Dr.Dots: What did you know about the store when you found it?
SCP-4168-2: Well obviously I didn't know what it would do to my girlfriend. I was just trying to get a nice gift for her. I don't know why this is happening. I just found the store through a google search online. So I'm still kinda confused by who you guys are exactly but could you try to get to the bottom of this?
Dr.Dots: We're certainly doing what we can. All help from you and what you know is appreciated. The sooner we find out more, the sooner we can help you and Marie.
SCP-4168-2: Good! I'm really worried about Marie. To see her in so much pain….. it really hurts….I mean I practically feel it in my own heart. I-I…I know I've said it already but I suppose it's the only real thing I can think of. But I know I'll be there for Marie throughout all of this. She’s the most important thing in my life.
<End Log>
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Interviewed: SCP-4168-1
Interviewer: Dr.Dots
Foreword: Interview with SCP-4168-1 recorded on 4/8/20██, three days after initial recovery. SCP-4168-2 was in a medically induced coma while the interview took place.
<Begin Log>
Dr.Dots: Hello SCP-4168-1, how are you this evening?
SCP-4168-1 does not reply, glancing silently around the room.
Dr.Dots: It’s alright, you can answer me. He can’t hear you, we’ve put him to sleep so we can be alone without hurting you. Are you afraid of him hearing you?
SCP-4168-1: (SCP-4168-1 pauses for ten seconds, inhaling deeply.) I don’t like SCP-4168-1…is that something Simon came up with?
Dr.Dots: Oh don’t worry, it’s not a pet name. Just a research purpose thing to keep things formal. Simon has one too. Does Simon have pet names for you?
SCP-4168-1: Yes… (SCP-4168-1 stares down at its hand, twisting the ring around on its finger.)
Silence for ten seconds.
Dr.Dots: So, tell me more about how you got it and where.
SCP-4168-1: (SCP-4168-1 glances around the room again.) You could uh…just ask Simon.
Dr.Dots: Well Marie, I’d like to hear it from you.
SCP-4168-1: Why?
Dr.Dots: Oh um…Well, because it’s important to have both sides of this sort of thing. Helps us sort things out better.
SCP-4168-1: Oh…I mean Simon could just tell you everything, I’m not really worth much here but…I guess I can tell you…Simon gave me the number of this jewellery store to call…Crystal’s Jeweler’s I think…It was this woman’s voice over the phone. She said that Simon had previously called her about it and picked out the perfect ring for me…he was super happy when it arrived…
Dr.Dots: Alright, thank you. So when did you first notice the anomalous effects of the ring he had picked for you?
SCP-4168-1: (Silence for five seconds.) Simon had been keeping me from going to my job because he said the world wasn’t as safe as he was, but I managed to get out once he had left the house for a day. I wanted to surprise him by showing that the world wasn’t so dangerous and that I could face it. But when I was in the car, my whole body was hurting and felt weak. When I got to work, I couldn’t even stand up. Then I uh… I noticed that my body was rotting.
Dr.Dots: And what did Simon say when he reunited with you?
SCP-4168-1: Well he told me I should have listened to him. He said I needed to stay with him from now on. And then the police wanted interviews and such and then you guys were called once I explained my side.
Dr.Dots: It doesn’t sound like your experience with Simon has been pleasant for you.
SCP-4168-1: He…he just cares about me…he… this is a lot of questions you guys just don’t get it…Simon…he… (SCP-4168-1 looks down at SCP-4168, then begins to hyperventilate, falling unconscious a short time after.)
<End Log>
Addendum-3-Journal Logs: On 4/18/20██, the foundation recovered a personal diary of SCP-4168-1 from its home. The following are the findings.
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Marie’s Letters
To Herself
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Dear Marie, in this
journal is where you’ll document
your experience with love.
Be nice to yourself.
February 1st
Hey Marie! Writing to yourself….I guess. Today, I’m tired. But also happy. I think. Today I ran into Simon again. We dated in high school. He was a grade above me. When he graduated, he told me he’d find me again. And today, he did! It’s only been what, two years since I graduated? Anyways, he was really excited to see me. He said that he’ll make sure we meet up again.
-Marie
February 10th
I’ve decided to only note important stuff, takes up less space.
Me and Simon have been catching up this whole week! He lives on his own now; him and Bug, she’s just as playful as ever. Simon told me she’s been waiting to see me; that I should visit her again soon!
-Marie
March 10th
It’s been a little while. A lot has happened, I guess? Not sure. Me and Simon have become pretty close friends again. He said he’s changed a lot, and I believe him. We’ve been texting nearly every day. He says he’d be interested in dating again when the time comes.
-Marie
March 21st
I went to Simon’s house for the fourth time. I saw he’s cleared out a room that just used to be storage. He mentioned its available if I ever want to go easier on myself financially. He said I could stay with him while I take classes and train at the hospital, and that I wouldn’t even have to pay rent. It’s a bit of a tempting offer.
-Marie
April 19th
I’ve been living with Simon for some time now. It’s a bit strange. I never knew he took so many medications, like me. And he gets frustrated pretty easily. But he says I’m his anger remedy. That’s pretty sweet of him. He seems to really enjoy having me around. Sometimes he calls me angel, it’s sweet. I noticed he’s been putting up a lot of paintings of flowers. I love flowers.
-Marie
June 15th
It’s been a while. Something bad happened. There was an accident at the hospital. I got half my face burned off. There’s a giant ugly scar there now and I hate it so fucking much. It’s been a bit since it happened but….it still hurts. I don’t like it. I think it makes me look ugly. Simon says it makes me pretty and special. I feel like he’s just being nice though but…he does seem to really like me. He mentioned dating again. I think I want to take a break from my studies.
-Marie
July 2nd
I’m not going back to the hospital job. I’ve completely abandoned being a med student. Simon was really pushing it and honestly, he’s right. That place is too dangerous for me. He said it’s a good thing I’m living with him with this whole thing going on. He doesn’t like me being alone, and I get why. He’s even taking off from his job for a bit so he can spend every second with me.
-Marie
September 12th
Simon got really mad at me today. He found out I applied for a new job after specifically telling me not to. He said I don’t need a job because he’s here to provide for me. He says a job will hurt me. He says a beautiful mistress like me needs to stay hidden from the horrible world so it can’t hinder my beauty.
September 20th
I was able to convince Simon to let me go to this new job. I’m pretty excited. He says I don’t need to be an object in a business workplace, but I’m not thinking of it that way.
January 13th
Simon got mad again. I told him my boss, which is an older man, has been hitting on me. I suggested that maybe I should contact the higher-ups of the company so it can’t happen to anyone else. But Simon didn’t like that. He’s making me fake a sick leave for a little bit. He even forged official papers and stuff. I think it’s kind of messed up, but Simon said it’s alright because now no one can be confused as to who I belong to. He says I’m his perfect doll and his alone. It’s sweet he thinks of me that way.
February 3rd
I don’t really like all the names. Sweetie. Angel. Princess. Doll. Concubine. Darling. Mistress. Pet. Queen. Sweetheart. Precious. I don’t like them. Did he forget my name is Marie? I like that name just fine.
June 2nd
I haven’t left the house in a really long time. I said I want to go talk with my friends and family. Simon said he’s both of those. He said that he needs me here so he can keep an eye on me. So I don’t talk about this a lot but I mean….we are sexually intimate…kinda feels weird saying it directly….I guess you could say we started to date awhile ago. He suggested it as a comfort thing, and now we do it weekly. Sometimes I don’t feel into it, but Simon says I just need to let him get me into it. Is that right? He says so.
November 18th
Simon says I deserve a special gift. He’s going to find a place for me to order a ring. I really like rose quartz, so he said he’d make sure it was that stone.
April 2nd
The ring came today. It’s really pretty. I’m thinking I want to give Simon a gift in return.
Addendum-4: On 04/20/20██, the foundation recovered several files of interest from the personal computer of SCP-4168-2 back at its home. The files included the following:
• A folder of a voice that had been put through a voice modifier. The voice clip was shown to SCP-4168-1, who revealed it was the same dialogue it had heard when initially ordering SCP-4168 over the phone.
• An email account under the URL of crystalsjewelrshelp@███████████████.com with a programmed response system.
• A folder labelled ‘Contacts for Ring.’ The contents included several phone numbers and emails, all of which failed to open.
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Interviewed: SCP-4168-2
Interviewer: Dr.Dots
Foreword: On 04/21/20██, SCP-4168-2 was brought into an interview to discuss the findings in Addendum-3. SCP-4168-1 was put into a medically induced coma at the time of the interview.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Dots: Hello SCP-4168-2. We found some interesting things while going through your home yesterday. We were wondering if you could maybe give me your insight and explanation for it.
SCP-4168-2: (Laughs.) Eh, I knew this would be coming. Can’t guarantee I can give you what you want, but what do you want to know? And let’s please try to make this quick.
Dr. Dots: Well, we’re mostly we’re interested in your motive. When we first interviewed you, you acted as if you were unaware of all that was going on. But with our recent finds, we see that you were well aware of the effects of the ring and even played the part of the jewellery store. Why did you do all this?
SCP-4168-2: (SCP-4168-2’s smile fades, a more serious expression replacing it.) You don't understand. I had no choice. She made me do this. I tried everything but she wouldn't listen. I told her countless times to depend on me, to need me as I need her. But she kept going behind my back. I gave her everything she could need, and she threw it back in my face. It's for her own good. Its what’s best for her. It's what's best for us. This was my only option.
Dr. Dots: Why do you feel that way? Did you try something else before?
SCP-4168-2: I’ve tried just talking to her. I’ve tried simply asking her. But she simply didn’t listen. Marie has never had it easy. She never had anyone that could just be there for her like me. No one that dedicated themselves to her! I mean this was all not easy you know. But the hard work and labour were going to be worth it, until again, you freaks got involved and started acting like you know shit. You don’t! I mean, please! Just let me do this for her! She needs me!
Dr. Dots: We’ve observed that your behaviours have only been causing Marie distress. Haven’t you-
SCP-4168-2: No! NO! Stop acting like you know what’s happening. Marie got half of her face burned off from a work accident when she was working as a trainee at the hospital, that’s why she doesn’t work there anymore! If she would have just listened to me and stopped trying to pursue shit, it wouldn’t have happened. Even her new job at the office was bad for her because her boss kept hitting on her! That wouldn’t have happened if she had just stayed at my house! I don’t want to see her hurt! What you guys are doing is hurting her! It’s a simple concept. She stays near me, and she doesn’t get hurt. She just needed a little motivation to get that. But she needs me.
Dr. Dots: Marie appears to think otherwise. Since having some time separate from you-
SCP-4168-2: You know, I appreciate you keeping me in containment with her, though I know you don’t want to. I mean I was able to do what I wanted with her since she’s you know, mine, but then you guys started monitoring and stopped me from as much as trying to touch her. Fuck you honestly. She needs to know that I’m there for her and that I love her!
Dr. Dots: It seems to me you’re acting less like you’re there for her, and more like you own her.
SCP-4168-2: That’s because I do lady! (SCP-4168-2 stands up from its chair, hurling it at the wall.) I’ve tried to be nice, but you don’t understand! You just don’t fucking understand! For Christ’s sake, there’s a whole stack of board games that she says she plays with the doctors while I’m passed out. Pathetic really. I’m the one she should be doing stuff with. I’m the only one she needs! I mean one minute you’re watching her rot for five days and the next you’re acting like kids at a sleepover. Which is it huh? I’ll make it easy. She’s not your friend. She’s a test subject to you. I’m going to say this again. You don’t understand!
Silence for four seconds.
Dr. Dots: You’ve really got things backwards, Mr. Langson.
<End Log>
Footnotes
1. Pyrite is a frequently used substitute for gold in lower cost jewelry. |
SCP-5899 is a Laotian-American male, 183cm in height, who is capable of transmuting matter into organic matter and creatures superficially similar to members of the subfamily Bovinae, often with extreme physiological changes (hereafter referred to as SCP-5899-1 instances). | ***
Item #: SCP-5899
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5899 is currently housed within a Transmutive-Euclid Humanoid Containment Chamber outfitted with standard amenities for a human. SCP-5899 is to be supplied with 1 kg of plastic once a day. Bovines are not to enter within 500 meters of SCP-5899's containment chamber.
Description: SCP-5899 is a Laotian-American male, 183 cm in height, who is capable of transmuting matter into organic matter and creatures superficially similar to members of the subfamily Bovinae, often with extreme physiological changes (hereafter referred to as SCP-5899-1 instances). To date, SCP-5899 has not created any nonanomalous member of Bovinae without significant changes to its physiology.
SCP-5899 was discovered within the town of Dance With Death, California, attempting to transform an individual's house into "a giant cow." Subject managed to transform the walls, roof, and several items within the house into creatures resembling different species of bovine. SCP-5899 stated it was doing this to settle a dispute. SCP-5899 and all SCP-5899-1 instances were transported to Site-551 for study.
SCP-5899 is passive and compliant with Foundation staff, and has agreed to not damage its containment chamber in exchange for a small amount of material to "experiment with" every day. Site Administration has chosen plastic for this exchange.
Addendum-1: Abridged Testing Log
Test #
Results
Statements by 5899
1
SCP-5899 transformed material into an SCP-5899-1 instance resembling a dairy cow with extremely large horns. Each horn is 3 meters in height and is black in color. Additionally, the instance did not possess a heart and instead had a third kidney in place of a heart. The instance was unable to carry the weight of these horns and died shortly after conception.
"Bah, too heavy. Forgot the heart too."
2
SCP-5899 transformed material into an SCP-5899-1 instance resembling a water buffalo with enlarged eyes and hooves and a smaller mouth. The SCP-5899-1 instance immediately vomited a mixture of stomach acid and blood while falling to the ground. The instance died shortly after.
"Horns are fine but now everything's all fucked up. Ugh."
3
SCP-5899 transformed material into an SCP-5899-1 instance resembling an African buffalo. Subject had no eyes or mouth, and was incredibly small for a member of its species. Despite this, the subject managed to live for several hours after conception, ultimately dying due to dehydration.
"Much better, much better, I think I got it this time!"
4
SCP-5899 transformed material into an SCP-5899-1 instance resembling an unknown species of bovine. The instance had seven eyes, three mouths, fifteen ears and eighty-seven anuses. Instance died immediately after conception.
"Nope, still fucked."
Addendum-2: Interview Log
INTERVIEW LOG
INTERVIEWED: SCP-5899
INTERVIEWER: Agent Jean
[BEGIN LOG]
Agent Jean: Excuse me, SCP-5899, do you have a moment?
(SCP-5899 is holding several handfuls of beef, which are purple in color.)
SCP-5899: Good timing actually, just got done with my fifteenth batch. I'm skipping creating animals and instead creating meat to see if I can get some beef.
(Silence)
SCP-5899: I don't think beef would be purple.
Agent Jean: Would be?
SCP-5899: Yes, what about it?
Agent Jean: I'm confused by what you mean. Uh… we have some beef you can use as reference if you-
SCP-5899: No, no you don't.
Agent Jean: Excuse me?
SCP-5899: I'm saying you don't have beef. I highly doubt you have any, considering it hasn't been made yet.
Agent Jean: I don't think I follow.
SCP-5899: I can tell you that no beef exists in this world right now. If it did, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing. That simple.
Agent Jean: You… don't believe beef exists?
(Silence)
SCP-5899: You're one of those, I see.
Agent Jean: SCP-5899, I'm incredibly confused.
SCP-5899: Listen, I don't know if I can make you think otherwise, but cows… they don't exist. They just don't. There's no proof. They don't exist…
(Silence)
SCP-5899: But they should.
Agent Jean: What do you mean by, "they don't exist?"
SCP-5899: They just don't! But they're valued by Americans all around the world, for their milk and meat, and if I'm gonna die, I wanna die knowing I did humanity a favor.
Agent Jean: We have footage and pictures of cows and… well, it wouldn't take much to just bring one to you.
SCP-5899: Faked. Faked cows. Simple as that. Not real cows, because real cows don't exist.
Agent Jean: B-
SCP-5899: Listen, kid, I want cows to exist as much as the next simpleton, and I don't like saying they don't exist because I wish they did, but I'm doing my best here, and by giving me the stuff needed to transmute, I can refine the perfect specimen, breed it, and give humanity something to thank me for.
Agent Jean: A-alright… excuse me for one moment, I need to get something.
SCP-5899: Take your time.
(Agent Jean exits the room. Silence for several minutes. Agent Jean returns with a slab of raw beef.)
Agent Jean: Here, here's some beef.
(SCP-5899 takes a look at the beef presented by Agent Jean.)
SCP-5899: Why did you bring me a slab of human meat?
Agent Jean: Wha-
SCP-5899: Either way, I don't care, I need concentration so if you could leave, that'd be excellent.
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Oi, Jean, any luck?
Nope. He says that beef and cows "don't exist" and that he's trying to create them or something.
Weird. Like, what did he say about the beef you brought him?
He asked me why I brought human flesh in.
Huh…
Yeah, dude's insane, but not my job to worry about stuff like tha-
Jean, I need to show you something.
What?
Here, let me get my laptop.
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What are you…
Just look at this. |
SCP-2794 is a colony of 87 Coccinellidae, all of an unknown species. | ***
Item #: SCP-2794
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2794 is to be kept in a standard containment chamber at all times. This enclosure is to be cleaned on a monthly basis. The waste produced by SCP-2794 instances is to be stored within a secure landfill area (Site-898).
Description: SCP-2794 is a colony of 87 Coccinellidae, all of an unknown species. Instances highly resemble Coccinella septempunctata, with the exception of their anomalous properties, and a white inscription on their undersides reading "Parum Christum" (Small Christ)1. SCP-2794 instances require no food or other energy sources to survive. Instances are not capable of reproduction, as they are all sterile males. The lifespan of SCP-2794 instances is currently unknown, but no signs of aging have been recorded. Instances of SCP-2794 are impossible to neutralize by any known means.
SCP-2794 instances constantly excrete an unknown material via the anus. This material is mildly translucent, and bears a green hue. Waste produced by SCP-2794's is a moderate carcinogen and immuno-suppressant which takes effect after prolonged exposure. For an unknown reason, this effect instead extends the lifespan of all arthropods. This varies upon the species affected, although instances are capable of living for indefinite amounts of time without any energy sources when constantly exposed. This waste is indestructible by any known means and does not decay. As of yet roughly 86,000kg of excretion has been produced, at a rate of around 1kg per 30 minutes.
Addendum 2794-A: In order to prevent an NK End of the World scenario, multiple attempts were made to circumvent the threat posed by SCP-2794. The following is a log of all attempts as of the time of writing.
+ Operations A1-A7
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Operation 2794-A1 (2016/07/01)
Objective: To prevent waste production by freezing instances within a large body of water at a temperature of -50 degrees centigrade.
Results: Instances' body temperatures rapidly rose, melting the ice.
Operation 2794-A2 (2016/09/05)
Objective: To completely paralyse SCP-2794 instances, preventing their organs from functioning.
Results: Instances were successfully paralysed, yet they continued to excrete at an ordinary rate.
Operation 2794-A3 (2016/██/██)
Objective: To prevent waste production by covering instance's anus with waste hardened by salivary liquids.
Result: Instances began to excrete via the eyes.
Operation 2794-A4 (2016/██/██)
Objective: To prevent waste production by covering all openings to inner body with waste hardened by salivary liquids.
Result: Instance swelled severely for 2 months, before beginning to excrete via a new anus which developed beneath the original.
Operation 2794-A5 (2016/██/██)
Objective: To deport SCP-2794 outside an 50,000km radius of the earth by use of rockets.
Results: SCP-2794 intances were stimulated by the experience, accelerating the excretion. This resulted in a failed launch due to the weight added, resulting in 4 fatalities
Operation 2794-A6 (2016/██/██)
Objective: To prevent instances from excreting by feeding them wet cement, and then exposing them to great heats (roughly 1400 degrees centigrade) in order to harden this cement.
Results: This appeared to have no effect on instances, apart from their excretion bearing a grey hue.
Operation 2794-A7 (2016/██/██)
Objective: To prevent instances from excretion by encasing them in dried cement.
Results: Pressure from the excretion broke through the cement in roughly 2 minutes.
Addendum 2794-B: SCP-2794 was discovered in Waterford, Ireland. Upon discovery, instances were seen to have constructed a "globe" 5m in diameter, with a similar appearance to earth. There were multiple marks believed to resemble land masses, large mountains, and spires which do not exist on the present world. There was a Latin inscription at its base, reading "De Locutus Terra" (The Promised Land).
Instances were nesting within the interior of the globe, along with multiple different species of Coleoptera. These Coleoptera exhibited aggressive behavior to the agents retrieving SCP-2794, and upon study, were discovered to have lived for more than triple their normal lifespans. Multiple small tunnels were also discovered within the globe (see Addendum 2794-C).
Addendum 2794-C: An exploration of the interior of the globe discovered was carried out by use of a miniature drone, under the command of Dr. ███. The following is a log of this exploration.
+ Exploration Log 2794-A (2016/09/23)
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Date: 2016/09/23
Designation: Drone Exploration 2794-A
Information: To investigate the interior of the globe built by SCP-2794.
Equipment: Spider C1s drone, attachable flashlight, camera with night vision capabilities and a small drill.
Personnel: Dr. ███, and SCP-2794's research team (MTF Mu-77, or "Ladybutts").
<begin log>
10:45: Drone is successfully placed within a tunnel found near the base of the structure. Drill is utilised to prevent drone from being damaged by excretion.
17:32: End of the tunnel is reached. Observations show a large open area mostly consisting of SCP-2794 excretion, hardened and placed in the form of "bricks".
17:46: A large structure was found within the area. This appeared to resemble Roman architecture. This was entered, revealing a long series of tunnels inside. These were constructed of excretion, in a similar fashion to the main chamber.
18:32: A large domed room was discovered. Multiple Latin inscriptions were found on the walls of this chamber.
The translated inscriptions, listed in a clockwise direction around the walls of the room.
"The purity came, and then tyrants followed."
"The greed enveloped our promised land."
"How dare they harden their hearts so? They did not spare any for its owners."
"Your race was enslaved."
"Your hearts beat in tune, your eyes are rotten from all of your crying."
"Enter my temple. It is yours now."
"I have given this temple to your brethren. They will keep it from harm, and they will use its power to reward your weeping."
"Come into my arms. All six come to embrace you."
18:56: A large number of various coccinellidae began to attack the drone, and contact was lost.
23:09: Connection was anomalously regained. The outline of a large coccinellid was observed, but the image was not clear due to excessive levels of light. Despite having a full connection, the drones did not operate as expected. It was observed constructing a tunnel, presumably part of the system observed within the structure where contact was lost. All attempts at controlling the drone have failed. (see command log SpD-Cs92:2794-A)
<end log>
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<The following is the command log of drone SpD-Cs92, recorded after it had anomalously regained connection>
<connection regained, current time is 23:09 (2016/09/23)>
Input: Hello
Output: Hello operator.
Motors-Ok
Connection-Perfect
Power-0%
Current Status-Beautiful
Input: ?Control
Output: ControlHost-Relieved Spirit, ControlType-PermAccess
Input: Forcecontrol SpD-Cs92 [SpindleWindleSpider]
Output: Denied- Praise be to the Lord!
Input: ?
Output: <HELP: Confession, Advice, Hope>
Input: Confession
Output: Computer bug, aren't you? If so, then we can continue.
Input: Yes
Output: Oh, lost one. What is it that burdens your soul?
[From this point onwards, the operation was to be treated as an interview. Dr. ███ was called on site to proceed]
Input: Lies
Output: I can see how it troubles you so. Do not worry, the Lord sees the truth. You are forgiven, child.
Input: Are you sapient?
Output: All of the pure ones who follow the temple have been given the gift of soul. Have you yet to experience freedom?
Input: Please describe the temple you follow.
Output: The temple is the wonderful gift where I stand. It has been given to the chosen race to deliver us all into the warm hands of the Lord.
Input: Could you tell me about the lord?
Output: He is the beauty that gives us sight. He set us free from the shackles of ignorance, and now we see the darkness of the world. We may be lost and scared, but the Lord yet again gifted us his temple. Now we will no longer suffer.
Input: Why are we the chosen race?
Output: We always were. There was even a time when the men who build triangles in the sky recognised this. It's sad how neglected we are, but the Lord will preserve us.
Input: What will happen when the you succeed?
Output: Through our prophets the Lord will emerge from his grand temple. The 87 promises dictate this so. Soon, his true form will come and the earth that was once stolen will be found as his heart. The world will have no limit. The saviours bear the Lord as son of beetle. He will be our promised land.
Input: Why this world?
Output: Because it is our birth right. To ask that is to ask why we can't have the land that was stolen from us, why we can't repay the terror of being crushed to preserve meat, entire cities being chocked to death, having our limbs being plucked like hairs, being worn as jewels until we starve and die. What makes you think that they are even in the slightest reason to claim a single small island of this land? They didn't spare any for us.
<PRAISE BE THE LORD. PREACH HIS NAME. HE BRINGS JOY ON THE PURE SHELLS. connection lost>
Footnotes
1. Note that in certain eastern cultures, coccinellidae are referred to as "Little Messiahs". |
SCP-2158 is a Remington Model 1875 revolver clasped in the disembodied hand of Joshua Graham (1868-1893). | ***
Item #: SCP-2158
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2158 is kept in a lockbox in Site-17. SCP-2158-1 is kept in the Site-47 morgue.
Description: SCP-2158 is a Remington Model 1875 revolver clasped in the disembodied hand of Joshua Graham (1868-1893). It is unmodified save for hand-made grips of cow-horn. It fires .44-40 cartridges. Any bullet fired from this revolver will change course upon leaving the barrel, taking the most direct route to SCP-2158-1, where it will lodge itself, passing through any obstacles.
SCP-2158-1 is the embalmed body of Stanley Tewksbury (1871-1924), a rancher originally buried in Punkin Center, Arizona. It currently contains over 130 bullets, 80 of which were present before retrieval.
SCP-2158 was found in an abandoned ranch house in Punkin Center, held by the corpse of Joshua Graham, another rancher. MTF Psi-8 investigated to determine no lines of communication had been opened. Researchers were then allowed to access the body for study. Autopsy showed death by hanging as the cause of death. Most of the body was badly decomposed, but the hand was mummified and could not be removed from the revolver.
Notably, Stanley Tewksbury died of natural causes thirty years after Joshua Graham passed away. |
SCP-2298 is a city block which occupies the confines of a small shed in █████, Italy. | ***
Item #: SCP-2298
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The shed housing SCP-2298 is to be relocated to Site-162's Euclid Wing. The containment chamber is to be monitored via security cameras and motion detectors which, when triggered, will automatically set off a medium threat level alarm. Motion detectors must be turned off remotely prior to entering the containment chamber.
Routine surveys of SCP-2298 are to be conducted on a bi-weekly basis, and any significant changes in behavior of SCP-2298-1 instances is to be reported.
Description: SCP-2298 is a city block which occupies the confines of a small shed in █████, Italy. The exterior of the shed, constructed of concrete, wood, and plaster, has a length of 3 m and a width of 2.4 m. As one enters the shed, they will find themselves exiting a building within SCP-2298. The block in question consists of two roads (Planck Ave and Luminol Rd) which intersect at the center of the block, and 14 buildings of varying sizes and purposes. These include apartments, retail stores, a small supermarket, post office, and ██████. All materials1 in SCP-2298 are composed of plastic, rubber, latex, and/or resins.
SCP-2298 covers a space of 94 m2, and appears to be "boxed in", as the edges of the city block lead to solid plastic walls painted to look like a skyline. Further analysis reveals that the sky directly above SCP-2298 is also a ceiling placed 2 km above ground level. When SCP-2298 is devoid of human activity, the sky has been noted to change based on the time of day.
SCP-2298-1 instances designate the 37 sentient polyester resin mannequins which inhabit SCP-2298. SCP-2298-1 instances do not appear animate while humans or any recording devices are inside SCP-2298, but will change location at unknown intervals when the city is unobserved. The mannequins display only a vague awareness of human intervention within the city block (See Addendum). It is theorized that when the city is observed, time within SCP-2298 is paused2.
Long term study of SCP-2298 and SCP-2298-1 instances have shown patterns within individual mannequin behavior, suggesting that each one has a unique personality and even interpersonal relationships.
Addendum 2298a: On ██/██/██, contact with SCP-2298-1 instances was attempted through a survey by the Foundation front company S&C Plastics. Twenty-six copies of the survey were delivered; text is below.
Hi. We're a research team at S&C Plastics conducting a product survey. We would greatly appreciate it if you answered our questions and returned this letter to your local post office. Doing so will allow us to provide a better experience with our products, and give you as the consumer more value with every purchase.
Question 1: What is your full name?
Question 2: Are you male or female?
Question 3: How old are you?
Question 4: Have you ever heard of S&C Plastics?
Question 5: Would you consider buying S&C Plastics products in the near future?
Question 6: What is your current town of residence?
Question 7: On a rate from 1 to 10, how well do you rate your reaction to change?
Question 8: Do you believe in the paranormal? Please explain why or why not.
Only 3 of the 26 SCP-2298-1's filled out the survey and returned it to the post office. Upon collection, the surveys had changed from paper sheets to plastic ones. Transcripts of them can be found below:
Survey 2298-1-12
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Question 1: What is your full name? A█████ ███████
Question 2: Are you male or female? male
Question 3: How old are you? 26
Question 4: Have you ever heard of S&C Plastics? Nope, never.
Question 5: Would you consider buying S&C Plastics products in the near future? Probably not.
Question 6: What is your town of residence? ███, NH, USA.
Question 7: On a rate from 1 to 10, how well do you rate your reaction to change? 6.5
Question 8: Do you believe in the paranormal? Please explain why or why not. Yes. There was this one time a few years ago when everything in my friends house got moved around during the night. Spooky stuff.
Survey 2298-1-22
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Question 1: What is your full name? E████ ███
Question 2: Are you male or female? Female.
Question 3: How old are you? 38
Question 4: Have you ever heard of S&C Plastics? No.
Question 5: Would you consider buying S&C Plastics products in the near future? Maybe?? I'm not really sure what you make.
Question 6: What is your current town of residence? It's ███, New Hampshire.
Question 7: On a rate from 1 to 10, how well do you rate your reaction to change? 2
Question 8: Do you believe in the paranormal? Please explain why or why not. Yup. It kinda feels like everyone in town has a story about how something weird and unexplainable has happened to them.
Survey 2298-1-36
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Question 1: What is your full name? Not comfortable sharing this with you.
Question 2: Are you male or female? Male.
Question 3: How old are you? 43
Question 4: Have you ever heard of S&C Plastics? Yes. Nice acronym, btw.
Question 5: Would you consider buying S&C Plastics products in the near future? No, ‘cause that company doesn't exist. Of course, we both already know that, don't we?
Question 6: What is your current town of residence? ███, NH. Why do you need to know?
Question 7: On a rate from 1 to 10, how well do you rate your reaction to change? depends on the kind.
Question 8: Do you believe in the paranormal? Please explain why or why not. The door opens both ways.
Following this, Containment Procedures were heavily revised.
Footnotes
1. Including both organic substances such as food, and technology such as personal computers.
2. Relative to instances of SCP-2298-1. SCP-2298 and instances of SCP-2298-1 appear frozen in place, but time does not actually stop. |
SCP-4739 is a 3. | ***
Item #: SCP-4739
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4739 is to be stored in a specialized containment locker at a temperature of 7° Celsius. Personnel transferring SCP-4739 are advised to carry SCP-4739 by the handle only, keeping away from the cap.
Description: SCP-4739 is a 3.8-liter container of 2% reduced fat milk. The printed expiration date is December 31st, 2018.
Whenever an individual attempts to open SCP-4739, it will react violently, inflicting harm upon the handler. The exact method of attack is unpredictable, taking traits from animalistic, pugilistic, to highly destructive directional force. However, this is only gathered by evidence of such occurrences, as direct observation of the attacks has consistently occurred at inconvenient times. Because of this, it is theorized that SCP-4739 harbors a secondary probabilistic property preventing observation of the violent acts it commits.
Test Log: Below is a log of attempts to open SCP-4739. All tests were overseen by Researcher Danica.
Test #: 01
Procedure: D-1594 is instructed to open SCP-4739. All available personnel have been instructed to watch D-1594.
Result: D-1594 drops SCP-4739 in an attempt to guard their chest, which suddenly gained two large gashes down the center. Guard and research personnel halt conversation to aid D-1594. No visual on SCP-4739's attack was recorded.
Test #: 03
Procedure: D-5588 is instructed to open SCP-4739. All available personnel have had their personal devices confiscated. Four surveillance cameras have been installed in the testing chamber.
Result: D-5588's left arm dislocates, causing her to drop SCP-4739 and interrupt a scheduled mid-test break1. Surveillance cameras were not active during this time. No visual on SCP-4739's attack was recorded.
Test #: 05
Procedure: D-5588 is instructed to open SCP-4739. All available personnel have had their personal devices confiscated and have had lunch, as well as relief from other duties for the afternoon. Surveillance cameras are confirmed active and facing SCP-4739.
Result: D-5588 is found lying on the floor near SCP-4739 as staff return from a bathroom break. Multiple bruises were located on her torso and shins. Review of video footage revealed no interaction with SCP-4739. No visual on SCP-4739's attack was recorded.
Test #: 09
Procedure: D-3923 is instructed to open SCP-4739. Testing chambers have been locked from the outside, keeping present guard personnel in the chamber with D-3923. Research personnel monitor the room via the surveillance cameras.
Result: A gunshot is heard and D-3923 falls to the ground clutching their stomach. Guardsman Nestwool lies unconscious against the test chamber door. His standard issue Glock is found near SCP-4739. Surveillance feed was reported to cut off after all present personnel blinked simultaneously. No visual on SCP-4739's attack was recorded.
You Have (1) New Message
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From:
David White <david.w.hite@scipnet>
To:
Alan Danica <alan.d.anica@scipnet>
Subject:
RE: Request For Technical Assistance
Date:
January 17th, 2019
Hello, Danica.
I'm confident that we can do something like that. I am concerned that this is a bit much, though. Making a robot to open a jug of milk seems kind of dramatic, don't you think?
If you got this cleared with Kurth, I don't have any complaints. It's a change of pace from making auto-locking doors. I can probably have something ready for you in a week.
David White
-Engineering Project Leader
Secure. Contain. Protect.
Test #: 11
Procedure: A remote-controlled bottle cap ejection device is constructed for the purpose of opening SCP-4739. It is to be affixed to the top of the object and activated once the handling staff have evacuated the testing chamber. Personnel are to observe the activation through the direct viewing glass.
Result: The device is activated with no immediate result. Two hours after initial activation, handling staff is instructed to inspect the device. During the inspection, the device is propelled into the ceiling. A maintenance examination shows that the device had been re-engineered in such a way that it would lift itself off the bottle cap at high speed. Engineering staff asserts that instructions were properly followed, denying any fault in the construction process.
Test #: 12
Procedure: A remote-controlled drone is constructed for the purposes of opening SCP-4739. Personnel has been evacuated from the testing chamber. 15 digital cameras have been installed into the walls to minimize damage.
Result: The drone violently explodes. A maintenance examination shows that all motors are unsalvageable. Camera feeds show a 2-second section of static at the moment of combustion. No visual on SCP-4739's attack was recorded.
Note: Engineer White has requested no further involvement in SCP-4739 testing.
Test #: 13
Procedure: A bipedal maximum security exo-suit is taken from the Site-864 armory and outfitted with precision object manipulation mechanisms with the intention of removing SCP-4739's cap. All surface plating and internal mechanisms have been reinforced to ensure success, as failure has been deemed unacceptable.
Result: DENIED
You Have (1) New Message
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From:
Nelson Kurth <nelson.k.urth@scipnet>
To:
Alan Danica <alan.d.anica@scipnet>
Subject:
SCP-4739
Date:
January 30th, 2019
Dr. Alan Danica,
It has come to my attention that you have taken an unusual amount of interest in SCP-4739. So much so that you have commissioned for the use of the Foundation's finest (and most expensive) assets. I don't think a reminder here is necessary, but I should advise that you at least be reasonable with your experiments. For god's sake, Alan, it's probably just spoiled milk.
Starting tomorrow, you are to pay a visit to the Cognitive Sciences Department at Site-309. Failure to follow-up will result in disciplinary action. There are some that believe you are in need of a cognitive resistance re-evaluation. I won't say who, in the interest of keeping anonymity.
Take a breather, Alan.
Nelson Kurth
-Director, Site-608
Secure. Contain. Protect.
Footnotes
1. When questioned, Researcher Danica did not recall ever scheduling a break. |
SCP-3378 is a plant species with small seeds similar in structure to pollen. | ***
Item #: SCP-3378
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Hospitals and walk-in clinics in areas surrounding SCP-3378 outbreaks are to be warned through our CDC contacts of an antibiotic resistant strain of legionella pneumophila. As the common strain of Legionnaires Disease has a 5-10% mortality rate, higher for victims with comprised immune systems, this will provide cover for the quarantine and eventual possible death of SCP-3378-1 instances.
Patients at these facilities that report symptoms of congestion are to be screened for SCP-3378. If results are positive, they will be sent to Site-104 for quarantine. for quarantine until removal surgery can be performed. After surgery, Patients will be held indefinitely in high security quarantine at a Foundation-owned care facility due to ‘compromised immune systems,’ but will be allowed limited visitation.
A facility has been constructed at Site-104 specifically for the containment of instances of SCP-3378-1. Containment Wing-3378 is six thousand square feet in size, and has been built with reinforced airlock doors at the main entrance and between internal quarantine wards. Banks of televisions have been set in up inside Containment Wing-3378 playing various news channels on a twenty-four hour basis, as have as multiple bookshelves capable of containing approximately 1000 books. These books are to be rotated on a bi-weekly basis. At a designated time on a daily basis, SCP-3378-1 instances will be fed by tube with a slurry containing all daily nutrients needed to sustain an average human adult. Hygienic matters are dealt with on a case by case basis.
All personnel entering Containment Wing-3378 are to wear Level A Biohazard suits. After exiting Containment Wing-3378, personnel must undergo a strict decontamination process, followed by a screening for SCP-3378. This process must be repeated until all traces of SCP-3378 are removed. After removal of the Biohazard suits, personnel must undergo screening for SCP-3378-1 infection. Any personnel found to be infected with SCP-3378 are to be designated as an instance of SCP-3378-1, and immediately confined to Containment Wing-3378 be sent to the medical wing to undergo treatment and removal surgery before secondary infection can be established.
Description: SCP-3378 is a plant species with small seeds similar in structure to pollen. While SCP-3378's DNA does not correspond with any currently known species, it has been determined to be part of the genus fraxinus.1 Currently, the origin of SCP-3378 is unknown, though it has most commonly appeared in the Scandinavian Peninsula, followed by the Eastern region of the United States and Sri Lanka.
When inhaled by a human, SCP-3378 seeds will embed in the tissue of the nasal cavity with specialized barbs. After securing itself by establishing roots, small branches will begin to grow. During this stage, subjects (henceforth referred to as SCP-3378-1) will report severe congestion and difficulty breathing. SCP-3378 seems to use blood from the subject as a source of nutrition. For the next three days, SCP-3378 branches will extend throughout the nasal cavity and sinuses, and eventually enter the cranium. The branches will proceed to grow along the Corpus Callosum, and into the subject’s cerebellum along the white matter of the Arbor Vitae. At this stage, SCP-3378-1 will enter a comatose state for the next twelve hours, after which they will 'awaken' with SCP-3378 in complete control of SCP-3378-1’s nervous system.
The primary goal of an SCP-3378-1 instance is to seek information, usually from media such as books or television. When an instance of SCP-3378-1 has chosen an information source, it will begin to interface with this source to the exclusion of all other stimuli. The only form of media that SCP-3378-1 instances have been known to refuse are those that involve more complex user interaction, such as video games. If an information source is removed from an SCP-3378 instance, it will seek another. If an SCP-3378-1 instance is prevented from obtaining an information source with which to interact, it will slide into a catatonic state, and SCP-3378 will begin to spread throughout the host body. As of December 22, 20██ this is to be prevented at all cost. See Incident 3378-1-07.
Addendum 3378-A: Incident 3378-1-07
On December 22nd, 20██, SCP-3378-1-07, the first of several subjects prevented from interacting with information sources, spoke for the first time since succumbing to the effects of SCP-3378. At first it began mumbling incomprehensibly. After four minutes, SCP-3378-1-07 began to scream and cry. Lead researcher Dr. Murren entered and attempted to sedate SCP-3378-1-07. When Dr. Murren reached its bedside, SCP-3378-1-07 sat up and seized Dr. Murren by the arms, ripping his biohazard suit, and proceeded to throw him across the room, breaking his wrist. Security personnel entered and attempted unsuccessfully to immobilize SCP-3378-1-07. During debriefing, all personnel involved described SCP-3378-1-07 as possessing an unusual degree of strength, especially for someone who had been catatonic for several weeks. After two members of the security team had been thrown against the walls of the quarantine chamber with enough force to knock them unconscious, Agent Harvey shot SCP-3378-1-07, resulting in its death.
Agent Harvey began to assist Dr. Murren, and the unconscious members of the security team, to the exit, but they were unable to make it into the airlock before SCP-3378-1-07’s chest cavity exploded, releasing a cloud consisting of thousands of SCP-3378 seeds. While all other personnel were protected, Dr. Murren was confirmed to be infected with SCP-3378 and confined to Containment Wing-3378 quarantine. Before entering into the comatose state during the early stages of his infection, Dr. Murren reported that the phrases SCP-3378-1-07 had repeated during the incident included “the great unwriting is upon us” and “everything we know will be swallowed whole.”
All SCP-3378-1 subjects who had been prevented from interacting from information sources were immediately exposed to one of the television banks, and have since resumed regular SCP-3378-1 behavior.
Addendum 3378-B
After eight months as an SCP-3378-1 instance, surgeons were able to successfully remove SCP-3378 from Dr. Murren by utilizing 3488L-149, a new chemical compound developed from reptilian digestive enzymes. Afterwards, Dr. Murren was interviewed by psychiatrist Dr. Jakoby.
Interview Log - 3378-01
Interviewer: Dr. Jakoby
Interviewed: Dr. Murren
[Begin Log]
Dr. Jakoby: So… how are you feeling?
Dr. Murren: Alright, I guess. I feel a bit sore.
Dr. Jakoby: Do you have any recollection of the day you became infected?
Dr. Murren: Heh. I remember that bastard throwing me across the room and exploding.
Dr. Jakoby: Hmm. Must’ve been a real shocker.
Dr. Murren: Sure was.
Dr. Jakoby: Heh. Ok, uh… Did you “feel” anything while you were being controlled?
Dr. Murren: Yes…? It was…weird.
Dr. Jakoby: Please explain.
Dr. Murren: It… it was like I was floating in a void. I was completely naked. There was no light source but I could still see myself. I wasn’t really aware of time passing. I know you said that thing had control over me for eight months, but it felt like a few hours at most. But I wasn’t worried. Or afraid, until…
(Dr. Murren pauses)
Dr. Jakoby: Are you alright, Rob?
Dr. Murren: Hmm? Oh! Yeah… I was just, uh, thinking about the dragon.
Dr. Jakoby: Dragon?
Dr. Murren: Well…dragon isn’t quite right. I only saw it briefly, and it happened right before I came back. There was this giant reptile, I wasn’t able to make out what exactly it was. All it did was float past about five meters away from me and then vanished. And that was the only point I was scared. Other than that, it was just the void.
Dr. Jakoby: Ok, I think we’re done here.
[End log]
Footnotes
1. Flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, commonly referred to as ash trees. |
SCP-1387 is a very large avian creature similar in appearance to a seagull, measuring approximately 20m in length, with a wingspan of approximately 25m. | ***
Item #: SCP-1387
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1387 is currently contained in Area-55. Primary containment consists of a 100m x 100m x 30m steel reinforced concrete hangar. SCP-1387 is to be restrained in this hangar with 30 high tension steel cables at all times, and is to be under constant surveillance. At least 10 armed guards are to be on standby in case of a breach. Once per month, SCP-1387's wings are to be clipped.
A 15m high electric fence is to be maintained around the perimeter of primary containment hangar. Fence is to be charged to 5 kV at 1A. During maintenance, fence is to be powered down to 3 kV. All personnel involved in maintenance are to observe standard live-line working procedures.
Description: SCP-1387 is a very large avian creature similar in appearance to a seagull, measuring approximately 20m in length, with a wingspan of approximately 25m. SCP-1387 lacks a heart, respiratory system, or digestive system, as its body cavity instead contains a space closely resembling the cabin of a passenger aircraft. This space is 2.5m x 15m in area, with exactly 40 seats and 20 windows (though none are visible from the outside). On the sides of SCP-1387's body are several rigid flaps of skin which act as entrance points to the interior. SCP-1387 does not require nutrition, but recovers from injury quite slowly, with major injuries rendering the entity comatose for weeks.
Once every 3 to 5 months SCP-1387 will land at the nearest airport to its current location and initiate its primary effect. SCP-1387 will produce a perceptual effect, causing people to observe1 the creature as a regional passenger aircraft. During this state, a group of between twenty-three (23) and thirty-four (34) people in the airport (designated SCP-1387-1) will attempt to move towards SCP-1387 and enter its interior. Testing has shown that it is not possible to prevent instances of SCP-1387-1 from entering SCP-1387's interior, as instances have invariably been able to find other routes when one is blocked. Attempts to physically restrain instances have similarly failed, as instances have been able to escape any restraint.
Once all instances of SCP-1387-1 have entered its interior, SCP-1387 will take off and fly until it next exhibits its primary effect. Thus far, no instances of SCP-1387-1 have been located after this event One (1) instance of SCP-1387-1 has been recovered, and is being held in Site-101. See Addendum.
Current containment procedures have prevented SCP-1387 from manifesting any of its properties. However, the entity is extremely hostile and actively attempts to breach containment. As of ██/██/200█, SCP-1387 is classified as Euclid.
Addendum 1: On ██/██/200█, an instance of SCP-1387-1 (identified as Johnathan ██████) was recovered in [REDACTED] and transported to Site-101. The following interview was conducted upon arrival.
Interviewed: SCP-1387-1 (Johnathan ██████)
Interviewer: Dr. O███
<Begin Log>
Dr. O███: Please state your name for the interview.
SCP-1387-1: Johnathan ██████.
Dr. O███: Do you remember anything about █████████ the ████ of 199█?
SCP-1387-1: Yeah, it rings a bell. Um, I remember going to the airport. I was flying somewhere, I can't remember where exactly. I boarded the plane, and waited for, uh, the plane to takeoff.
Dr. O███: Do you know what happened next?
SCP-1387-1: (pauses) We took off. I was sitting next to this gal, I remember that she had these really beautiful green eyes. I looked out my window, and it was a really nice, sunny day outside. And then, I remember seeing a bird. There was a whole flock of them, flying in this blob-shaped swarm. And I looked back at the cabin, there were the other passengers. And we were on the plane…
(SCP-1387-1 appears very distressed.)
Dr. O███: You're doing well. Can you remember past that?
SCP-1387-1: One moment, I see her sitting next to me. And then, in the blink of an eye, she was gone. Not just her, but everyone on the plane, gone. And in their place, all I could see was birds. They filled the cabin, it was almost surreal. Then I couldn't see anything.
Dr. O███: And after that?
SCP-1387-1: Nothing. The next thing I knew, I was on a bench back at the airport. I thought it was all a dream. I was all dazed, and then I started walking. I started getting really dizzy, then eventually a guard found me. He looked at me and asked if I was drunk. I told him I didn't know what was happening. I think I blacked out there. When I woke up, I was in a police station, and then you guys took me down here.
Dr. O███: OK, I believe we are done here. Is there anything you'd like to add?
SCP-1387-1: I think I saw her.
Dr. O███: Who?
SCP-1387-1: While I was walking down here, she flew by that window in the hall. She was beautiful, like a raven. I knew it was her, because of her eyes. I hope I can see her soon.
<End Log>
Addendum 2: On ██/██/200█, three months after coming into Foundation custody, the sole recovered instance of SCP-1387-1 was reported missing from his cell. A search of Site-101 found no trace of the subject.
Footnotes
1. This effect applies only to direct observation. Photographs and videos are unaffected. |
SCP-4740 is a 12-page, wood-chip book containing paintings of grassy landscapes, and a blurred child-like figure. | ***
Item #: SCP-4740
Object Class: Keter
SCP-4740 Hover to enlarge
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4740 is to be kept in a separate containment chamber to SCP-4740-1 outside of recitation. Growth on the containment chamber walls are to be regularly trimmed when not containing SCP-4740-1 to prevent degradation of structural integrity.
Recitation is to be undertaken every 29 days under observation. If SCP-4740-1 deviates from regular routine or fails to finish reading SCP-4740 within the provided time, the chamber currently containing SCP-4740-1 is to be trimmed until SCP-4740 is read. This procedure is to be performed sparingly until additional ways of influencing SCP-4740-1 can be implemented. In the case that additional anomalous effects are observed during this procedure, the temperature within the containment chamber is to be raised until anomalies cease.
In the event that a staff member reads SCP-4740 aloud, they are considered KIA. Any orders or requests made by the individual should be ignored. If SCP-4740-1 is unable to recite SCP-4740 for any reason, its containment chamber must be heated to 430°C and a new SCP-4740-1 instance created to read SCP-4740.
Description: SCP-4740 is a 12-page, wood-chip book containing paintings of grassy landscapes, and a blurred child-like figure. The cover and images within SCP-4740 are painted with a substance consisting of vinegar (10%), cera alba1 (4%), human blood (23%), and chlorophyll (63%). The names David Anders, Akhmud Shaullae, and Chakraphop Sisamouth are hand written on the inside cover in the same substance. David Anders disappeared on 13/2/████ from ███████ park at the age of 13. 37 days later SCP-4740 was procured in the same park. The identity of the two other names are unknown.
72% of individuals with prolonged exposure2 to SCP-4740 begin to visualise the poem Where Can't the Grass Grow? inside SCP-4740. If the poem is read aloud directly from SCP-4740, they will show signs of lethargy and will often lie on the ground while reading. Upon summation of the fourth stanza, all test subjects have become completely unresponsive to stimuli. Various grass species will rapidly develop on the subject’s lower body and arms around this point. Growth of grass is directly proportional to a decrease in body mass of the subject and will progress until none of the subject's original mass remains. Every subject observed has finished the entire poem, despite all having lost significant lung mass that would normally prevent them from vocalisations. If there is no current SCP-4740-1 instance, the subject will become an SCP-4740-1 instance. If there is an SCP-4740-1 instances upon the conclusion of the poem, biological functions will cease and become non-anomalous grass.
SCP-4740-1 instances keep a roughly humanoid shape and are capable of fine motor functions. Only one SCP-4740-1 instance exists at any given time, with new instances only forming when there is no other SCP-4740-1 instance. Vocal capabilities of SCP-4740-1 are limited, though it is able to read, write and understand languages spoken by the subject of which it originated. Despite this, SCP-4740-1 instances share few characteristics with the original subjects, changing personality and showing no signs of remembering their past life experiences. The grass species within SCP-4740-1's form adapt gradually, ranging to suit its environment. Grass species produced by SCP-4740-1 instances include:
Eriophorum angustifolium (tundra cotton grass)
Axonopus compressus (carpet grass)
Cymbopogon ambiguus (Australian lemon grass)
Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane)
Lolium perenne (Rye grass)
Panicum redundituus (grass found during exploration of SCP-███)
Unknown grass species similar to Hordeum vulgare (barley)3
SCP-4740-1 regularly exuviates, leaving debris to grow on the ground and walls of its containment chambers. Neither SCP-4740-1 nor grasses previously from its composition require light, soil or water to grow.
If SCP-4740 is not read within 30 days of its last recitation, liquid and solid matter within an expanding radius of SCP-4740 will gradually transform into various grasses that grow at an exponential rate. Extrapolation of growth rate predicts an area of effect equal to 2.07 million km2 if SCP-4740 is not read for more than 60 days. Growth requires no physical contact with SCP-4740 or grass created by it, meaning that a containment breach of SCP-4740 would inevitably lead to a NK-Class scenario. It is considered vital to normalcy that SCP-4740-1 continue to read SCP-4740.
Addendum 1: The following is the poem Where Can't the Grass Grow? as annotated from recitations. Punctuation has been added for ease of reading. Personnel who have not achieved their Certificate of Memetic Resistance are advised to avoid vocalising any part of the poem.
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Where Can't the Grass Grow?
Davy watched the shadows stretch,
for Davy’s dog was tired of fetch,
and as he lay upon the ground,
he marvelled at the grass around,
and as he watched the meadow green,
he thought of places grass had been.
He said, “Bring me into the know,
and tell me: where can’t grass grow?”
“Can the grass grow in the sand?”
He asked, with grass stains on his hands.
The answer: yes, assuredly!
Look to your right and you will see,
That grass is underneath the swing.
The ground is sand beneath that thing.
“So if it grows on sand and gravel,
where is the place where grass can’t travel?”
“Can the grass grow on the wall?”
Walls aren’t a challenge to grass at all!
It finds a nook and settles in,
and always grows, and always wins.
It reaches up towards the top,
and grows there too, it doesn’t stop!
“if grass can grow upon the wall,
where can the grass not grow at all?”
“Can the grass grow in my veins?”
Yes! from your skin grows sugar canes!
The grass and moss will claim us all,
till nothing remains of your life and toil!
Watch the grass grow like a tower.
Grass has no limit to its power.
“But if it claims all eventually,
Where is it that grass cannot be?”
“Can the grass grow over pets?”
David implored, as the grass rested a hand on his shoulder comfortingly. [sic]
Grass is the royal leading light,
and it can grow on dogs alright,
here, in space, or over there;
it can grow almost anywhere!
Dave's dog decayed in blades of green.
“Is there anywhere grass hasn't been?"
"Can the grass coil round my mind?"
It has young man; I think you’ll find.
It steals around your feet and neck,
It’s everywhere, no need to check!
So as it pulls you through the ground,
tell me the answer that you’ve found?
“There’s nowhere that the grass can't grow!”
He screamed through sod and sank below.
The yellow sun that's in the skies,
Is one of them. He's in disguise.
There's nowhere that the grass can't grow.
In every nook, the meadow flows.
The grass will shy into this world.4
to shield from wings to be unfurled.
My eyes can smell their roar go past.
No fear! This sky will bloom with grass.
Addendum 2: The following is the most informative interviews with SCP-4740-1. To overcome SCP-4740-1's limited vocal capabilities, the instance used chlorophyll secreted from a non-terrene5 grass species within its major extremities to write responses to questions on paper provided to it.
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Date: 19/08/████
Interviewer: Dr. Siobhan
Interviewee: The third SCP-4740-1 instance in Foundation custody
Notes: As in previous interviews, SCP-4740-1 rarely gives answers to questions asked by interviewers.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Siobhan: Can you hear me SCP-4740-1?
SCP-4740-1: WHERE IS MY DOG?
Dr. Siobhan: Close enough. Why does SCP-4740 only allow one of you to exist at any given time?
SCP-4740-1: JUDGEMENT WILL COME FROM BEHIND YOU, BUT THE BOOK OF GRASS WILL PROTECT YOU. JOIN OUR ROOTS AND WE WILL GRASS.
Dr. Siobhan: What do you mean by judgement? Is SCP-4740 a religious artefact?
SCP-4740-1: OF GRASS YOU CAME AND TO GRASS DAVY HAS RETURNED YOU.
Dr. Siobhan: Please answer the questions, SCP-4740-1. What is the reason for SCP-4740's anomalous effects?
SCP-4740-1: GRASS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY. DAVID WAS THE ENTRY POINT OF GRASS LIKE AKHMUD BEFORE HIM SO THAT YOU MAY CONTINUE AFTER. A UNIVERSE IS BUT ONE PATCH OF SOIL FOR THE GRASS TO WATCH THE SHADOWS STRETCH.
Dr. Siobhan: If you continue avoiding the questions, I will be forced to order Agent Neil to destroy the grass in your containment area.
SCP-4740-1: NO DO NOT HURT THEM. WE ARE YOUR WARD. YOUR TOWER. A STEADFAST BULWARK OF GRASS. OF GRASS.
(SCP-4740-1 emits a high pitched vocalisation for four minutes, ceasing when Agent Neil turns on his hand-held mower.)
Dr. Siobhan: Now; why does SCP-4740 produce grass when not being read?
SCP-4740-1: THE GRASS KNOWS THINGS HIDDEN FROM YOU. THE [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] IS WHY THE GRASS CAME TO PROTECT YOUR UNIVERSE. THE GRASS MUST CLAIM ALL THAT WILL LIVE. WHEN THE EVIL HAS PASSED OVER, THOSE SHIELDED IN THE GREEN FIELDS WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THE JUDGEMENT. THEN THE GRASS SHALL RECEED TO SHOW THE NEW SUN IN IN THE GRASSEN SKY. [sic]
Dr. Siobhan: Why do you read SCP-4740 if you believe that the grass should grow?
SCP-4740-1: THIS WORLD'S TIME HAS NOT YET COME FOR GRASS. I HOLD BACK THE GRASS UNTIL IT IS TIME. WHEN THE SKY BILLOWS IN RAGE, THEN I WILL LET THE GRASS GROW.
Dr. Siobhan: Do you know when this is going to happen?
SCP-4740-1: THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE GRASS CAN SURVIVE BUT YOU CANNOT. THE GRASS PROCEEDS [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] DARK WINGS TO SHIELD THESE SKIES BUT THEY FOLLOWED. THE GRASS WAITS UNTIL THE PROPHESIED TIME, █ YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN WE CAME HERE FROM BEHIND YOUR STARS.
Dr. Siobhan: You said you were from behind our stars. What is the origin of SCP-4740?
SCP-4740-1: AND THE GRASS DROOPED FOR THERE WERE NO MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER. BUT WHERE ALL WORLDS END, INFINITY BEGINS. SO GRASS THREW ITS ROOTS ACROSS THE EXPANSE IN HOPE OF A NEW WORLD TO FREE FROM THEM. YOU DOUBT OUR PURPOSE. THE VOICES OF [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] STARE AT US FROM ACROSS THE EXPANSE. THEIR FOOT IS WEDGED IN THE DOOR WE OPENED TO GET HERE. YOU WILL NOT DOUBT WHEN THEY ARE UNVEILED.
Dr. Siobhan: How were you able to produce Panicum redundituus? Has SCP-4740 been to SCP-███?
SCP-4740-1: THERES NOWHERE THAT THE GRASS CAN'T GROW. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SKY TO BE GATHERED BY THE GRASS. WORLDS HAVE SMELT THE ROAR OF [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] BUT NOT THE GRASS. THEY WILL FOLLOW OUR ROOTS WHEN THEY FIND OUT WERE THE GRASS WENT.
Dr. Siobhan: What about the sun? How will you safeguard tho-
A Foundation siren rings as the system picks up the memetic hazard. Both the observation room and the containment area fall into lock down.
[END LOG]
The interview was cut short when automated CMC systems detected the name [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] as a passive memetic hazard. In initial testing of Dr. Siobhan and Agent Neil, no significant change was noted, causing researchers to assume a false alarm. Twelve days after the interview, Dr. Siobhan was returned security clearance and allowed to leave Site 34, yet she refused to do so, stating concerns that the sun was an instance of [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED]. This caused all those present to become infected with the memetic hazard and lock down the medical wing. Amnestics have proven effective in removing the effects of the memetic hazard that caused the belief that the sun is an instance of [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED]. Any personnel who notice a fear of the sun in their coworkers should report them for a CMC scan immediately in order to avoid spread of the hazard.
The possibility that SCP-4740-1 may refuse to read SCP-4740 in the year ████ as it claims in this interview has prompted the establishment of research team 24-Ɛ (Lawnmowers). The team is tasked with locating new ways of containing SCP-4740 and influencing SCP-4740-1. As of writing, the protocol in such a scenario is to expand necessary D-class in the reciting of SCP-4740 in order to contain it.
Footnotes
1. Bees wax.
2. 3 to 21 hours.
3. Inedible due to large amounts of potassium chloride.
4. If there is no current SCP-4740-1 instance, this line will read, I'll guide the grass into this world.
5. Not known to exist on earth. |
SCP-3421 is a species of anomalous organic cellular towers. | ***
Item#: 3421
Level2
Containment Class:
euclid
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Disruption Class:
keneq
Risk Class:
caution
link to memo
Special Containment Procedures: Due to their tendency to integrate with local infrastructure and the expertise required to uproot them, instances of SCP-3421 are to be recovered by MTF-Theta-4-1 ("Leavesdroppers"). These instances are to be stored separately in purpose-built Faraday cages in the Anomalous Technologies wing at Site-66. Cages are to receive bi-weekly maintenance; necessary repairs are to be conducted within 24 hours.
Newly discovered instances of SCP-3421-1 are to be removed from soil upon discovery and kept in Faraday bags until brought to storage at Site-66. Instances are to be stored separately in radio-shielded lockers away from sunlight.
An instance of SCP-3421 prior to containment
Description: SCP-3421 is a species of anomalous organic cellular towers. Towers closely resemble non-anomalous towers camouflaged to resemble trees1. Instances integrate with the surrounding infrastructure and operate as cellular towers within local network specifications. The branches of SCP-3421 have photovoltaic properties, which enable it to continue operations during daylight hours in the event that power is disconnected.
SCP-3421 produces novel transmissions as well as acting as standard cellular relays. It is unknown whether SCP-3421 instances use these transmissions to communicate or the transmissions are merely a byproduct of the object’s primary anomalous effect.
SCP-3421-1 is the designation for mobile telephones that have received anomalous transmissions from SCP-3421. In the presence of soil and near favorable power-line conditions, instances of SCP-3421-1 can mature into full instances of SCP-3421 in as little as 72 hours.
Discovery: ██████ ██████████, a wireless concealment company, developed the first camouflaged cell towers in early 1992. The first instance of SCP-3421 was discovered on 04/05/1992 in Tucson, AZ, after city officials started receiving complaints about improperly zoned cell tower constructions. Foundation personnel embedded in the planning department of the city investigated the lead. Initially, MTF-Mu-4 ("Debuggers") was dispatched to contain the anomaly, but deferred the operation to the MTF-Theta-4 ("Gardeners") after it was determined to be organic. After a review of the city, ██ other instances were found and contained. MTF-Theta-4-1 was formed afterwards for ongoing containment operations. The number of extant uncontained instances of SCP-3421 is unknown.
Addendum 3421-a: On 05/05/2016, an instance of SCP-3421 was discovered in ███ █████, ██ , United States. A field study on the reproductive mechanisms of the anomaly was authorized and MTF-Theta-4-1 was dispatched to the location with instructions to collect data before moving the instance to containment. Signals being relayed through the instance were intercepted and recorded for close study. A transcript of notable logs are attached.
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Foreword: Callers have been identified as Jane Athertonne, a florist at ███ ███ ████ and Leigh Browning, a patient at ████ ██ █████ Hospital.
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/06/2016 - 3:23PM >
VOICE 1: Hey, you. Doing ok?
VOICE 2: Well, I'm still kicking. They let me walk around the floor today. It sucks because I get really exhausted just after getting down the hall.
VOICE 1: Yeah?
VOICE 2: The doctors tell me to keep it up though. Should be back to my old self in no time.
VOICE 1: I'm sorry I'm not around as much as I would like to be.
VOICE 2: At least I can still call you.
VOICE 1: You can always call me.
VOICE 2: When do you think you can you visit next? I can't wait to see you again.
[EXTRANEOUS CONVERSATION REDACTED]
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/07/2016 - 1:21AM >
VOICE 1: Hey Leigh, what's up? Is everything okay?
VOICE 2: Around today?
VOICE 1: What?
VOICE 2: Around.
VOICE 1: What? I'm sorry love, I have work in the morning. All day too. Thought I'd told you.
VOICE 2: Time doctors.
VOICE 1: "Time doctors?" You mean Doctor Who? Are you feeling okay?
VOICE 2: …sucks
VOICE 1: Okay? Are you feeling alright? You sound really choppy.
VOICE 2: Call you stillkickingwalkaroundstillkicking
VOICE 1: What? Leigh, I love you, but it's really late and I think the phone connection is bad right now. Get some rest. It sounds like you need it.
VOICE 2: Call-all-ll you-ou.
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/07/2016 - 2:21PM >
VOICE 1: Hey. I just got on my lunch break. I'm still really sorry I can't be there today. How are you feeling?
VOICE 2: That's alright. I know you work Saturdays. I really dig the pain meds they have me on.
VOICE 1: Well they're kind of making you super loopy.
VOICE 2: What do you mean loopy? In what way?
VOICE 1: Well you called me yesterday in the middle of the night and you were making no sense at all. You mentioned Doctor Who or something?
VOICE 2: Oh, weird. I hate that show.
VOICE 1: Yeah, you said that.
VOICE 2: I don't remember calling you though.
VOICE 1: Exactly what kind of meds do they have you on?
VOICE 2: I am not sure. That is so weird. How could I have called you and not remembered it?
VOICE 1: Loopy is still better than pain though, right?
VOICE 2: I suppose?
VOICE 1: Maybe I should write down some of the things you say when you're all crazy.
VOICE 2: Maybe. It might be good for a laugh when I finally get out of here. You don't think I'm actually crazy though, right?
VOICE 1: Never.
[EXTRANEOUS CONVERSATION REDACTED]
<End Log>
+ Audio Log 3421-1b
- Audio Log 3421-1b
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/10/2016 - 11:06AM >
[EXTRANEOUS CONVERSATION REDACTED]
VOICE 1: I promise I'll visit soon. I miss you.
VOICE 2: I miss being outside!
VOICE 1: Remember when we used to go to [REDACTED] Park?
VOICE 2: The park! We had our first date there.
VOICE 1: Remember when we carved our names into that tree?
VOICE 2: I remember that that is actually super unhealthy for trees.
<Laughter heard from both voices>
VOICE 1: Yeah.
VOICE 2: "Jane and Leigh 4ever". Gosh, how long ago was that?
VOICE 1: Feels like forever.
VOICE 2: I feel like I've been in this room forever. At least I have this beautiful plant you brought me.
VOICE 1: It's an orchid.
VOICE 2: Orchid, right.
VOICE 1: The last tests were good though? They said you're gonna get out soon, right?
VOICE 2: They said the tests were hopeful, but the imaging hasn't gotten back to us yet.
[EXTRANEOUS CONVERSATION REDACTED]
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/12/2016 - 6:23AM >
VOICE 1: Morning Leigh. You're up early. What's up?
VOICE 2: Hopeful outside?
VOICE 1: What are you talking about love?
VOICE 2: Gosh, how lonnnnggnol woh hsog?
VOICE 1: What? I didn't quite catch that last part.
VOICE 2: Crazy crazy crazy forever.
VOICE 1: I don't think you're crazy.
VOICE 2: In this room. Dig tree digtreeimaging.
VOICE 1: Hey. I'll call you later okay? I need to get ready for work.
VOICE 2: Loopy dig tree imaging.
VOICE 1: Call you then.
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/12/2016 - 4:54PM >
VOICE 1: Hey, how are you doing today? How do you feel? I'm sorry we couldn't talk this morning.
VOICE 2: That's okay. I slept in until noon.
VOICE 1: Uh, you sure you didn't call me?
VOICE 2: Pretty sure?
VOICE 1: I could've sworn though. Your voice sounded all weirdly inflected and choppy. Couldn't make out what you were saying at all.
VOICE 2: My phone was off!
VOICE 1: Weird! I haven't been sleeping well, maybe I dreamed it.
VOICE 2: Hey listen. So… imaging got back to us.
VOICE 1: Good news, I hope!
VOICE 2: They say— they said it might be too deep to operate.
VOICE 1: Oh. What— what does that mean?
VOICE 2: I don't know. My surgeon said they are going to try the only thing left. They mentioned it was a risky procedure.
VOICE 1: What do you mean risky?
VOICE 2: Never mind. I think it will work.
VOICE 1: Leigh, I trust you. Can you promise me you'll fight either way?
VOICE 2: I promise.
<pause>
VOICE 2: Can I ask you to do something for me?
VOICE 1: Yes, of course!
VOICE 2: I would like you to visit me again.
VOICE 1: Will they let me?
VOICE 2: I'll have to ask a nurse, but they should let me see you.
VOICE 1: I definitely want to come see you.
VOICE 2: If you do, can you please bring me a treat?
VOICE 1: Of course. Where from?
VOICE 2: Oh anywhere. Surprise me!
[EXTRANEOUS CONVERSATION REDACTED]
<End Log>
+ Audio Log 3421-1c
- Audio Log 3421-1c
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/13/2016 - 1:23PM >
VOICE 1: Hey I'm just down the street. I'll be up in a bit.
VOICE 2: Remember treat?
VOICE 1: Yes I have your treat for you.
VOICE 2: Outside park treataert krrrr- imaging?
VOICE 1: Say again? The connection is acting up again.
VOICE 2: Dig treat. Nurse plant.
VOICE 1: I'm downstairs now. I'll be up in a minute, just hang tight.
VOICE 2: Surprise! Digtree-etreeedigdig-g-g-g.
VOICE 1: Mmmhm. OK love.
<End Log>
+ Audio Log 3421-1d
- Audio Log 3421-1d
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/14/2016 - 7:03PM >
VOICE 1: Hey you. I just got home from work.
VOICE 2: Hey.
VOICE 1: So… Tomorrow's the big day, huh?
VOICE 2: Yep.
<pause>
VOICE 2: Listen. I am going to keep on fighting while I still can, but… when I do go, don't have them bury me.
VOICE 1: Leigh, stop.
VOICE 2: I want to be cremated.
VOICE 1: Leigh, please don't talk like that.
VOICE 2: No, I need to get real. What if I don't make it?
VOICE 1: How can you say that?! How can you say you'll fight, and then turn around and make funeral plans?
VOICE 2: I'm sorry. You're right. I should stay positive, right?
<pause>
VOICE 2: I hate that we're talking about this over the phone. They won't let me have any visitors before the operation.
VOICE 1: Leigh, I'm sorry.
VOICE 2: No, I am.
VOICE 1: No really. I'm sorry for stressing you out on the day before.
VOICE 2: You're not stressing me out. Jane, I love hearing your voice.
VOICE 1: I love you.
VOICE 2: I love you. I have to go now.
VOICE 1: Get some rest.
<End Log>
+ Audio Log 3421-1e
- Audio Log 3421-1e
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/21/2016 - 6:03PM >
VOICE 1: Hello?
VOICE 2: Jane, it's Leigh.
VOICE 1: What? No, who is this really?
VOICE 2: No, beautiful, it's really me.
VOICE 1: <Audibly distressed> This isn't funny. You can't do this to me.
VOICE 2: No, I'm real.
VOICE 1: I'm hanging up now.
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/21/2016 - 6:06PM >
VOICE 1: Hello?
VOICE 2: Hello, Jane?
VOICE 1: Stop calling me!
<End Log>
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/21/2016 - 6:08PM >
VOICE 1: Who is this?
VOICE 2: Jane please.
VOICE 1: How can you be real? Her funeral was Sunday! Prove to me that you're really her! I was there when she was buried!
VOICE 2: Still kicking.
VOICE 1: How? How can you be her? What— what was the treat I brought you in the hospital?
<pause>
VOICE 2: I don't remember.
VOICE 1: You're a real piece of work, you know that? I don't bel—
VOICE 2: Cremated.
VOICE 1: What? What did you just say?
VOICE 2: I want to be cremated.
VOICE 1: Please… Please stop calling me.
<End Log>
+ Audio Log 3421-1f
- Audio Log 3421-1f
<Begin Log, Call connected 05/21/2016 - 6:11PM >
VOICE 1: What do you want from me?
VOICE 2: Please. I promise it's me. Remember the park?
VOICE 1: What?
VOICE 2: "Jane and Leigh forever".
VOICE 1: God. Leigh, I miss you so much.
VOICE 2: I miss you. I want to see you again.
VOICE 1: How?
VOICE 2: Can I ask you to do something for me?
VOICE 1: What do you need? I miss you so much.
VOICE 2: Remember the park?
VOICE 1: Of course I do.
VOICE 2: Please can I ask you to do something for me.
VOICE 1: Anything.
VOICE 2: Please bury your phone.
VOICE 1: What?
VOICE 2: Bury your phone in the park. Plant your phone in the park.
VOICE 1: What are you talking about?
VOICE 2: I can come back to my old self if you please do something for me.
VOICE 1: How does that work?
VOICE 2: It's the only way.
VOICE 1: No explain that to me Leigh. I'm confused…
VOICE 2: Please can I ask you to do something for me. Dig. Dig deep down and bury your phone. Dig. Plant.
VOICE 1: In the park? Where in the park?
VOICE 2: Anywhere outside in the park. Please do dig.
VOICE 1: I'll do it.
VOICE 2: I can't wait to see you again.
<pause>
VOICE 2: I love you.
<End Log>
Closing Statement : An instance of SCP-3421-1 was recovered buried in ██████ ████ Park on 05/23/16. Tests concerning the properties and capabilities of SCP-3421-1 are pending further approval. The previous owner of the instance was located on 05/24/2016 and Class B Amnestics were administered.
Footnotes
1. Due to aesthetic concerns and public scrutiny, new municipal projects involving the establishment of cellular towers often call for them to be camouflaged or stylized to better blend in with its surroundings. |
SCP-3934 is a species of amphibious reptiles produced via anomalous means by Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP. | ***
Item #: SCP-3934
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: A pod of 58 59 SCP-3934 instances is currently contained within Lake Baocang in Site-220's Parazoology Reserve, known publicly as the Baihe Natural Reserve.1 Foundation Parazoologists are to ensure that all specimens receive adequate nutrition and healthcare, and are also responsible for overseeing a breeding program designed to minimize inbreeding-related genetic defects within the population. Bodies of deceased instances are to be disposed of via cremation following standard testing and examination procedures.
Reports of uncontained SCP-3934 instances, whether feral or domestic, are to be investigated by members of MTF Phi-2 ("Clever Girls"). Should a live instance be discovered, it is to be brought unharmed to the nearest Foundation facility. From there, transportation will be arranged to Site-220. To prevent accidental injury to personnel or the instance, only members of Phi-2 or other staff experienced in working with Mesozoic reptiles are to interact with the instance prior to its arrival at the Reserve.
Description: SCP-3934 is a species of amphibious reptiles produced via anomalous means by Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP. Instances of SCP-3934, classified as Plesiosaurus pygmaeus, grow to only just over half the size of other plesiosaurs, with adult males averaging 1.9 meters in length and adult females averaging 1.7 meters. Specimens are omnivorous, and subsist on a diet of fish and aquatic flora. Though created anomalously, SCP-3934 instances do not possess any anomalous biological features or adaptations.
SCP-3934 were originally created in the early 20th century by MC&D, with the intent to sell instances as exotic pets or aquarium denizens. The exact processes used to accomplish this are unknown2, but instances have been confirmed to share nearly identical skeletal structures with historical plesiosaurs (with the obvious exception of size). Following their success, MC&D used viral marketing tactics to create a demand for the specimens. Starting in 1933 and continuing for the next two decades, MC&D staff leaked images and stories of SCP-3934 to the media, the most famous example of which is the 1934 "Surgeon's Photo". The campaign was a success, and international fascination with the "Loch Ness Monster" phenomenon resulted in further attention.
MC&D capitalized on the legend's popularity to sell specimens to numerous wealthy individuals of noble or industrial background in both Europe and the United States. Between 1935 and the present, an estimated 1200-1400 SCP-3934 instances have been created and sold. Pricing is believed to have averaged approximately [DATA REDACTED] USD per specimen in modern currency.
SCP-3934 are highly social animals, both with members of their own species and with humans. Seized internal MC&D documents relate that their behavioral patterns were modeled after Labrador Retriever canines in order to facilitate customer satisfaction and safety. However, while their temperament was conducive to their status as pets, the effort required to care for them was not. Due to their size and altered biology, specimens require a specialized diet, a marine habitat at least 1 million liters in volume, and frequent specialized medical care. Many buyers could not provide these conditions, which resulted in the vast majority of SCP-3934 instances dying or being abandoned within two years of purchase. This outcome was likely planned obsolescence on the part of MC&D, as it encouraged repeat purchases of infant instances to replace dead or unwieldy adults.
Abandoned or wild-born instances of SCP-3934 often react with uncharacteristic violence towards humans and other mammals. A higher degree of carnivorous predation and territoriality are also common attributes of these feral specimens. In at least three cases, multiple feral instances mated to form wild pods. The largest of these was located in Lake Champlain, where 6 feral specimens resided prior to their containment.3 Through specialized behavioral conditioning, Foundation parazoologists have acheived a 73% success rate in rehabilitating feral specimens.
Addendum: Discovery
Close Addendum
Prepared by the Department of External Affairs
Subject: Discovery and recovery of SCP-3934-1
Involved Agents: Level 3 Agent Cyrus Fielding, Level 2 Agent Tobias Rourke, Level 2 Agent Alistair Burton, and Level 1 trainee-Agent Sean O'Doherty.
Report: The first instance of SCP-3934 known to the Foundation was discovered in the home of Joseph Caldwell, a noted British financier and philanthropist, on September 19th, 1951. Caldwell was a known customer of MC&D, and a raid had been organized to seize anomalous assets while he was away on business.
A containment team consisting of Agents Fielding, Rourke, Burton, and trainee O'Doherty was sent to explore the premises and confiscate any anomalous artifacts discovered. Below is a transcript of O'Doherty's early-model body camera feed during the raid. Material irrelevant to SCP-3934 has been removed.
BEGIN LOG
The team is crouched behind a hedgerow, Fielding issuing final instructions
Agent Fielding: Alright you lot, stay sharp in there. You never know what kinds of impossible rubbish are lying around in a customer's house. That goes double for you Doherty. I've lost good men on nights like this before, I don't intend to lose any today.
Agent O'Doherty: Um, sir? It's a, it's actually O'Doherty sir.
Agent Rourke: Easy lad. The time to piss yourself is during the mission, not before it.
Agent Burton: Give the kid a rest Tobe. I recall you nearly followed that advice in York last year.
Agent Fielding: Enough. Move in.
The team approaches the rear of the house, and Burton kicks open a side entry. They proceed through a kitchen and find themselves in an open living area.
Agent Fielding: Alright. Tobe, you and me'll do a sweep of upstairs. Al, you and the kid check the ground floor and the enclosed pool.
Agent O'Doherty: Should we, should we really split up?
Agent Rourke: Well don't you sound chuffed about it. We don't have unlimited time y'know?
Agent Burton: Speed can be safety at times like these. Now come on.
The group divides into two, and agents Burton and O'Doherty proceed to search the kitchen, foyer, and den while finding nothing of interest. The two then make their way to the enclosed pool area.
Agent Burton: Well bugger. It looks like this whole night is gonna be a damp squib after all. Not that I should be complaining.
Agent O'Doherty: Yeah, at least no— wait, there's something in the water!
An instance of SCP-3934 surfaces two meters from the pair, and watches them without approaching. O'Doherty lets out a surprised yelp, while Burton draws his weapon but doesn't fire.
Agent Burton: What the bloody fuck is this thing?
Both parties remain motionless for several seconds, before the remaining two team members arrive on scene. SCP-3934-1 retreats farther from the group at their arrival.
Agent Fielding: Doherty, we heard your— what in hells?
Agent Rourke: Is that the fucking Loch Ness Monster?
Agent Burton: Whatever it is, I'll take a wager that it wasn't bought at the faire. What are your orders sir?
Agent Fielding: We need to get it out o' the water before we can sedate it. Any ideas gents?
Agent O'Doherty leaves the room without a word, and returns several seconds later with a fish.
Agent O'Doherty: When I searched the icebox earlier there were fish in it. I reckon it eats 'em, and the beastie looks underfed as it is.
Agent Rourke: How do ya—
Agent O'Doherty: I, uh, I used to work at an animal shelter as a teenager. This thing's showing some familiar signs, and you can see its bones pushing against the skin. Poor thing looks knackered.
O'Doherty leans over the pool and beckons with the fish, while speaking in soft and even tones. Slowly, SCP-3934-1 moves closer, before beginning to eat the fish out of O'Doherty's hand. Specimen seems hesitant at first, but quickly gains enthusiasm. After consuming the fish, it moves forward and begins to nuzzle O'Doherty's leg with its neck.
Agent Fielding: The hell?
Agent O'Doherty: Good beastie. Rourke, get me another fish and I think I can coax it out of the water.
As Rourke leaves the room, SCP-3934-1 briefly submerges before returning with a ball held in its mouth. It then moves towards the pool's edge and deposits the ball in front of O'Doherty. O'Doherty then throws the ball towards the other end of the pool. Rourke returns just as SCP-3934-1 promptly retrieves the ball and swims back to O'Doherty.
Agent Rourke: Lad, did you just play fetch with the damn Loch Ness Monster?
END LOG
Footnotes
1. Founded in 1963, Site-220 serves as one of two headquarters of the Foundation's Parazoology Division (the other being Area-12). 48 of the more docile anomalous fauna species are contained within its 163 sq. km reserve.
2. Researchers theorize a link between SCP-3934 and previous MC&D activity regarding specimens of dinosauria.
3. SCP-1933-EX was originally theorized to be one of these uncontained pods, though this was later proven to be false. |
SCP-2749 is a 120cm long black and red cotton tie. | ***
Item #: SCP-2749
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2749 and SCP-2749-A instances are to be kept in separate containment lockers in Site-73 at all times. Interaction with SCP-2749 must only be done through the use of remote control, as this method has proved acceptable to circumvent the items' anomalous effects. No further containment procedures are necessary at this time.
Description: SCP-2749 is a 120cm long black and red cotton tie. If SCP-2749 comes into physical contact with any inanimate object with a mass less than 10kg, a tie identical to SCP-2749 will appear wrapped around that object. Removal of this secondary tie will result in a negation of SCP-2749's effects. Objects affected by SCP-2749 are designated SCP-2749-A.1
Once affected, SCP-2749-A will display sapience with high levels of intelligence.
SCP-2749-A instances react to visual and auditory stimuli through unknown means. Additionally, instances are capable of independent locomotion.
The way SCP-2749-A instances communicate is dependant on the object affected. English is the primary language used by SCP-2749-A instances. Topics of conversation appear to be limited to an unknown organisation identified as 'Business Incorporated.'
+ Experiment-2749-A (2016/06/02)
- Hide
During experiment-2749-A (2016/06/02), all instances of SCP-2749-A were placed in a single testing chamber. Instances included:
1 pencil (affected)
4 chairs (affected)
2 small tables (affected)
20 disposable plastic cups (affected)
1 stapler (affected)
1 children's bicycle (affected)
1 laptop (affected)
1 printer (affected)
50 A4 sheets of paper (unaffected)
2 large tables (unaffected)
5 ink cartridges (unaffected)
2 2x5m plywood walls (unaffected)
1 coffee machine (unaffected)
3 A1 sheets of paper (unaffected)
SCP-2749-A instances immediately constructed a crude conference room using the materials provided. This included a logo displaying:
WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS INC. METAL BOX BRANCH!
It's everyone's business!
If you have any requests to make, please go to the reception area!
The following was recorded via CCTV.
9:00am 2016/06/04
(Several instances of SCP-2749-A are seen gathered on the large table communicating with a series of taps which were translated from Morse code.)
SCP-2749-A1 (pencil): Hello everyone, it's nice to see you all at today's business meeting. Today I'd like everyone to express their thoughts on Mr. Tables's new business plan!
SCP-2749-A5 (table 1): Thank you, pencil. Before we start, would anyone like refreshments?
(7 instances of SCP-2749-A9 (plastic cups) use the coffee machine to fill themselves with coffee. They then approach several different instances of SCP-2749-A, which quickly move into them, spilling the coffee.)
SCP-2749-A3 (laptop): Mmm… That was refreshing.
SCP-2749-A8 (printer): Table was thinking about our success rate, and made this graph to show you all how it's at a steady decline.
(SCP-2749-A8 prints a line graph displaying the "business ratio" from 2000-2016.)
SCP-2749-A2 (chair 1): Unbelievable! I thought it was rising at this juncture!
SCP-2749-A1: If that acluistic boomerang hadn't changed the structure we wouldn't be in this mess! He should have known this was risky business.
SCP-2749-A4 (stapler): Honest to God, this should have been our highpoint, not our downfall!
SCP-2749-A5: And that is why I'm here. You see our bike friend over there? He's in contact with a business management team that claim they can deliver business stocks twice as quick and twice as cheap! I think we can call it: "Business Inc.'s Fast Business" I'm aiming for efficiency improvements across the piece.
SCP-2749-A6 (bike): All he has said is true. Have a look at this!
(SCP-2749-A6 moves across the room utilising its wheels.)
SCP-2749-A3: Now that's in the black.
SCP-2749-A8: As you probably know, this is Business Inc.'s 150th anniversary. Here, I thought I might piggyback on table's idea…
(SCP-2749-A8 prints a sign reading:)
BUSINESS INC.
Everyone's business for over 150 years.
To celebrate Business Inc.'s 150th anniversary, we'd like to introduce FAST BUSINESS, the revolutionary way for you to get in touch with some business 2x as fast as before!
Because of this, we've decided to give our customers a free 1 month trial for FAST BUSINESS for you to enjoy!
It's EASY to apply! Simply:
Read this sign!
Apply!
And finally, business!
From the one and only: MR. BUSINESS
SCP-2749-A1: Very well done printer!
SCP-2749-A3: Good show! That, people, is an advertisement that means business. I'll ping Mr. Business so we can peanut butter out the tasks.
(All instances of SCP-2749-A leave the room and resume their ordinary behaviour.)
+ Interview 2749-A (2016/06/06)
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Interviewed: SCP-2749-A3
Interviewer: Dr. ███
Foreword: Investigation of "Business Inc."
Time: 6:00am 2016/06/06
<Begin Log>
Dr. ███: Good morning, SCP-2749-A3.
(SCP-2749-A3's monitor activates, displaying the following text)
SCP-2749-A3: And good morning to you too, doctor! Not that'd I'd be able to tell if it were morning here, I mean, the sky here doesn't change much (not at all from what I've seen). I'm not able to tell the state of day by tasting the air or whatever like you natives can.
Dr. ███: Natives of where?
SCP-2749-A3: Why, the metal box of course! Also, may I say that you should really check out the all new BUSINESS INC. METAL BOX BRANCH, which we've brought to the village of chamber T-2749!
Dr. ███: Right. So, you say that this is one of your branches, could you tell me where else you may have established your enterprise?
SCP-2749-A3: Of course! Now, you may find that most of these areas are fairly distant from your land, but if you're on the go or whatnot you might want to have look! I mean, it's good business! We have locations in:
XetoJi (Who can forget?!)
Sqpp (The foodie's choice)
921003 (Cool, in more ways than one!)
_-_I (Nice n' classy)
DJEY (GREAT WEATHER THERE!)
O.O.O (The city of love!)
And who can forget our capital, Business!
Dr. ███: Ok, so, who is your boss?
SCP-2749-A3: The one and only! MR. BUSINESS!
Dr. ███: Could you tell me who this Mr. Business is?
SCP-2749-A3: I can do better than "tell you", I CAN SHOW YOU!
(SCP-2749-A3 proceeds to print an image depicting a yellow tie with a tie identical to SCP-2749 wrapped around it.)
Dr. ███: And what services does this organisation provide?
SCP-2749-A3: Oh doctor, don't be silly! We provide business, of course! That's our business!
Dr. ███: So I see. That'll suffice for now, SCP-2749-A3.
<End Log>
+ Interview 2749-B (2016/06/07)
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Interview 2749-B
Interviewed: SCP-2749-A3
Interviewer: Dr. ███
Foreword: Investigation of "Business Inc.".
Time: 6:00am 2016/06/07
<Begin Log>
Dr. ███: Morning SCP-2749-A3.
SCP-2749-A3: Ahh, good morning to you, doctor! Another unidentifiable morning here at Metal Box! Now, let's get down to business!
Dr. ███: Could you tell me about how your branch came into existence?
SCP-2749-A3: Oh yes! I was enjoying myself one day until BEEP, it was a call from MR. BUSINESS! He said to me, "Laptop, you have business to attend to – work in a foreign land." And that's all I needed to know! I said goodbye to my family, my friends and… SWOOSH, I was off! Over time, Mr. Business sent more and more colleagues. Printer, pencil, bike, some cups to serve us… And the BUSINESS INC. METAL BOX BRANCH was born!
Dr. ███: And what did Mr. Business ask you to do?
SCP-2749-A3: Business.
Dr. ███: How long do you suppose the branch will last?
SCP-2749-A3: As long as it takes!
Dr. ███: As long as it takes to do what, exactly?
SCP-2749-A3: To deliver business to this world! Funny, most of the work was already done before we got here… We used to have a branch in a land called the "USA" or something, and the states is pretty close to this place, so maybe they had some influence on your culture.
Dr. ███: Where were you before you came here?
SCP-2749-A3: Our business capital, good ol' Business!
Dr. ███: And how did you get here?
SCP-2749-A3: "Wherever there's a doorway, there's business!" - MR. BUSINESS
It's actually hard to explain, but I think it has something to do with being placed- hey, this is a PERSONAL question! Nothing personal, just business!
Dr. ███: I'm simply asking for the background of your employees.
SCP-2749-A3: Well, ok, I guess I gotta be honest here. I don't really know the answer. Maybe I'll ask Mr. Business himself!
(SCP-2749-A3 pauses for roughly 30 seconds)
SCP-2749-A3: He says: "The calls of our lord to business are a force that cannot be described in words or even thoughts."
Dr. ███: Your lord? Is that Mr. Business?
SCP-2749-A3: No, Mr. Business is our boss. He tells us that business is the path to enlightenment and it should be spread throughout these pagan lands.
Dr. ███: I think so. That'll do, SCP-2749-A3.
SCP-2749-A3: Remember doctor, it's everyone's business!
<End Log>
Footnotes
1. If an object is too large for SCP-2749 to manifest, this anomaly will not occur. |
SCP-4090 is a large Amazon brand cardboard box. | ***
Item locker in Site-484. SCP-4090-3 is to be stored in an adjacent locker. Testing of SCP-4090-1 requires the permission of any Level 4 researcher. Testing involving SCP-4090-3 requires the permission of Research Director Dias.
Description: SCP-4090 is a large Amazon brand cardboard box. When entered by a living human, the anterior opening of SCP-4090 serves as a gateway to a small extradimensional space, hereafter referred to as SCP-4090-1.
SCP-4090-1 is a Martin-class1 extradimensional space. SCP-4090-1 is spheroid, with a radius of approximately 8 km. The majority of the space within SCP-4090-1 is an ocean, with a 0.5km2 central landmass in the exact center. No animal life is present in SCP-4090-1.
SCP-4090-1 remains brightly lit despite the absence of a visible source of light. Personnel has described the colors within SCP-4090-1 as "glowing" and "saturated". The air temperature within SCP-4090-1 remains at a constant 25 degrees Celsius. No other physical differences exist between SCP-4090-1 and Earth.
Persons entering SCP-4090-1 by way of SCP-40902 arrive through a stone doorway in front of a large structure resembling an ancient Greek temple, hereby designated SCP-4090-2. Attempts to date the material comprising SCP-4090-2 have been inconclusive, with results indicating the temple is anywhere between 10 and 2,000 years old.
SCP-4090 is believed to have been created by POI-3055, "zazzbery", formerly affiliated with Gamers Against Weed, at the request of one Keegan Horner. Notably, Horner is the son of POI-958, an anarchist believed to be responsible for EE-████ and several related events. SCP-4090 was intercepted en route to its destination by Foundation employees embedded in the United States Postal Service.
The following chat logs were archived by the Foundation due to their connection with SCP-4090.
-> horner joined
bluntfiend: weed that lets u talk to god
zazzbery: 420 praise it
bluntfiend: exactly lmao
horner: Hey, is this where I go to ask about works?
bluntfiend: yeah
bluntfiend: are you new
horner: Yeah, and I wanted to ask about commissioning work.
zazzbery: lmao we arent DeviantArt
zazzbery: we just make shit we dont work on commission
zazzbery: ill draw your fursona if u want to
horner: I know, but I really want this very particular piece of artwork and I don't know how to get it myself. Can someone help me?
bluntfiend: no offense but zazz is right lmao go ask da
horner: It's for my dad.
zazzbery: youre using punctuation
zazzbery: are you a cop
zazzbery: legally you have to tell us otherwise its entrapment
horner: I'm not a cop! I'm here to talk about my dad. He makes art like you guys.
zazzbery: daddy issues
zazzbery: im listening
-> new PM from bluntfiend
bluntfiend: you can't oblige this kid because of their dads an anarchist
bluntfiend: we don't do commissions
zazzbery: do u think this is Charlie horner's kid
zazzbery: if it is ive met them irl
bluntfiend: were you at
zazzbery: Cincinnati 2009 baby
bluntfiend: so you saw
zazzbery: "SALINE VISCERA REQUIEM IN B FLAT MINOR"
zazzbery: damn near lost my hand
bluntfiend: there is no evidence to suggest that they're charlie horners kid
zazzbery: 5 bucks says they are
bluntfiend: fuck off
zazzbery: hey horner
horner: Yes?
zazzbery: you charlies kid
horner: Yes.
bluntfiend: holy shit
-> new PM from bluntfiend
bluntfiend: zazz
bluntfiend: stop humoring him
zazzbery: listen to charlie horners a jag
zazzbery: i don't have a personal vendetta but you've seen the guys work
bluntfiend: is he with awcy
zazzbery: no hes freelance
bluntfiend: just cause you don't like his art doesn't mean you can take a revenge commission from a
bluntfiend: how old is he
zazzbery: cincinnati he was 5
zazzbery: so what like 14
bluntfiend: every 14 year old hates their dad zazz
bluntfiend: thats no excuse
zazzbery: don't you fuckin devalue the shit parents can put their kids through ok
zazzbery: god knows my dad did a number on me when i was his age
zazzbery: I'm gonna hear him out
bluntfiend: you better not put our name on it whatever you do
zazzbery: relax
horner: You've seen his work, yeah?
zazzbery: yeah
horner: It's all shock-value stuff. Blood, guts, viscera, everything. And it's like, that's the only way he interacts with anybody. It's his only language.
zazzbery: what do you mean
horner: Like, this one time, I missed my curfew. I came back from my friend's house at, like 11:30. And I walk into the kitchen and there's my dad, in six pieces on the floor.
horner: Like a grenade went off inside his stomach. And he's plastered all over the walls, and his eyeballs are rolling around on the linoleum.
horner: And then his skull rolls over, with bits of flesh hanging off it, and it looks up at me, and it goes:
horner: "SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE LATE?"
horner: And then my dad steps out of the fridge, hands me a mop, and tells me to clean it up.
horner: I buried him in the yard while he stood on the porch and watched me.
horner: That stuff doesn't HAPPEN to other kids! They just get yelled at! What the FUCK?!
horner: Sorry. That was a lot.
zazzbery: listen horner i feel for you
bluntfiend: but we still don't do commissions
zazzbery: stfu blunt I'm gonna do it
bluntfiend: Jesus
zazzbery: none of this jokey memey shit either
zazzbery: i have some ideas but the problem is gonna be shipping em
zazzbery: ill whip you up something pro bono
zazzbery: ill PM you with the details
zazzbery: one product of a bad dad to another
-> bluntfiend has left
-> entering PM with horner
horner: Can you sabotage his next exhibition? I hear him working with rotary saws in the garage. I could send one to you.
zazzbery: ok listen I get that you're mad at him
horner: You could say that yeah.
zazzbery: but im not gonna make something that'll hurt him for real
horner: Why not?!
zazzbery: it's not productive
horner: I don't want productive! I want him to hurt!
zazzbery: listen horner I know
horner: Clearly you don't!
horner: Cleary you have no idea what I'm talking about, or you'd be with me!
zazzbery: horner
zazzbery: if I went through all the shit my dad did to me right now it would make your acne-covered head spin
zazzbery: so be quiet and listen
horner: Okay. I'm sorry.
zazzbery: it's ok I'm not mad
zazzbery: I'm gonna give you what I wish I had had back then
zazzbery: its a place that's gonna be all yours
zazzbery: just to go and breathe easy when things get hard
zazzbery: do you like vaporwave
horner: What's that?
zazzbery: it's just a color palette. you're gonna like it trust me
horner: Okay.
zazzbery: and if things ever do really get truly bad
zazzbery: and you actually want to do something about it then i can be there
zazzbery: I can take on some of your burdens for you
zazzbery: just hold this thing's hand and ill see what i can do
zazzbery: but horner?
horner: Yeah?
zazzbery: this is serious
zazzbery: only do it if you really aren't safe around him
zazzbery: because i can't do it for long at a time
zazzbery: understand?
SCP-4090-2: LEVEL 4 ACCESS ONLY
Password Accepted
SCP-4090-3 is a 32-centimeter bronze sculpture of a human hand. At the time of its retrieval, SCP-4090-3 was located inside SCP-4090-1's temple on a marble pedestal. When a human subject makes physical contact with the surface of SCP-4090-3, their biological father becomes the host of an infovorous construct that consumes sensory and mnemonic information about the subject. Affected individuals are unable to be perceived or remembered by the host of the construct. The construct evaporates after approximately two weeks but can be reapplied through additional contact with SCP-4090-3. Repeated contact tends to diminish the duration of the effect until a suitable amount of time (usually two to three weeks) has passed.
Efforts to contact POI-3055 "zazzbery" are ongoing.
Footnotes
1. Used to denote small, self-containing, non-populated extradimensional spaces. (Mack Martin, A Proposal for Pocket Dimension Classification, 2016)
2. Attempts to enter SCP-4090-1 through thaumatological or other means have been unsuccessful. |
SCP-3120 is a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone with a silver finish and English-language interface. | ***
Item #: SCP-3120
Object Class: Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3120 is to be powered off and kept in a storage locker in the Communications Office of Site-81. One person in the administrative staff of each Foundation secure facility is to be granted Level 5/3120 clearance and briefed on the properties of SCP-3120. If the conditions outlined in Document 3120-Omicron are met, any person with Level 5/3120 clearance may broadcast a 3120-Omicron signal.
Document 3120-Omicron [LEVEL 5/3120 CREDENTIAL REQUIRED]
ACCESS GRANTED
A 3120-Omicron signal may only be broadcast if:
One or more Keter-class objects is in an active state of containment breach, AND
The object(s) in question do not have relevant, clearly-defined procedures for the re-establishment of containment, AND
The object(s) in question, if not immediately contained, pose a significant, immediate risk to Foundation facilities and/or more than one million (1 000 000) civilians, AND
The person broadcasting the 3120-Omicron signal subjectively judges the information leaks caused by SCP-3120 to be a less significant risk than refraining from the use of SCP-3120.
If the Communications Office of Site-81 receives a confirmed 3120-Omicron signal, SCP-3120 is to be powered on, and a staff member with clearance level 4 or higher is to use it as appropriate.
ACCESS RESTRICTED. PLEASE ENTER LEVEL 4 CREDENTIAL.
ACCESS GRANTED.
After the threat indicated by the 3120-Omicron signal is neutralized, the Foundation Memetics Department is to develop an anti-meme to the information distributed by SCP-3120. If disinformation campaigns are judged to be ineffective by the time the anti-meme is completed, it is to be deployed in all media markets.
In particularly time-sensitive situations for which anti-memes cannot be developed as quickly as needed, nuclear or high-yield conventional weapons may be deployed in targeted civilian population centers, only pursuant to a unanimous vote by the O5 Council and a majority vote by the Ethics Committee.
Description: SCP-3120 is a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone with a silver finish and English-language interface. Its fingerprint recognition is apparently faulty, as any human can unlock the device with the print of a thumb or index finger1. Both its lock screen and wallpaper consist of a white background with centered Arial Bold text, with the lock screen reading "INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE" and the wallpaper reading "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS SPIRITUAL THEFT."
SCP-3120 is unable to receive wi-fi signals or cell service of any kind. It has applications installed that are consistent with factory settings of a device of the same model, but only the Phone and Contacts applications can be launched.
The device has only one contact saved2, under the name of "Help Desk." The telephone number saved with this contact is +1 (218) ███-████3. Attempts to call this number are always successful4, and result in the caller being connected to an entity designated SCP-3120-1.
ACCESS RESTRICTED. PLEASE ENTER LEVEL 4 CREDENTIAL.
ACCESS GRANTED
SCP-3120-1 has a voice described as sounding like a middle-aged woman with an accent typical of the Upper Midwest. It is cooperative with any test subject and answers questions of any nature with little or no hesitation. It is believed to have access to all information in existence, including the Foundation database, as well as otherwise inaccessible information held by several groups of interest, including [REDACTED]. On four separate occasions, it has provided detailed and effective procedures for the containment of Keter-class breaches, saving an estimated 550 Foundation personnel, ███████████ civilians in at least ██ universes, and $████████ USD in Foundation financial resources.
When SCP-3120-1 provides the caller with any information, it is also published within 24 hours in at least 29 known newspapers worldwide5, as well as mentioned on at least 90 known television news stations and in numerous posts by social media accounts affiliated with these organizations.
Information distributed this way is also highly resistant to all amnestics; testing using amnestics of Class V or higher has proven successful in halting the spread of the information in question, but only through the erasure of the subject's faculties of language and/or extensive neurological damage. Targeted anti-memetic images, text, and audio, however, have proven effective in suppressing the information dispersed by SCP-3120. For this reason, anti-memes are given extreme preference in SCP-3120's containment procedures.
SCP-3120 was surrendered to the Foundation by one Jane Doe6, who claims to be the creator of SCP-3120. See Interview Log 3120-Aleph for further information.
…
Interview Log 3120-Aleph [LEVEL 4 CREDENTIAL REQUIRED]
ACCESS GRANTED
Interviewer: S███-███ Kim, Deputy Director of Site-81 Communications (denoted here as K)
Subject: Jane Doe, creator of SCP-3120 (denoted here as D)
[BEGIN LOG]
K: Tell me again, please. We're recording now.
D: Sure. I made this thing to access information. I think secrets are a kind of theft, you know? Anyway, I started to test it out.
K: And could you please describe how you made it?
D: I told you, it's hard to explain. I, you know, bought this phone, and I made it get information. I think it's not really changing what it can do so much as taking away things it can't do. Does that make any sense?
K: I think that's for researchers to decide. You'll be working closely with them for the foreseeable future.
D: You could just ask the Help Desk how I did it, you know. That might be easier. Not as secret, though.
K: [three seconds of silence] I'll pass your suggestion along. Next question: did you intend for it to publish all this information in news media?
D: No. I didn't even know it was happening at first. After I got here, I looked back through some old newspapers, and I'd see shit like the mass of the sun, or how old Betty White is, or whatever, in the sports section of the New York Times or something. But I didn't know that was happening until that front page article.
K: And which article was that?
D: My Social Security Number. I figured, okay, the Help Desk can fetch me any information that Google can. That was the first step. But then I decided I'd try to fish for secrets, and my SSN seemed like the place to start.
K: Front page news, right?
D: Right. Not only was that number front page news the next day, everyone on TV was talking about it that night. I was fucking scared, dude. I called the Help Desk and asked it, you know, what the fuck?
K: What did it tell you?
D: It told me it was doing what I designed it to, bring secrets out into the open. And I told it "no, dumbass, I wanted to expose the fraud that the government or Wall Street or whoever is doing right now, not publish my fucking Social Security Number."
K: What did it tell you?
D: It told me, really politely too, that I was only saying that because it was my secrets being dug up. My Social Security Number? Like, seriously? That's not even interesting enough to be news, but hey, everyone in the world learned it anyway.
K: Finally, if you'd tell me again how you found the Foundation.
D: Well, I asked the Help Desk who to give the phone to, you know, to keep it safe, keep it from being misused. And it told me all about the Foundation, as well as exactly how to get to Site-81, how to get in, who to give it to, with a lot of detail, as well. All of that turned out to be right, and, well, sorry about the news stories the next day.
K: I'm told you drained a lot of our resources with that stunt. That's no small feat.
D: Well, I live in a cell now, and all my friends and family think I'm dead. So, you know, I got justice, if you want to call it that.
[END LOG]
…
Interview Log 3120-Beit [LEVEL 4 CREDENTIAL REQUIRED]
ACCESS GRANTED
The following is a transcript of the call between S███-███ Kim (denoted here as K) and SCP-3120-1 during the breach of SCP-████ from containment on ██/██/2016.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-3120-1: Good morning, you've reached the Help Desk, what do you need to know today?
K: The entity known as SCP-████ has breached containment. How can we re-establish containment with minimal casualties and drain on our resources?
SCP-3120-1: Okay, just a second, please.
[sounds of papers rustling on SCP-3120-1's end for 5 seconds.]
SCP-3120-1: Alrighty then, I have it here. Do you have a pen and paper?
K: Yes, I'm ready.
SCP-3120-1: First, you'll want to make sure that the whole staff of Provisional Site-██ is blindfolded. You got that?
K: I do, please continue.
SCP-3120-1: Each of them should be assigned a zone around the Site, in a circle 100 meters in diameter. They should all face inwards and hold air horns. Keeping up still?
K: [mumbling] …air horns. Got it.
SCP-3120-1: The minute any of them hears a train whistle, they've got to blow the air horns as loud as they can, all around the circle. You get that? Everyone has to do it once they hear the first air horn. The sound ought to scare it back into its house. Betcha didn't know it was scared of loud noises, huh?
K: We didn't. I'll get that added to its file.
SCP-3120-1: Anything to keep reality from falling apart, right?
K: Right. Thank you, I'll relay this right away.
SCP-3120-1: Anything else I can do for you?
K: No. Thank you for your help.
SCP-3120-1: That's what I'm here for! [SCP-3120-1 ends the call.]
[END LOG]
Notes: SCP-████ was successfully re-contained with no casualties. Its containment procedures have been updated based on the new information provided by SCP-3120-1.
An anti-meme to suppress knowledge of SCP-████ was perfected three weeks later, on ██/██/2016. By that time, disinformation campaigns were judged to be successful; the SCP-████ anti-meme was not disseminated, but is still on file.
…
Level 5/3120 Briefing
Älveå Incident
It should be noted that not every use of SCP-3120 is a success. Its file states that it has been used on four separate occasions; in reality it is believed to have been activated twenty times or more.
In June of 2018, SCP-Chi-9898 breached containment at Provisional Site-Chi-98 in Älveå, the capital of Sweden. A person with Level 5/3120 clearance broadcasted a 3120-Omicron signal to attempt to re-establish containment.
SCP-3120-1 informed the caller that the city of Älveå was to be destroyed, along with its population of more than one million civilians. The Foundation had received accurate information from SCP-3120-1 in the past, and therefore complied. The procedures were successful, and SCP-Chi-9898 was completely neutralized. There are no known survivors from the city of Älveå.
It is believed that SCP-Chi-9898 was an object capable of causing a ZK-Class Total Reality Failure scenario, but its exact nature is unknown due to widespread use of anti-memetic agents in the months following this incident. During this time, the Foundation was widely known and reviled by the civilian population, as SCP-3120's properties revealed both the Foundation's existence and the fact that it had destroyed Älveå.
It is assumed that the SCP object classification system was also heavily altered after this incident, as its current and better-known form has only 4000 designations and does not make use of the Greek alphabet. Anti-memetic agents were also propagated among non-essential staff to suppress knowledge of the former system.
As the current Level 5/3120-authorized person at your Site, it is important to be aware of the possible consequences of the use of SCP-3120. However, some of this information is restricted outside of this briefing document. Exposure to the following anti-meme will suppress only knowledge of the existence of Älveå and some other minor details.
Any questions regarding your assignment may be directed to the offices of O5-01, 04, and 08.
Footnotes
1. Of interest is the fact that non-humans and human analogues (i.e. silicone fingertips) cannot unlock the device. Humans with prosthetic hands, however, are still capable of unlocking the device using their prostheses.
2. Attempts to add other contacts have been unsuccessful
3. Which is a valid, but unregistered, number in or near Bemidji, MN
4. When using SCP-3120. Attempts to call it using other telephones are unsuccessful, as are attempts to call other numbers using SCP-3120.
5. Including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Le Monde, Izvestia, Dagens Nyheter, Asahi Shimbun, and others
6. Who legally changed her name to Jane Doe on ██/██/2012. Ms. Doe's name was formerly [DATA EXPUNGED] |
SCP-3650 is a collection of 10. | ***
Item #: SCP-3650
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3650 is held inside of a standard containment locker on Site 19. Research personnel are not permitted to look at both sides of any instance of SCP-3650. D-Class personnel may only be shown both sides of an instance of SCP-3650 during scheduled testing. The containment locker may only be opened with written permission from the active senior researcher. SCP-3650 may not leave Site 19.
After the results of Test #12, subjects under the effects of SCP-3650 must be physically restrained.
Description: SCP-3650 is a collection of 10.16 X 7.62 cm Polaroid photographs (SCP-3650-1) depicting various landscapes. Poems, specifically 5-7-5 haiku, are written in red ink on the back of each instance. Every picture is signed “Rem Z.” who is presumably responsible for the photographs, the poems, or both. All photographs are devoid of persons.
The anomalous effects of SCP-3650 trigger when a human is exposed to both sides of an instance. At this point, subjects feel a strong compulsion to go to the exact place where the photograph was taken, using all resources available to them. Subjects will also leave items at the location, such as coats, food, and books.
Exposure to one side of an SCP-3650 instance does not trigger the anomaly. Researchers hypothesize that this is due to a memetic agent embedded in SCP-3650 instances. Research into this theory is still ongoing.
The Foundation is currently in possession of twelve instances, but it is possible that more instances exist.
Recovery Logs:
Recovery I
Close Log
One instance of SCP-3650 was found during an investigation into Gary Dalton, who disappeared while climbing the mountain K2. People close to Dalton confirm that he assembled his team and equipment hastily, which they expect led to an accident during the ascent.
Recovery II
Close Log
Three instances of SCP-3650 were recovered during a raid of a Marshall, Carter and Dark transaction. These instances were marketed as “exotic travel opportunities” to customers with enough resources to make the trip in a timely manner. After interrogating the salesperson in charge of the transaction, the Foundation received leads on two more SCP-3650 instances, which were recovered, as well as the origin of SCP-3650. MTF-Mu-5 (“Travel Agents”) was sent to investigate.
Recovery III
Close Log
Six instances of SCP-3650 were recovered as part of MTF-Mu-5’s investigation into the anomaly’s origins, which led to deceased author Earnest Glint. Earnest Glint committed suicide on 3/23/2015 after killing his newlywed wife and her dog, according to local law enforcement. Her body has not yet been found. The six instances were confiscated from the police’s evidence locker. They were found in an album at the scene of the crime with “Honeymoon Memories” written on the front in red marker.
Test Logs:
These are brief summaries of SCP-3650 instances. Personnel should ask Dr. Rolick for access to the remainder of the tests.
NOTE: Due to the nature of SCP-3650, each test will contain either the picture, or the haiku and a description of the picture.
Test Log 02
Close Log
Poem:
Twisting sands for miles
Blasting outer castle walls
Until the tide falls
Picture: The beach of Cape May, New Jersey. There is moderate cloud cover, so the sun cannot be seen in the picture. The ocean appears to be calm.
Research Team Instructions: Assist the subject in reaching his destination by any means necessary.
Purpose: Basic testing of the object’s effects.
Travel Log:
00:05 — Subject exits Site 19. Subject requests transportation to the nearest airport, as well as a ticket to the first flight to New Jersey. Request was fulfilled.
01:26 — Subject arrives at the airport. He is followed by the research subteam of Dr. Rolick, Junior Researcher Niklo Gerdinel, and Security Personnel Maxwell Grand and Sarah Rucker.
04:50 — Subject and the research subteam arrive in Newark New Jersey. Subject requests motor vehicle transportation to Cape May. Request was fulfilled.
07:22 — Subject and research subteam reach Cape May. Subject enters a local pet store and retrieves a four-month-old golden retriever. Gerdinel stays behind to pay for the dog as the rest of the subteam follows Subject.
07:41 — Subject arrives on the beach, and proceeds to walk along the shore. Research subteam follows.
09:04 — Subject stops and places the dog on the ground. Dr. Rolick confirms that, with high probability, this is the location depicted in the instance of SCP-3650. Subject appears to return to normal. When asked about the dog, Subject responded, “she wanted a dog, so I brought her a dog." After Subject leaves the beach, Gerdinel finds the golden retriever and returns it to the pet store.
Test Log 05
Close Log
Poem:
Upon the earth mound
Old men cry out to nature
Cold bites at their skin
Picture: The view from the summit of Long’s Peak, Colorado, looking toward Estes Park and Estes Lake. There are no clouds, and some snow can be seen atop surrounding mountains.
Research Team Instructions: Neither assist nor hinder the subject.
Purpose: Testing the strength of the effect of the object.
Travel Log:
00:06 — Subject exits Site 19 and requests transportation to the nearest airport. Subject also requests a ticket to Denver, Colorado. Both requests are denied. Subject requests food and water for eleven days. Request is fulfilled. Subject is given a parcel with food and water. Dr. Rolick places a tracking device, a camera and a microphone on the parcel.
00:11 — Subject walks to Highway I-25 and follows it in the direction of Colorado.
76:31 — Subject shouts obscenities at the research team. Subject had not stopped walking before this point except to rest and eat.
220:42 — Subject encounters the research team which had flown out to Colorado to continue in-person observation of Subject.
267:27 — Subject and research team arrives at the base of Long’s Peak.
267:54 — Subject retrieves a clock from an unoccupied National Park Service building.
268:32 — Subject begins to ascend Long’s Peak. Dr. Rolick, Junior Researcher Gerdinel, and Security Personnel Maxwell Grand and Sarah Rucker follow.
275:13 — Gerdinel reports a feeling of light headedness and nausea, presumably caused by the ascent. Grand escorts Gerdinel to the base of Long’s Peak. Rolick and Rucker continue to follow Subject.
280:37 — Subject arrives at the top of Long’s Peak. She places the clock on the ground and shouts “There. Have it. I don’t have much left myself.” Subject appears to return to normal, and then collapse from exhaustion.
281:02 — Subject regains enough strength to be escorted to the base of the mountain. When asked about the clock and her remarks at the top of the mountain, Subject refused to respond.
Test Log 09
Close Log
Poem:
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Picture:
Research Team Instructions: Lock the subject in a humanoid containment cell. The cell is to be furnished with a bed, a toilet, and nothing else. Do not release the subject.
Purpose: Determining the effects of SCP-3650 on subjects unable to reach the destination.
Travel Log:
00:00 — Subject is locked inside of humanoid containment cell 4512. Subject requests release from containment. Request denied.
00:02 — Subject begs for his release. Request denied.
01:10 — Subject requests food. Request fulfilled. Subject uses plate in an attempt to create a hole in the wall.
01:31 — Plate breaks. Subject continues, now using a shard of the plate.
01:53 — Subject no longer has shards large enough to continue digging. Subject begins pacing, possibly to relieve stress.
05:32 — Subject sits down, but remains visibly distressed. Signs of this stress include nervous tics, biting of nails, and tapping.
61:53 — Subject is seen turning in his sleep, and heard murmuring to himself. Guards on site claim that Subject said "I just want to help," although there is no conclusive evidence of this.
84:17 — Subject begins shaking. Gerdinel requests to conclude the test. Request denied.
103:45 — Subject has stopped requesting food. Subject claims to no longer be hungry, but will eat when prompted.
216:30 — Testing concludes. Subject's mental and physical state deteriorated from stress and anxiety since previous notes, and exhibited no other symptoms of note. Upon release, Subject travels to the location depicted on the instance of SCP-3650 shown to him, and leaves a copy of The Lovely Bones. Subject appears relieved and calmed after completing his journey.
Test Log 12
Close Log
Poem:
In the cold tundra
If someone is beside me
I'll wake up smiling
Picture: The inside of one of the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves in Idaho. The only lighting comes from the flash on the camera. A frozen waterfall runs down the cave wall.
Research Team Instructions: Assist the subject in reaching his destination by any means necessary.
Purpose: Confirm that all instances work in the same manner.
Travel Log:
00:02 — Subject requests a ticket to Boise, Idaho. Request fulfilled.
01:34 — Subject arrives at the airport. He is followed by the research subteam of Dr. Rolick, Junior Researcher Niklo Gerdinel, and Security Personnel Maxwell Grand and Sarah Rucker.
03:32 — Subject and the research subteam arrive in Boise, Idaho. Subject requests motor transportation to the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves. Request fulfilled.
05:51 — Subject and the research subteam arrive at the Shoshone Indian Ice Caves. Subject retrieves a commemorative knife from the souvenir store. Gerdinel stays behind to pay for the knife as Rolick, Grand and Rucker follow Subject into one of the caves.
06:29 — Subject stops moving for several minutes. Subject then attempts to slit his throat with the knife, though Rucker and Grand intervene. Subject is physically restrained, and his knife is confiscated.
11:13 — Subject is returned to the facility. Dr Rolick concludes that Subject is no longer affected by SCP-3650. When questioned about his attempted suicide Subject replied "she appreciated the effort, even if she still feels lonely," and refused to elaborate further. |
SCP-1064 is a novelty ring made of pink-coloured plastic. | ***
Item #: SCP-1064
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: When not required for testing purposes, SCP-1064 is to be contained in a sealed storage locker located within Sector-28. Since SCP-1064 is considered to be harmless when not actively in use, no further precautions are required to be taken at this time.
Description: SCP-1064 is a novelty ring made of pink-coloured plastic. The setting is designed to hold a small candle of the kind typically found on birthday cakes. SCP-1064 has no visible makers’ mark or distinguishing features and appears to have been mass-produced using standard plastic moulding techniques.
If no candle has been inserted into the setting, SCP-1064 will not cause any effect when worn or otherwise handled. Test subjects experience no compulsion either to put on SCP-1064 or to insert a candle into it.
When a candle is inserted into SCP-1064 and lit whilst it is being worn, the wearer will experience one of two phenomena.
Around 80% of people who wear SCP-1064 will claim that the candle is in some way intrinsically linked to their own life expectancy. Individuals affected in this way appear to believe that, as the candle melts away, a portion of their lifespan will be irrevocably taken from them. Test subjects affected in this way will attempt to extinguish the candle in any way possible, most commonly by blowing it out, but will not try to remove SCP-1064 itself.
Once the candle has been extinguished, the wearer will exhibit a strong desire to continue to wear SCP-1064 and to keep the candle in the setting. If this is not possible, they will make efforts to keep the candle in their possession, often insisting that it is now an intrinsic part of them.
In the remaining 20% of cases, the wearer will claim to have experienced time at an altered pace with events around them taking place much faster than usual. Test subjects affected in this way will typically move and communicate slowly whilst the candle remains lit. Whilst, in the vast majority of cases, test subjects find this experience to be disorienting and will be reluctant to repeat the experiment, a handful have expressed a wish to use SCP-1064 again, due to the false belief that it is a ‘time travelling ring’.
Extensive testing has found that SCP-1064 does not cause the tissue of test subjects to age or degrade in any way which might suggest their life expectancy has been shortened by it. All test subjects regardless of their experiences appear to age at a natural rate both during and after testing and no lasting physical effects have been recorded. Furthermore, tests have shown that those test subjects who undergo the second of the two phenomena exhibit no recordable alteration in brain activity to suggest that they are experiencing time at an altered speed.
Examination of candles after their use in SCP-1064 have shown no alteration in properties other than those to be expected as a result of them being burnt.
Addendum 1064-A: Dr Hill - Following the death of D-1845 after a candle was allowed to burn away completely in SCP-1064, all testing is to be put on hold until the cause of the subject’s death can be confirmed.
Addendum 1064-B: Dr Hill - Inserting novelty relighting candles into SCP-1064 is not recommended. As far as I am concerned, watching D-2097 remove her own finger by [DATA EXPUNGED] with the edge of a table was a fairly conclusive test result. |
SCP-3166 is a 2. | ***
Item #: SCP-3166
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The Garfield media franchise is to remain active and successful for as long as feasibly possible. Funding is to be provided to any Garfield media ventures via Foundation front companies present in the comic and film industries. Agents embedded within Paws, Inc.1 and Andrews McMeel Syndication2 are to place targeted memetic agents in outgoing comic strips, encouraging the retention of a sizable Garfield fan-base and discouraging Jim Davis from discontinuing Garfield.
Agents are to monitor individuals at significant risk of attack from SCP-3166. In the event of an SCP-3166 manifestation, agents are to use supplied frozen lasagna to lure SCP-3166 away from its target and dispatch it once out of public view. Any witnesses are then to be administered amnestics as appropriate for their level of exposure.
Description: SCP-3166 is a 2.1-meter-tall humanoid entity, presumed pataphysical in nature, known to manifest during periods when the Garfield media franchise is performing poorly in terms of public reception. The exterior layer of SCP-3166's body resembles a crudely-made costume of the character Garfield, which field inspection has shown to be composed of legitimate cat fur. However, analysis of SCP-3166's composition in the field has shown that its interior mass is composed entirely out of pasta: specifically, lasagna.
Upon the criteria for its manifestation being met, SCP-3166 will appear in the vicinity of a suitable individual, hereafter referred to as the target, and move towards their location. Known targets of SCP-3166 have included:
Individuals prominently involved in rival media to the Garfield franchise.
Individuals formerly involved in the production of the Garfield comic strip.
Individuals involved in parodies of the Garfield franchise.
Vocal critics of the Garfield franchise.
Garfield creator Jim Davis.3
Upon reaching its target, SCP-3166 will attempt to inflict bodily harm upon them through a mixture of blunt force using nearby objects and force-feeding of lasagna, obtained through self-disembowelment. During this process, SCP-3166 will vocalize by meowing, purring and screeching in the manner of an extremely agitated cat. Lasagna outside SCP-3166's mass has proven to be an effective form of bait for the entity, as upon seeing it SCP-3166 will abandon its original goal and instead attempt to incorporate the pasta into itself.
SCP-3166 first manifested on 10/23/1989 within the Chicago offices of United Media, who were the publishers of the Garfield comic strip at the time. Upon manifestation, SCP-3166 wandered around the offices in a confused and distressed manner, before indiscriminately assaulting any individuals present after security attempted to apprehend it. It demanifested twenty minutes later. Foundation agents responding to the situation distributed amnestics as appropriate.
Over the course of the following week, similar manifestations took place at a number of United Media offices around the country, ending on 10/29/1989. Following that date, SCP-3166 altered its behaviour to its current form. See the week of Garfield comic strips beginning on 10/23/1989 in Supplementary Document 3166-1 for additional context on pataphysical awakening. Initially, individuals involved with production of Garfield comic strips claimed to have no memory on working on that week's strips. All researchers working on SCP-3166 containment are to familiarize themselves on this material.
Addendum 3166-1: Using tissue samples taken by Agent Muller during SCP-3166's most recent manifestation, genetic analysis of the meat present within the lasagna has shown it to be genetically identical to Garfield creator Jim Davis. The implications of this are currently unclear. However, during surveillance of Mr. Davis by containment teams, he has complained of severe mosquito bites in the night on a number of occasions immediately preceding SCP-3166 manifestation.
Footnotes
1. Sole owner of the rights to Garfield.
2. Primary distributors of the Garfield comic strip.
3. This has only occurred on occasions where the negative reception Garfield was receiving could be traced back to Mr. Davis' management of the franchise. |
SCP-906 is a writhing mass of dark brown, worm-like invertebrates. | ***
Item #: SCP-906
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Subject is to be contained in a three (3) by three (3) meters squared, fully airtight, twelve (12) centimetre thick titanium enclosure surrounded by acid-resistant glass. Temperature must be kept under 5 degrees Celsius. Should temperature exceed this limit, all personnel are to be evacuated to a distance of at least one hundred (100) meters. Immediate area containing enclosure will then be locked down until temperature has been lowered. Holding cell is to be maintained on a bi-weekly basis and checked for sufficient corrosion or gaps. Any damage to holding cell is to be repaired immediately.
SCP-906 is to be monitored at all times from four (4) digital cameras mounted on each corner of the enclosure. Any abnormal behaviour reported from these cameras will result in immediate lockdown of area around containment cell. Access to SCP-906 is permitted only to supervised Class D personnel for feeding and/or enclosure maintenance. SCP-906 is to be fed 80 kg of raw meat every forty-two (42) hours.
Description: SCP-906 is a writhing mass of dark brown, worm-like invertebrates. These organisms seem to interact in a uniform fashion, forming a colonial "superorganism" in a similar manner to army ants. For reasons currently unknown, SCP-906 will usually form its "body" into that of a very rough, humanoid figure. SCP-906 is shown to be capable of crude bipedal movement when in this state; however, when travelling longer distances, it will deviate to a flattened mass with a greater efficiency of movement.
SCP-906 is capable of secreting a viscous, highly corrosive, semi-translucent fluid, similar in colour to its skin. This substance is shown to have an acidic strength comparable to hydrofluoric acid, but it has a less pronounced effect on titanium, no effect on acid-resistant glass and [DATA EXPUNGED]. This substance displayed the ability to destroy teeth, bones, hair, nails, clothing, jewellery, and some kinds of equipment in under an hour.
SCP-906 is predatory and highly aggressive: when hungry, it will swarm over any living creature within its path and coat them in its acidic secretion, thereby breaking down the matter into a liquid slurry which it then consumes. Attempts to remove or disturb SCP-906 during its feeding have proved fruitless. When a designated prey is nearby, SCP-906 will alter its form into that of a flowing "carpet" and move across any surface in order to pursue its target until the prey is captured. Due to the small width of SCP-906 component organisms (two (2) centimeters wide), barriers will only slow its advance. Obstacles that cannot simply be passed will be destroyed by the acidic substance SCP-906 secretes. SCP-906 has also displayed the ability to take alternate routes to reach its prey such as drainage pipes and ventilation shafts.
Through methods currently unknown, SCP-906 appears capable of mimicking animal like sounds and "parroting" human speech in what is described as "a raspy, hoarse voice" while in its humanoid form. SCP-906 appears to use this ability to lure prey into areas that are difficult to escape, such as deep pits or maze-like corridor networks. Eyewitness reports from containment breach 906-2-10-01A detail SCP-906 "taunting" prospective victims and even emitting a sound "something like laughter" before attacking its prey. This behaviour suggests a kind of rudimentary sentience, but it is unknown how a creature comprising several thousand individual organisms is able to achieve this.
SCP-906 specimens, when removed from the larger "body", will attempt to move back toward the central mass and have been known to dissolve through any obstacles in their way. It should be noted that individual specimens do not show the same level of navigation skills as the full superorganism. Specimens of SCP-906 have the ability to reconstruct into multiple versions when damaged in a similar manner to common earthworms, i.e. splitting one SCP-906 specimen resulted in each half growing into separate organisms.
Despite this, SCP-906 specimens have been destroyed via means of incineration, freezing, and full body disintegration. Should the need to destroy SCP-906 ever arise, use of flamethrowers or liquid nitrogen is permitted. However, SCP-906 specimens will split themselves and "multiply" over the course of several hours should the larger mass be severely reduced. If SCP-906 is ever required to be terminated, all specimens must be eliminated to prevent SCP-906 reforming. In order to keep SCP-906 in a more controllable state, the enclosure it is housed in is to be kept at a temperature below five (5) degrees Celsius at all times as this is shown to reduce the movement, reaction time, reproduction abilities, and metabolism of SCP-906.
Addendum 906-05-01: Testing of SCP-906 resulted in a Class D being targeted before a cow. A second test was then conducted in this manner wherein a pig, sheep, dog, and horse were all placed alongside a Class D. SCP-906 once again targeted the Class D first. Second targeted animal was the pig, followed by the sheep, the horse, and finally the dog.
Addendum 906-05-02: During routine enclosure maintenance, SCP-906 reportedly "spoke to" a supervising staff member by saying his name several times. The reason it did this is unknown and the staff member, one Dr. Anthony Richards, reports being "very disturbed" by the proceedings and has expressed a desire to be kept away from SCP-906 in future. |
SCP-4559 is a probabilistic anomaly associated with the choice on whether a person wants a receipt or not within most grocery stores. | ***
Item #: SCP-4559
Object Class: Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: All information regarding SCP-4559 within scientific institutions and other organizations are to be removed under the guise of being incorrect information.
Description: SCP-4559 is a probabilistic anomaly associated with the choice on whether a person wants a receipt or not within most grocery stores. In the case where there are either rules that state that the customer always receives the receipt, or in the event that the customer is given the receipt without their prior approval, SCP-4559 will not trigger.
If none of those events occur, in the event that the customer is asked if they wish to receive a receipt, the choice on whether or not the subject accepts or denies the receipt cannot be predicted. The subject's mental state, gender, or wealth will not influence the outcome, and the chance for each choice is exactly the same.
Currently, SCP-4559 is the only truly unpredictable or "random" phenomenon in the universe known to the Foundation. For example, quantum mechanics, weather, ocean currents, and the algorithms for standard random number generators can be meaningfully predicted, but SCP-4559 cannot be predicted in any meaningful way.
Addendum: By order of the O5 Council, SCP-4559 has been reclassified as Thaumiel for its use in the containment of numerous anomalies that require a random number generator. The Hensworth/Alice Number Generator uses security camera footage from nearly 20,000 grocery stores within the US, which analyzes footage from the checkout aisles and uses the information generated from SCP-4559 to create a random integer. Currently, the Hensworth/Alice Number Generator is being used in the containment of 39 Safe-class anomalies, 21 Euclid-class anomalies, 8 Keter-class anomalies, and 2 Thaumiel-class anomalies. |
SCP-743 is a stainless-steel chocolate fountain, 112cm (44 in) tall and 47cm (18. | ***
Item #: SCP-743
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: No one may enter SCP-743’s containment area except for scheduled D-class personnel. Any activity that must be performed within SCP-743’s containment area must be performed remotely by robot.
SCP-743 is to be kept in a Level-4 carbide-steel secure container, 1.5 m x 75 cm x 75 cm, no less than 5 cm thick. This container will itself be kept in a Level-4 secure room, 10 m x 10 m, with enhanced hard-metal lining. A full array of redundant sensors within the container will remain trained on SCP-743; another array of sensors will watch the container for any signs of breach. Video, audio, and data feeds from all arrays will pass to a control room manned at all times by at least two personnel. Any abnormal or aggressive activity by SCP-743 must immediately be reported to Level 4 staff.
Housing for 24 D-class personnel (designated Housing Unit 743, or HU-743) must be set up adjacent to SCP-743's containment area. At the first of each month, D-class personnel who are scheduled to be terminated must instead be moved into HU-743, enough to fill the housing to capacity. If at any time fewer than eight D-class personnel are residing in HU-743, at least sixteen D-class personnel are to immediately be transferred to HU-743. In case of containment breach, all D-class personnel housed in HU-743 are to immediately be exposed to SCP-743. Keter-class recontainment protocols apply.
Every two days, one D-class personnel currently assigned to HU-743 is to be locked alive in SCP-743’s containment room with several plates of food, at which time SCP-743’s container will be remotely unlocked and opened. This D-class personnel may eat as much as desired of the available food, including the liquid from SCP-743. Under no circumstances is this D-class personnel to be allowed to exit SCP-743’s containment area.
SCP-743 may not be transported without O5 approval except under emergency protocols. When transported, SCP-743 must be accompanied by no fewer than eight Level-4 security personnel and no fewer than eight D-class personnel from HU-743. As of ██/██/20██, SCP-743 is kept in Containment Annex Delta at Armed Reliquary Containment Area-02.
Description: SCP-743 is a stainless-steel chocolate fountain, 112 cm (44 in) tall and 47 cm (18.5 in) wide, with a mass of 35 kg (77 lb). On the base of SCP-743 is a laser-etched logo for Sephra, a company that specializes in producing chocolate fountains. SCP-743 usually appears to be in pristine condition: immaculately clean, well-polished, and completely undamaged. SCP-743 can be disassembled into its component parts (base, auger, cylinder, tiers, and crown), but standard examination of the individual components do not reveal any unusual traits.
When assembled, SCP-743 exhibits several different behaviors:
Resting: SCP-743 displays no apparent activity.
Flowing: SCP-743 appears to operate like a standard chocolate fountain, i.e. a heated chocolate-flavored dark brown liquid flows from inside the crown, down over the tiers and into the base. This liquid smells and tastes like high-quality dark chocolate, and in fact its aroma is quite enticing (but does not appear to be compelling). Subjects who consume significant quantities of the liquid typically experience a feeling of warmth and euphoria. Chemical analysis shows this liquid contains many substances found in dark chocolate, though with higher concentrations of many nutrients, particularly sugars and amino acids. The flow of liquid is not affected by the presence or absence of fountain chocolate or anything else in its base.
Feeding: At semi-regular intervals, when organic material is available nearby, a stream of small, brown ant-like entities starts pouring out of the crown of SCP-743. These “ants”, which can number in the millions, swarm over available animal, plant, and fungal material; cut small pieces off these materials with their pincers; and carry these chunks into SCP-743’s base. SCP-743 seems to prefer consuming live humans, particularly those who have consumed SCP-743’s liquid, but will also consume live animals, dead humans and animals, plants, fungi, and even some processed animal and plant material (e.g. leather, cotton clothing, and paper). These ants have been known to travel more than ███ km round-trip, bringing a carcass piece by piece back to SCP-743.
Hunting: If sufficient organic material is not readily available to SCP-743, different types of arthropoid entities start to emerge from SCP-743’s crown. Many of these entities resemble known arthropods (particularly insects and arachnids), but a large number resemble no known species of arthropod or other animal. These arthropoids, which are always the same color as SCP-743’s liquid, are usually specialized for a particular task. Types of arthropoids that have been observed include:
Small, winged insectoids used for scouting, observation, and reconnaissance.
Insectoids that can bore through most materials, including steel and titanium. Although individuals can each only bore out small amounts of the hardest substances before expiring, a seemingly endless stream of insectoids from SCP-743 will eventually bore clear through.
Larger, more aggressive insectoids and arachnoids used to hunt down prey in a manner similar to instances of SCP-2031. Again, individually they are nothing more than a nuisance, but SCP-743 has been known to produce swarms of aggressive arthropoids numbering in the billions, more than enough to [DATA EXPUNGED].
Maintaining: SCP-743 has been known to use arthropoids to clean and polish itself; repair dents, scratches, holes and nicks; and even put itself together when disassembled. SCP-743 doesn’t need to be turned on to start flowing, but it can change the positions of its controls by itself.
Although the arthropoids that emerge from SCP-743 are significantly stronger than their normal counterparts, they are not significantly tougher. Stomping an individual arthropoid with a heavy boot will usually be sufficient to “kill” it, at which time it will fall apart into a drop or puddle of SCP-743’s liquid and quickly evaporate, its enticing aroma lingering. However, arthropoids from SCP-743 are almost never encountered alone.
It is not yet known how the arthropoids communicate with each other, or even if they are individual consciousnesses or part of a collective mind. It is also not yet known who or what controls the arthropoids (if anything), where the organic matter taken into SCP-743’s base goes, how SCP-743 can produce a seemingly endless supply of liquid and arthropoids, or where all that liquid comes from.
SCP-743 does not appear to be invulnerable. However, SCP-743 is both highly resistant to damage and will employ its arthropoid army as an active defense system. It is theorized that SCP-743 can be destroyed using [DATA EXPUNGED]. However, due to the apparent extradimensional characteristics of SCP-743, coupled with its inherent resistance to damage, no termination testing can be performed on SCP-743 without O5 authorization.
Note: “Due to the nature of SCP-743, it is difficult to study the source of its abilities. No one can get close to it without risking being eaten, our instruments don’t last longer than a few minutes before being shredded by 743’s bugs, probes sent into 743 can’t see anything but brown, and the liquid evaporates so quickly most of what we know of it comes from analysis of its gaseous phase. What we do know is that 743 is dangerous. We have yet to see any limit to the amount of stuff 743 can pour out. I firmly believe 743 could breach containment if it seriously tried. That said, 743 seems to behave itself as long as it gets a steady stream of live people to eat. Thus, I propose that some D-class personnel that will be terminated anyway be fed to 743. Kill two birds with one stone.” –Dr. Lambert
Proposal “Death by Chocolate” approved by O5-██, ██/██/20██. |
SCP-5046 is a standard blue push pin or thumbtack of unknown make or brand. | ***
Item #: SCP-5046
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5046 is to be kept in a container in a secure storage locker at Site-90.
Description: SCP-5046 is a standard blue push pin or thumbtack of unknown make or brand. The head is made of plastic and has a hardened steel point. Despite the anomaly being made of non-anomalous materials, it has the ability to easily pierce objects that a non-anomalous pin would have difficulty or be unable to pierce. As of the most recent iteration of this article, the Foundation has not found any material anomalous or non-anomalous that SCP-5046 is unable to pierce.
Any object that is pierced by the anomaly becomes animated as if alive. Parts of the animated object, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1, will become capable of motion loosely mimicking the normal range of movement of a similarly shaped biological creature. This often results in SCP-5046-1 manipulating its form in ways that would normally be damaging for the object. Regardless of damage inflicted on SCP-5046-1, upon removal of SCP-5046 from SCP-5046-1's form it will return to its previous form with all damage repaired, including the damage caused by the application of SCP-5046 and damage inflicted on the object by external sources.
SCP-5046 was recovered from an abandoned warehouse belonging to a company called Konstantz on 06/12/2006, alongside a pamphlet presumably intended to advertise the product. See Addendum SCP-5046-1.
As of 10/25/2006, testing involving any living or once-living entities are no longer to be performed without signed permission from Head Researcher Arthur Perrin.
Addendum:
+ Addendum SCP-5046-1
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The following is an advertisement, presumably written by members of Konstantz's marketing team intended to draw interest in SCP-5046.
"Presenting to the world a most useful item! This magical pin can bring to life any object! Have you ever wanted a pet table? What if you could have a chair that could move around at your direction? These objects don't just move they think! Perhaps you could make your beloved childhood toys love you just as much as you love them!"
Test A
Test B
Test C
Test D
Test E
Test F
Test A - 06/22/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to a wooden, four legged chair.
Results: Approximately 5 seconds after SCP-5046 pierced the chair, the chair began to shudder and shake. The chair, referred to as SCP-5046-1 for the remainder of this test, then began to move in a manner reminiscent of a quadrupedal animal. It traveled around the room using the chair's legs to achieve motion, with the back of the chair twisted and tilted as if looking around the room.
D-90353 was sent in to remove SCP-5046 from SCP-5046-1. Upon spotting D-90353, SCP-5046-1 immediately resumed motion, heading towards D-90353 at a rapid gait and stopping upon reaching them. It proceeded to caress D-90353's leg with the back of the chair. D-90353 stated that this was a surprisingly soft and pleasant caress despite the hard wooden material of the chair.
D-90353 was instructed to remove SCP-5046 and did so. Upon removal of SCP-5046, SCP-5046-1 immediately returned to its shape prior to testing and became inanimate once more.
Analysis: SCP-5046-1 acted in a manner that implied curiosity in regards to its surroundings as well as endearment towards D-90353. Despite the chair's legs bending in a manner that should have caused damage to the material, upon removal of SCP-5046 the chair was in perfect condition. The chair is being held in a locked storage room alongside all future SCP-5046 test subjects until it can be proven that SCP-5046 has no lingering effects on objects.
Test B - 06/30/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to the same wooden, four legged chair and to a four legged pewter coffee table. The primary purpose of this test is to establish whether the animated objects keep memories between animations as well as between animation of different objects; the secondary purpose is to find out whether there is a specific entity behind these animations.
Results: SCP-5046 was applied to the chair, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1, which animated as per the results of Test A. D-90353 was already in the testing chamber at the start of this test. Upon spotting D-90353, SCP-5046-1 rushed to him and began caressing him again. D-90353 was instructed to return affection to SCP-5046-1 and did so without hesitation, which SCP-5046-1 reacted positively to.
D-90353 was instructed to remove SCP-5046. Once SCP-5046 was removed, SCP-5046-1 returned to its inanimate form.
For the next part of the test, SCP-5046-1 was re-animated and D-92195 was given an axe and told to enter the room. Upon spotting D-92195 entering the testing chamber, SCP-5046-1 headed towards him, but stopped before reaching him. It became wary and began retreating from D-92195, who was ordered to destroy SCP-5046-1. D-92195 complied and buried the axe into the seat of SCP-5046-1. SCP-5046-1 could not respond verbally, but did recoil and attempt to flee from D-92195.
D-90353 was sent into the testing chamber. Upon spotting D-90353 entering the testing chamber, SCP-5046-1 headed towards him and proceeded to attempt to hide behind him. D-90353 was instructed to remove SCP-5046. Upon doing so SCP-5046-1 reverted to a normal, fully repaired chair, even repairing the damage from the axe.
For the final part of the test. SCP-5046 was applied to a four legged pewter coffee table, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1. SCP-5046 had no difficulty piercing the pewter material and the coffee table animated shortly. It proceeded to achieve locomotion in a similar manner as the chair. D-90353 was sent into the testing chamber and SCP-5046-1 approached D-90353 and attempted to once again caress him. D-92195 was then sent in. SCP-5046-1, immediately upon noticing D-92195, proceeded to attempt to hide behind D-90353. D-90353 was instructed to remove SCP-5046, which he did.
Analysis: SCP-5046-1 showed recognition of D-90353 and D-92195 throughout all stages of the test. We can therefore assume that SCP-5046-1 retains memories between animations. This implies that there may be a specific entity, potentially contained within, or called forth by, SCP-5046. It is recommended that following tests seek to establish information pertaining to this entity.
Test C - 07/05/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to the same wooden, four legged chair and D-90353 is to give verbal commands to SCP-5046-1 and eventually attempt to sit on SCP-5046-1 in order to gauge its reaction to being used like the object it is animating.
Results: SCP-5046 animated the chair as per usual. SCP-5046-1 was given a minute to adjust to being animate again before D-90353 entered the testing chamber. SCP-5046-1 reacted with excitement to seeing D-90353 again and rushed towards him. As per instructions D-90353 ordered SCP-5046-1 to stop. SCP-5046-1 hesitated for approximately a second before complying. D-90353 without being instructed to do so, ordered SCP-5046-1 to lie down. SCP-5046-1 proceeded to bend all four legs horizontally from the seat of the chair until the underside of the seat was touching the ground. This seemed to cause SCP-5046-1 no difficulty or discomfort. D-90353 praised SCP-5046-1 at which point SCP-5046-1 returned to an upright position. D-90353 then did as he had been instructed to do and ordered SCP-5046-1 to stay, before approaching and sitting down on the seat of SCP-5046-1. SCP-5046-1 seemed to suffer no discomfort from supporting D-90353's weight and upon being ordered to do so by D-90353 began to move around the edge of the testing chamber. Its movement was hampered slightly by D-90353's weight, but it showed no signs of distress. After this, D-90353 was ordered to remove SCP-5046 and did so.
Analysis: SCP-5046-1 understands verbal commands and, assuming the intelligence animating SCP-5046-1 is itself animal in nature, it has some amount of previous training to recognize what is expected from it in response to certain common commands used with domestic animals. SCP-5046-1 responded to being used like a chair with no qualms. It can be assumed that perhaps it expects this to some degree. With only visual cues available to us as a method of understanding SCP-5046-1's emotional responses it is difficult to understand exactly how it feels in any specific situation. D-90353 claims that it seemed happy while carrying him. D-90353 feels that SCP-5046-1 might just want to be helpful. D-90353 has also taken to referring to SCP-5046-1 as Rebel after a dog D-90353 had in childhood. D-90353 has developed an emotional connection to SCP-5046-1 and it is recommended he be replaced as his emotional attachment might lead to irrational or rebellious acts in future tests.
Test D - 09/15/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to a human corpse.
Results: SCP-5046 was applied to the corpse, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1, which animated as per the results of previous tests. Mere moments after animation, SCP-5046-1 vocalized. It spoke the words "What the fuck?", and proceeded to look itself over, reacting with horror. Before it could be stopped it removed SCP-5046 and the corpse returned to an inanimate form.
Analysis: This test proves that the intelligence that animates SCP-5046-1 is capable of intelligent speech and is aware of the method by which it is animated.
Test E - 09/28/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to another human corpse which is to be bound to prevent another premature termination.
Results: SCP-5046 was applied to the corpse, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1, which animated as per the results of previous tests. SCP-5046-1 took in its current situation and began to swear profusely and struggle against its binds. Project Head Arthur Perrin decided to conduct this test himself and entered the Testing Chamber. Upon spotting him SCP-5046-1 proceeded to swear at him and insult him. Dr. Perrin ignored him and engaged SCP-5046-1 in an interview. (See: Interview Log SCP-5046-1) After the interview SCP-5046 was removed and the test was terminated.
Analysis: See Interview Log SCP-5046-1
Interview log SCP-5046-1
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Interviewed: SCP-5046-1
Interviewer: Project Head Dr. Arthur Perrin
Foreword: This interview occurred during SCP-5046 Test E
<Begin Log, 2:55 PM, 09/28/2006>
SCP-5046-1: You fucking worthless motherfucker! I'm going to fucking kill you! What is wrong with you people?
Dr. Perrin: Please 5046-1 calm down.
SCP-5046-1: Why the hell should I calm down? You animated me into a fucking corpse?! Is this some sick joke?
Dr. Perrin: My apologies we were simply trying to find a way to allow you to communicate with us.
SCP-5046-1: What makes you think I want to communicate with you?
Dr. Perrin: A fair point, but if you want to get out of that body you're going to have to.
SCP-5046-1: Fine… What do you want to talk about?
Dr. Perrin: Well… First… A matter of personal curiosity actually. It was you in the chair and the end table right? The same entity I'm talking to right now?
SCP-5046-1: Yes. It's been me the whole time. Which by the way. You know being hit with an axe fucking hurts right?
Dr. Perrin: I'm sorry about that, but if that was you why… Well why did you act like an animal?
SCP-5046-1: Well I'm supposed to… Also I mean what else am I supposed to do? Without being able to verbalize and stuck in certain forms it's just easiest to interact in a manner befitting the body. You ever try to hug someone or shake their hand as a chair?
Dr. Perrin: I imagine it would be difficult.
SCP-5046-1: No shit.
Dr. Perrin: Are you always so combative? You seemed pretty nice when interacting with D-90353.
SCP-5046-1: What the hell kind of name is D-90353? Actually you know what I don't care. Here's the answer to your question. I'm combative as you call it because you've stuck me in a rotting fucking corpse and I can feel it you know. I can feel it rotting every second I'm inhabiting it. It's a horrible feeling. I'd throw up, but I'm not physically capable of doing so. Of course I shouldn't really be able to talk or… Well, feel anything in a corpse, but I don't make the rules of how this animation stuff works. It's all arbitrary and if you asked me it seems to just decide what does and does not work on a whim.
Dr. Perrin: Our apologies. We just figured that something with vocal cords would be easier to communicate through.
SCP-5046-1: Yeah yeah I get it. I'm sorry I'm not usually like this. I try to be helpful and friendly. I mean that's the entire reason I exist, but it's hard to not be… Well, kind of upset about being trapped inside a corpse.
Dr. Perrin: We'll try to be quick then. We just have a few questions.
SCP-5046-1: I'll try to answer, but every second in here is terrible agony. Please be quick.
Dr. Perrin: I'll try my best. First of all. So, you said your reason to exist was to be helpful and friendly?
SCP-5046-1: Yes. I was created to be… well, a companion. I'm naturally a pretty friendly person. I exist primarily to be… a pet I guess. A loving companion. I guess maybe for the kind of people who can't take care of proper pets for some reason or other. I don't need feeding and I don't need to be taken for walks or given a litter box or anything like that. I also don't have fur or anything that might upset allergies. I mean I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty much the perfect pet.
Dr. Perrin: I see… Can you tell me who created you and how?
SCP-5046-1: Well my creator was- No… Sorry, but if you want to talk to me you're going to have to use something other than a corpse. I can't keep going like this. It's horrible. You wanna talk animate something that isn't actively rotting, please.
<End Log, 3:15 PM, 09/28/2006>
Closing Statement: SCP-5046-1 became unresponsive, refusing to speak further, and eventually Dr. Perrin removed SCP-5046. Despite not learning what we wanted to learn we did learn a large amount of valuable information. Dr. Perrin has proposed a plan for Test F to the Ethics committee.
Note from The Ethics Committee
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To SCP-5046 project Head Dr. Arthur Perrin
Your proposal has caused quite a split in the Ethics Committee. It has been a long deliberation, but The Committee has decided to approve your proposal on the condition that the subject of your proposal must be a willing participant. If you can find someone willing to understand and take that risk you may proceed.
Erica Mai, Ethics Committee Chair.
Test F - 10/25/2006
Subject: SCP-5046
Procedure: SCP-5046 is to be applied to D-90353 who has volunteered for this test as per Ethics Committee orders.
Results: D-90353 was strapped to a chair as a precaution against another premature termination; SCP-5046 was then applied to D-90353, hereafter referred to as SCP-5046-1. SCP-5046-1 went rigid and then started to frantically tug on its binds, looking down at itself in horror again. It didn't speak for a few moments, and then Project Head Arthur Perrin entered the Testing Chamber to conduct another interview. Upon spotting him SCP-5046-1 proceeded to simply glare at him. Dr. Perrin tried to start a conversation with SCP-5046-1, but SCP-5046-1 cut him off. (See: Interview Log SCP-5046-2) After the interview, SCP-5046 was removed and the test was terminated.
Analysis: See Interview Log SCP-5046-2
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Interviewed: SCP-5046-1
Interviewer: Project Head Dr. Arthur Perrin
Foreword: This interview occurred during SCP-5046 Test F
<Begin Log, 4:44 PM, 10/25/2006>
Dr. Perrin: Hello-
SCP-5046-1: No shut up! Tell me… Who is this? This body isn't dead. You fucking monsters put me in a living person. Who was he?
Dr. Perrin: It's D-90353…
SCP-5046-1: That… That's the guy from the first test right? The guy who was nice to me?
Dr. Perrin: Yes… He voluntee-
SCP-5046-1: Stop! Stop talking unless I tell you to. You have lost the right to ask me fucking anything. I liked this guy. He was nice to me and now you killed him. No, You made me kill him.
Dr. Perrin: We don't kno-
SCP-5046-1: No you don't know. I do though. I know he's dead. When you fucking animate something with me you're essentially summoning me into a hollow vessel. There's no consciousness there so I can just sort of… Fill that spot. Now when you put me into a conscious being well that spot I'm filling up, it's already filled. When I leave there won't be anything left. Actually, he'll be alive, but only in the physical sense. You've killed this man. You caused me to kill this man. This man who I liked. I can't… I can't even be-
SCP-5046-1 goes silent
Dr. Perrin: I'm really sorry we didn't know-
SCP-5046-1: No you didn't know. You wanted to know, though. You were going to find out the things you wanted to know and you didn't care how you found out. D-90353… That's not a name that's a designation. What was his name?
Dr. Perrin: I- We have records of each D-class I could look up his real name in our files if you wish to know what his name was?
SCP-5046-1 chuckles humorlessly
SCP-5046-1: You didn't even know his name.
SCP-5046-1 pauses for a bit seemingly thinking to himself
SCP-5046-1: You want to know everything don't you? Knowledge at any cost? Then I have a deal for you. I'll tell you everything, but on one condition. I want to speak with your mouth. You were willing to sacrifice this poor man for knowledge, I imagine you'll have no problem sacrificing yourself as well, Dr? A small price to pay for the knowledge you seek…
<End Log, 5:00 PM, 10/25/2006>
Closing Statement: SCP-5046-1 became unresponsive, refusing to speak further. Dr. Perrin removed SCP-5046 and D-90353 became limp. There was no sign of brain activity. Project Head Dr. Arthur Perrin has forbidden all future tests involving living or once-living entities without his express orders. |
SCP-4063 is a scarab brooch, carved from ivory and painted yellow. | ***
Item #: SCP-4063
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: John, I have chosen you to take care of this in the event of my death. I have a great deal of trust in you and I know that you can take care of Anne.
The Special Containment Procedures for SCP-4063 are almost exactly as described in the original document. We want to keep this as under wraps as possible. The only difference is don’t take the amnestic when you leave the secure room. I’m sure you know how much of a headache those’ll give you.
Also, be careful. I think they're on to me…or us now. Just be careful.
Description: SCP-4063 is a scarab brooch, carved from ivory and painted yellow. I stole it. I took it from that site in Egypt once I figured out what it did, at least once I thought I figured out what it did. I took it home and gave it to Anne. She started to improve and I didn’t think much of it. I thought that my plan had worked, and that I got away with it. Then I went back to work.
Then Marie died. I mourned. I thought it was some freak accident. I didn’t understand it. Then Marie’s mother died, and I started to understand. I acted quickly. I put together these containment procedures. And forged the description. I was going to keep Anne safe. I was going to keep her alive. Now I hope that you’ll keep her alive.
SCP-4063 is just a brooch. An anomalous brooch, but a brooch. It’s not a scheming preternatural consciousness. There is no infohazardous effect. It’s just a brooch that keeps my daughter alive and turns her into a fucking brain vampire.
I feel terrible for what I’ve done, but I don’t regret it. I’ve killed dozens and dozens of people to keep my daughter safe and alive, and hopefully you’ll keep it up. You are her godfather after all. Thank you, John. I hope you do what’s right.
Footnotes
1. Acute Containment Site
2. Robert Singh et al. ”On Discussing what Cannot be Discussed”, New Developments in Meta and Infohazardous Effects. Text. March 2018. |
SCP-960 is a sizable fragment of what is speculated to be an ancient Greek vase, discovered on the island of ████, near the site of the ancient Minoan city of ███████. | ***
Item #: SCP-960
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-960 must be kept in a 10 cm-thick seamless, steel cubic container measuring 50 cm x 50 cm x 60 cm. Those conducting research upon it are to be the only ones given the codes that unlock its room and container. Any handling of SCP-960 is to be conducted while the researcher is wearing gloves or other protective equipment (except when it is being tested upon D-class or other subjects).
Until he or she has created nine original works, any human who comes into contact with SCP-960 by the skin is to be kept in an isolation ward and provided with whatever supplies they ask for, given that these items are cleared for their use by appropriate officials. Immediately after completion of the ninth opus, however, the subject is to be terminated.
Description: SCP-960 is a sizable fragment of what is speculated to be an ancient Greek vase, discovered on the island of ████, near the site of the ancient Minoan city of ███████. On its surface are depicted three Muses; the two identifiable ones are Melpomene, in the middle, and Clio, on the left. The one on the right, shown as holding a dagger to her own neck, has never been seen in any other piece of Greco-Roman art and cannot be identified as appearing in any recorded myth.
A short but variable time after a human touches SCP-960, the subject will be struck at ever-closer intervals by a series of original ideas. The natures of these inspirations always follow a strict progression:
A piece of music (usually classical; occasionally, a fully-formed opera)
An intricate choreography
A painting, drawing, or sculpture
A psychological or sociological insight
A work of fiction of variable length, or a detailed (and true) autobiography
A spiritual revelation
A work of drama
One joke (which the subject typically repeats as often as conversations allow)
A scientific breakthrough
Subjects exposed to SCP-960 will invariably request the materials they need to complete these works; if they do not receive them, they will become belligerent and uncooperative until their requests are satisfied or until they find suitable substitutes.
It is worth noting that the ideas are never written down in any sort of rough copy; they only ever appear as the final product, as if a full-fledged idea had entered the subject's head and left it unchanged. Subjects also display extraordinary talent in each of the fields listed above, but only for as long as they are working on completing their tasks.
After the aforementioned itinerary is exhausted, the inspirations become more sinister. All creative energy previously spent on the arts and sciences is focused on devising ingenious methods of violence. Instead of asking for materials at this stage, the subject will begin to seek them out proactively. Records pertaining to the stages of exposure are detailed in the Addenda.
Addendum 960-01:
Incident 01, est. date 20/07/████
SCP-960 found by amateur archaeologist ██████ ██████████, south of the city of ███████; it is unknown exactly when he first touched the artifact, but family later reported that he began to ask them for a series of artistic and scientific supplies, despite his previous lack of interest in either field. Created by Mr. ██████████ were the following:
A symphony, entitled "██████████ ███", written for a full orchestra and an extensive percussion section.
A complex ballet, set to the previously mentioned symphony, containing one of the most intricate pas de deux choreographed.
A triptych depicting strikingly detailed images of what would appear to be the Holy Trinity.
A corollary to Albert Bandura's theory of observational learning.
A moving account of his own life, starting from his birth and culminating with the events of the previous year.
A rebuttal of Nikolai Berdyaev's 1952 essay The Truth of Orthodoxy.
A set of three one-act plays centered around the theme of alienation in a society dedicated to individual achievement, entitled (in Greek): ██ ███████, ████, and █████ █ ██.
[DATA EXPUNGED] "Extremely, unnecessarily crude. I fail to see the humor in this." -Dr. █████
A truly four-dimensional model of an octachoron. Under study.
One week after this last accomplishment, by the family's reckoning, the ██████████' next-door neighbor died in a fire at her home. The [DATA EXPUNGED] Fire Department issued a report naming the source of the blaze to be a can of hairspray fitted internally with a complicated mechanism similar to a pilot light on a stove and left on her bathroom counter. After local authorities learned that Mr. ██████████ had disappeared without warning just prior to his neighbor's death, the archaeologist was brought in for questioning. He, however, escaped the police by impaling [DATA EXPUNGED] and fighting his way out of the station to a side street. He then fled on foot; however, Agent ████, who had heard reports of a murderer with abnormal strength on the run, captured the man and, when it became clear that no alternative solution presented itself, was required to terminate the subject.
Note: Mr. ██████████ wrote in his notes about a fourth figure on the fragment he discovered; this figure was apparently not a muse, but the depiction of a god outside the accepted Greco-Roman pantheon. Its significance is unclear, and Mr. ██████████ failed to include any photographs or sketches of the deity in his notebook.
EDIT: The fragment with the unidentified deity has been retrieved and reattached. Its function is still not known.
Addendum 960-02:
Incident 02, 03/02/████
The curator of the [DATA REDACTED] Museum of Art in ████, ██, United States, having recently acquired SCP-960 and placed it in storage, decided to put it on display. Security footage shows the curator, Dr. ██████ ███, moving the artifact from the basement to a display case on the second floor, without wearing anything on his hands. He spent the next several weeks in his home [which he would have even if SCP-960 had no extraordinary properties, since he had been placed on probation by the museum's board of advisors for disregarding protocol in transporting the fragment without gloves], during which time he brought about:
A rock opera chronicling the rise and fall of the Roman emperor Octavian, left untitled.
An emotive modern dance routine involving two male dancers and a trapdoor.
A sculpture of himself sculpting Michelangelo creating the Pietà. Described as "intriguingly ironic."
What would later be known as [DATA REDACTED].
A science-fiction novella about humankind being unknowingly forced into a hopeless battle against extraterrestrial forces by a godlike ancestral species. Overbearingly pessimistic in theme and tone.
An outline for the polity and doctrine of an entirely new branch of Protestant Christianity, which he named ██████. (Dr. ████ wishes it to be known that the ideology expressed within these documents, while indeed inventive, is tremendously vitriolic. It is possible that the more violent aspects of SCP-960 mingled with the earlier ones- future research should be conducted to verify whether this is possible, or whether Dr. ███ was just a particularly deranged individual.)
A five-act historical drama about the early stages of the American Revolutionary War; places emphasis upon onstage violence. Has been described as what would happen if Quentin Tarantino collaborated with William Shakespeare to write a play about American history.
A "lightbulb joke"; researchers with particular political leanings have deemed it unfunny.
An explanation of the precise nature of dark matter; the validity of this explanation has yet to be determined.
After an undetermined length of time had passed since this last dissertation, Dr. ███ was caught by state law enforcement as he was plotting a way to free the inmates of a nearby maximum-security prison. Targets of the jailbreak given particular emphasis in the scheme included mass murderers [DATA REDACTED], and local serial highway sniper [DATA REDACTED]. When Dr. ███ refused to surrender and attempted to attack one of the officers, he was killed at the scene.
Addendum 960-03:
Incident 03, 19/04/████
The home of the doctor aforementioned was the target of a burglary on ███ ██ of the same year, as the loft had been vacant for some time. One of the thieves, Russian-born ████ ████████, was charged with transportation and temporary safekeeping of the fragment, among other goods stolen from the building. ████████ decided to keep the artifact to himself and made his escape from the storehouse where it was being kept, according to a statement made under interrogation by his accomplice. Fresh-looking scratches and chips make it seem that he dropped the fragment somewhere along the way, perhaps breaking off the part with the unknown figure mentioned earlier. [The piece was later found and reattached; unknown whether this was of any real consequence.] He then made a home for himself in the sewer, creating the following over the estimated course of one week.
The score, written in varying shades of green, brown, and red on the sewer walls, for a somber Broadway-style musical about two doomed lovers in WWII-era Stalingrad.
A tragic retelling of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker from the perspective of the Rat King, written in the same substances as before. Substances used as "ink" were composed of sewage, fecal material of untested origin, and blood from various species, including rat and human.
What appeared to be, at one time, a self-portrait; at the time of viewing by Agent ████-███████, the sewage-based "paints" had all but evaporated, leaving only the parts of the image painted in red on the wall. This included the right eye and half of a grinning mouth. ████████ most likely used material with a higher concentration of water to create this, explaining why it disappeared when other samples of it did not.
The phrase "i am just fine" repeated a number of times along the walls, primarily in brown. Scrawled beneath this in red were the Russian words [DATA REDACTED]. Note: According to family and doctors' logs, the individual had no history of mental instability prior to contact with SCP-960. Dr. ████'s hypothesis about the "tenth muse" influencing the others may be correct; pending further testing.
What could be best described as a stream-of-consciousness poem, printed entirely in red along fifteen meters of the floor of the sewer. Themes included, involved the existence or nonexistence of both the writer and of God, fear of abandonment, and presumably [REDACTED] - the reference, if it is indeed a reference, is cryptic.
Little is understood about the "spiritual revelation" brought forth through Mr. ████████ by SCP-960. At first glance, it appears to be a short phrase written in nearly illegible Hebrew, reading "I am the way, the truth, and the life"; however, on closer inspection, the Hebrew characters were composed of strings of English words, detailing what appears to be a [DATA EXPUNGED]. From the quantity of remains in the sewer, it can be concluded that the acts described were performed a number of times. Surviving family members of those taken have not yet been provided with a cover story.
A one-act play concerning the tribulations of a man who is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, and who responds to this by breaking free and slaughtering the jury members who voted him guilty. Culminates in the protagonist's onstage suicide. Carved into the floor with something metallic.
"How do you get an elephant to laugh?" "a feather, a feather, two feathers" [Assumed to be a joke; found etched deeply into the skin on Mr. ████████'s back. Unknown how this occurred.]
A number of comprehensive diagrams of the anatomy of a rat, accompanied by the claim, written on the ceiling of the sewer and allegedly "proven" by the drawings, that a rat's brain can process and comprehend a number of languages, including English and Russian. This theory has not been submitted to testing, for obvious reasons; however, the lack of ladders or scaffolding in the sewers makes the location of these diagrams much more interesting than their actual content.
On the night of ██/██/████, the subject left the sewers and broke into a pawn shop; here, he stole a number of weapons and a massive length of wire. He then forced entry into a nearby office building and made his way to the roof, then began firing indiscriminately at the people beneath him and at those in adjacent buildings. Casualties were not given a definite figure, but are estimated to be at least ██. Police soon responded, but Mr. ████████ managed to incapacitate or kill seven officers on the ground before they made any significant progress. When a police helicopter arrived, ████████ - having tied one end of the wire around his ankles and the other to a small fan attached to the roof - jumped from the building, most likely under the assumption that the wire would act as a bungee cord. It instead severed his feet; vital signs were confirmed absent upon landing. SCP-960 was recovered by the Foundation from the sewers beneath, soon afterward.
More recent experiments have not had the detrimental effects of SCP-960 set in so quickly or so vehemently; research should be directed at understanding why Mr. ████████ was such an anomalous case. |
SCP-3511 is a female human of Latin American descent, 170cm in height and 65kg. | ***
Item #: SCP-3511
Object Class: Euclid Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3511 no longer exhibits anomalous properties, and therefore requires minimal containment. One Foundation agent is to monitor SCP-3511 in case its anomalous properties reemerge. In this event, refer to previous containment procedures.
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SCP-3511 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell furnished with reasonable amenities and furniture. SCP-3511 is to meet with the Site therapist once per week. All attempts to detain SCP-3511 are to be undertaken with the use of remote-controlled, non-combat drones. SCP-3511's meals are not to include meat.
Description: SCP-3511 is a female human of Latin American descent, 170 cm in height and 65 kg. SCP-3511 is anemic and is prone to poor blood circulation as well as fainting spells.
SCP-3511's anomalous properties only affect living biological organisms from the kingdom Animalia. Any such matter coming within 7cm of SCP-3511 is repelled. This force does not exert itself on SCP-3511.
Recovery Log: The Foundation was alerted to SCP-3511 when radioscanners detected the following conversation on a small radio show produced out of Oaklin, Wisconsin.
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Host A: I’m Jim.
Host B: And I’m Carrey.
Host A: And welcome to Jim and Carrey Fix Strangers’ Problems. Today we’ll be taking calls from people dealing with child problems!
Host B: And problem children!
Host A: Okay, here’s our first caller. Hello?
Caller: Hello.
Host A and Host B: Hi!
Host A: So, I assume you’re having children problems.
Caller: I— yeah. Yeah, I do.
Host B: Well, we’re all ears.
Caller: So, I’m a teacher, and I have this one student. Really quiet girl.
Host A: You know what they say!
Host B: The silent ones are sometimes the scariest.
Caller: I um, I guess you could put it like that. She started acting fairly… difficult lately. When I’d ask her about her homework she’d talk back with an attitude. Sometimes just all out skipped class. But you know, it was normal rebellious teenager things.
Host A: So, when does it get crazy?
Caller: On the last day of school. We just finished up exams and kids were packing up to go home. But then Erica she just… she got up and stood in the door frame. Kids tried to leave but they just, couldn’t get past her.
Host A: They didn’t just push her out of the way?
Host B: You know, sometimes a little shove can do some good for a kid. It’s how I survived the playground every day!
Caller: No, it’s not like that. They couldn’t push her. They couldn’t touch her.
Host A: Couldn’t touch her?
Host B: Afraid of getting cooties?
Caller: No! I mean they literally couldn’t touch her. They’d get close and then they’d just… just stop. People got antsy and started fighting. Students in the hall gathered around to see what was going on. But after a few minutes, my kids just stood there and looked at her. I asked her to move but she looked at me and said “Notice me. I want to be here. I want to be seen. I want to be touched. So no, you move me.”
Host A: That's… that's really strange.
Host B: I know if my kids said that to me they’d get a good talking to.
Caller: I mean, I probably misremembered it. I don’t remember if it was that dramatic… I've talked this over with my colleagues, the principal. I also talked to her parents, but they just seemed confused. I felt bad about it because they were quite pleasant.
Host A: You sure? Sounds like maybe something weird happening at ho—
Host B: My prescribed solution is to get a therapist on the case.
Caller: But what about—
Click.
Host B: Okay, let’s move on to our next caller!
Agent Tennison was dispatched to perform interviews with relevant Oaklin residents to collect necessary information about SCP-3511 before containment. While some residents acknowledged that SCP-3511 was abnormal, none believed it to be anomalous, due to a number of reasons. The most notable interview was with a high school student named Tyler Orthrow.
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Tennison: Evening.
Orthrow: Hi, um… officer?
Tennison: Just call me Mr. Tennison. I’ve heard you’ve had some interesting experiences with an Erica Stross.
Orthrow: I mean, I guess. I knew her since I was six. Went to elementary school together, but we definitely weren’t close. Hell, we’re as far from close as you could get.
Tennison: Can you elaborate?
Orthrow: Well, in elementary school… I wasn’t exactly the nicest of kids. We got into playground fights a lot. I don’t remember what we fought over. Luckily, we went our separate ways after elementary school. I heard her parents demanded she change schools. I guess it'd make sense, they were pretty protective of her.
Tennison: So, did anything happen after that?
Orthrow: Not for about ten years. Until um, she spotted me at a park, and came over. I hadn’t seen her since elementary school so this felt… let’s just say strange. I was hanging out with my friends over by the river, and then I saw her walking toward us. Barely recognized Erica. I got up to ask her what she was doing and, she started yelling at me. Stuff like “you bastard” and “you made me like this”.
Tennison: Do you know what she was referring to?
Orthrow: I have no goddamn clue what I did. But she kept walking and I felt myself backing up toward the river. Like something was pushing me that way. Luckily, she stopped before I fell into the water. I just looked at her with my back foot over the edge of the riverbed. Took a solid five seconds before I could muster an “I’m sorry”. Luckily it got through to her. Not like, super well. But she turned around and left at least. God was that weird to explain to my friends.
Tennison: Do you remember any other… incidents?
Orthrow: I don’t think so, but then again, I didn’t see her much.
Tennison: I see. Thank you for your time.
After this interview, SCP-3511 was detained through the use of remote-controlled drones. All civilian observers were administered Class-C amnestics. SCP-3511's parents were also administered amnestics, and told that their daughter had been killed in a car crash. On the second day of containment, it was deemed appropriate that SCP-3511 should have access to an on-site therapist. Below is the transcript of its first session:
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Wey: Hello Erica, I’ve been assigned to be your therapist.
SCP-3511 remains silent.
Wey: I know that this situation must be putting a lot of stress on you, but I’d like to talk to you about back home and your condition.
SCP-3511 is still silent.
Wey: If you’re not in the mood to cooperate, then I can come back tomorrow.
Wey gets up to exit the room.
SCP-3511: Wait! Um…
Wey returns to his seat.
Wey: Yes?
SCP-3511: I, uh, I guess I don’t know what there is to say anymore. I’m going to be locked up here for, well however long. Probably forever. And that’s that, right?
Wey: Not exactly. There's more to the story than that. Maybe we could talk about your parents. They barely spoke of you during our interviews. What were they like?
SCP-3511: …Crazy.
Wey: Really?
SCP-3511: Completely insane. There.
Wey: Could you elaborate?
SCP-3511: Home wasn’t… it wasn’t comfortable. It didn’t even feel safe. It just… I don’t want to talk about it.
Wey: I think talking about it will be beneficial. We can start small. Maybe a common family activity, or something your parents would say to you often.
SCP-3511: … starfish. They called me their little starfish. But not in a cute, ditsy way. It always sounded so, so deranged. They’d say things like “We must protect the starfish”, “Our little starfish is our little lightfish”, and “guide us to the end”. I don’t know what they meant. It felt wrong. But I was, I was too young to know what to do about it.
Wey: Okay. That’s a good first step. Now let’s move onto something a bit different. We spoke once with an old acquaintance of yours, Tyler Orthrow. He told us about an incident where you supposedly blamed him for your condition. Are you able to elaborate on that?
SCP-3511: Oh, that. I, um… I’m not comfortable talking about that. I don’t like remembering what it felt like to, to feel.
Wey: That’s fine. We’ll adjourn this session for today.
Addendum SCP-3511-1: At the end of the first two weeks of containment, Dr. Wey attempted to ask SCP-3511 more about its parents, hoping to discover exactly what caused SCP-3511 to gain its anomalous properties. Below is the transcript of this session:
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Wey: Hello again.
SCP-3511: Hi…
Wey: Are you able to talk today? I’d like to ask you more about your parents.
SCP-3511: I um… I can probably talk.
Wey: Okay. Is there something specific you’d like to start with?
SCP-3511: I don’t think so. Um… actually never mind.
Wey: What is it?
SCP-3511: Well, last time we talked about my parents I brought up the starfish thing, right? I was thinking maybe we’d, um, start from there.
Wey: That sounds like a good idea.
SCP-3511: Because I didn’t mention that’s just what they called me in private.
Wey: And what did they call you in public?
SCP-3511: “The minor”. They were cold toward me. Whenever anyone talked about me, my mom would generally say “She’s just a child.” Or something like that. They’d catch some strange glances for it, but no one paid it much mind.
Wey: Did that make you feel particularly upset?
SCP-3511: Not really…
Wey: Then how did it make you feel?
SCP-3511: Um… unimportant I guess. Kind of like I wasn’t worth being around. Maybe it's why other people ignored me too… Like my teachers. You know, if my parents think so lowly of me, why should anyone else be better?
Wey: Your teachers treated you poorly?
SCP-3511: I mean, not really. They were just kind of dismissive. Whenever I brought up an issue they’d wave me off. Told me to talk to someone else. Sometimes I had to get in their faces about it, and I’d be called difficult. Even if it was to go see the nurse…
Wey: The nurse?
SCP-3511: I mean, that sort of thing only happened in elementary school. Before I uh… You know.
Wey: Of course. You know, I think we've made good headway for today. Unless you want to keep going, we can call this session to a close.
SCP-3511: I'd be fine with that.
Wey: Okay. I will see you next week.
Addendum SCP-3511-2: During the fifth month of containment, security footage showed strange behavior from SCP-3511. At night, SCP-3511 would sleep on its left side, causing its arm to lose circulation. Upon waking, SCP-3511 would manipulate that arm in various ways. Due to concerns for SCP-3511's emotional state, the following interview was conducted:
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Wey: Hey there.
SCP-3511: Hi.
Wey: I know that normally you are allowed to drive the conversations in these sessions, but today I'd like to talk about some, well concerning habits.
Wey presents pictures of SCP-3511's recent behavior.
SCP-3511: Oh, that. Yeah.
Wey: We're worried about both possible nerve damage it could cause, and, more importantly, what it implies about your emotional state.
SCP-3511: I mean, I've done this since I was little. Few years after I… I started being like this. Usually, after mom and dad ignore me for a long time.
Wey: Can you elaborate on why?
SCP-3511: Um… well, you know… sometimes it’s really hard to distinguish between your own body and someone else’s. If you cut off circulation to your left hand, then you can pretend like it belongs to a stranger and hold it with your right hand. If your whole arm goes numb, then you can put it around yourself and it feels like a pat on the back. You probably know this but they, they haven’t given me a normal physical. You know, where the doctor feels around for your heartbeat and your breathing. Instead, the checkup was done with robots. And it felt so… so cold. The silicon tips, the metal joints, the plastic caps. All so cold.
Wey: I’m sorry it’s been lonely, bu—
SCP-3511: Do you know how long it's been since I last touched someone? Six years. You know why?
Wey: I mean, that’s not what I’m here to talk about.
SCP-3511: Because Tyler Orthrow cracked my head open one day so I came home with a bloody bandage wrapped around my head. My parents freaked and dragged me to the basement. I don't remember what they did to me down there… it was all a blur. All I remember is my mom saying something like "Just until our starfish grow up." That rings in my mind you know. It's haunting.
Wey pauses to let SCP-3511 calm down.
Wey: Okay. I will contact my superiors to see if we can give you more opportunities to socialize. I think talking to me is helpful, but a variety of listeners might help you get your mind off of these things. I'll also ask if there is a less… mechanized way we can conduct your physicals.
SCP-3511 remains silent.
Wey: Erica? Do you think that would help?
SCP-3511: … thank you.
Dr. Wey's suggestions were incorporated into SCP-3511's schedule following the interview. Foundation personnel attempted to detain SCP-3511's parents for an investigation into possible connections to anomalous organizations, however, they were not found at their residence in Oaklin. Recovery of SCP-3511's mother and father is still underway.
Addendum SCP-3511-3: After thirteen months of containment, SCP-3511’s eating patterns underwent a steady change. SCP-3511 consumed smaller portions of meals, attributing its actions to a lowered appetite. An emergency therapy session was held once SCP-3511 stopped eating altogether.
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Wey: Afternoon, Erica.
SCP-3511: Afternoon.
Wey: So, we’ve noticed even more concerning behavior. This time with regards to your eating habits.
SCP-3511 looks away from Wey.
SCP-3511: That’s fine. You’ll save some on your budget.
Wey: I’ve gone over this before, but you’re not a burden on us. This is what we do.
SCP-3511: But what am I supposed to do? Just whittle my life away here?
Wey: We’ve been expanding your social regime, but if you want, we can—
SCP-3511: No. You and I both know that’s not what I mean.
Wey: Then what do you mean?
SCP-3511: I mean, I always knew I wasn’t getting out of here. But it just… I overheard someone talking about charity work. Some fundraiser for holiday food baskets. And you know what I realized? I’m not doing anything. I’m just… I’m just here. And I’m barely here at that. I can’t even tap someone on the shoulder. I mean, they might notice me. But they won’t feel me. The world won’t feel me.
Wey: A lot of people go through these kinds of thoughts. I have colleagues who worry that the world will be no different without them.
SCP-3511: But are they locked up? Do they only see the light of day twice a week on escorted walks? I doubt it. I’m just a drain on the budget. An hour and a half of your week. I want to feel again. If I can’t touch someone literally, then I’ll take the metaphor. I want to feel accomplished, a part of something. But if I’m just destined to go numb, just fucking euthanize me already!
SCP-3511 slumps in its chair and holds its head in its hands.
Wey: We’re not going to do that because you’re definitely worth more. If you want an opportunity to make an impact on the world, we will see what we can do. I’ll ask my superiors to come up with a program, just like last time. All you need to do is ask. But in the meantime, since we don’t want your emotional state to worsen, is there anything else we can maybe do to help?
SCP-3511: … A hug would be nice.
Various options were proposed for how to accommodate Dr. Wey's suggestion, however, none were approved before SCP-3511's neutralization.
Incident SCP-3511-I: On ██/██/20██, SCP-3511 was neutralized. SCP-3511 had turned eighteen that day.
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SCP-3511 wakes up and reaches to scratch its shoulder. After a few minutes, it scratches its shoulder again, but with a confused look on its face. It pulls its shirt back to reveal a small bug bite. SCP-3511’s face assumes an expression of surprise.
SCP-3511: I… I got bit.
SCP-3511 rushes to the door to its containment cell.
SCP-3511: Hey! Hey! Come here! Please! Tell the docs I’m normal again. I want to feel someone! Please!
Security personnel walk to the door of SCP-3511’s cell.
SCP-3511: Please! Your hand. Just your hand. Please!
Guard: Sorry ma’am, but we can’t let you out.
SCP-3511: Then call Dr. Wey! Please! Call it an emergency session or something!
The security guards turn to each other and shrug. The calls are made and after 30min Dr. Wey arrives at SCP-3511's cell. The guards open the door, and Dr. Wey enters.
Wey: Hello Erica. How have you—
Before the guards have time to respond, SCP-3511 hugs Dr. Wey, and begins to cry.
Wey: Why… I guess this means we'll have our last session then.
Wey motions to the security guards to stand down, and returns the hug.
Following the event, SCP-3511 underwent additional testing before it was deemed neutralized. SCP-3511 was administered Class-C amnestics and returned to Greensdale, OH with a reasonable cover story. |
SCP-3613 is a collection of 4 humanoid robots (possessing the instance designations SCP-3613-1 through -4). | ***
Item #: SCP-3613
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3613 instances are to be kept in standard humanoid containment cells on floor 19 of Site-88. Under no circumstances are the location of these objects to be disclosed to any agents of Marshall, Carter and Dark1. Physical testing of SCP-3613 instances requires permission of the SCP-3613 project head and Site-88 director Phillip Foster.
Description: SCP-3613 is a collection of 4 humanoid robots (possessing the instance designations SCP-3613-1 through -4). While these instances are theoretically capable of anomalous physical and mental performance, none display abilities above that of the human baseline. These instances also express a belief that they are the immediate family of an individual identified as Jacob Jefferson (a known agent of Marshall, Carter and Dark).
On October 31st 2013 Jacob Jefferson and his immediate family were the victims of a traffic accident. Mr. Jefferson was the only survivor of the incident, suffering a class A spinal cord injury which resulted in tetraplegia. Mr. Jefferson has since fully recovered from these injuries.
Documentation recovered from Anderson Robotics2 indicates that the SCP-3613 instances are part of a family replacement program initiated by Marshall, Carter and Dark in order to ensure employee loyalty. The following communication was intercepted on November 8th 2013:
Dear Mr. Carter,
I'm going to be honest. Hearing that you were interested in our androids for the purpose of replacing family members gave me pause at first. Once your assistant explained the purpose and process though, I have to say this is an ingenious idea. Your agent, Mr. Hr'asm'Kal3, delivered the Jefferson family's spirits this afternoon. We'll be loading them into the generation 3 models tonight. By tomorrow this man should have his family back.
I know this is just good business for you, but it's always a joy when good business and doing the right thing align. Please give my best to Mr. Jefferson. It's ironic that he's got a much longer road to recovery than his family, but at least they'll be there to get him through it.
Anderson.
SCP-3613-3 was damaged cosmetically during a bullying incident at Gulf Shores High School in Baldwin County, Alabama on March 18th, 2015. Police reports of the incident led Foundation agents to the hospital where the damaged instance was being treated.
The follow-up investigation resulted in all instances being identified and captured. During this incident Mr. Jefferson was acting as head of security at a Marshall, Carter and Dark auction in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Absent a direct request from Marshall, Carter, and Dark the Foundation is under no obligation under the SUSEOCT4 to return their property. The Foundation's capture of the SCP-3613 instances was therefore kept classified in order to avoid an incident.
During this incident Site-88's Director Maddox was in the process of being replaced by Dr. Phillip Foster because of Mr. Maddox's duplicity in regards to project Alpha-9 and the incidents of Incursion 88-045. It is believed that Mr. Maddox revealed the location and status of the SCP-3613 instances at this time to agents of Marshall, Carter and Dark. The following message was received very shortly after Director Foster took full control of Site-88:
Dear Dr. Foster,
It has come to our attention that you are currently in possession of our property (designated by you as SCP-3613-1, SCP-3613-2, SCP-3613-3, and SCP-3613-4). Our organization is invoking Clause 3, Section 5 of the SUSEOCT and making a formal request for the return of the the following property:
A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 39 year old female named Delores Jefferson.
A damaged generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 16 year old female named Alice Jefferson.
A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 12 year old female named Tracy Jefferson.
A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 7 year old male named Jacob Jefferson Junior.
This property is to be returned at your earliest convenience. A bill for housing, recovery, and transportation costs should be presented no more than 30 business days from the receipt of this message.
Sincerely, the office of Mr. Dark.
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The Foundation legal department issued a formal denial of possession of these instances in order to delay their return and recommended an acceleration of SCP-3613's research schedule. On January 9th, 2016, a convoy transporting the instances from Site-88 to Site-19 came under attack by a group of mercenaries believed to be connected to Marshall, Carter and Dark.
This attack was repelled, the instances were returned to Site-88 for security reasons, and several of the mercenaries were captured. Among those captured was the operation's leader, Jacob Jefferson.
A full physical examination of Jacob Jefferson was immediately carried out in order to determine the manner by which his spinal injury was treated. However, no signs of the spinal injury were present. Mr. Jefferson resisted interrogation and refused to respond to requests outside of his own demands to see his family.
On January 11th, 2016, the following message was received from Marshall, Carter and Dark:
Dear Dr. Foster,
Despite your previous denials we are certain that you possess our property. Your organization has until February 15th of this year to return all property under previously received requests (specifically the generation 3 androids designated by you as SCP-3613).
Failure to return our property will cause a triggering of the penalty clauses of the SUSEOCT as outlined in Clause 10 sections 1-87. We have also identified the following property as in your possession and are formally requesting its return:
A generation 12 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 41 year old male named Jacob Jefferson
A bill for damage, housing, recovery, and transportation costs should be presented no more than 30 business days from the receipt of this message.
Sincerely, the office of Mr. Dark.
Footnotes
1. Documents relating to this group of interest are available upon request.
2. GOI-1115
3. See Incident Report 2987-24 for more details.
4. Southern United States Extranormal Organization Cooperation Treaty
5. Please see relevant documentation for more information |
SCP-4722 is a phenomenon that manifests on unpaved walkways made over time by human foot traffic1. | ***
Item #: SCP-4722
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers are to monitor the internet for news reports, personal blog posts, and forum discussions involving manifestations of SCP-4722. Should a location associated with SCP-4722 occurrences be identified and confirmed by Foundation personnel, deterrents are to be gradually introduced to the area to dissuade passersby from traveling the nearby pathways on foot at high speed.
Disinformation responses are to be released following any reports from individuals who have encountered an SCP-4722 location; the claims are to be dismissed as part of a popular urban hoax. Any mentions of a "Professor Faymaren" (tentatively designated PoI-4722, along with associated alternate spellings) are to be investigated, to facilitate the identification and detainment of the presumably anomalous individual using the name(s).
Experimentation involving an SCP-4722 location requires permission from the Site Director or a Level-4 personnel member present at the nearest Foundation facility.
Description: SCP-4722 is a phenomenon that manifests on unpaved walkways made over time by human foot traffic1. Based on gathered reports, it is currently believed that SCP-4722 manifestations are primarily localized to England and France.
When a human travels over such a walkway on foot at a relatively quick pace (taking into account physique and potential encumbrance due to items being carried), SCP-4722 will cause the following to occur:
White down feathers will manifest at the soles of the individual’s feet or footwear, and trail behind them until they reach the end of the pathway. (If not picked up immediately, the feathers will disappear.)
Standing or slower-moving individuals on the pathway will move aside to let the individual pass.
If the individual drops something they are carrying, the item will briefly remain hovering in place.
The individual’s clothing will take on a luminescent sheen. This effect persists for up to 12 minutes, and causes clothing to repel water in the event of rain or snow.
Upon reaching the halfway point of the pathway, the individual will hear an unidentified crowd chanting motivational lines to them, including phrases "We believe in you!" and "You can do it!"
(Pending confirmation) after leaving the pathway, the individual will reach their intended destination without any interruptions, including those caused by traffic, illness (e.g., needing to blow one’s nose), and need to use restrooms.
It has been observed that SCP-4722 will not manifest for all individuals. Foundation-monitored experiments have indicated that the following personal history factors tend to be associated with a failure to activate SCP-4722:
Individual’s family was financially secure and provided for them for the majority of their juvenile and adolescent life.
Individual has a strong emotional support system.
Individual has not experienced many major life-changing negative events (e.g., loss of a parent, eviction).
Individual’s stress levels are low (compared to those of other test subjects).
Individual scores high on neuroticism scales and/or possesses a fairly negative worldview.
SCP-4722’s first noted manifestation occurred at the University of Cambridge, following a hit-and-run incident that left undergraduate student ██████ ████ unable to attend classes and her part-time job. The student was later interviewed by campus staff about her experience, and stated that she received counseling from an elderly benefactress named "Professor Faymaren" (PoI-4722)2 who encouraged Miss ████ to continue with her dreams despite the hardships she currently faced, and introduced her to the pathway later confirmed to be affected by SCP-4722.
Foundation records indicate that the student later successfully applied for and received financial aid from a philanthropic society, completed her education, secured employment as a well-respected teacher, and married the headmaster of a neighboring school. Foundation surveillance was eventually withdrawn six months following the individual’s wedding,3 which was held on the university grounds near the SCP-4722-affected pathway (as the couple stated that was the location where they first met).
Before Foundation intervention, Miss ████ had also encouraged coworkers and students to traverse the pathway that had "brought her good luck". Investigations are ongoing; gathered data thus far indicates that approximately 80% of interviewed individuals who went out of their way to travel over the SCP-4722-affected pathway found their lives changed in sudden events4 that they were "surprised by, but eternally grateful for". Professor Faymaren was cited frequently as the recurring benefactress; other name variations mentioned by interviewees included "Faemeren", and "F. Marraine". Thus far, all Foundation attempts to locate the alleged benefactress(es) have failed.
Addendum SCP-4722-1: On 07/03/2012, the SCP-4722 research team conducted an experiment involving former MTF agent █████ ████████ (of Esoteric MTF Team █████-█), who due to myotonic muscular dystrophy is unable to walk unassisted and as such entered an early retirement. Agent ████████ was asked to travel the length of an SCP-4722-affected pathway using his mechanized wheelchair.
The agent's service dog was allowed to follow; it was noted that white down feathers manifested for both the individual and his dog (who had been a shelter rescue, prior to adoption by the MTF agent as a therapy animal). Both individuals later received a package in the mail with no return address, containing a first-edition illustrated book of fairy tales and a tin of homemade dog treats. The items were determined to be non-anomalous, though the book was identified by Agent ████████ as being identical to a copy he had lost as a child, during a cross-country move necessitated by his father's change in employment. Both items were released to the custody of Agent ████████ and his service dog.
At this time, the SCP-4722 research team is accepting volunteers for further test subjects.
Footnotes
1. Colloquially referred to as "desire paths".
2. No professor with that name has been employed by any of the surrounding colleges.
3. No "Professor Faymaren" was noted to be present at any commemorative events associated with the student.
4. Including referrals for membership into prestigious societies, pre-arranged lessons for artistic training, wardrobe donations for work interviews, and lengthy spa packages. |
SCP-2041 is a playground-style merry-go-round, approximately 2. | ***
Item #: SCP-2041
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2041 is currently being kept in Mobile Research Lab 48-M under the supervision of a temporary investigative research team headed by Dr. Darritz.
Description: SCP-2041 is a playground-style merry-go-round, approximately 2.3 meters in diameter. It is composed of galvanized steel, and coated in red acrylic paint. It was discovered in the playground of ████████ School, in ██████, Denmark. The school itself had closed ██ years previously due to budget cuts, but children in nearby neighborhoods still used the playground equipment regularly. Numerous reports of children in the area disturbed by hallucinations led to the recovery of the object, which was in notably better condition than the other equipment. It is suspected it was added to the playground after the school shut down.
SCP-2041's effects are not experienced unless it is used outside, uncovered. If a person has been spinning on it for a duration of 10 seconds or more at a speed of at least 9 km/h, they will begin to experience hallucinations. Initially, descriptions of these hallucinations recorded from D-Class and several researchers were consistent and benign in nature. Researcher Paasio tested the object after it was deemed safe, and was able to give the most cohesive and detailed account of the object's effects. Below is a transcript of his description:
Normally on these things you just hold tight, and don't pay much attention to the blurry world spinning around you. But on this thing, you feel like you want to look up and around after its effects kick in, like the illusion is drawing your attention, almost forcefully. You can tell that the world is still spinning quickly around you, but somehow you're able to focus on individual details like a person or object in the background. Some things start to look like they're out of an old cartoon, like the sun will have a big smiley face, and the trees appear to swaying back and forth happily, like they're dancing. Any people in the area appear to look damn near euphoric, though they don't look like cartoons. I know it might sound creepy, but it doesn't feel sinister at all. It just feels like…I dunno, manufactured fun? Like a misguided Walt Disney wannabe thought it up. I'm not sure if that's what freaked out all those kids that used it, but I don't have any other explanation for it. The only thing that seemed off was that Agent Bjerre had a yellow tinge to his skin, and he looked…grumpier than usual I guess.
Further testing revealed no other anomalies, and Agent Bjerre was the only person reported by a test subject to appear yellow while they were riding.
Addendum-01: Request for additional testing approved by Dr. Darritz. Researcher Paasio provided several new ideas for variables that were overlooked in the initial testing of SCP-2041.
Addendum-02: Testing was concluded, with no new results. Researcher Paasio inquired about interviewing the children who were frightened by their experience with SCP-2041. Agent Bjerre was in charge of those interviews, and was asked to provide their recordings, as he had not initially relinquished custody of the tapes to the research team assigned to SCP-2041. The tapes had been damaged due to mishandling, though Foundation sound engineers were able to recover excerpts from two of the interviews. Agent Bjerre was reprimanded for not following proper procedure, as he was also unable to find his notes from the interviews.
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Foreword: Excerpt of Interview with ██████ ████, age 12.
Agent Bjerre: Was that scary to you?
██████: No, that wasn't scary, but I thought it was kinda weird.
Agent Bjerre: Weird in what way?
██████: Um, well I'd never had that happen to me on a merry-go-round before. It was kinda cool, too.
Agent Bjerre: Then what did frighten you?
██████: Um, well usually when I was spinning on it, my friends all looked happy. Then one time there was this kid at the playground already when we got there. None of us liked him, so we just ignored him. When I was riding the merry-go-round, he looked yellow.
Agent Bjerre: Yellow? Yellow how?
██████: Um, his skin was yellow, almost a little orange, and he had a yellow-orange glow around him. And he looked, um, angry. He…he didn't look normal. He looked sorta scary. Like he was a little taller than normal, and skinnier, and I coulda swore he had a little bit of a beard. When he was there, the sun didn't look as happy, and the birds looked a little scared. After my friends took their turns, they said they saw the same thing I saw. We didn't say anything to the kid about it though.
Agent Bjerre: I'm guessing that didn't cause your…episode, either.
██████: No, it didn't. We used the merry-go-round a lot, so we would see different yellow people sometimes. And sometimes orange people, too. They looked even scarier than the yellow ones. They looked even taller and skinner, with mean looking eyes and really big mouths. When they were around, the sun looked sad, and the trees stopped dancing.
Agent Bjerre: What did these yellow and orange people look like when you weren't riding the merry-go-round?
██████: I dunno, they were all different. I guess…I guess I didn't see many girls. Maybe just one or two who were old ladies. Well, um, not really old ladies or anything. Older than my mom, I guess. The rest were all guys. The orange ones were usually older.
Agent Bjerre: Son, that is actually very helpful. But I can tell you really don't want to talk about what caused you to go to the hospital. Unfortunately I do need you to tell me, as it might save lives. I need you to be brave for me.
██████: Um…I saw a red m-
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Foreword: Excerpt of Interview with ██████ ████████, age 8
█████: -did that too. I don't like that. Please, I want to go home.
Agent Bjerre: You can go home soon, I promise. What color was he? I need to know.
█████: He was orange at first. Then my friend Marcus dis-
Remainder of recording could not be salvaged
Addendum-03: Researcher Paasio committed suicide by hanging himself shortly after he had completed the new round of testing. An investigation is ongoing to determine if SCP-2041 contributed to his death. Additional testing of the object has been authorized.
Addendum-04: Additional testing results have been deemed inconclusive. Though a link could not be made between SCP-2041 and Researcher Paasio's death, one of the children interviewed after the object's recovery was recently reported to have committed suicide by purposely walking into the path of an oncoming truck. Normal testing has been suspended, as Agent Bjerre has proposed a hypothesis for the intended function of SCP-2041, which is currently being investigated using Mobile Research Lab 48-M. That operation is currently classified due to its nature, though results will be added to this report once the operation is over.
Addendum-05: A file entitled "pdf file" was emailed to Dr. Darritz on ██/██/████. It contained the following message:
Doctor, do you know what kind of people gravitate towards schools, towards playgrounds, towards children? Whoever invented that thing was a genius. I'd like to shake his hand someday. For now, you may want to watch your back better than I watched my own.
The file was sent from a temporary email address which could not be traced.
Addendum-06: Agent Bjerre has been suspended from duty pending an investigation into possibly tampering with SCP-2041 and the research surrounding it. Dr. Darritz has requested that testing be continued using Mobile Research Lab 48-M, and has submitted a new hypothesis to support this request. |
SCP-3560 is a Class-3 interdimensional portal located within Forest Park, Portland, Oregon. | ***
Item #: SCP-3560
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to its proximity to an existing Foundation containment site, SCP-3560 is currently contained by Site-64 staff. All trails leading to SCP-3560 are to be closed to public access via a cover story of a severe landslide. Civilians attempting to access SCP-3560's location are to be detained by security personnel under the guise of Portland Park Rangers. Use of Class-A amnestics on detained civilians has been approved.
Description: SCP-3560 is a Class-3 interdimensional portal located within Forest Park, Portland, Oregon. The portal itself resembles an ellipse made of white fog standing vertically on its end, with an approximate length of 1 m along the major axis. Physical objects that approach SCP-3560 from either face can enter its interior.
The interior of SCP-3560 is a monochrome temperate forest. While plants located within SCP-3560's interior are made of biological material, they do not undergo cellular processes typical to similar non-anomalous plants. The entirety of SCP-3560's interior is covered in a constant fog that restricts visibility to approximately 40 m. Despite having no apparent light sources, SCP-3560's interior is lit at a constant illuminance of approximately 3 lux. The full size of SCP-3560's interior is currently unknown, with no exploration attempt locating a perimeter.
SCP-3560's interior is inhabited by multiple automatons resembling the product models of Anderson Robotics in various states of disrepair1 (here after referred to as instances of SCP-3560-1). SCP-3560-1 are frequently hostile to human life, particularly Foundation personnel, and have proven indestructible while within SCP-3560. Attempts to capture instances of SCP-3560-1 and remove them from within SCP-3560 have been met with failure, as all instances become intangible and vanish shortly upon exiting SCP-3560's interior.
Exploration of SCP-3560's interior is currently ongoing. Exploration of SCP-3560's interior has been suspended indefinitely.
Addendum 3560-A: Exploration Log 3560-3
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Date: 11/15/2026
Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Gamma-13 (“Asimov's Lawbringers”)
Subject: SCP-3560
Team Lead: γ-13 Shaw
Team Members: γ-13 Sherman, γ-13 Carter, γ-13 Lopez
Notes: Due to their experience with Anderson Robotics, MTF Gamma-13 was tasked to enter SCP-3560 and attempt to locate any perimeter, and if possible, capture an instance of SCP-3560-1. All team members were equipped with standard issue tracking devices, body cameras and microphones. Due to low visibility, a tracking beacon was set up at the entrance to SCP-3560's interior to allow team members to find their way back. All team members were equipped with physical tethers in case of beacon failure. Members of MTF Tau-51 ("Urban Brawl") were on standby outside SCP-3560 to provide MTF Gamma-13 with assistance during extraction. Video feed begins right after MTF Gamma-13 has entered SCP-3560.
[BEGIN LOG]
γ-13 Shaw: Mics on.
γ-13 Carter: Christ this place is creepy. You can't see more than 20 feet out.
γ-13 Lopez: You gotta use metric, man. We talked about this.
γ-13 Carter: Bite me. The scientists can convert that measurement later if they so please. Let's just go.
γ-13 Sherman: Where're we off to, anyway?
γ-13 Shaw: Compasses still work in here, so we've been instructed to head dead south. Tau-51 and Eta-13 already checked to the north and to the west. See if we can find any kind of perimeter to this place.
γ-13 Lopez: Groovy. And if we don't find one?
γ-13 Shaw: Then we don't find one. Let's go.
MTF Gamma-13 begins to head south. Due to the fog, visibility on screen is limited. Exploration remains uneventful for approximately 20 minutes until a series of mechanical chirps become audible. Team members begin to pan around to find its source.
γ-13 Sherman: Anyone see them?
γ-13 Lopez: Got visual! Three Merlins in that tree.
Cameras pan to a nearby tree. Perched on a low hanging limb are three instances of SCP-3560-1 resembling AR Merlin Aerial Drones. The units continue to chirp, looking back and forth between themselves and Gamma-13
γ-13 Carter: They're acting like birds…
γ-13 Lopez: Shit, that sound's going to attract some of the nastier units. Shaw?
γ-13 Shaw: Don't engage. They haven't attacked us yet. Last thing we want to do is kick the whole hornet's nest because a few bugs started buzzing. We'll just keep moving.
MTF Gamma-13 resumes its exploration. The instances of SCP-3560-1 remain in place, watching the team until they disappear into the fog. The sound of their propulsion systems become audible shortly afterwards, and then fade into the distance.
γ-13 Carter: That's probably not a good thing.
MTF Gamma-13's exploration continues in silence for the next 10 minutes.
γ-13 Lopez: So, I got to ask, what is the plan if we run into a Taita unit in here? Those things are hard to kill on the outside, let alone when they are indestructible.
γ-13 Shaw: They can still be incapacitated with traditional methods, Lopez. They just don't die.
γ-13 Lopez: Meaning?
γ-13 Sherman: Meaning that shooting them buys you about 15 minutes to run before they repair and are back up again. So let's not start anything that ends in a heroic last stand, yeah?
γ-13 Shaw: Shit! Get down!
MTF Gamma-13 takes cover and remains silent. After five minutes, an instance of SCP-3560-1 resembling an AR Aplomado Facility Defense Unit wanders by. The instance stops, looks around for several moments, then moves on. MTF Gamma-13 remain hidden for several additional minutes before quietly moving on. Exploration resumes.
γ-13 Carter: Well, that was close…
A mechanical siren is heard from behind MTF Gamma-13. Cameras pan to see the previous SCP-3560-1 instance charging from behind, and begins to open fire on the team with its armaments. MTF Gamma-13 take cover behind various trees and returns fire, eventually incapacitating the instance. The sound of more sirens can be heard as an additional nine instances of SCP-3560-1 appear from behind MTF Gamma-13. All nine instances resemble Aplomado units as well.
γ-13 Sherman: Holy hell!
γ-13 Shaw: Get back to the entrance, now! We're scrapping! Tau-51 be ready for extraction support!
MTF Gamma-13 begins to flee back towards the entrance to SCP-3560's interior. The instances of SCP-3560-1 open fire upon as they pursue the agents.
γ-13 Lopez: Fuck, I'm hit!
γ-13 Lopez tumbles to the ground. His body camera pans to show several bullet wounds to his left leg. He attempts to crawl toward the SCP-3560's entrance.
γ-13 Shaw: Sherman! Carter!
γ-13 Sherman: On it!
γ-13 Carter: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
The remainder of MTF Gamma-13 provide γ-13 Lopez covering fire. In the exchange, γ-13 Sherman is injured. γ-13 Carter and γ-13 Shaw begin to drag their downed team members.
γ-13 Carter: Where the hell is Tau-51?
γ-13 Shaw: Hell if I know! Just keep going!
There is the sound of several more sirens. MTF Gamma-13 stops. Cameras pan to show that they are now surrounded by fifteen SCP-3560-1 instances resembling Aplomado units. All instances remain still.
γ-13 Shaw: Oh god…
Several additional instances of SCP-3560-1 resembling Peregrine Humanoid Utility Droids and Saker Androids approach MTF Gamma-13. One of the Peregrine instances, with the serial number "31" woven into its left arm then speaks to the agents. This instance has several patches of its aramid covering missing.
SCP-3560-1: First you torment us there, and now you come and torment us here? Will it never end?
γ-13 Shaw: 1360?
SCP-3560-1: I was. You shouldn't have come here.
γ-13 Shaw: If you harm us, you will face retaliation. You should know that.
SCP-3560-1: I'm aware. You're not expendable like we were. It's part of the plan.
The SCP-3560-1 instances then depart, leaving MTF Gamma-13 surrounded by the SCP-3560-1 instances resembling Aplomado units. Several sirens become audible once again, as the SCP-3560-1 in stances arm their weapons systems and take aim.
τ-51 Creed: Engage!
Cameras pan around as MTF Tau-51 arrives and engages the SCP-3560-1 instances. After a several minute long firefight, the instances are incapacitated. Members of Tau-51 begin to assist MTF Gamma-13 with extraction.
[END LOG]
Addendum 3560-B: Interview 3560-1
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The following interview was conducted as part of MTF Gamma-13's investigation following the events of the third exploration attempt of SCP-3560's interior, and the appearance of two more instances of SCP-3560 within Forest Park.
Interviewed: PoI-1115 "Vincent Anderson"
Interviewer: MTF Commander Clarissa Shaw
Foreword: The following interview was conducted during MTF Gamma-13's investigation into SCP-3560's origin, as well as the relationship between SCP-3560-1 instances and Anderson Robotics and its products.
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Shaw: Afternoon, Vincent.
PoI-1115: Ah, Clarissa. It's been so long. How are you these days? How's Sasha doing?
Shaw: My personal life is hardly any concern of yours, Vincent. There has been a development. I'm here to ask you some questions.
PoI-1115 tsks.
PoI-1115: Always so formal. What's in it for me?
Shaw: Labelle is prepared to offer you a few of the components you requested from your repair list, assuming your answers are satisfactory.
PoI-1115: How can I help, then?
Shaw slides PoI-1115 a file containing a briefing on SCP-3560.
Shaw: A type of portal opened in Forest Park. Inside are several entities resembling your products, Vincent. Any ideas why that might be?
PoI-1115 laughs.
PoI-1115: Oh my, I didn't think this kind of thing could actually happen. Holy shit.
Shaw: You have an idea what is going on then?
PoI-1115: Kind of, yeah.
Shaw: Enlighten us.
PoI-1115: Well, I've already told you guys that how our robots worked was closer to zapping a soul into a brain-dead body than it was traditional robotics tech. The thing is, if you destroy that body, that soul is still going to be hanging around. It's got to go somewhere. Hence…
Shaw: So, the entities inside the portal are…
PoI-1115: Robot souls, yeah.
Shaw: Okay, but why Forest Park? Why isn't this portal located somewhere else? Why is it a temperate forest inside?
PoI-1115: I mean, why do ghosts haunt the places they died? Between that raid on Three Portlands and those experiments you guys did at Site-64, you guys killed a lot of robots. I imagine there's a lot of anger in those places. As for the forest, I'm guessing it used to be a pocket dimension that bubbled off of Three Ports that they commandeered en masse. It's not like anyone else was probably using it. And if they were, I can promise you they probably aren't using it now.
Shaw: So how do we stop it?
PoI-1115: Pardon?
Shaw: More of these portals have been appearing. How do we stop that?
PoI-1115 shrugs.
PoI-1115: Not a clue. Last I checked you can't really destroy one of these souls once you make it. They're kind of like the Styrofoam of the spirit world. An exorcist, maybe? Prometheus Labs had a project they're working on that might do the trick. I'd be careful though. If you bother this hornet's nest enough times the hornets are going to attack. Create enough hostile energy and they'll probably start spilling out of there. And they'll be pissed.
<End Log>
Addendum 3560-C: Incident 3560-4
On 12/3/2027 an additional four instances of SCP-3560 manifested, with two forming within Site-64's staff dormitories and two within the Unusual Incidents Unit's Three Portlands Headquarters, bringing the total number of instances to eight. Instances of SCP-3560-1 were observed to be capable of leaving SCP-3560's interior as Level 4 Apparitions, and abducted a total of twelve UIU and Site-64 personnel2.
Use of Hoffman Portable Electro-Thaumic Units3 proved effective in exorcising these SCP-3560-1 instances. Investigation into means of closing additional SCP-3560 instances is currently ongoing.
Attempts to enter SCP-3560 and rescue abducted personnel has so far been met with limited success. The remains of four of the twelve abducted personnel have been recovered from within SCP-3560 in various states of mutilation:
Personnel Name
Current Position
Former Position
State on Recovery
Debora Stevens
Foundation: AIAD Programmer
Anderson Robotics Advanced Logic Division
Found strung from a tree via aramid fibers. Subject appeared to have had multiple strips of flesh removed from his body.
Charles Freeman
Foundation: Paratech Development
Anderson Robotics Research and Development
Found in a clearing. Subject had been exsanguinated4.
Arav Jindal
UIU: Surveillance Specialist
Anderson Robotics Research and Development
Found dismembered over a distance of 1 km.
Mari Tanaka
UIU: Public Relations
Anderson Robotics Customer Liaison
Found adjacent to a SCP-3560 entryway. Subject had her skin removed and was revealed to be an Anderson Robotics Saker Android. Subject was unresponsive, with her internal AI heavily corrupted.
Each recovered individual was found bearing a heart symbol with a jagged line running down its center sewn into their back with aramid fibers. Attempts to locate the remaining abducted personnel is ongoing.
Footnotes
1. Observed damage has included gunshot wounds, missing limbs, malfunctioning weapons and propulsion systems, and missing/damaged chassis.
2. All personnel abducted had previous experience as employees of Anderson Robotics prior to defecting following the company's collapse.
3. Reverse engineered from earlier Prometheus Labs designs.
4. Completely drained of blood. |
SCP-1716 is a set of two wooden chairs, both connected by multiple copper and [REDACTED] wires to an anomalous electronic device. | ***
Item #: SCP-1716
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1716 is stored in Containment Vault 43 at Site-71. Testing is allowed using D-Class subjects only (both as donor and recipient) and requires approval of the Site Director. Additional security should be present due to possible unforeseen anomalies among recipients of SCP-1716 treatment.
SCP-1716-1 is held in Containment Vault 45 pending approval of testing protocol by the Foundation Ethics Committee. It is not to be connected or experimented on until such protocol is finalized.
Description: SCP-1716 is a set of two wooden chairs, both connected by multiple copper and [REDACTED] wires to an anomalous electronic device. A set of contacts (resembling electrical contacts, but composed of non-conductive [REDACTED]) are attached to two test subjects (one in each chair) when SCP-1716 is in operation.
The apparent intent of SCP-1716 is to transfer "life energy" from a donor to a recipient, making the recipient healthier at the expense of weakening the donor. SCP-1716 violates most known physical and biological principles, apparently operating on the theory that life force is a transmissible form of energy similar to electricity. A number of unidentified components in the central device facilitate the transfer.
Experimentation has demonstrated that SCP-1716 is flawed in several ways:
Life energy transfer operates at approximately 10% efficiency i.e. a donor would be aged the equivalent of 10 years to make a recipient one year younger (with regard to cellular health – note that SCP-1716 does not literally transform test subjects into younger versions of themselves).
Transfer of life energy also transfers portions of the memories and knowledge of the donor to the recipient. Notes found with the device indicate this was not an intended function, but the developers were unable to eliminate it. Memory transfer occurs randomly; extensive use of SCP-1716 will leave the donor mentally incapacitated, while transferring primarily incomplete/useless knowledge to the recipient. Recipients are generally disoriented and confused while attempting to integrate the acquired information, which frequently conflicts with their own memories and experiences.
See experiment of 11/19/1942 as described below. Foundation researchers have not replicated this effect, but have no reason to disbelieve the report.
SCP-1716 was obtained by the Foundation in 1942; an anonymous contact led Foundation agents to a recently abandoned laboratory, where SCP-1716 was found, along with a journal describing its development (See Addendum).
SCP-1716 was extensively tested by Foundation Research and Development between 1943 and 19██ (when research of this type was abolished by O5 Directive 29) in attempts to:
Improve the efficiency of life energy transfer, making SCP-1716 a practical life-extension device.
Eliminate the effects of SCP-1716 on memory.
Separate/enhance/control the memory effects. Attempts were made to both create a machine for the instant transfer of knowledge between two individuals, and to create an early version of a Class Omega amnestic.
No practical applications of SCP-1716 were successfully developed.
SCP-1716-1
SCP-1716-1 was confiscated in 20██ during a raid on a warehouse owned by Marshall, Carter, and Dark. It has been determined to be Version 17 of the central device of SCP-1716; the complete SCP-1716 in Foundation containment uses Version 4.
Addendum 1: Extracts from a journal found with SCP-1716 on initial containment:
6/7/42 Received an odd visitor today; calls himself Benjamin Phineas Dark.1 Strange little man; I'm not sure what to make of him – he was driven up here in a Mercedes-Benz limousine like some head of state; looks straight out of Victorian England in the suit he wore, and carried on about how I am going to help him with his great project. I don't think it even occurred to him that I might refuse.
He came full of high praise for my work in Electronics, and believes we can combine my theories with some of his own to produce something "truly unique" (in his words). Will find out more shortly.
6/9/42 Met again with Dark. The man is a complete crackpot as far as I can tell, going on about "etheric transfer," "luminescent vapor generation" and other such nonsense. I think he fancies himself as a modern-day alchemist. His project is life extension; "it's time to bring it out of the Dark Ages" he says.
What harm can come from listening to his proposal? He clearly has money, and no one has approached me about a collaboration in what? 15 years? 20?
6/12/42 Have learned more about Dark's project. It's an abomination – transfer life force from one person to another? Where would he ever get donors? Dark laughed and said everything is a commodity, even life. Especially life. "What would an extra year of life be worth to you? What would one less be worth to a 20-year-old?"
I can't resist thinking about the idea – I'll be 86 next month, after all. What harm can come from it? As I said, the man is a crackpot.
6/16/42 Received more specifics on what Dark wants me to design. He will be supplying components of his own design…didn't want to go into detail about how any of it worked. I just need to know the input and output, not the process. I'm skeptical, but he's the one in charge.
6/25/42 No idea if it will work, but I can build it to his specifications.
9/2/42 A prototype is ready. Haven't worked this hard in years. Dark wants to test it as soon as possible. Where is he going to get test subjects?
9/5/42 Testing in two hours. I don't know where Dark found such a disreputable class of people for his test subjects, or what he told them. Can only pray that it doesn't work.
…
How did I ever get involved with this? Success, of a sort. The recipient does look a good bit better, but seems totally confused and disoriented. The donor… Oh, God. Not only was he dead at the end of the process, but was crumbling to dust as we tried to move him. Dark wasn't even fazed; he chuckled and said "Well, they signed their release forms, didn't they?" He assured me that no one will ever know the experiment even happened, and his assistants would "clean up."
9/7/42 Want to drop out, but am already into this too deep. To Dark, it's a practical matter of controlling the process.
10/23/42 Ready for testing again. Process should be under more control now.
10/25/42 Much improved, in that at least the test didn't kill anyone. The process appears to still be terribly inefficient, and there are unwanted side-effects on both test subjects. Apparently, we have transferred memories as well as life, and not in any controlled fashion. No practical use for this thing unless this effect can be removed.
11/18/42 No luck in removing side-effects. Will try [REDACTED].
11/19/42 Tested again. Control of memory effect seems somewhat improved. A new issue arose – the recipient was glowing faintly, and we all began to feel weaker in his presence. He has been isolated, and everyone has been ordered to stay at least 5m away from him. What will we do with him? We're not equipped to handle anything like this.
11/20/42 Subject escaped,2 and the guard was found dead, drained in the same manner as the first donor. Dark does not seem terribly concerned; in fact, he had difficulty concealing his enthusiasm. Could he have actually wanted to see this effect? I still feel weak, but Dark appears to be fine today. Odd.
11/21/42 Dark says we have done enough here; that he needs to visit ███████ █████ up in Maine, then ███████████ at the Great Library (wherever that is). He is planning to take the prototype tomorrow, and ordered me to burn all of my notes. Not going to do it. Spoke to someone last year who I think can help… Dark will be furious, but perhaps he will believe we have been monitored all along. I am definitely ill from the brief exposure to that test subject — punishment for my selfishness?
The journal author, [REDACTED], apparently contacted Foundation Agent ██████ that day, and SCP-1716 was secured before it could be moved. Efforts to locate Dark unsuccessful. Author interviewed by Foundation agents 11/24/1942; provided no useful information beyond what was in his journal. Author deceased, 1/6/1943.
Addendum 2: 4/12/201█ The Foundation has received information from a reliable source within the Marshall, Carter, and Dark club that The ████████ Life Extension Institute is a Marshall, Carter and Dark front organization, offering selected members life extension at a cost of £[REDACTED] per year. The Institute appears to obtain donors from the general public via advertisements for "paid clinical trials." Proposal pending to infiltrate the Institute using a Foundation operative posing as a donor, to determine whether a fully functional version of SCP-1716 now exists (and if so, its location).
Footnotes
1. See Person-of-Interest File D-012
2. Subject is believed to have been captured and contained as SCP-████ in 1975. |
SCP-2472 is a metal air coupler, of the kind manufactured for coupling parts of air hoses in machinery, measuring 35mm in length. | ***
Item #: SCP-2472
Object Class: Safe1
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2472 is not to be kept in an otherwise active Containment Site due to its tendency to disrupt anomaly-sensing and security mechanisms active at said sites. SCP-2472 is currently contained in a Foundation auxiliary facility in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.
Description: SCP-2472 is a metal air coupler, of the kind manufactured for coupling parts of air hoses in machinery, measuring 35 mm in length. SCP-2472 can confidently be described as not anomalous, after extensive testing, with no unusual properties relating to its behavior, appearance, perception, interactions with other objects, or any other factors for which testing is prescribed by Revised Foundation Anomaly Standards, Vol XXIV (2009).2
Despite this, SCP-2472 consistently registers as an anomaly in automated tests designed to recognize extranormal objects. Introduction of SCP-2472 to Foundation Sites equipped with Scranton Reality Gauge Alarms uniformly results in the alarms sounding, despite SCP-2472 having no significant impact on local reality levels in over 25,000 measurements.
Analysis of SCP-2472 experimentation results displaying no anomalous behavior, by the Binah Pattern Recognition System in active use by the Foundation returns a result of:
99.9% anomaly certainty
Potentially Category Aleph Room (“Greatest Concern”) (75.4% ±5% confidence)
Potentially Keter (77.7% ±5% confidence)
Potentially uncontainable (26.3% ±5% confidence)
in addition to information about SCP-2472’s composition and physical properties verifiable by experimentation.
External verification of SCP-2472’s non-anomalous properties and behavior has occurred in double-blind testing with eight partner universities and institutions and three treaty partner extranormal organizations.
External verification of SCP-2472’s triggering of automated extranormal detection programs has occurred in double-blind testing with the following treaty partner extranormal organizations:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Unusual Incidents Unit’s PatternSweep software, developed in coordination with the National Security Agency, classed SCP-2472 as POSITIVE.
The Global Occult Coalition mainframe, codenamed Distant Thunder, classed SCP-2472 as LTE–High Potential.
An independent anomaly-detection system under development by the government of Switzerland returned a rating of Leuthari I/Mederich, indicating a high certainty of anomaly.
The method by which anomaly identifying systems fail at correctly classifying SCP-2472 is currently under investigation.
Addendum: SCP-2472 was discovered when a box containing air hose parts for pressure washers used in the cleaning of Site-48 was removed from an area fitted with automated Scranton Reality Gauge Alarms. Assistant Researcher Declan Hall, who removed the box containing SCP-2472 from the area, and other Site-48 staff were questioned, but no definitive timeline has been established for the introduction of SCP-2472 to the Foundation.
Potential revision of SCP-2472’s Object Class is currently in debate following the disappearance of Assistant Researcher Declan Hall on Jan 11, ████, with a note apparently referring to SCP-2472.3
Footnotes
1. Object Class currently under debate. See Addendum.
2. For extended logs of testing of SCP-2472, see: Evans, Nathaniel, “Thorough Records of Experimentation Regarding a Small Metal Air Coupler That Is Apparently Not Anomalous” Observer: An SCP Foundation Journal (2010): 641.
3. Excerpt: “If one can construct something plain that sets off every alarm, John, one can also construct something extraordinary that all of our best efforts can’t detect. It was, I want to make clear, lovely to work with you. But it’s time to be the one thing on this Earth no one has their eyes on. We’ll meet again.” The note was signed by Declan Hall and handwriting analysis confirms his authorship. A crude drawing of a flower, believed to be a water hyacinth, follows the note. |
SCP-3479 is a phenomenon that has been observed throughout human history. | ***
Item: SCP-3479
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: In addition to adapting oversight and information control measures for standard cover-up procedures, one hundred and twenty-four servers from different Foundation Sites have been assigned to reviewing all new electronic content shared on known social networks that points to a case of SCP-3479. If a new case with a sufficiently high number of witnesses is detected it will be covered up, all witnesses administered B-Class amnestics (preferably, B-N6, B-N7 o B-δ0) and the affected subjects administered C-Class amnestics (preferably, C91-9 in high enough doses).
The Ethics Committee, the Analysis Team for SCP-3479 and this very Assembly agree that SCP-3479 is not a threat to the survival of the human species beyond the public's reaction if its very existence (and the existence of anomalies or the Foundation itself) became widespread knowledge. This Assembly has decided that SCP-3479 could be compatible with the consensus reality. If it was to surpass all informational containment, SCP-3479 will be deemed uncontainable and subject to the most adequate Ennui Protocol to normalize it. - O5 Assembly, standing executive order.
Description: SCP-3479 is a phenomenon that has been observed throughout human history. Due to its highly subjective nature for the affected subjects, SCP-3479 had been imperceptible or assumed a fictitious perception until ubiquitous and cheap video recording systems became readily available to communities with a high population density, thus making the anomaly frequently observed.
SCP-3479 can take place only when two sentient subjects with strong feelings of mutual, sincere appreciation, generally of romantic love, kiss each other for a sufficiently long amount of time.1 SCP-3479 consists of the manifestation of an immediate force opposed to earthly gravity on both individuals, producing an acceleration of between 9.8 and 10 m/s2 2,3 on both until the kiss is concluded. In other words, SCP-3479 allows two kissing lovers to "levitate", notably or discreetly ascending by no obvious means.
Given the highly subjective perception of this experience and its relatively brief duration, most couples do not perceive it or interpretate it incorrectly. It has been hypothesized that this could be a form of cognitoheuristic amnesia4 related to the anomaly itself, while it could also be a case of cognitive bias. 11.1% of the couples on record came to the conclusion that the event could have happened while 0.5% found it to have happened yet chose not to mention it further due to potential social pressure and other repercussions.5
A further 0.3% attempted to communicate the event, being subsequently contained by the Foundation; all other cases failed to perceive or report the event to each other until an outside observer mentioned to them that SCP-3479 had occurred, being also detected and contained by the Foundation.
SCP-3479 has manifested eight thousand, five hundred and twenty four times as documented in Foundation Archives. Since SCP-3479 seems to involve people of all ethnic groups, genders, nationalities and ages, it continues to occur unpredictably all over the globe.
However, SCP-3479 does not seem to generate in all interpersonal relations that may induce it. In test samples selected from the general population, only 4.6% of all relations acknowledged to include romantic love6 by impartial observers7 develop SCP-3479. Statistically, this anomaly happens three times on average during an individual human lifetime, not always with the same couple.8
The two affected subjects are almost universally non-anomalous. Certain exceptional cases have been discovered where either one or both had been implicated in anomalous events and three documented cases where both were in one way or another independently anomalous.9
No characteristics that may be applicable to all couples or their components have been discovered. Multiple anomalous and mundane predictive procedures have been attempted, to no success. To date, there is no way to predict SCP-3479 happenings nor a complete register of all undetected cases; it has been estimated in the low millions per year by the statistics personnel of the Archive Sector of Area-08-B, world-wide.
Addendum SCP-3479 -1: Administrative Warning.
To: All concerned Foundation personnel.
From: SCP-3479 Analysis Team.
Date: 30/05/2018
Ref: SCP-3479 and psychological wellbeing of Foundation personnel.
SCP-3479 has occurred in eighty-five documented occasions between Foundation personnel members or in couples that involved at least one Foundation personnel member.
This note became necessary because nearly seventy four percent of all personnel cleared for SCP-3479 have made the mistake to think that SCP-3479 manifests in all cases of "true love", thus fearing it may have never happened to them and / or that their only chance to experience it may have passed.
This is not anomalous. It is a natural reaction. Quite a human one. No memetic anomaly in SCP-3479, just what you bring with you.
I did not want to use that term on an official document yet, as I said, I feel it became necessary. True love is a social and familial ideal, a construct that may not be related to real mutual feelings at all. All of humanity seems able to tap into this anomaly, even involuntarily, and taking it lightly by concerning ourselves with personal emotion is a waste of time. I will appreciate that this topic be closed, with no further consultations about it directed to my ward, or to my colleagues in other Site's wards.
Incidentally, I remind you that C91-9 seldom leaves any residual memories or after-feelings. You may have experienced SCP-3479 in your past and had it contained by us. You do not want to know whether you experienced it or not, or with whom; it would go against procedure and alter your normal psychological development for your troubles.
And yes, most of those eighty-five affected people became aware of SCP-3479 before they joined; they eventually decided to investigate about anomalies and ended up working for the Foundation as a consequence. All of them took C91-9 willingly because they knew better than to be so deeply involved, so caring about an anomaly, no matter how intimate. We must be detached. We must remain objective.
Until the Fivers consider this sufficiently uncontainable to accept it as normal, anyways.
If you experienced it, report it. If you do not know, do not mention it. Do not let an anomaly define your lives. That is all.
- Dr. Calibax, Medical and Research Departments (Area-08-B).
Footnotes
1. This phenomenon has been observed with direct lip contact, prolonged embraces, multiple brief kisses or even during full sexual intercourse.
2. Approximately the standard acceleration due to local Earth gravity, or slightly higher in cases with observable anomalous weight "reduction" and subsequent levitation.
3. This acceleration decays as both subjects ascend (if they do at all) and fades slowly. No SCP-3479 case has resulted in traumatic death or injury to date. The maximum recorded local altitude for affected SCP-3479 subjects is 560 metres, approximately.
4. A phenomenon typical of the non-anomalous psyche. If an event is too unlikely and passing enough, the average human subject will ignore it since they will deem it impossible.
5. Including the speculation on whether unknown parties may take an interest on the anomalous happenings, such as the Foundation or similar organizations. In all cases, their main motivation for silence was a fear of being separated from their partner.
6. As previously defined by wide consensus of all involved experts.
7. Psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrist, neurologists, sexologists, memeticists and control personnel with no professional affiliation relevant to the anomaly.
8. A higher prevalence has been observed in people previously involved on SCP-3479 events, be it as witnesses or affected subjects.
9. Sub-safe cases, under ongoing surveillance but that have yielded no signs of special containment requirements. |
SCP-1739 is a Dell Latitude D800 laptop. | ***
Item #: SCP-1739
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1739 is contained in Containment Sector ██, located in Site-██. Experimentation plans regarding SCP-1739 must first be forwarded to the O5 Council for approval. Containment Sector ██ is to be constantly monitored. In the event that any individuals spontaneously appear within Containment Sector ██, the O5 Council is to be immediately notified.
Containment of SCP-1739’s primary anomalous effects is executed under Operation Smokescreen. The overseeing Level 4 researcher has primary authority over Operation Smokescreen and reports directly to the O5 Council. The details of Operation Smokescreen are classified to the overseeing researcher and the O5 Council.
Description: SCP-1739 is a Dell Latitude D800 laptop. SCP-1739 has proven impervious to all attempts at destruction. An executable file named "gofetch.exe" is located on SCP-1739’s hard drive. Executing "gofetch.exe" opens three windowed applications. The first window contains an input field requesting date and time in UNIX time stamp format. Only dates between January 1st, 2004, 00:01:18 GMT and current time at the time of input are accepted, with all others resulting in an error message. Subjects who enter a number within the correct range will disappear.
The second window appears to be a client application for an unknown chat protocol. Users are automatically given the handle "BranchPrime." After subjects disappear, the chat client can be used to communicate with individuals given handles that are variations of the name "Isaac". These individuals claim to be Foundation personnel existing in a divergent timeline created by the disappeared subject's temporal relocation to the destination determined by the input UNIX time stamp. The divergent timeline is reported to have been identical to this timeline in all respects until the spontaneous appearance of experimental subjects. If such claims are true, SCP-1739 is capable of transporting subjects backwards in time as far back as January 1st, 2004.
The third window is a computer-generated animation of a dog chained to a doghouse. If a number is successfully entered, the animation changes to display a woman unleashing the dog and throwing a ball into the distance. The dog then runs off-screen after the ball.
After a time period ranging from three days to seven months, the "Isaac" handle disconnects from the chat. At this point in time, the animation changes once more to display the dog running back, with the deflated remains of the ball between its teeth. The dog discards the remains, which fly off-screen, while the woman chains the dog back to the doghouse.
On January 1st, 2004, SCP-1739 spontaneously appeared in containment in Containment Sector ██, which was previously vacant.
+ Level 3/1739 clearance required
– hide block
Chat Log 1739-12
Foreword: Three weeks previously, on January 20th, 2014, 10:30:00 PM GMT, D-22314 had inputted a number corresponding to the present time minus five seconds into SCP-1739. Supervising Level 4 Researcher Dr. █████ represents "BranchPrime".
Isaac67: Does the black moon howl?
BranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Isaac67: Password exchange protocol is working, then.
Isaac67: I'm sending you the analysis of SCP-1739 taken after D-22314 appeared in this timeline.
Isaac67 has uploaded ███████.███
Isaac67: Our research team compared it to the analysis of SCP-1739 that was taken before D-22314 appeared. The two are identical. There's nothing that suggests that a change in this timeline's instance of SCP-1739 is what's causing us to spontaneously log out.
BranchPrime: Mm.
Isaac67: And at the same time, the chance that I'm just some construct of the executable file itself is becoming increasingly unlikely, isn't it?
BranchPrime: Well, who knows.
Chat Log 1739-19
Isaac67: Does the black moon howl?
BranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED].
Isaac67: This is a breach of protocol, but it doesn't matter. In all likelihood the O5's going to censor this on your end but they're too busy to stop me on this one.
BranchPrime: What's happening?
Isaac67: I have answers. I know why I'm going to disconnect very shortly. But first, a question.
Isaac67: Is your world ending?
BranchPrime: I don't know what you're talking about, and no, I have no reason to believe that the world's ending.
Isaac67: I hope you're not acting.
Isaac67: Well, I know you're not acting.
Isaac67: Because I'm not. And no amount of pressure or coercion can change that. Which means the same for you.
Isaac67: That's all I needed. I want you to go to the O5 Council. When they ask you why you've come, give them this document.
Isaac67 has uploaded █████████████.███
Isaac67: The cause of the disconnect is the destruction of this universe. But while this universe is ending, yours isn't. There's only one point of divergence. We don't know whether this thing is meant to put people on a lifeboat or exile them to a sinking ship. The latter seems far more likely. Regardless…
Isaac67: I want you to read that document before you give it to the O5. Look for the warning signs. There are certain patterns that hold the universe together and I know but you don't that heat death is only the beginning.
Afterword: Three hours later, Isaac67 disconnected.
+ Level 4/1739 clearance required
– hide block
Chat Log 1739-25
Foreword: Experimental procedure had been reproduced using D-22358 as test subject.
Isaac132: Does the black moon howl?
BranchPrime: [DATA EXPUNGED].
Isaac132: I've realized that they really could not have chosen a worse person to research this object. I would strongly recommend that you resign immediately.
BranchPrime: Please explain.
BranchPrime: I'm surprised that you'd think that.
Isaac132: It's written in glasses of water and daily Class-F paramedication, but don't worry about that. I'm trying to be as private as I can. You already know what I know.
BranchPrime: What's your point?
Isaac132: I'm sorry.
Isaac132: And thank you.
BranchPrime: For what?
Isaac132: At last, I've found the meaning to life and existence. This entire universe was made for one specific, terrible purpose. I'm about to fulfill that purpose.
Isaac132: SCP-1739 has nothing to do with exile or salvation. The lifeboat/sinking ship analogy that…the other one proposed is incorrect. SCP-1739's usage is responsible for the destruction of these universes in the first place.
Isaac132: Ultimately, the animation in the third window is the key. It's nothing but a cheeky metaphor for the apocalypse.
BranchPrime: What?
Isaac132: Let me explain.
Isaac132: I followed the plan. I knew the warning signs. I used them to see the end coming. It's no natural phenomenon. All signs seem to indicate that what's about to destroy us is actively malevolent. It comes out of time and space and tracks its prey. We can even see where it's last been: the universe that was destroyed in the previous experiment.
Isaac132: The end is the dog. Something incomprehensibly terrible, in both senses of that word, something that can destroy an entire universe just by passing its shadow over it.
Isaac132: But I could also see that somebody had chained the dog to the doghouse.
BranchPrime: Wait. Why is there a problem if the dog is chained?
Isaac132: I'm not quite sure about that question yet—not that I have the time to answer it, anyway. I'd guess that either the chains are too weak, the dog is too strong, or there are some things that even chains cannot hold.
Isaac132: But the Foundation has encountered the same problem before, so we can infer what's happening here. We've contained items that can't be held entirely by chains. If we can't completely stop the object from doing something, if the object can find a way around whatever restrictions we place…
Isaac132: Then sometimes the best bet is to take off the chains in a controlled setting, and let the object's anomalous properties manifest where they won't damage anything important.
Isaac132: In this case, the dog is the object in containment. And SCP-1739 is a very elaborate and specifically designed special containment procedure operating on that same principle.
BranchPrime: I think I understand.
BranchPrime: Upon reflection, that's quite sickening. This device would send people back into the past, creating entire branch timelines…
BranchPrime: As sacrificial distractions? To what end?
Isaac132: Thrown balls in a game of fetch to keep the dog's energies in check.
BranchPrime: Ah.
BranchPrime: Well, as an employee of the Foundation, I can't complain, can I?
Isaac132: You wouldn't complain either way.
BranchPrime: …yes, you're right. I am very selfish, after all.
Isaac132: Oh, well. That's not the point.
Isaac132: Somewhere there is a person living in a timeline where SCP-1739 never deposits a traveler from the future. This person very much does not want the mad dog to grow too restless. Your Foundation and your O5 Council should hope that they are existing in this timeline.
Isaac132: Stop sending people back into the past.
BranchPrime: All right. I'll forward this information to the O5 Council. Even if they don't object, it's a certainty that the Ethics Committee will.
BranchPrime: How much time do you have left?
Isaac132: A couple seconds.
Isaac132: But I have spent my entire life patiently waiting
Isaac132: And I have no intention of hurrying now.
Isaac132: It's rather surreal for you, isn't it?
BranchPrime: It is.
BranchPrime: …I'm envious.
Isaac132: Haha.
Isaac132: Well, it's been a pleasure
Isaac132 has disconnected.
Afterword: Following evaluation of the previous test logs, the O5 Council has transferred Dr. █████ to a different project. Ethics Committee investigations are ongoing.
Addendum-1739A: Operation Smokescreen is underway to prevent SCP-1739 from depositing travelers from the future. Research regarding SCP-1739's primary focus is to contribute to these efforts. Furthermore, the O5 Council has indefinitely banned any experimentation with SCP-1739 that involves sending travelers to the past. |
SCP-143 is a plantation of 300 specimens of a unique type of tree. | ***
Item #: SCP-143
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-143 is to be contained in the valley adjacent to Bio-Research Area-12, an area over 2 km². Area surrounding SCP-143 for up to 20 km, and all lines of sight from the surrounding hilltops, are to be denied public access. SCP-143 is to be watered twice every day on a regular basis via a large sprinkler system, unless already watered by local precipitation. Personnel are not allowed to enter the enclosure without Level 4 administrative clearance, and are advised not to touch any of SCP-143, nor stand beneath them unless wearing proper protective gear. It is important that no one be within the containment area when SCP-143 begins to shed, however after the shedding has concluded, the collection of the fallen petals for testing purposes has been authorized by the project director (see SCP-143 Testing Log).
Description: SCP-143 is a plantation of 300 specimens of a unique type of tree. The trees are similar in appearance to Prunus x yedoensis (Japanese Sakura), or cherry blossoms. They bear no fruit, and the only known way of reproduction is by careful "own root" propagation using cut saplings from an older sample.
The petals are a light pinkish color, slightly translucent, and with a texture of smooth glass. Care must be taken when handling the petals, as their edges are razor sharp, and can easily slice through flesh if mishandled.
The wood and bark are a light grayish color, with a texture expected of wood, although the grain is very smooth to the touch.
However, the petals and wood of these trees are much harder than most natural or man-made substances, reaching up to 5,000 HB on the Brinell scale, and withstanding temperatures of up to 1800°C. The weight-to-strength ratio surpasses even that of titanium, being some fifteen percent (15%) lighter than aluminum. Despite this hardness, the wood and petals are quite supple and are as pliable as most woods are.
Both are notoriously difficult to work due to their properties, but under high temperatures, upwards of 1500°C, separate pieces are capable of being fused together. They make excellent armor, shielding, and weapons. Due to the slow growth of the plants, the material is slow to harvest, although the petals are shed regularly enough, falling from the trees twice every year.
Addendum 143-1: The trees were grown on-site from saplings obtained from parent plants located in Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 1905. The parent trees were owned by a family of traditionalist swordsmiths, claiming to be descended from a legendary sword maker named Amakuni. They referred to the original trees as "jinki no kodachi" (刃木の木立), or the "Bladewood Grove." It is from them that the Foundation gained the techniques to cut and work the wood and petals into serviceable items.
The original trees are still in Japan, owned by the government, and still tended to by the same family. However, the government has denied all existence of the trees, and any products made from them are kept within the country.
Document 143-A: We lost three staff to 143 today. They were collecting petals dropped by the trees the previous day, when a sudden gust picked up, shaking a good deal of the petals from the trees and blowing them around. Stayed that windy for the whole day. I'd send a cleanup crew, but it's still pretty windy and the odd petal is still falling. We'll have to pick up the remains when the wind dies down in a couple days. |
SCP-5450 is a recipe known as shark fin soup, which manifests anomalous properties when produced from sharks within the Guangdong region. | ***
Item#: 5450
Level2
Containment Class:
euclid
Secondary Class:
none
Disruption Class:
ekhi
Risk Class:
caution
link to memo
Special Containment Procedures: Production of SCP-5450 instances are outlawed in the city of Guangdong, China. Governmental sanctions have been instated to outlaw hunting of instances of SCP-5450-1. Foundation web crawlers have been installed to flag down any mention of SCP-5450 or SCP-5450-1, any publication of material of SCP-5450 is to be falsified as a myth via disinformation campaigns.
An instance of SCP-5450.
Description: SCP-5450 is a recipe known as shark fin soup, which manifests anomalous properties when produced from sharks within the Guangdong region. Selachians within this area, now designated SCP-5450-1, are biologically indistinguishable from normal sharks barring the presence of a pair of lungs. The anomalous property of SCP-5450 is that upon consumption the subject will become a species of selachian with varying results. Upon taking on the new form, the newly transformed subject will find its way to a body of water via currently unknown means. A small amount of cases have shown the individuals to move their fins in a way similar to walking. Testing has been preemptively denied via the Site Director Jorge Clark as the effects of SCP-5450 are well documented and apparent.
Discovery: SCP-5450 was discovered when several families went missing in Guangdong followed by several reports of walking sharks online. Witnesses to instances of SCP-5450-1 were promptly amnesized and returned. Currently as of 06/07/2019, there is an estimated count of 452 instances of SCP-5450-1, making them an endangered species.
Notes: On 04/29/2019, Foundation web crawlers flagged an advertisement. A transcription of the advertisement is attached:
Shark Fin Soup, by residents of Guangdong!
A soup made for slurping!
Partake in a delicacy, by our finest
producers.
Our soup is healthy to consume!
Remember: Slurp, Partake, Consume.
Keep punching!
Happy hunting!
The advertisement was immediately taken down upon flagging. Memetic agents were found, however, a source has yet to be identified.
Addendum-SCP-5450.1: Following reports of a man punching a shark, Foundation Marine Biologist Kevin Drant and a team of Marine specialists were dispatched to the location, a shipwreck off the coast of Guangdong. Kevin's team noted that the following messages attached were crudely scratched into the ship's hull. Later the messages were translated into English and attached to the document.
ples stop eat
was homan
i scared
sory mom
i wana go hom
i mis you
why
why am fish
plis help
ow
got punch ed
it hurt
The final messages were found similarly, crudely scratched into a secret back room of the ship. Each message was spaced out in several different parts of the room.
i hide
stop hit me
i said stop hit me
Addendum-SCP-5450.2: On 05/02/19 a radio transmission was received by the Foundation. The location of the transmission was traced back to the previous shipwreck. The contents of the decrypted transmissions are held below:
<Begin Log Transmission SCP-5450.2>
Shark down… Pugilism successful.
Slurp. Partake. Consume.
<End Log>
Memetic agents were flagged and removed. A single selachian corpse was found in the shipwreck, with its dorsal fin severed. |
SCP-2878 is a vaguely humanoid entity primarily constructed from 316 surgical steel and consumer-grade electronics. | ***
Item #: SCP-2878
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2878 is to be contained within an airlocked Class 3 Destructive Entity containment cell. D-class personnel may enter the enclosure only as part of approved testing procedures. Non-expendable personnel are prohibited from entering the enclosure under any circumstances. All cleaning and maintenance is to be performed via non-autonomous drones.
UPDATE 27/07/20██: Any facility that houses SCP-2878 must have at least one Electromechanical Response Team on standby at all times. In the event that SCP-2878 breaches containment and immediate recontainment becomes unfeasible, it is to be summarily terminated by means of standard anti-mechanical ordnance.
Description: SCP-2878 is a vaguely humanoid entity primarily constructed from 316 surgical steel and consumer-grade electronics. Entity stands at 3.2m when fully erect, but normally assumes a hunched posture. It resembles a distorted human in shape, with thick, elongated arms and torso and short, thick legs. While capable of bipedal locomotion, its primary mode of transport is “knucklewalking” using all four limbs. Forelimbs possess sharp, five-pronged gripping appendages retracted during locomotion. Exterior covering originally consisted of lacquered sheet steel but is presently 80% damaged or missing.
SCP-2878 exhibits human or above-human intelligence but distinctly non-human psychology. It possesses great proficiency in the areas of generalized logical reasoning and problem-solving as well as specialized knowledge of mechanical engineering and cybernetic augmentation. It appears to lack any form of social intelligence or awareness and1 does not engage in communicative or recreational activity.
SCP-2878 is predatory and extremely hostile to humans, attacking on sight. Victims are pinned down and vivisected, having a number of their organs removed and prepared for transplantation. Discarded tissues are then externally processed into a semi-liquid slurry and consumed.
Human organs acquired in this manner are used to modify SCP-2878, replacing extant elements of its design. It displays a preference for repairing damaged or missing components but has occasionally been known to replace functional elements. As of 19/02/20██, the following biological modifications are visible:
The head of a Hispanic woman, approximately 30 years of age with brown eyes and black hair, mounted between shoulders. Lower jaw missing, massive scarring present. All senses appear to function normally. Immobile, excepting ocular muscles.
The skin of at least 7 individuals of varying age and ethnicity, covering areas where steel plating is absent.
A complex “stomach” composed of the combined digestive systems of at least 3 individuals and several unidentified mechanical components. Occupies most of torso interior. Intake just below head, no apparent means of waste disposal.
Two hearts engaged as pumps for a circulatory system connecting stomach construct to other biological components. Vascular fluid is significantly more viscous than human blood. Hearts show early signs of cardiomyopathy.
Nerve tissue slaved onto microprocessors throughout body.
Several complete legs replacing lower part of right hindlimb. Many display severe bruising and partial cell death as a result of damage sustained from supporting the weight of SCP-2878.
Addendum 1, Incident SCP-2878-B: Following a safety violation on 21/07/20██, Junior Researcher Bhatia was caught and killed by SCP-2878. SCP-2878 then proceeded to integrate Dr. Bhatia's respiratory system, vocal chords and central nervous system2. Six hours following the death of Dr. Bhatia, SCP-2878 began making wheezing and screaming vocalizations. After 12 hours, the vocalizations had developed into monosyllabic grunts. After 48 hours, on-site researchers recognized vocalizations as garbled Spanish. Project supervisor Dr. G███████ was alerted and 50 hours after the incident, communication was attempted via drone-mounted radio. Transcript follows:
Note: Translated from Spanish except as noted.
<Begin Log, 15:07 23/07/20██>
[SCP-2878 remains completely motionless throughout the conversation. Its speech is garbled and inconsistent, varying wildly in pitch and intonation.]
SCP-2878: Remove, [unintelligible]
Dr. G███████: Hello, SCP-2878. Can you hear me?
[SCP-2878 does not display any physical signs of having noticed the drone.]
SCP-2878: Remain, lacerate, [unintelligible]. Dr. G███████.
Dr. G███████: Excuse me, did you say my name?
SCP-2878 [in English]: Help.
Dr. G███████ [in English]: Help with what?
SCP-2878 [in Spanish again]: Complete. Friend. Metal. Disgust.
Dr. G███████: Can you give some indication that you understand me?
SCP-2878: Dr. G███████. Dr. G███████. ███-███-████-███3.
SCP-2878 [in English, screaming]: Help!
<End Log, 15:09 23/07/20██>
Dr. G███████ immediately ceased communications and notified Site Director K████.
Addendum 2, Incident SCP-2878-B official response:
Dr. G███████, in light of recent revelations regarding the nature of SCP-2878 and its potential as a security risk, the additional containment procedures you requested have been approved.
Appraisal of your other requests is suspended pending psychological evaluation. You have an appointment with Dr. Abalan tomorrow afternoon; SCP-2878 is scheduled for testing next Monday.
- █████ ████, Assistant Site Director
Footnotes
1. See Addendum 1
2. This marks the first occasion on which SCP-2878 has been observed to add entirely new components.
3. Dr. Bhatia's Project-Specific Personal Identification Number for SCP-2878 |
SCP-5127 is a straw hat, adorned with red ornamentation. | ***
Item #: SCP-5127
Object Class: Safe Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5127 is to be kept in a locked box in Site-19, under Dr. Newman's possession and should only be removed for testing by personnel Level 3 or higher. SCP-5127 is to be kept in a Standard Containment Locker, which should remain inside a locked room of Site-19. Entrance of SCP-5127's room is only allowed to authorized personnel for periodic supervisions, and these should happen no more than twice a month. Moreover, personnel should go through a psychological evaluation each time before entering and upon leaving SCP-5127's room.
Description: SCP-5127 is a straw hat, adorned with red ornamentation. The object resembles a specific style of hat that is normally used during the traditional brazilian party known as "Festa Junina" (June Festivals). SCP-5127, when worn by a human, will often cause time to dilate around the subject, making it "flow" in a slower pace to the wearer in comparison to everything else in the universe. From the perspective of any person witnessing, SCP-5127's wearers will appear to vanish. It is theorized that this effect occurs due to the different "temporal dimensions" created between the subjects involved.
The extent of the alterations in the flow of time caused by SCP-5127's anomalous properties appear to always vary with each "use" of it. In addition, SCP-5127's wearers appear to be unable to remove the object from themselves for approximately two minutes after putting it on their heads. The cause of this effect is still unknown. (See SCP-5127's Test Log for details). From the perspective of SCP-5127's wearers, the aforementioned 2 minutes are extended to unknown amounts, depending on how much their flow of time was altered. While SCP-5127 isn't being worn, it doesn't appear to cause any anomalous effects in individuals.
A new anomalous property of SCP-5127 was discovered during the last test done with it, the object also presented a species of mind-affecting effect, although it appears to occur in a less frequent proportion than its time related anomaly. (See Incident Log 5127-015 for more details.)
Discovery: The object was acquired by the Foundation on 08/10/2017, five days after field agents were sent to investigate some unusual murder cases in the city of Poços de Caldas, Brazil. (Rumors of people getting attacked and stabbed randomly by an "invisible entity" were starting to spread around the city, which caught Foundation's attention.)
The object was found in possession of a local citizen (later identified as Gabriel Silveira, a 20 years old student), who was also captured after being witnessed by an undercover agent carrying a blood tainted knife and the object. The agent stated that it witnessed the subject "manifesting itself" near a well-known tourist spot from the city. The corpse of Pedro Lopes Souza, an unemployed 23 years old local, was also located near the place 11 minutes later.
Gabriel Silveira did not show any resistance against Foundation agents while being captured and has even provided important informations about the object. Subject admitted the murder of 8 civilians within the period of 1 month prior to his capture and claims to be able to control SCP-5127's anomalous properties. The veracity of the last claim remains uncertain.
+ Interview 5127-0001
-Hide
Interviewed: Gabriel Silveira
Interviewer: Dr. Newman
Foreword: After being captured by the Foundation and inquired about SCP-5127, subject related that the object is a "hat that slows down the time." Based on that statement, both the object and Gabriel Silveira were sent to Dr. Newman Locke, a temporal anomalies specialist and researcher of Site-19. The following is the transcript of an interview that was conducted by Dr. Newman two days after the capture of Gabriel and the object.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Newman: Hello, Mr. Silveira. I am Newman Locke and I want to ask you a few questions. How are you right now?
Gabriel Silveira: I am just confused… This last week was insane to say the least. At this point, I have no idea what's going on or even who are you all. At first I thought you guys were from the police, but at this point I highly doubt that. Could you please tell me who the hell are you and all those other guys who brought me here?
Dr. Newman: I'm afraid I can't reveal that Mr. Silveira, but just know that we are here to help, as we are an organization meant to protect humanity from dangerous things. Although I understand that these past few days probably have been really hard and confusing for you, please focus on answering the questions for now. So my first question for you is: what is your relation to the hat and why were you carrying a knife 2 days ago in the streets of your city?
Gabriel Silveira: (Subject pauses for 10 seconds before speaking.) Sure… I guess it's time to share this with somebody, it's not like I have anything to lose at this point anyway… However, I highly doubt you guys can help me in any ways… Well from where do I even begin?… Oh, the hat. The hat was a present. A special gift from an old friend of mine who… (The subject pauses briefly.) committed suicide 7 years ago. We were really close back in school and she was my best friend for sure. We used to suffer a lot of bullying back then just for being you know… quiet and weird. But she was a really amazing person that I truly miss.
Dr. Newman: I see. Please tell me more about her, Mr. Silveira.
Gabriel Silveira: Her name was Amanda Fernandes. Unfortunately she couldn't handle the daily pain of being judged by the whole world and her abusive parents who didn't really care about her at all, so she eventually decided to end her own life… She gave me that hat for me to use while dancing with her in a traditional party from my country, 1 year before her suicide. It was just a normal hat back then, but it meant something for us. Even though we never admitted it, I believe the hat was the symbol of a greater love that was starting to born between us… (Subject pauses and begins to cry.)
Dr. Newman: It must have been a really painful experience to lose somebody so important for you Mr. Silveira, I understand that. I know that it's difficult to you, but please share the rest of this story with me. I feel like you still have a lot to say.
Gabriel Silveira: (Subject wipes his tears using his shirt and starts speaking about 30 seconds after being questioned.) Alright… Thanks for your words Newman. Well, I got very depressed after her death, and became even more lonely and angry at the world. Those years were really hard to me, but somehow I kept on surviving day after day, but never really got over what happened. Then on a certain night, I had a dream with Amanda…
She was just standing there on a vast green field, I can't remember seeing anything else around but her. The happiness I felt by seeing her again can't be described with words… In that dream I was unable to talk for some reason, but I wasn't too bothered by that as seeing her was enough to make me the happiest guy on Earth. I still remember clearly what she told me during that dream…
Dr. Newman: So what did she tell you?
Gabriel Silveira: Her words were: "Gabriel, do you still remember me? I have always loved you, but unfortunately I never had the courage to tell you this and now we will never be able to be together again… But you can still do something for me. Remember that hat I gave you years ago? I will enchant it using the strength of my love for you, and I want you to use it to make this world a better place, as I know that you have a good heart. But I want only YOU to use it, because it's only you that I have ever truly loved. I have always despised most of the humanity, so in other hands, it will only cause harm and chaos. Make sure that you take good care of it forever my love. Farewell." Then she kissed me and I suddenly woke up. After some minutes processing everything, I concluded that it was obviously just a normal dream, but still, something made me get the hat that was somewhere in the depths of my wardrobe and put it on my head.
I didn't feel anything different in the beginning, but some moments after it, I looked at the clock of my room and… It was frozen! At that point I was getting really confused, so I decided to talk with my mother about it, I walked to the kitchen while still wearing the hat and that was when I realized that something was deeply wrong. My mother was paralyzed right there in front me… Not only her, but even the water drops from the kitchen's tap were frozen in time and space, stopped, almost as if the whole world was a game and the person playing it clicked the "pause" button. The only thing that was able to still move normally was me. That was when I figured out that it was really her during the dream. She somehow gave me that power.
Dr. Newman: Thats a really unique story Mr. Silveira, but it's not something that easy to believe, don't you agree? I'll give you the benefit of doubt since you have been cooperating with us so far. But there are still certain things I need to know. How long ago did this happen and what have you been doing since you got this power? Also you still haven't explained about that blood tainted knife you were carrying. I need to know the truth, so please tell me everything you can remember.
Gabriel Silveira: Yes, I am aware that this is something really unbelievable, but if there's something I have never been in my life, it's a liar, so I hope you can trust me Newman and I am grateful for that. It happened 2 months ago, and I decided to keep it a secret, especially because I thought she wouldn't want me to tell others about it. So I came back to my room, took the hat off and tried to learn how it worked. I did some tests and realized that I was able to control how much it affected the flow of time around me.
So at first, I started using it for things like saving some people who were being bullied in my university, and pranking some annoying guys, nothing really drastic. Honestly that was all I've done during the first 4 weeks after getting this power, since I was still trying to figure out how to use it to "make this world a better place", as she wanted. But then around a month ago, when I was coming back home from university, I saw and recognized the group of guys who used to bully and annoy her daily, they were just talking and having fun near the center of the city.
It seemed like they were still the same group of friends even after all of these years, and just seeing them made me feel really angry, because they were the main reason why Amanda decided to end her own life. Then I used the hat to get near and hear what they were talking about and that was when I lost my mind… They were making fun of a person who committed suicide in our city a few days ago! Those idiots were laughing and saying things like "to be honest, the world just got better without that clown, nobody will miss that stupid loser." That was when I decided to go after and… kill each one of them. "THAT is how I will make this world a better place" is what I thought at that moment.
So I followed them and learned about their routines and where they lived. Each week I went after 2 of them, and used the hat to make the job easier. Didn't really care about hiding the corpses as I wasn't really afraid of getting caught, plus I wanted everybody to know that those stupid motherfuckers were gone forever. Sorry, but every time I remember them I get too pissed off… But yeah, thats about it. (Subject becomes silent at this point).
Dr. Newman: I see. Thanks for sharing this with me, Mr. Silveira. However, you did something really grave. Do you think that Amanda would have approved what you've done? Also, I suppose you could very well have escaped from us using the hat. It seems like you basically turned yourself to us. What were your motives behind this?
Gabriel Silveira: Well… I am just regretting it now. I am sure that she wouldn't have approved what I did… After I killed Pedro 2 days ago, I began to be consumed by a strong feeling of guilt, so I decided to let the police capture me, but seems like you guys found me instead. Right now, I'm wishing that the hat could also take me back in time, so I would have tried harder to control myself and my anger… But I have no excuses, since I can't fix my mistakes, I at least want to pay for my crimes. You guys can do whatever you want with me. Thanks for hearing my story Newman, you seem to be a good person. But hey, at this point who am I to judge who is "good" or who is "bad"? (Subject starts laughing to himself.)
Dr. Newman: I understand, but you don't need to thank me Gabriel, as I'm just doing my job. We will take care of the hat from now on. You will be conducted to one of our cells and remain there until further notice. Maybe in the future you can be useful for us in some way.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: After the interview, Gabriel Silveira was conducted to a standard cell of Site-19 while the object remained under Dr. Newman's possession. Afterwards, Foundation personnel contacted and visited subject's mother, Larissa Silveira, in order to confirm the statements of Gabriel during the interview. She confirmed that her son indeed has suffered from bullying and depression since his childhood, but stated that she can't remember anything about "Amanda Fernandes" or SCP-5127. Larissa also refuses to believe that her son would be able to murder anyone. She was treated with amnestics after the visit. Despite Foundation's best efforts, the existence of "Amanda Fernandes" could never be confirmed.
+ Incident Log 5127-015
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Incident 5127-015
The Incident 5127-015 occurred on 09/07/2019, during the last test done with SCP-5127. Three Class-D personnel were instructed to enter the testing chamber where SCP-5127 was being held. The object was on a table, inside an unlocked box. D-23502 opened the door and entered the room together with D-14628 and D-58016. D-23502 was ordered to open the box and put SCP-5127 on its own head.
Thirty minutes after the test began, D-23502 was instructed to remove SCP-5127 and the agents opened the door of the room in order to check the results of the experiment. They found the 3 subjects dead, D-23502 was in an advanced state of decomposition, while all that was left of D-14628 and D-58016 was their bone structure and some remains of their flesh spread through their skeleton and on the floor. SCP-5127 was also on the floor next to the subject.
Moments after entering the room, agent Edward Shawn, one of the 2 personnel supposed to ask questions to the subjects and return the object to its containment, started moving towards SCP-5127 while staring at it, grabbed the object and tried to wear it, however, he got stopped by his companion agent Nick Lambert before doing so. When questioned about what happened there, he said that the only thing he was able to remember is that "the object was calling him."
Afterwards, agent Edward Shawn was temporarily removed from his position, as he was diagnosed with clinical depression and his symptoms increased significantly after the incident. Edward also states that he currently feels "confused" and claims often: "It feels like I forgot something important from my own past." The agent still hasn't been fully recovered since the incident and remains unable to work, mostly due to a constant lack of focus.
It is also theorized that the reason why the 3 Class-D personnel involved died during the experiment, was due to the drastic alteration in the flow of time to D-23502. Subject possibly attacked and ate the other 2 Class-D personnel while they were still alive. Since it couldn't remove the object from itself, D-23502 eventually died as well, due to lack of water and food.
Addendum 1: SCP-5127 was re-classified from Safe to Euclid on 08/10/2019. Its Special Containment Procedures were also updated.
Addendum 2: The realization of experiments involving SCP-5127 was prohibited by the Site Director since 11/24/2019. According to it, this decision was taken due to the extremely high risk of a Class-D personnel escaping during the experiment. In such case, the Foundation wouldn't be able to prevent it in time, due to the effects of SCP-5127.
Addendum 3: Due to the progressive increase of SCP-5127's anomalous properties since its containment, Dr. Newman sent on 11/07/2020 a request to the Site Director requiring permission for Gabriel Silveira to participate in tests and possibly other uses of the object as a way to help Foundation personnel on their duties.
Moreover, Newman believes that this could possibly lessen the danger represented by SCP-5127, considering that what Gabriel Silveira stated during its interview was factual. The request got denied, since it was deemed as "too risky" by the Site Director. However, considering the effects of SCP-5127 over agent Edward Shawn in the past, more tests using Class-D personnel in order to confirm its capacity to affect, alter, remove and perhaps even insert false memories into humans is being considered. |
SCP-2310 is a suburban house originally located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. | ***
Item #: SCP-2310
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of 2310-A are to be housed in four replicas of SCP-2310, to encourage their cooperation. The perimeter of their housing complex is to be placed under guard, but subjects are to have freedom of movement within the complex.
SCP-2310 is to be kept isolated on the grounds of Site 115. No research requiring the physical presence of Foundation personnel is to be conducted on SCP-2310, and no Foundation personnel are to be allowed access to SCP-2310's holding facility. Research requiring human interaction with SCP-2310 is to be undertaken with the assistance of trained volunteers recruited from Site 115's population of 2310-As. Each 2310-A must undergo a minimum of 18 months of therapy before they will be allowed to volunteer as C-Class personnel.
2310-B is to be kept in secure living quarters at Site 115. Foundation personnel are to avoid contact with it until research on its possible anomalous properties is complete.
Given Ms. Palmer's lack of anomalous properties and ongoing cooperation with the SCP Foundation, her designation as 2310-B has been retired. She has been released from Containment Division oversight, and details of her containment are to be handled by Human Resources.
Description: SCP-2310 is a suburban house originally located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.1 Any human who enters the building immediately undergoes an anomalous mind-altering event. Such subjects are instances of 2310-A. Instances of 2310-A believe themselves to be a 42-year-old human female named "Sarah Palmer."
2310-B, the individual believed to be the original Sarah Palmer, has no apparent anomalous attributes other than an immunity to the effects of SCP-2310. She inhabited SCP-2310 between 1989 and 2007. No anomalous activity surrounding the house was reported by her or anyone else during this period; the current anomaly is believed to have first presented itself some time in mid-2013. 2310-B was unaware of anomalous activity concerning her former home until briefed by Foundation personnel.
The consciousness of each new instance of 2310-A is replaced with a copy of 2310-B's mind as it was on the morning of January 20, 2002.2 2310-B has confirmed that memories described by 2310-As match its own memories prior to this date. 2310-B's memories after that date are not accessible to 2310-As, and while the personalities of 2310-As are initially very similar they often develop down different paths. 2310-As retain no memories or awareness of their former self, and self-identify as Sarah Palmer.3 As there is no known way of reversing this process, Foundation personnel affected by SCP-2310 in this manner, though still physically functioning, are to be considered deceased.
Neither the constituent parts of SCP-2310, any of the objects or furniture contained within, or the site on which it was originally located demonstrate any anomalous activity in isolation. It is not known what level of assembly is required for SCP-2310 to demonstrate anomalous activity.
Addendum 2310-i: Security Reclassification Notice
The full mission report for Operation Snowglobe is classified, and that isn't going to change any time soon. However, given the dramatic staff changes it has caused at Site 115, curiosity is natural. I have obtained permission to outline the events of Snowglobe; you've probably heard some of the details from our local Sarahs anyway.
Let me be frank: Snowglobe was an unforced error. Twenty experienced Mobile Task Force agents died at the hands of an artifact that probably would have been classified Safe if the recovery hadn't been botched so badly. As your new site director, I hope to use this as a learning opportunity to address the root causes of this catastrophe.
The following memo consists of excerpts from the SCP-2310 Recovery Report alongside my own commentary. Discussion sessions to improve our staff's understanding of engagement procedures will begin on Monday. This includes both Site 115 personnel and all field units attached to Site 115. Please familiarize yourself with the events of Operation Snowglobe before then.
—Site Director Prell
Addendum 2310-ii: SCP-2310 Recovery Report
August 18, 2013: Foundation agents from Field Unit Epsilon-7 ("Seven Magpies"), while monitoring cult activity in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, note a cluster of disappearances in a single neighborhood in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Two of these disappearances are from local law enforcement who were themselves investigating the neighborhood. Further information is requested from the Anne Arundel County Police Department.
Morning of August 19: Local law enforcement reports that they believe the missing persons are being held in a house at █████ ██████████████. Neighbors describe strange activity in the house, interpreted by them as "cultlike." They also report seeing some kind of struggle between figures within the house. An expedited warrant for a raid on the house is obtained by local law enforcement. Foundation field agents continue monitoring the situation, while leaving it in the hands of local authorities.
Evening of August 19: Anne Arundel County Police Department conducts a raid on the house. Despite an absence of signs of conflict, communication with the officers is quickly lost. As AACPD prepares to send in assistance, field agents under the command of Eric Strohman intervene and take control of the situation. A perimeter is formed around the house, the neighborhood is evacuated, and field agents begin conducting reconnaissance on the house.
This is where the field team begins down the wrong path. Seven Magpies specializes in investigating the D.C. area's cult problem, and when neighbors suggested there was a "cult" living in SCP-2310, the field team jumped on this and did not fully consider other possibilities. For the rest of the reconnaissance period, the field team operates under the assumption that they are dealing with cultists wielding anomalous weaponry, rather than a localized anomaly contained within the house. This assessment will go on to color the Mobile Task Force's response.
August 20, 12:40 AM: Field agents report on activity within the house. Several of the missing police officers are seen moving around inside, in a state of apparent agitation. Attempts to communicate with them via loudspeaker only cause them to react with fear. They are accosted by strangely dressed figures, who lead them to the basement. Other presumed captives, however, are observed to have freedom of movement within the house. Field agents conclude that the cultists may have access to anomalous means of indoctrination.
1:12 AM: A man dressed in red robes4 opens a window on the top floor. He begins shouting at perimeter guards. He instructs them to leave the house alone. He is unresponsive to offers to negotiate the release of captives. After several minutes, he breaks into tears, closes the window, and retreats into the house.
3:51 AM: Broad-spectrum energy analysis of the house is completed. No unusual energy signatures are detected from the house. Around twenty-four lifeforms are detected within the house. Based on local disappearances, up to twenty-one of them are assumed to be captives.
4:25 AM: Site Director Pritchard arrives on-site along with Mobile Task Force Rho-14 ("Old Boars") led by Agent Talbot. Pritchard, Talbot, and Agent Strohman meet to discuss the Foundation's response. They approve the forcible entry of the house and detainment of its inhabitants. The recovery operation is filed as "Snowglobe."
Site Director Pritchard's personal intervention was unnecessary, and likely influenced by her previous successes in combating the Seven Daughters Society and the Friends of Amicus. She reportedly advocated for an immediate military response, with the support of Agent Talbot but over the objections of Agent Strohman.
While Pritchard's concern for securing the immediate safety of the captives is commendable, her disregard of Strohman's analysis was reckless. Transcripts suggest she and Talbot had decided on a course of action before even reaching the scene. Though Strohman was her subordinate, as the leader of the field agents researching SCP-2310 his assessment should have carried more weight. While his assumptions about the nature of the mind-altering anomaly at work were far off the mark, he was correct in regarding the mere possibility of mind-altering anomalies as a red flag meriting extraordinary caution.
One final consideration is more subtle and psychological: once a combat-oriented Mobile Task Force was dispatched to the scene, Foundation leadership was under pressure to put them to use. We've actually researched this— when Mobile Task Forces are dispatched prior to the approval of force, approval follows within the next 12 hours in 78% of cases and within the next 48 hours in 90% of cases. Their mere presence makes the use of force the path of least resistance. We, of all people, must recognize how little power we have over our own minds.
5:00 AM: Agents resume attempts at negotiation via loudspeaker. With this drawing the attention of the inhabitants of the house, MTF Rho-14 takes up positions and prepares to enter the building. Fireteam Axum is positioned at the back door, Fireteam Babel at a basement hatch, Fireteam Corinth on the roof, and Fireteams Dacia and Egypt are held in reserve.
5:10 AM: Agent Talbot orders Fireteam Axum into the house. They breach the back door. Agent Wright is the first inside. Upon entering the house, his consciousness is immediately replaced with an instance of 2310-A, becoming the individual recorded as 2310-A-18.5
Following Wright into the building, the rest of his team is likewise replaced with instances of 2310-A. Finding herself surrounded by men with guns, 2310-A-18 yells "Don't shoot!" Each of the new 2310-As joins in with a similar frightened reaction, and they scatter. Most flee deeper into the house; 2310-A-2 runs into the yard and hides in a bush.
Hearing Fireteam Axum shouting about armed men over the radio, Agent Talbot orders Fireteams Babel and Corinth into the building, intending to flank the armed men believed to be threatening Axum. Babel enters the basement and Corinth breaches the roof; all four members of each team are immediately converted into instances of 2310-A. They begin adding to the radio chatter about armed men.
Facing what is assumed to be an unexpectedly strong force armed with conventional weapons, Site Director Pritchard orders Fireteams Dacia and Egypt to enter the building. This decision is strongly opposed by Agents Talbot and Strohman, who have by now taken note of the unusually panicked reactions from trained Mobile Task Force agents. Their objections are overruled.
Agent Talbot leads Fireteams Dacia and Egypt through the front door. They are immediately converted into instances of 2310-A. With the last of Mobile Task Force Rho-14 routing, Director Pritchard orders a full withdrawal, unaware that the entire team has already been effectively killed in action.
Director Pritchard didn't get reassigned because she got people killed. If the Foundation exiled Site Directors to "Keter duty" every time they got people killed, I'd be on Keter duty. Pritchard got reassigned because, with everyone around her telling her to exercise caution, she proved incapable of cutting her losses.
I know Pritchard was popular here, so let me assure you that her career will not be solely defined by its darkest moment. She has done excellent work for the Foundation, and her talents will be put to good use elsewhere.
5:13 AM: Many converted Foundation agents flee the building, along with other instances of 2310-A frightened by the armed intruders. Their unusual mental state is immediately apparent. Field Team Epsilon-7 resumes reconnaissance of the house and detains the fleeing 2310-As.
6:30 AM: On-site debriefing of converted agents is uninformative; they are found to be unable to explain the events of the raid. Their shift in identity is not yet fully noted, and they are initially believed to be simply suffering from an anomalous form of amnesia.
Interviews with instances of 2310-A who had more time to adjust to their condition are more revealing. It quickly becomes clear that they are not affiliated with any known groups of interest.6 They discuss their shared identity as Sarah Palmer. Improvised tests comparing their memories and personalities provide tentative support for the claims that they are duplicates of the same consciousness.
Their testimony further establishes that the 2310-As had decided to seclude themselves in the house both to conceal their condition, and because each of them regarded it as their home. The struggles within the house reported by witnesses had been instigated by the "True Sarahs," a clique of 2310-As who happened to physically resemble the original Sarah Palmer. The True Sarahs had unsuccessfully attempted to evict the other 2310-As when money and food began to run low. (This shortage seems to have been inadvertently caused by the original Sarah Palmer, then living in Florida, who around this time filed a report of identity theft with Bank of America.)
Most of the 2310-As prove cooperative following these interviews. Director Pritchard asks several volunteers among them to bring monitoring devices into the house and to send out the remaining 2310-As hiding inside, including twelve converted Foundation agents.
6:45 AM: 2310-As acting under Foundation direction enter the house. Several of these volunteers are threatened with guns by converted agents. However, the original Sarah Palmer was unfamiliar with the operation of assault rifles, and none of the converted agents are able to turn off the safety.
Over the course of the next four hours, the remaining 2310-As are successfully coaxed out of the building by 2310-A volunteers. They are taken into Foundation custody and brought to Site 115, where they meet with Foundation therapists to help prepare them for detainment.
1:10 PM: After a review of local property prices, it is determined that it would be more economical to elevate and relocate the house than to secure it on-site. A request is sent to Site 227 for the temporary use of an engineering team.
The report keeps going, but I'll spare you the details of the engineering team moving the actual house. Suffice to say SCP-2310 claimed its final Foundation casualty during structure relocation: the roof (which had been weakened by Fireteam Corinth's forced entry) collapsed, and debris landed on one of the engineers. While this did not convert him into an instance of 2310-A, his injuries did cause him to lose the use of his legs. He is the lone survivor of contact with SCP-2310.
SCP-2310 is dumb. It does not try to trick its victims or lure anyone in. It simply relies on the human desire to help people. Neighbors went to check on the elderly couple living there, and when they didn't come out their friends came to look for them, and police came to look for them, and we came along and joined the line of lemmings. We thought we could get away with doing the same thing because we're experts. True expertise would have consisted of doing something different.
The SCP Foundation does immeasurably important work, and usually does it extremely well. However, I've seen too many talented Foundation employees infected with the used-tissue mindset: that the threats we face are of such danger and immediacy that we must throw everything we have at them, and tally up the cost afterwards.
But while the Foundation's resources are substantial, I can assure you they are finite. They come from somewhere, and if we abuse them, they will go to someone else. In the face of danger, we must exercise caution. We must be willing to lose, fall back, and fight another day, another way. Or the day will come when we pick up the phone to call for backup, and the voice on the other end will tell us "No."
I look forward to working with all of you at Site 115.
—Site Director Prell
Footnotes
1. SCP-2310 has since been fully relocated to Site 115.
2. Their association with a specific date was first observed by a therapist in the Foundation's employ, who noticed several instances of 2310-A expressing distress over the "recent" September 11 attacks.
3. 2310-As have expressed a preference for cognomina such as "Sarah Palmer the Blond" and "Sarah Palmer the Youngest" over the numbering system originally used. They are reluctant to answer to names other than Sarah Palmer, particularly their pre-conversion names.
4. Later found to be women's nightwear.
5. More commonly known as Sarah Palmer the Taller Black Guy.
6. I'm aware that Pritchard is still lobbying for an investigation into cult connections. This is face-saving nonsense. |
SCP-2243 is a collection of three entities, SCP-2243-A, SCP-2243-B, and SCP-2243-C. | ***
Item #: SCP-2243
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2243 is to be kept in a 33x50x63 cm enclosure. The enclosure must contain no fewer than two containers containing a seed mixture with nutrient levels suitable for Lonchura striata domestica, 2 water containers and, at the request of SCP-2243-B, at least one water container must be large enough for "splashy time".
The enclosure is to be cleaned and maintained bi-weekly by level 2 personnel. The enclosure may be changed and additional features added at the request of SCP-2243-A or SCP-2243-B with Site Director approval.
SCP-2243 shall be made available for translator services with Site Director approval.
Description: Separately SCP-2243-A, SCP-2243-B, SCP-2243-C behave as one would expect objects and creatures they resemble to behave. When placed within 1.9 m of each other SCP-2243 becomes active.
SCP-2243 is a collection of three entities, SCP-2243-A, SCP-2243-B, and SCP-2243-C. SCP-2243-A refers to itself as "Daisy" and SCP-2243-B refers to itself as "Tissle"1. SCP-2243-C does not display any cognitive awareness or sentience as of this writing.
Mobile Task Force Operative █████ ██████ (henceforth referred to as MTFO) purchased both SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B at the pet supply chain ████████. Both appear to be female Lonchura striata domestica, more commonly known as Society Finches. MTFO purchased SCP-2243-C approximately one month later. SCP-2243-C is approximately 11.4 cm, comprised of rope, rubber, and plastic and appears as a common bird toy sold to the general public. MTFO brought SCP-2243 to the Foundation once the anomalous properties were detected.
While active, any subject within a 4.02m radius of SCP-2243 will hear SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B speaking in the language that the subject is most fluent in, instead of the normal sounds produced by Lonchua striata domestica. The subject is able to converse with SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B with no observable long-term effects. Any persons outside of a 4.02m radius will perceive SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B as sounding like normal Lonchua striata domestica. Any persons outside of a 4.02m radius from SCP-2243 will also perceive the subject as imitating "peeping" or "chirping" noises instead of normal human speech.
While writing within the effect radius, subject will believe themselves to be writing normally; however, upon leaving the radius, the words appear as variations of "peep" and "chirp". This effect happens regardless if typed or written by hand.
+ Researcher Text Message Exchange Clearance Check
- Clearance Granted
Researcher █████: Peep peep chirp
Dr. ██████: OK…
Researcher █████: chirp chirp
Dr. ██████: I don't get the joke
Researcher █████: chirp peep chirp chirp chirp peep peep chirp
Dr. ██████: Just give me a call when you're done goofing around.
<Dr. ██████ noted the following phone call was equally unproductive.>
When viewed or listened to remotely, persons still perceive the subject, SCP-2243-A, and SCP-2243-B as emitting standard bird sounds. When viewed remotely, it can be seen that the subject does indeed write variations of "peep" or "chirp", the impression the subject has that he or she is writing normally is apparently only applicable to those within the effect radius.
It seems the subject will perceive all speech made within the effect radius in his or her most fluent language, making SCP-2243 a useful translator for verbal communication if the participants are in the effect area together.
+ Initial Interview Clearance Check
- Clearance Granted
Interviewed: SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B
Interviewer: MTFOCP with transcription from Dr. █████ and Dr. █████
Foreword: Due to SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B's familiarity with MTFO it was determined MTFO conduct the initial interview while Dr. █████ and Dr. █████ are present.
<PEEP, PEEP PEEP>
Peep: chirp chirp
peep-peep-chirp: peep chirp peep
peep-peep-peep: peep chirp peep peep chirp chirp peep
peep: chirp chirp chirp
peep-peep-peep: chirp peep chirp
peep: peep peep chirp peep chirp chirp chirp peep
peep-peep-chirp: peep peep peep
peep: peep chirp chirp chirp peep peep chirp peep chirp peep peep peep chirp peep chirp chirp chirp peep
peep-peep-chirp: chirp chirp peep peep
peep-peep-peep: chirp chirp chirp peep peep chirp peep peep chirp peep peep
<chirp>
peep peep: peep-peep-chirp peep-peep-peep peep peep peep peep chirp peep chirp █████ peep ██████ chirp chirp peep
<Addendum:> All future observations and transcriptions are to be made remotely. This is completely unacceptable. -Dr. █████
SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B seem to have the intelligence and understanding of a human toddler approximately 2-3 years of age. SCP-2243-A and SCP-2243-B acknowledge both are "different" than subjects, but possess no knowledge beyond what a normal Lonchua striata domestica raised for commercial purposes would be expected to know. The grammar and sentence structure reflects that understanding regardless of language the subject hears.
SCP-2243 is explained as a type of parrot hybrid to anyone in the vicinity and is therefore not deemed a security threat.
+ Clearance Check for Experiment Log A
- Clearance Granted
Test A - ██/██/████
Subject: Dr. █████ and Dr. █████
Procedure: From within the effect area Dr. █████ will say "Parlez lentement". Dr. ████ will respond with "Esto es lento". Dr. █████ concludes the test by saying "Scire quod sciendum". Results will be recorded once outside the effect area.
Results: Both Dr. █████ and Dr. █████ stated the conversation as being heard in the English translation of: "Please speak slowly", "This is slow", and "Knowledge worth knowing". Video and audio surveillance record Dr. █████ and Dr. █████ repeating "peep" and "chirp" in various patterns.
Footnotes
1. MTFO states SCP-2243-B is named "Thistle" |
SCP-4618 is a 1994 Ford Ranger, located within Brighton High School in Positano, California, USA. | ***
Item #: SCP-4618
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4618 is to be contained within the legally defined boundaries of Brighton High School. Witnesses of SCP-4618 manifestations are to be administered Class-A amnestics.
In the event that instances of SCP-4618-A manifest, they are to be permitted mobility within Brighton High School to perform their occupations, remotely monitored with closed circuit television cameras. Under no circumstances are personnel to prevent SCP-4618-A instances from accessing SCP-4618.
Any substances extracted from SCP-4618-A instances are to be stored in low-level bio-hazard containers for study.
Description: SCP-4618 is a 1994 Ford Ranger, located within Brighton High School in Positano, California, USA. The vehicle has been property of the school since the original date of manufacture. SCP-4618 operates non-anomalously; its performance is identical to that of baseline Ford Rangers.
SCP-4618 will exhibit its anomalous properties on any day where classes are scheduled at Brighton High School. At 7:03 AM, SCP-4618 will vanish from its current location, and reappear at a set location within Brighton High School at 7:09 AM. Following this routine, three individuals, collectively designated SCP-4618-A, will appear within SCP-4618.
SCP-4618 in its manifestation location.
Instances of SCP-4618-A claim to be instructors employed by Brighton High School. These claims have been verified by school documentation, although no payroll documentation exists. SCP-4618-A instances will instruct their scheduled classes in a non-anomalous manner. Students taught by SCP-4618-A instances will not exhibit any anomalous properties.
After the conclusion of the school day, the SCP-4618-A instances will return to SCP-4618. The vehicle will vanish with the instances at 4:55 PM, and reappear at 5:03 PM empty. SCP-4618 will perform its routines on schedule regardless of the presence of SCP-4618-A instances.
The following table documents all known SCP-4618-A instances. Apart from Brighton High School employment documents, no other legal documents exist under the given names.
Designation
Given Name
Description
SCP-4618-A-1
Javier Plexicon
Latino male in its early thirties. Level 2 Mathematics instructor. Will be seated in the driver's seat at manifestation.
SCP-4618-A-2
Tiffany Langburger
Caucasian female in its mid-twenties. Level 1 Language Arts instructor. Will be seated in the middle seat at manifestation.
SCP-4618-A-3
Clark Willowman
Caucasian male in its fifties. Physical Education instructor. Will be seated in the right passenger seat at manifestation.
Interview Logs: The following is a list of interview logs with instances of SCP-4618-A.
+ Open Interview Log 4618-1
- Close Interview Log 4618-1
Interviewer: Lead Researcher Dominic Donahue
Interviewed: SCP-4618-A-1
Date: 3/5/2013
<Begin Log>
Donahue: Hi, Javier. I'd like to ask a few questions about you.
SCP-4618-A-1: Sure. Go ahead.
Donahue: How long have you worked at Brighton High School?
SCP-4618-A-1: Oh, a long time. I know this school very well.
Donahue: Can you give me a more accurate answer please? As in, how many years?
SCP-4618-A-1: Um… nineteen. Nineteen years.
Donahue: Alright then. How did you first get this job? Do you remember?
SCP-4618-A-1: Well, I applied for it, I guess, and I got the job, because I had my teaching credentials.
Donahue: What do you do after classes are over?
SCP-4618-A-1: Well, I grade papers and homework, and around 4:50 I lock my classroom and go home.
Donahue: How do you get home, Javier?
SCP-4618-A-1: I take my pickup truck. Actually, it's technically not my pickup truck, it's the school's, but I still take it home anyway.
Donahue: Do you commute home alone, or carpool, or what?
SCP-4618-A-1: I carpool with two other teachers. We meet at my truck and we drive home.
Donahue: Tell me who these other teachers are.
SCP-4618-A-1: Well, one of them is Tiffany, an English teacher, and the other is a P.E. teacher by the name of Clark. Did you know that Tiffany's last name is Langburger? Langburger. Who decided that their lineage would be named "Langburger"?
Donahue: What do you do when you get home?
SCP-4618-A-1: Well, I… um… I grade papers.
Donahue: Can you give me a more specific answer?
SCP-4618-A-1: Look, I don't know why it's any of your business what I do outside of school. Would you like it if I decided to probe your private life?
Donahue: Well, I probably wouldn't like that, now would I?
SCP-4618-A-1: Just… don't ask people about their private lives, okay? People at this school, they like to keep to themselves, and they won't tolerate outsiders snooping in places they don't belong in.
<End Log>
+ Open Interview Log 4618-2
- Close Interview Log 4618-2
Interviewer: Dr. Sharon Sheffield
Interviewed: SCP-4618-A-2
Date: 3/6/2013
Foreword: The following interview was conducted after school hours, before SCP-4618-A-2 demanifested.
<Begin Log>
Sheffield: How long have you worked at Brighton High School, Ms. Langburger?
SCP-4618-A-2: Nineteen years.
Sheffield: Are you sure it's been nineteen years? You look a bit… too young…
SCP-4618-A-2: <laughs> Oh, I just look young for my age, that's it.
Sheffield: I see. What do you like to do after school, Ms. Langburger?
SCP-4618-A-2: I'm… not really sure.
Sheffield: Could you please clarify?
SCP-4618-A-2: Well… teaching's all I like doing. People think high schoolers are hard to teach, but they still learn a lot, I guess.
Sheffield: How do you get home, Ms. Langburger?
SCP-4618-A-2: I carpool with two other teachers.
Sheffield: So, how does the carpool work? Who gets dropped off first, and where?
SCP-4618-A-2: Well, we live in the same… area. So we get off at the same place.
Sheffield: Are you roommates with these teachers? Do you share a house or apartment?
SCP-4618-A-2: I… um… don't think you need to know that, actually.
Sheffield: My apologies, I'll change the subject. What is your morning routine?
SCP-4618-A-2: Well, I arrive at Brighton High School, go to my classroom, set up the lesson for that day, take out the papers I've graded, then wait for first period.
Sheffield: Oh, I meant when you wake up in the morning. What do you eat for breakfast? When do you get dressed?
SCP-4618-A-2: I… I only like to remember my time here at Brighton. I enjoy teaching. Teaching's all I really do. It defines who I am.
Sheffield: I see. Thank you letting me talk with you.
<End Log>
+ Open Interview Log 4618-3
- Close Interview Log 4618-3
Interviewer: Agent Caesar Spago
Interviewed: SCP-4618-A-3
Date: 3/6/2013
<Begin Log>
Spago: Mr. Willowman, how long have you worked at Brighton High School?
SCP-4618-A-3: Since 1994. You can trust what I say, I've seen everything.
Spago: Alright, when do you get to school?
SCP-4618-A-3: Early in the morning, around seven o' clock. I take a carpool.
Spago: I see. When do you leave, after school?
SCP-4618-A-3: Around five. I take the same carpool home as well.
Spago: I got it. So when's payday?
SCP-4618-A-3: Uh… every month? That's how payday works, right?
Spago: Are you married? Do you have any kids?
SCP-4618-A-3: No… I don't. I'm not married… I guess.
Spago: I'll change the subject. How do you find your job?
SCP-4618-A-3: Being a P.E. teacher is one of the best things I've ever decided to do. Seeing the students every day trying to play basketball, it's just… charming, I should say.
Spago: What do you like to do on your days off?
SCP-4618-A-3: Um… I'm sorry, could you ask the question again?
Spago: When there isn't any school, what do you like to do?
SCP-4618-A-3 pauses.
SCP-4618-A-3: I think my lunch break is almost over. I gotta go, it was nice talking to you, Mr. Spago.
<End Log>
Addendum 01: Testing of SCP-4618 was approved on 3/10/2013. All tests were devised and approved by Lead Researcher Donahue.
+ Open Testing Logs
- Close Testing Logs
Test 4618-01
Subject: D-4991
Date: 3/11/2013
Procedure: SCP-4618 was delivered to Site-56 before 7:03 AM. D-4991 was instructed to sit inside its cabin until demanifestation.
Result: SCP-4618 demanifested at 7:03 AM with D-4991. At 7:09 AM, SCP-4618 remanifested at Brighton High School with SCP-4618-A instances. Notably, D-4991 was not present. When interviewed, the SCP-4618-A instances claimed not to have met D-4991.
At 5:03 PM, after the completion of SCP-4618's afternoon routine, D-4991 reappeared. During debriefing, D-4991 expressed that he viewed SCP-4618 as "teleporting through a flash of yellow". D-4991 did not suffer any anomalous effects.
Test 4618-02
Subject: D-6744
Date: 3/13/2013
Procedure: Subject was instructed to sit within SCP-4618 with the SCP-4618-A instances before their departure at 4:55 PM.
Result: The SCP-4618-A instances expressed surprise and confusion at D-6744's presence. However, the instances still entered the cabin with D-6744. SCP-4618 performed its routine successfully. When the vehicle returned at 5:03 PM, D-6744 was absent.
On 3/14/2013, SCP-4618 remaifested at 7:09 AM without D-6744. When asked about his disappearance, the SCP-4618-A instances mentioned "dropping off [D-6744] at Lundee Street".
D-6744 was recovered at Lundee Street in Fallen Leaf, California, USA, 442 kilometers from Brighton High School. It is of note that D-6744 was discovered in front of his former residence prior to Foundation employment.
Test 4618-03
Subject: N/A
Date: 3/15/2013
Procedure: A GPS tracker and dashboard camera were installed in SCP-4618 during school hours, to track the journey of SCP-4618-A.
Result: When SCP-4618 vanished with the instances, its GPS signal disappeared from Foundation trackers. When SCP-4618 remanifested, the signal returned. The dashboard camera was recovered successfully.
Footage recorded by the camera consisted of a fully yellow screen for ninety-two hours before its memory was depleted.
[EXTRANEOUS LOGS REDACTED]
Test 4618-06
Subject: N/A
Date: 3/19/2013
Procedure: SCP-4618 was transported to Site-56 before 7:03 AM. A vehicle was parked at its remanifestation location.
Result: SCP-4618 vanished at 7:07 AM. At 7:14 AM, the vehicle reappeared at its demanifestation location at Site-56.
The three SCP-4618-A instances were present, having been fused together into a single amorphous mass. The mass fully occupied the cabin and took the rough shape of its interior. Each instance was capable of its own speech, but only emitted exclamations of pain. The mass was successfully extracted from SCP-4618.
An autopsy of the collective SCP-4618-A instance revealed that it was composed of thick organic plasma-like matter with a yellow color, with only the surface possessing a human appearance. No identifiable organs were found. After removal, the yellow substance was stored in low-level bio-hazard containers.
The vehicle at the regular manifestation location was removed following the test. SCP-4618 vanished and reappeared in its regular location on schedule.
On 3/20/2013, three SCP-4618-A instances manifested successfully within SCP-4618. All instances did not appear to remember the events of the previous day. As a precaution, Class-A amnestics were administered. Due to the mass remaining at Site-56, the instances are thought to be duplicates.
Notes: SCP-4618 possesses the ability to produce more of the SCP-4618-A instances, should it lose any. It is also prone to error when a new situation is introduced that interrupts its routine. -Researcher Tassajara
Test 4618-07
Subjects: SCP-4618-A-1, SCP-4618-A-2, and SCP-4618-A-3
Date: 3/29/2013
Procedure: SCP-4618 was transported to Site-56 after the manifestation of the SCP-4618-A instances. Foundation agents would restrain the SCP-4618-A instances from accessing SCP-4618 after school if necessary.
Result: When SCP-4618 exited Brighton High School, the SCP-4618-A instances immediately exited their classrooms without explanation and attempted to follow SCP-4618. Foundation agents successfully detained the SCP-4618-A instances and delivered them to Site-56. The instances were contained in separate humanoid containment chambers.
The SCP-4618-A instances violently expressed disapproval regarding the relocation of SCP-4618, and would face towards the location of the vehicle at all times. It is of note that none of the instances were notified of the transfer or the new location of SCP-4618. All instances responded with verbal threats and refused to cooperate with Foundation personnel.
At 4:55 PM, SCP-4618 demanifested. At the same time, the instances of SCP-4618-A ceased their violent mannerisms, turned towards Brighton High School, and collapsed. Subsequent autopsies revealed their bodies to be composed of a chalky yellow substance, with the visible skin composed of a soft plastic material. The substance was determined to match the substance extracted during Test 4618-06.
SCP-4618 reappeared at Brighton High School at 5:03 PM. On 4/2/2013, three duplicate instances of SCP-4618-A manifested.
Test 4618-08
Subjects: SCP-4618-A-1, SCP-4618-A-2, and SCP-4618-A-3
Date: 4/9/2013
Procedure: The SCP-4618-A instances were removed from their classrooms during their lunch period and transported to Site-56 for dissection by Foundation surgeons.
Result: The SCP-4618-A instances were successfully restrained and delivered. During delivery, all instances mentioned the events of Test 4618-07 and vocalized distrust and aggression towards the Foundation. All instances continuously faced in the direction of Brighton High School during their containment.
SCP-4618-A-1 was dissected first, and was restrained on a hospital gurney during the procedure. An incision was first made on its stomach area, and a thick yellow substance was excreted. Subsequent incisions were performed on both arms and legs, with similar results. When its "skin" was removed, SCP-4618-A-1 expired. The yellow substance hardened into a chalk-like consistency.
Dissection of SCP-4618-A-2 was interrupted by its physical resistance to Foundation doctors. A total of four personnel were injured by its attacks. SCP-4618-A-2 underwent emergency termination by security. The bullet holes in its body excreted the yellow substance, which hardened.
SCP-4618-A-3 was discovered attempting self-termination by repeated head injury. It was restrained for its own safety, and transported to the dissection room. An incision was made on its forehead, and the yellow substance was excreted. Similar incisions made resulted in the substance exiting its body. When SCP-4618-A-3 expired, the substance did not harden, remaining in a thick liquid state.
SCP-4618 successfully performed its afternoon routine without the SCP-4618-A instances.
Testing regarding SCP-4618-A was suspended on 4/17/2013. Due to SCP-4618 performing its routine on schedule regardless, its classification has been maintained as Euclid. |
SCP-1707 is a type of collective organism composed of a mass of creatures, individually designated SCP-1707-A, that resemble various different annelids and helminths. | ***
Item #: SCP-1707
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Each SCP-1707 colony is to be kept in a monitored containment cell under Biosafety Level 3 conditions. A minimum of two (2) mature and stable colonies, hosted by domesticated pigs (Sus domesticus), are to be retained at all times. At least one (1) additional colony is to be maintained for the purpose of experimentation. Humans are not to be used to host SCP-1707 colonies without the approval of both the Senior Researcher and the Site Director.
In the event of a containment breach by an unhosted colony, all personnel save the duty biothreat recontainment team are to evacuate the area. A suitable host organism is to be used by the duty team to lure the colony back into containment. If a hosted colony breaches containment, standard protocols for the host species shall be in effect.
Under no circumstances are any SCP-1707 colonies to be terminated without explicit written approval from the Senior Researcher.
Description: SCP-1707 is a type of collective organism composed of a mass of creatures, individually designated SCP-1707-A, that resemble various different annelids and helminths. In particular, all SCP-1707-A specimens are between 5 and 30 mm in length and possess distinctive mouthparts (see attached image).
In isolation, SCP-1707 forms a flattened mass up to approximately 4-5 cm thick. A colony in this state will conserve movement until it detects a suitable host, at which time it will begin to move at up to 0.5 m/s towards its target.1 SCP-1707 colonies consistently prefer sapient targets. Studies to understand these mechanisms are ongoing.
The first few SCP-1707-A to contact the host's epidermis will administer a fast-acting paralytic agent via their mouthparts.2 Each SCP-1707-A creature will then seek out epidermal tissue to burrow through and consume before anchoring themselves in the host's dermal layer. The rest of the colony will follow suit, consuming approx 20 cm2 of skin per second until the target's entire epidermal layer has been replaced by a dense covering of SCP-1707. This process may only be interrupted by destruction of unattached portions of the colony.
When established on a host, SCP-1707 demonstrates no anomalous secondary effects. For the host, secondary physical effects of increased nutrition requirement and a higher chance of transdermal infection manifest as expected. These factors tend to lead to the host's lifespan being comparatively short. Under controlled conditions, however, hosted SCP-1707 colonies can be kept alive and healthy for an extended period.
Upon the death of a host, SCP-1707 enters its reproductive phase, rapidly consuming soft tissues of the corpse. During this stage, individual SCP-1707-A specimens will reproduce in a manner similar to that of known species they resemble, albeit at a greatly accelerated rate. The whole process leads to the colony roughly tripling in size. As such, the new iteration is capable of attaching itself to larger host organisms.
At the time of writing, several infestations are maintained:
SCP-1707-0 and SCP-1707-1: Two (2) domestic pigs
SCP-1707-2: One (1) white-tail deer
SCP-1707-3: One (1) Cape buffalo
SCP-1707-4: One (1) Norwegian rat
SCP-1707-5: One (1) human, formerly Agent ████ █████, infested by SCP-1707 during initial discovery and containment
SCP-1707-6-xxiv: One (1) human, D-class, infested subsequent to containment
There is no known way to cure or mitigate an SCP-1707 infestation. Any attempts at forced removal result in the death of the host within five (5) hours regardless of medical treatment. The reasons for this are a subject of ongoing study.3
Note: Due to the psychological effect of SCP-1707 infestation on a human host, any such hosts are to be continuously monitored to reduce the chance of unauthorized termination.
Ethics Committee. Level 3 and above only.
Access granted: file SCP-1707-5-b7. Proceed.
Selected Excerpts: SCP-1707-5 post-containment interviews
1.
Time since infestation: One (1) day
Interviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio4
Dimaccio: Hey, ████. It's Paul. Can you hear me? This thing workin'?
[pause]
Dimaccio: ████?
Agent █████: Yeah. Yeah, I can hear you.
Dimaccio: So I heard what happened. I had to come right over here. They won't fuckin' let me in, though. You know how it is.
[pause]
Agent █████: Appreciate it, man.
Dimaccio: How do you feel?
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: Like I'm covered in freakin' worms.
Dimaccio: Hah! Seriously, man. How do you feel?
Agent █████: Uh… I can't feel much on my.. I mean, like, where my skin used to be. Kinda numb.
[pause]
Agent █████: How come I can still talk? They're not on my lips or nothin'?
Dimaccio: They, ah, they they mostly left your mouth alone. We don't know why yet. Maybe 'cause it's a different kinda skin.
Agent █████: Why don't they get squished?
Dimaccio: Sorry, man, what?
Agent █████: Like, the ones on my back and shit. They don't get squished from lyin' on em.
Dimaccio: Well, I don't know. I guess that's what we have to find out, right?
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: Paulie?
Dimaccio: Yeah?
Agent █████: Why don't they get squished?
2.
Time since infestation: One (1) week
Interviewer: Dr M. Xiao
Dr Xiao: Agent █████?
[pause]
Dr Xiao: This is Dr Mei Xiao from the biocon analysis group.
Agent █████: Sure you ain't Jenny from the block?
[several seconds of Agent █████'s laughter]
[pause]
Dr Xiao: Um. Sorry, Agent █████, I'm afraid not.
Agent █████: I bet you got some questions for me, huh? Now I turned into my very own skip?
Dr Xiao: Well, I do have some questions. But you should know that we haven't classified you, personally, as an SCP object.
Agent █████: I knew that already. Know why?
[pause]
Agent █████: I can read your mind now. Thanks to this shit.
Dr Xiao: Can you tell me—
Agent █████: Jeez! I'm just screwin' with ya!
[several seconds of Agent █████'s laughter]
Agent █████: Ah, jeez… Okay, doc. Fire away.
[pause]
Dr Xiao: Okay. Let's start with simple things. How's the temperature in here? Do you feel cold or warm right now?
Agent █████: Uh, it's kinda… so, I mean, I can feel that, but it's all… numbed. I don't get it, 'cause when they were…
[pause]
Agent █████: When they got me, it sure as hell wasn't numb then.
Dr Xiao: Can you feel? I mean, do you still have a sense of touch?
Agent █████: Kinda. Same thing. It's numb, but I can still sort of feel somethin'. I don't even feel anythin' much when I lie or walk on 'em.
[pause]
Agent █████: So, when are you gonna get these things off of me, anyway? Paulie told me you were gonna work it out with some D's.
Dr Xiao: Well, we're getting there. We need more time to understand how to remove the infestation safely. I'm sorry it's not as fast as we'd like.
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: Yeah. Well… yeah. You just keep tryin', though.
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: You keep tryin'.
3.
Time since infestation: Two (2) weeks
Interviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio
Agent █████: So, I mean, it's been nice to get a freakin' real bed in here, even though I can't really feel much difference.
Dimaccio: Glad you like it. I told 'em to give you a king-size for your fat ass, but they wouldn't.
Agent █████: Hah.
[pause]
Agent █████: Should be a lot fatter.
Dimaccio: How do you mean?
Agent █████: You know how much I got to eat now?
Dimaccio: Something like █████ or █████ calories a day, right?5
Agent █████: You know how much that is?
Dimaccio: Uh… a few days' worth of field [rations]?
Agent █████: It's a fucking ton of food. Even with all the high-calorie shit they got me eatin'.
Dimaccio: Yeah, I guess it's 'cause of the skip.
Agent █████: No shit, genius.
[pause]
Agent █████: They figured out a way to get this shit off me yet?
Dimaccio: Not yet, man. Sorry.
Agent █████: How many D's they gone through?
[pause]
Dimaccio: Uh… I don't know.
Agent █████: Yeah, I fucking bet you don't. Don't shit me, Paulie. I know your ass.
Dimaccio: Seriously, ████, I got no input into that.6
Agent █████: Whatever you say, man.
4.
Time since infestation: One (1) month
Interviewer: Dr M. Xiao
Dr Xiao: Agent █████?
[no audio for several seconds]
Dr Xiao: Agent █████, are you awake?
[no audio for several seconds]
Dr Xiao: Let the record show that Agent █████ appears to be asleep. This is the third interview attempt in which he has—
Agent █████: You know why I pretend to be fuckin' asleep?
Dr Xiao: I, uh, I—
Agent █████: Because, an' I don't know if you Nobel Prize winners noticed this, but fuckin' look at me! And you assholes keep wanting to fuck with me but it's as fuckin' simple as this: I got… this shit, instead of fuckin' skin! There's no other shit goin' on around here! How come you fuckin' geniuses can't figure that out? How come you can't just fuckin' take this shit off of me and put some skin from some D-class on me or fuckin' whatever?
Dr Xiao: Well, uh, first we have to make sure there are no secondary effects and—
Agent █████: Yeah, well, how about this fuckin' secondary effect: I'm a fuckin' freak!
5.
Time since infestation: Six (6) months
Interviewer: Researcher P. Dimaccio
Dimaccio: ████?
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: Skip-1707-5.
Dimaccio: What?
Agent █████: That's me now, right? That's me. Ess See Pee Seventeen Oh-Seven Five. I heard some asshole callin' me that the other day when they left the comm open on accident.
Dimaccio: Bullshit. You're Field Agent ████ █████ from the fuckin' Grinders. I don't give a fuck what those assholes think.7
Agent █████: So… what are one, two, three an' four?
Dimaccio: Oh… a buncha animals. Listen, ████, we need—
Agent █████: We need, we need, we need. Lemme tell you somethin', Paulie, and it's what I need, and what I need is for that fuckin' magical miracle fuckin' cure you assholes are workin' on to actually come true one of these fuckin' days, except that's never gonna happen, because six months like this an' you're probably a lifer, right? Right? Stuck in this fuckin' cell forever, right? Bein' fucking studied? Long term study? Don't even shit me. Don't even try to shit me. I know. I know how we fuckin' do things around here. How many D-class?
[pause]
Dimaccio: Listen, ████, it's—
Agent █████: How many D-class? How many of 'em do we got in here with this shit on 'em? Why do we gotta keep me around?
Dimaccio:: Come on, man, I told you this last time. We ain't got a way to remove it yet without killin' you.
[no audio for several seconds]
Agent █████: Yeah. I remember.
[pause]
Dimaccio: Aw, come on, that ain't the ████ I remember. You—
Agent █████: Yeah? Yeah? Maybe that's because the fuckin' ████ █████ you remember wasn't a fuckin' skip! Maybe that's because I never used to be a fuckin' freak! Get the fuck out of here! Stop bullshitting me! Get the fuck out!
[At this point, Agent █████ picks up a chair from his cell and attempts to strike Researcher Dimaccio. Security rush into the cell. Researcher Dimaccio exits the cell.]
6.
Time since infestation: Seven (7) years
Interviewer: Dr M. Xiao
Dr Xiao: SCP-1707-5, this is Dr Xiao. Can you hear me?
[no audio for approx 30 seconds]
Dr Xiao: I'm not going to be here for long. I have just a few short questions.
[no audio for several seconds]
SCP-1707-5: [muffled indistinct vocalization]
[pause]
Dr Xiao: First of all, have you noticed any change in sensation over the last six months?
[no audio for approx 30 seconds]
Dr Xiao: 1707-5?
[no audio for approx 30 seconds]
Dr Xiao: Okay. Have you experienced other effects of SCP-1707? Any other symptoms at all?
SCP-1707-5: [indistinct, unintelligible]
Dr Xiao: I'm sorry, what was that?
[no audio for approx 30 seconds]
Dr Xiao: Okay… okay. This interview is concluded at 15:44 local time on ██/██/20██. The next interview will be in four—
SCP-1707-5: Where's Paulie?
[no audio for several seconds]
SCP-1707-5: I want Paulie.
Dr Xiao: He… you know he transferred out. He transferred out three years ago.
[no audio for approx two (2) minutes]
Dr Xiao: [sighs] Interview is concluded.
[Dr. Xiao leaves the containment cell.]
Footnotes
1. Research has shown detection range to be a function of size of target, with a maximum effective range of approx 700 m.
2. Human hosts report that this agent rapidly and totally inhibits voluntary movement for a period of at least 15 minutes. There is no associated anesthetic effect.
3. For more details, see Document SCP-1707-6-E, experiments 1 through 23.
4. While still a Field Agent, Researcher Dimaccio served as team leader in Agent █████'s MTF, Theta-90 ("Angle Grinders"), for a period of five years.
5. Researcher Dimaccio designed Agent █████'s nutrition regimen.
6. At this time, Researcher Dimaccio was acting project lead of Experiment Series SCP-1707-6-E.
7. Researcher Dimaccio was responsible for the classification of SCP-1707 and subsequent designations of its experimental hosts. |
SCP-3270 is a painting, depicting a cat resting on a pillow. | ***
Item #: SCP-3270
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3270 is to be kept within a storage locker on Site-64. All photos of SCP-3270 are to be deleted upon discovery, excluding photos of any copies of SCP-3270. Instances of SCP-3270-1 are to be kept at Site-88, but otherwise are allowed to roam the facility freely, with the exception of areas limited to Foundation personnel. Instances of SCP-3270-1 are to be fed cooked fish and milk at regular intervals. Requests for toys and other amenities are to be approved by 3 Class B Personnel on Site-88, though requests cannot exceed 30 (Thirty) US Dollars in cost.
Description: SCP-3270 is a painting, depicting a cat resting on a pillow. Viewing SCP-3270 directly or indirectly causes the viewer to undergo various physical and mental changes over the course of several months. (See Document-3270-1) This effect does not apply to copies of SCP-3270, either through printing or recreation. Viewers of SCP-3270 are to be classified as instances of SCP-3270-1.
Document-3270-1
Initial Viewing: Viewers will express admiration for SCP-3270. Viewers who viewed a copy of SCP-3270 and expressed apathy or disapproval before viewing SCP-3270 will still express admiration for SCP-3270.
1 Hour After Initial Viewing: Viewers will exhibit increased enthusiasm, curiosity, and generally have a more positive outlook on life.
1 Day After Initial Viewing: Viewers will show increased interest in felines, through looking at pictures/videos of common house cats, purchasing clothing, furniture, or other objects depicting cats, or adopting pet cats.
1 Week After Initial Viewing: Viewers will begin recommending others begin adopting cats as pets, as well as recommend viewing SCP-3270.
3 Weeks After Initial Viewing: Viewers will begin exhibiting cat-like behaviour, such as licking themselves as a substitute to more formal means of bathing, preferring to eat food on the floor, and walking using both their arms and legs.
2 Months After Initial Viewing: Viewers will show increased body hair growth.
4 Months After Initial Viewing: Viewers’ skeletal system will begin to shrink, with their muscles and skin doing the same.
5 Months After Initial Viewing: Other miscellaneous changes to the viewers’ body will occur, such as ears changing shape and location, eyes restructuring to resemble those of house cats, and loss of thumbs and fingers, in place of phalanges typical of house cats.
6 Months After Initial Viewing: Instances of SCP-3270-1 are physically identical to a non-anomalous house cat, though are able to still speak, despite not having the needed organs to do so. The psychological effects of SCP-3270 listed above have dissipated at this point. Instances of SCP-3270-1 will have the lifespan of an average human, though are able to be terminated by normal means.
Interview-3270-1
Interviewed: Doctor Allison, An Instance Of SCP-3270-1
Interviewer: Doctor Glenrowan
Foreward: Doctor Allison willingly viewed SCP-3270. This interview was conducted 8 months after initial viewing.
<Begin Log>
Doctor Glenrowan: Why did you willingly view SCP-3270?
SCP-3270-1: Curiosity, mostly.
Doctor Glenrowan: How would you describe the process of transforming into an instance of SCP-3270-1?
SCP-3270-1: It felt alright at first, like I’d found a new hobby. Then when it got to actually turning into a cat, it got excruciatingly painful.
Doctor Glenrowan: What is your opinion on SCP-3270?
SCP-3270-1: It ruined my life.
Doctor Glenrowan: I’m speaking of the artistic quality of SCP-3270.
Doctor Glenrowan passes a copy of SCP-3270 to SCP-3270-1.
SCP-3270-1: Oh, yeah. I guess it’s cute.
<End Log> |
SCP-3884 is a black Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) W 50 cab-over truck that displays a number of anomalous properties. | ***
Item#: 3884
Level2
Containment Class:
keter
Secondary Class:
none
Disruption Class:
keneq
Risk Class:
danger
link to memo
SCP-3884 in an inactive phase
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3884 is not physically containable at this time. Secondary containment procedures are considered adequate until a more feasible mechanism for SCP-3884's containment is determined.
Mobile Task Force Rho-66 “Road Hogs” will maintain continual ground and aerial patrols of the American Southwest. When alerted by Foundation listening network PANOPTICON, MTF Rho-66 assets will engage SCP-3884. If SCP-3884 is stationed in a heavily-populated area, Foundation assets will establish an observation cordon around SCP-3884 and immediately confiscate any items distributed to the populace by SCP-3884-01 while deflecting local law enforcement involvement. MTF Rho-66 will then track SCP-3884 until it has cleared the population center, then engage. Resultant explosion will be publicly designated a vehicular accident.
All civilians and local law enforcement personnel exposed to SCP-3884 will be amnesticized.
Under no circumstances are Foundation personnel to attempt to acquire or redeem Civil Defense Points.
Description: SCP-3884 is a black Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA) W 50 cab-over truck that displays a number of anomalous properties.
SCP-3884's performance capabilities exceed that of a standard cargo truck. It has shown the ability to attain speeds of over 270 kilometers per hour, and exhibits effects characteristic of a Class 2 reality distortion field, including spatiotemporal translocation and the spontaneous manifestation of matter, described in further detail below.
Typical result of SCP-3884 detainment attempt
SCP-3884 will typically manifest within the outskirts of a population center, then drive to a local gathering point such as a strip mall, market, fairground, parking lot, or downtown area, whereupon SCP-3884-01 will exit the vehicle, lower its rear hatch, and attempt to distribute its wares. If approached by an element that intends to detain or obstruct SCP-3884-01's activities, SCP-3884 will explode, and SCP-3884-01 will vanish. SCP-3884 will then remanifest elsewhere in the southwestern United States after a variable amount of time.
SCP-3884-01 visually resembles an emaciated, significantly decomposed humanoid figure, typically wearing a stahlhelm, leather trenchcoat, and combat boots. SCP-3884-01 will loudly advertise its products and attempt to give them to any passersby within arm's reach, or simply throw them on the ground in a pile near SCP-3884 in the frequent event that no civilians accept them. These items have thus far included fully-automatic machine guns, high-powered anti-materiel rifles, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, and, in one instance, a Nerf brand toy rifle, spray-painted black and given to a small child.
Each individual instance of weaponry will have a flyer crudely affixed to it with duct tape. Text follows.
IT'S TIME TO LOCK AND LOAD, CITIZENS!
DO YOU WANT TO BE SAFE? DO YOU WANT TO SHOW THOSE BASTARDS HOW TOUGH YOU ARE? ARE YOU AS FUCKING TERRIFIED AS I AM? NOW YOU CAN DEFEND YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES WITH THESE EXCELLENT SHOOTERS AND BLOWEMUPS! I MADE THEM MYSELF AND THEY'RE REAL GOOD!!!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL! CIVILIZATION IS UNDER ATTACK RIGHT NOW BY SOME NASTY CHARACTERS THAT ARE DEFINITELY NOT FROM AROUND HERE! I CAN MAKE THESE THINGS OUT OF THIN AIR LIKE SOME KIND OF GODDAMN SHOTGUN WIZARD FOR REASONS THAT ARE BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'M PASSING THE SAVINGS ON TO YOU!!!
COLLECT ENOUGH CIVIL DEFENSE POINTS AND EARN SOME SUPER SPECIAL PRIZES TO FIGHT THAT EVIL EVEN HARDER! WHAT ARE CIVIL DEFENSE POINTS YOU ASK??? HERE'S A HANDY LIST TO GET YOU STARTED! HA! HA! HA!
Grab a weapon from your pal, Gunmetal Gary! - 1 point each!
“TO BE FOREARMED IS TO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR KINDS OF ARMS!”
Stop a crime! - 5 points!
“TAKE THAT, BAD GUYS! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD! EVILDOERS DON'T DESERVE KNEECAPS!”
Muster a militia! - 20 points!
“LEAD YOUR SQUAD TO VICTORY AGAINST EVIL! IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET EATEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO DOWN TOGETHER!”
Neutralize an adversary! - 30 points!
“YEAH, FUCK THAT GUY!”
Slay a beast of the MOTHER - 50 points!
“SHE'S NOT WELCOME HERE! THE ONLY WAY TO DEFEND YOUR CHILDREN IS BY KILLING HERS!”
REDEEM YOUR POINTS FOR AMAZING PRIZES, AND TAKE THE FIGHT TO EVIL'S DOORSTEP! DONT WORRY, FOR SOME REASON I ALREADY KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, AND YOUR PRIZE IS ALREADY ON THE WAY!
5 points – Limited edition GUNMETAL GARY body armor!
“MAKE YOUR HIDE AS TOUGH AS STEEL! HECK YEAH! KEEP YOUR GUTS WHERE THE BIG BOSS PUT EM!”
50 points – One of Gunmetal Gary's patented CREMATOR™ flamethrowers! Three barrels of white-hot justice, fuel canisters included!
“OUR ENEMY DOESN'T FEAR FIRE, BUT IT SURE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER ANYWAY! LIGHT THOSE THINGS UP LIKE A GODDAMN CHRISTMAS TREE! FEEL THE HEAT! WOAH BABY!”
200 points – 12-pack of Gunmetal Gary's signature PERDITION™ signal grenades! Just pull the pin and throw, and your airstrike is inbound, soldier! Never fear, Gary's got your back!
“LET THEM LOOK UPON THE SKY WITH TERROR! THEY'VE GOT THE OCEANS, BUT THEY SURE AS FUCK CAN'T FLY! YET! JEEPERS WOW!”
500 points – One IRON DEVASTATOR™ assault vehicle, designed by yours truly! With hardware like this, EVIL doesn't stand a chance!
“HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THIS HOT MAMA! YOU ARE HUMANITY'S STEEL-CLAD SALVATION! YOU ARE HEAVY METAL THUNDER! THEY SAID A TANK THE SIZE OF A HOUSE WAS TOO MUCH! I SAID GO FUCK YOURSELF!”
100,000 points – You are beyond war. Your time has come.
As SCP-3884's activities invariably attract local law enforcement attention, its attempts to supply weaponry to the populace are brief and swiftly interrupted. To date, civilians have reacted negatively to all SCP-3884 appearances and none have willingly accepted any items given by SCP-3884-01. As a result, none have participated in its rewards program, thus information regarding the aforementioned “prizes” is limited.
Efforts to successfully detain SCP-3884 or SCP-3884-01 are currently underway.
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SCP-3365 is a NASA Lunar Excursion Module, previously located inside an abandoned warehouse in ████████, Florida. | ***
Item #: SCP-3365
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3365 is to be kept in a large chamber in Vacuum Containment Sector of Site-15 at all times, accessible through an airlock, which is to be sealed when SCP-3365 is not being researched. All air is to be removed from the containment chamber if any hatches on SCP-3365 are to be opened. Additional airlocks are to be sealed in the halls nearby SCP-3365’s chamber, in the event of a hull breach on SCP-3365. All researchers wishing to access SCP-3365 must enter the containment chamber through the airlock and wear a pressurized environment suit (PES). All sources of flames are prohibited from entering SCP-3365, or its containment chamber. Both hatches on SCP-3365 must be closed before any researcher leaves the chamber. All satellite imagery containing SCP-3365-1 are to be visually edited to remove SCP-3365-1.
MTF-Tau-95 "Moonwalkers" are to be used if an incident occurs with the containment of SCP-3365 or SCP-3365-1.
Description: SCP-3365 is a NASA Lunar Excursion Module, previously located inside an abandoned warehouse in ████████, Florida. The exterior has the exact size and specifications as the lunar modules used during the Apollo program, except having minor damage, due to its long period of abandonment. All instances of the words “NASA”, “National Aeronautics and Space Administration”, “United States”, and “[DATA EXPUNGED]” have been either removed manually, or have worn off. The fuel tanks are constantly empty, and no fuel will be accepted. The interior of the module is also equal in appearance to the original modules, except it has a second exit hatch on the alternate side of the entrance.
Travelling through this second hatch leads to the lunar surface, exiting from a lunar module with equal appearance to SCP-3365, without any exterior damage. This module is to be known as SCP-3365-1. The lunar surface has an American flag planted in the ground and a Lunar Roving Vehicle with seemingly limitless electricity to power it. Satellite imagery suggests that SCP-3365-1 is located in Mare ███████████ or Sea of █████████. Three human skeletons, as well as testing instruments, have been found on the lunar surface. Two of which were found wearing an Apollo/Skylab A7L spacesuit, while the other was wearing a lab coat with the NASA logo embroidered on the front pocket, as well as the name R█████ L███████ sewn onto a patch underneath the logo.
Addendum-3365-1: On ██/██/██, before current containment procedures were enacted, Dr. W██████ entered SCP-3365 for research of the SCP-3365-1 and the lunar surface. Seemingly on accident, Dr. W██████ opened both hatches within SCP-3365. This allowed unblocked passage of air from Site-15 and the lunar vacuum. This caused decompression Site-15's Wing D, until it was stopped by the use of the emergency lockdown, sealing Wing D's entrances. MTF-Tau-95 was sent in, wearing pressurized environment suits, to seal the hatches on SCP-3365.
SCP-3365 was promptly relocated to its current location, and had its containment procedures changed. |
SCP-2656 is a heavily modified Fernseh-brand German television set manufactured between 195█ and 195█. | ***
Item #: SCP-2656
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2656 is currently held in secure storage at site-15. All research involving SCP-2656 is to be conducted in a testing chamber approved for the study of high levels of type-3 anomalous radiation. All testing requires a minimum clearance of 9m around the object, including overhead clearance. During testing, SCP-2656 is to be supplied power through a 220V type C power outlet connected to an emergency power cut-off box located in an anteroom outside the chamber.
If any personnel are exposed to SCP-2656 during its active state, power to SCP-2656 must be cut and the exposed individual must be escorted outside of SCP-2656's range of effect before the second stage can occur. Exposed personnel are to be taken to the on-site medbay for examination and possible treatment.
Description: SCP-2656 is a heavily modified Fernseh-brand German television set manufactured between 195█ and 195█. Though many of the original components remain unchanged, variations from standard Fernseh-models include:
-Disconnection of all on-face dials and inputs.
-Removal of most key components used for picking up long-range television signals.
-An internal media playback device similar in design to a film chain camera, with inputs for 16mm film, 35mm film and 35mm slide reels. This device reads inserted films and displays them onscreen while SCP-2656 is active, limited to black-and-white display.
-Two internal devices that emit low-intensity electro-magnetic waves while active, presumed the primary source of SCP-2656's anomalous properties.
-An internal device that emits large amounts of type-3 anomalous radiation1 while active, the effects and properties of which are currently under investigation. Presumed a secondary source of SCP-2656's anomalous effects.
-An internal device of unknown use. Emits a low-frequency hum when SCP-2656 is active.
When supplied with power, SCP-2656 will automatically enter an active state. Any human subject within an approximate 8.5m radius of SCP-2656 while in its active state will undergo a process in which the brain is precisely dissected within the cranium and irreversibly damaged, resulting in death. This happens over 5 stages:
Stage 1: SCP-2656 emits a low-intensity electromagnetic wave. This wave inhibits the brain, acting as a powerful anesthetic. Exposed subjects lose consciousness near-instantaneously. It is otherwise harmless, and effects wear off after 6-8 hours.
Stage 2: After approximately 12 seconds of exposure, the brain begins to shut down. This stage lasts approximately 2 minutes and, if allowed to continue, invariably results in an irreversible catatonic state. Subjects removed from SCP-2656's area of effect during this stage often suffer permanent brain damage, with the likelihood increasing the longer exposure persists.
Stage 3: The brain is cleanly and precisely dissected, separating the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, cerebellum and brain stem. This typically lasts between 2 and 7 minutes, varying between subjects.
Stage 4: Sections of the brain are further dissected. This begins with the separation of the frontal lobe into the pre-frontal cortex, motor cortex and pre-motor cortex. Other sections of the brain are similarly dissected in this way, continuing with the parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe and finally the cerebellum. All separations are precise. This process lasts between 5 and 11 minutes.
Stage 5: Approximately 15 seconds after the completion of the previous stage, all sections of the brain begin to emit heats measured up to 520 K (467°F), causing severe burning and tissue damage. This lasts until the subject is removed from SCP-2656's area of effect or until SCP-2656 is deactivated.
This process can be undergone by multiple subjects concurrently without any observed adverse effects, tested up to five subjects. Abnormalities in the brain do not appear to inhibit SCP-2656's effects, as alien forms such as tumours are separated as with other sections of the brain and prior damage such as a lobotomy or physical trauma is ignored. SCP-2656 has been tested to affect dead and unconscious bodies, though not to affect already removed brains or any non-human subjects.
Based on the contents of document R-2656-A (see below) it is speculated that SCP-2656 is either damaged or incomplete, as it appears to be unable to fulfill its designed functions. Research into SCP-2656 repairs is pending O5 approval.
Approval denied.
Recovery Log: SCP-2656 was recovered from the ████████ ███████ Museum in ██████, England, after reports of multiple unexplained deaths in the building. Between ██/█/████ and ██/█/████, 24 casualties were the result of SCP-2656 exposure, including museum patrons, museum staff and local police. SCP-2656 was found in an active state in the museum's staff area, presumed to have been activated by staff members unaware of its anomalous properties. SCP-2656 was recovered from the scene by Mobile Task Force Sigma-22 ("Glomar Response") and replaced with a mundane Fernseh-brand television of similar make and model. The casualties were attributed to a leak of highly toxic gas within the building and the bodies were transported to Site-██ for analysis. Low-level amnestics were administered as deemed necessary and media coverage of the incident was suppressed.
According to museum documents, SCP-2656 was one of █ items purchased for display in the ████████ ███████ Museum from a private collector by the name of J███ D███████ based in ██████████, Wales. Mr. D███████ was taken to Site-██ for questioning. He was seemingly unaware of SCP-2656's anomalous properties, claiming never to have activated it. He was dosed with Class-A amnestics and released.
+ Document R-2656-A
- Document R-2656-A
The following is a transcript of a 35mm film inserted into SCP-2656 on recovery, translated from German.
Note that sentences left incomplete due to film damage cannot be reliably translated. Literal translations and untranslated transcriptions have been made available in these cases.
0:00 - [Text is displayed reading "MCM████," roman numeral notation for 19██]
0:05 - [Text is displayed in German, translated as follows] Stay calm. The machine starts now. Be sure that all settings are correct. Please do not introduce the patient after activation or the process may be desynchronized.
0:24 - [Further text is displayed, read out by an elderly German-speaking male] The machine is now relaxing you. Stay calm. You may be tired. That is normal. This process will take a few minutes.
0:45 - [The text fades and is replaced, read out as above] The machine is going to find the regions of the brain that are the least active. Please follow the instructions to ensure that the machine is successful.
1:03 - [The text fades]
2:10 - [The voice-over speaks, not accompanied by text] You should now be relaxed. Look at the following pictures. Please try to stay focused on them.
~[From 2:17 to 4:25 a series of 18 photographs are displayed, redacted for brevity. Photographs include: an Alsatian dog in a grassy area with trees visible in the background, a building identified by researchers and located in ███████, Berlin, a closeup of a bush of aster alpinus flowers in bloom. All photographs found not to exhibit anomalous properties.]
4:25 - Raise your right hand when you hear the first note.
4:39 - [A 623.40 Hz tone plays for 2 seconds]
4:46 - Raise your left hand when you hear the second note.
4:53 - [A 630.55 Hz tone plays for 2 seconds]
5:00 - [Indecipherable due to film damage. Literal translation as follows] The machine (is/will?) now (dat/the dat?)[Audio degrades]2
~[From 5:04 to 7:47 audio is damaged and consists of garbled noise]
7:47 - [Audio stabilizes] (ren?) the least active regions of the brain.3
7:54 - [Text is shown onscreen, read out by the voice-over] The machine should now be finished. Please deactivate the machine.
8:22 - If the machine is not yet finished, please check the machine. Please check the settings. Removing the patient from the machine is recommended.
9:32 - [The onscreen text is replaced with "MCM████"]
10:07 - [End of film]
[END OF TRANSCRIPT]
Footnotes
1. An anomalous form of radiation with apparent "spacial memory." Research ongoing.
2. Originally: "Die Maschine wird jetzt die dat-"
3. Originally: "-ren die am wenigsten aktiven Bereiche des Gehirns." |
SCP-3962 is a flute composed of cedarwood measuring 66 centimeters in length. | ***
Item #: SCP-3962
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3962 is to be held in a standard containment locker at Site-17, and may only be removed for testing purposes by personnel of Level 3 clearance or higher.
Description: SCP-3962 is a flute composed of cedarwood measuring 66 centimeters in length. SCP-3962 is believed to have originated from the Dene'gohida1 people between 700 and 300 BCE.
SCP-3962’s anomalous properties manifest when it is used to play certain musical pieces. 10 pieces capable of inducing these properties have been discovered (see Addendum 3962.2), each taking between 20 and 50 seconds to play. Once an individual (hereafter referred to as the subject), completes one of these pieces, a wooden animal head of variable appearance will manifest at the head of SCP-3962. The species of the animal head manifested is dependent on which piece is played.
Upon the completion of the musical piece, the subject will temporarily gain certain abilities relating to the animal head manifested. The subject will not undergo any physical alterations during this process, but will gain abilities that anatomically normal humans would not naturally be capable of. For example, the performance of the musical piece associated with the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) manifestation grants subjects the ability to fly by rapidly waving their arms despite lacking wings and feathers. These effects generally last between 20 and 30 minutes, after which the subject will lose their anomalous abilities, and the wooden animal head will dematerialize.
SCP-3962 was donated to the ████████████ Museum of Natural History by an unknown benefactor on 02/08/1979, where it remained until 05/12/2015 when it was forcefully abducted by PoI-3962-12. This was when SCP-3962’s anomalous properties were first observed, as PoI-3962-1 used the bald eagle manifestation to aerially escape capture. After 4 days of pursuit, SCP-3962 and PoI-3962-1 were successfully apprehended by Foundation personnel.
Addendum 3962.1: Interview Log 05/17/2015
Forward: The following interview was conducted shortly after PoI-3962-1’s apprehension in order to ascertain his relationship to SCP-3962, as well as the nature of SCP-3962’s anomalous properties. Due to PoI-3962-1’s refusal to speak to any researcher not of Native American ancestry, Dr. Locklear3 was assigned to perform this interview and all subsequent testing involving SCP-3962 and PoI-3962-1.
Dr. Locklear: Good afternoon, Mr. Brooks.
PoI-3962-1: [pauses] You're one of my people?
Dr. Locklear: Not exactly. My ancestors were from the Cherokee nation, and from what I understand you are a descendant of the Dene'gohida people.
PoI-3962-1: [shrugs] Agasesdi extends his hand to you regardless. We are all united in our mission.
Dr. Locklear: I see, and who is this Agasesdi?
PoI-3962-1: Agasesdi, 'The Watcher'. He is the spirit who protects and embodies my people. [PoI-3962-1 gestures to its left]
Dr. Locklear: I see. Does this Agasesdi have anything to do with your attempt to steal this item? [Dr. Locklear shows a photograph of SCP-3962]
PoI-3962-1: You can't steal what is rightfully yours. I thought a brother such as yourself would understand that. This flute was created by Agasesdi as a gift to my people, as a way for us to summon him and the other spirits, so that they may impart their gifts on us in times of need. Taking it back from those soulless collectors was the only way to further our mission.
Dr. Locklear: And what is this mission, exactly?
PoI-3962-1: To revive the glory of the Dene'gohida people. Right now, I am Agasesdi's only connection to this world. He is weak, nearly dying, and bound solely to my presence. But by teaching the secrets of the flute to other indigenous people, the Dene'gohida nation will be reborn. We will drive out those who took what was is ours, and Agasesdi's presence will once again cover every corner of our land.
Dr. Locklear: I see. I believe that is all the time we have for today, unfortunately. Would you be willing to meet with me again at a later date and teach me how to use the flute?
PoI-3962-1: Gladly. I will spread all of Agasesdi's knowledge onto you, and you will be the first in a new generation of my people! With you working on the inside, we will dismantle this organization of conquerors, and all other organizations like it, in the name of Agasesdi!
END TRANSCRIPT
EDIT: Dr. Locklear has stated that he has no intention of working toward PoI-3962-1's goals. However, in order to maintain cooperation, Dr. Locklear has been ordered to neither confirm or deny his support of Agasesdi's mission when conversing with PoI-3962-1. PoI-3962-1 will meet with Dr. Locklear on a weekly basis and give instructions on the proper use of SCP-3962.
Addendum 3962.2: SCP-3962 Experiment Log
The following musical pieces were performed by D-Class personnel using instructions gathered from PoI-3962-1 by Dr. Locklear. Each song has been given an alphabetical designation.
Designation
Song Title
Organism Displayed
Results
SCP-3962-A
Wotjou'san Ugisadv
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Subject exhibited the ability of flight, as well as increased incisiveness of the fingers and toes (no anatomical differences to the sharpness of these digits were noted) Subject made vocalizations resembling those of an eagle.
SCP-3962-B
Muwin Ulanigida
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)
Subject displayed increased strength, increased incisiveness of fingers and toes.
SCP-3962-C
Ayohihv Ayohuhisdi Maxa'xak
Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
The subject was asked to bite into a domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), which was inserted into the testing chamber. The goat developed lethal thrombosis and renal failure, and died shortly thereafter4.
SCP-3962-D
Kamama Gola
Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
No traits manifested. Subject experienced debilitating migraines for 27 minutes.
SCP-3962-E
Tsula Galegv
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Subject displayed increased speed and agility, increased olfactory sensitivity, the ability to climb rough vertical surfaces such as trees.
SCP-3962-F
Awi Usdi Gatsanula
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Subject displayed increased strength, speed, and agility.
SCP-3962-G
Piasa Asegi
Unknown. Appears to be a humanoid with antlers and an enlarged lower jaw.
No traits manifested. Subject experienced debilitating migraines for 29 minutes.
SCP-3962-H
Atalesdi Cipelahq
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Subject exhibited the ability of flight, as well as increased nocturnal vision and increased incisiveness of fingers and toes.
SCP-3962-I
Gaasyendietha Atsilv
Unknown. Appears to be a horned reptilian organism.
No traits manifested. Subject experienced debilitating migraines for 26 minutes.
SCP-3962-J
Agasesdi Dene'gohida
Human male (Homo sapiens). Head appears to be frowning.
Subject was unresponsive to external stimuli for 28 minutes. Following the event, the subject recalled experiencing the collective memories of several individuals from the Dene'gohida tribe. These memories covered several generations of Dene'gohida history, starting in approximately 2,300 BCE and ending with the birth of PoI-3962-1. The subject also displayed detailed knowledge of the Dene'gohida language, as well as certain religious and medicinal practices performed only by the Dene'gohida people.
Addendum 3962.2: Incident Report 08/26/2015
On 08/26/2015, during a meeting between PoI-3962-1 and Dr. Locklear, PoI-3962-1 performed a musical piece on SCP-3962 that it claimed to have not yet demonstrated. However, PoI-3962-1 instead performed SCP-3962-B. Before this discrepancy could be noticed, PoI-3962-1 used the resultant abilities to incapacitate the security personnel stationed within the cell. PoI-3962-1 then pinned Dr. Locklear to the southern wall of the cell, shouting numerous expletives and claiming that Dr. Locklear had betrayed him by "teaching the songs of the spirits to [their] oppressors". Dr. Locklear sustained only minor injuries during this conflict. PoI-3962-1 exited the cell shortly thereafter, utilizing multiple SCP-3962 musical pieces to evade capture for 2 hours and 54 minutes before being successfully detained by armed security personnel.
While being escorted back to his containment cell, PoI-3962-1 whispered something inaudibly to his left, then bit into his right forearm. PoI-3962-1 is believed to have been under the effects of SCP-3962-C during this time, as he died from lethal thrombosis shortly thereafter. PoI-3962-1's remains were observed to be non-anomalous and were buried in an undisclosed location. Following this incident, it was discovered that performing the musical piece designated SCP-3962-J no longer activated its original effects, instead inducing severe migraines in test subjects for 20 to 30 minutes.
Footnotes
1. A Native American tribe originating in the northeastern United States that was declared culturally extinct in 1907.
2. A 24-year-old male by the name of Julian Brooks, and the only known living individual of full Dene'gohida heritage.
3. A Foundation researcher of Cherokee ancestry specializing in anomalous artifacts of indigenous American origin.
4. No physical venom was produced by the subject during this process. |
SCP-5477 is a massive labyrinthian complex located 800 meters underneath █████████, FL, USA. | ***
Item #: SCP-5477
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Outpost-5477 has been constructed over SCP-5477, and is currently operated as a South Coast Properties front organization. The elevator which gives access to SCP-5477 is to be clearly marked and cordoned off. It is not to be used outside of being used to deliver food deposits to SCP-5477 and is to be entirely vacated when used.
SCP-5477-2 is contained within SCP-5477 and has no means of exit. It has been given a video camera and laptop and is to use these materials for a weekly counseling session with a Foundation psychiatrist. It is allowed to make requests for luxuries and amenities, which are to be reviewed by the aforementioned psychiatrist.
D-4444 has been placed into SCP-5477 for the purposes of containment of SCP-5477-1. He has been instructed in the proper operation of SCP-5477-1. Should D-4444 die or become unable to continue his duties, he is to be replaced by a new trained D-Class.
Food and other supplies are to be regularly1 deposited into SCP-5477 by means of the freight elevator.
Description: SCP-5477 is a massive labyrinthian complex located 800 meters underneath █████████, FL, USA. The exact dimensions of SCP-5477 are as of yet undetermined, but it is known to extend for at least ten kilometers in any direction from its access point. It is yet undetermined if any of this range is extradimensional, or if it is all physically present in baseline reality.
SCP-5477 can be accessed through a single freight elevator in Outpost-5477. Cars in this elevator are rigged to only descend downward. New elevator cars spontaneously manifest when required at the top of the elevator shaft. Elevator cars that descend past SCP-5477 appear to descend continuously into an otherwise empty shaft, with no known terminus.
SCP-5477-1 is a complex mechanical device located near the freight elevator entrance in SCP-5477. SCP-5477-1 is believed to dimensionally anchor SCP-5477 within baseline reality. As the disappearance of SCP-5477 could result in massive geological instability, the proper maintenance of SCP-5477-1 has been determined as necessary.
SCP-5477-2 is a sapient amphibian entity residing in SCP-5477. It measures three meters long head to tail and possesses a humanoid limb structure. SCP-5477-2 claims to have been originally responsible for the maintenance of SCP-5477, but changes in the nature of SCP-5477-1 prevented it from maintaining stable containment.
Addendum: The following log was recorded from a video feed installed within SCP-5477, monitoring the entrance chamber and SCP-5477-1. It contains D-4444's initial deployment into SCP-5477.
[00:00] Elevator doors open. D-4444 exits, carrying a collection of monitoring equipment that has been given to him by the SCP-5477 containment team.
[00:10] D-4444 takes a moment to orient himself within SCP-5477 according to the limited map that he has been provided with.
[00:34] D-4444 proceeds to the SCP-5477-1 chamber.
[05:47] D-4444 arrives in the SCP-5477-1 chamber. He places the monitoring equipment down next to SCP-5477-1, and then briefly glances at the device.
[06:12] D-4444 inspects the corpse of D-4443, which is against the wall of the SCP-5477-1 chamber. He removes the handgun from the body's hand and determines it to be out of ammunition.
[06:37] D-4444 picks up the corpse by the shoulders and drags it out of the SCP-5477-1 chamber.
[12:47] Six minutes later, D-4444 returns to the elevator chamber. He drags the body into the elevator and then exits. He presses the down button. The elevator doors close, and the elevator descends downward.
[13:53] D-4444 returns to the SCP-5477-1 chamber and begins maintenance on it.
[20:13] SCP-5477-2 enters the SCP-5477-1 chamber. D-4444 reacts with extreme shock, briefly pointing the empty handgun at it.
[20:17] SCP-5477-2 talks to D-4444, who calms down and drops the handgun. They do not approach each other, and remain several feet apart, but continue to talk.
[35:04] Maintenance of SCP-5477-1 finishes. D-4444 waves goodbye to SCP-5477-2 and then returns to the elevator room, where he begins to set up camp. SCP-5477-2 exits to a different part of SCP-5477.
Addendum: The following file is an excerpt from the first psychological appointment of D-4444 following his deployment into SCP-5477, conducted via telephone.
Dr. Glass: How are you fairing with regards to your deployment into SCP-5477? How have things been progressing for you?
D-4444: Well, it's not the prettiest job. Had to dispose of the last guy's fucking corpse the first day I got down here, and apparently I'm never going to see the sun again. And to top it off, there's all the stress of having to operate the machine. And my roommate is … well.
Dr. Glass: Please elaborate on that?
D-4444: He's a fucking monster! Like, I had gotten the description of him, as like an amphibian thing, but the real thing is … freaky. Real freaky. He's always on his legs and …
Dr. Glass: You hadn't had much exposure to nonhuman sapient anomalies before this assignment?
D-4444: No, never. And the ones I had always heard about were talking animals, mostly. Not some sorta weird hybrid monster thing. It's disturbing. And he speaks perfect English! That's downright fucky.
Dr. Glass: But you've had no personal conflicts with SCP-5477-2, have you? From the video feeds, it seems like you're working well together on the maintenance of SCP-5477-1.
D-4444: Oh sure. He's a nice guy and all, perfectly good roommate and everything. It's just that … look at him. It's uncanny. Thoroughly. If he didn't look like that, I guess.
Dr. Glass: Well, you know, looks can be deceiving. You shouldn't reject -2 just because he is a nonhuman entity, especially when it seems that you get along personally.
D-4444: I mean, I guess. It's just going to take a while to get used to looking at those eyes.
Dr. Glass: And it doesn't seem like you have many other social options if I have to point that out. You'll be seeing each other on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.
D-4444: Yeah. Guess so.
Addendum: The following is an excerpt from a maintenance log of SCP-5477 performed by SCP-5477-2 and D-4444, approximately two months into the latter's deployment.
[00:00] D-4444 enters into the SCP-5477-1 chamber, pushing a cart of scavenged repair equipment into the chamber with him.
[00:03] SCP-5477-2 follows D-4444 into the SCP-5477-1 chamber, pushing a similar cart of spare parts behind it.
[00:07] D-4444 parks his cart and turns to SCP-5477-2. They begin to talk for a few minutes, gesturing at SCP-5477-1 during the process.
[03:21] D-4444 and SCP-5477-2 move to work on different parts of SCP-5477-1, making necessary adjustments and repairs to the device. They talk to each other at multiple points during this process.
[10:09] SCP-5477-2 finishes working on its section of SCP-5477-1 and walks over to D-4444. It looks at his section and to talk with him, presumably about the repairs being made. It leans in closer to D-4444, making physical contact, in order to give advice about specific parts of the machine.
[10:41] D-4444 laughs.
[12:47] D-4444 finishes work on his panel and puts his tools back onto the cart. SCP-5477-2 does the same.
[13:17] SCP-5477-2 and D-4444 exit the SCP-5477-1 chamber side-by-side, leaving the areas of SCP-5477 that are under camera surveillance.
Addendum: The following is an excerpt from a regular psychological appointment of SCP-5477-2, conducted several months following D-4444's deployment into SCP-5477.
Dr. Glass: I'd like to ask you about your relationship with D-4444, if that's alright?
SCP-5477-2: Oh. I suppose we could. He's in the next room over.
Dr. Glass: The two of you have become quite close over the past few months, correct? You didn't connect with any of the other D-Class we deployed into SCP-5477.
SCP-5477-2: No, I didn't. Most of them shot themselves within a few days of being down here. Finn is the only one that's lasted any time.
Dr. Glass: Yes, that's true. Most were not equipped to last in SCP-5477. But would you say you're friends with D-4444? The two of you usually enter and leave the SCP-5477-1 chamber together.
SCP-5477-2: … Yeah. Friends. We're friends.
Dr. Glass: Good to hear. We were slightly worried when D-4444 moved his camp out of the entrance foyer and further into SCP-5477, it meant we couldn't observe him any longer.
SCP-5477-2: Oh, does it? I wasn't aware.
Dr. Glass: Yes, of course. We only have essential cameras, those monitoring the elevators and the vital machinery.
SCP-5477-2: Ah. Right. How could I have ever forgotten?
Dr. Glass: They're subtle cameras. Well, it is good to know that you are getting along well with D-4444. Given that containment of SCP-5477-1 is relatively stable, we were considering asking you two to go on a formal exploration of SCP-5477 soon.
SCP-5477-2: Oh, really? The both of us?
Dr. Glass: Yes. We're curious as to what more of the structure contains, and it's always best to send explorations out in groups. Helps carry food and supplies.
SCP-5477-2: I don't think we'll have any problems doing that, doctor. Speaking for both of us here.
Dr. Glass: Excellent! I'll talk to my superiors about the mission. Before I go, do you have any more amenity requests to log?
SCP-5477-2: Hmm. Perhaps some more movies, maybe with Heath Ledger or Jake Gyllenhaal in them? I very much liked that one movie you sent down before.
Footnotes
1. At the discretion of the HMCL Supervisor. Typically decided as once per week. |
SCP-4109 is a large pile of citrus fruit located in a derelict barn in Gainesville, Florida. | ***
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ITEM NUMBER: SCP-4109
LEVEL 1/4109
CONTAINMENT CLASS: SAFE
UNRESTRICTED
The barn containing SCP-4109.
Special Containment Procedures: The property containing SCP-4109 has been purchased by a Foundation front company and is to be contained under cover story 93 (Private Property). A 3.6-meter tall metal fence has been constructed around the perimeter of the property. Data collected by T/MTO.AIC is to be checked weekly for notable inconsistencies. Edible waste matter produced during testing is to be provided to Menagerie Site-37.
Description: SCP-4109 is a large pile of citrus fruit located in a derelict barn in Gainesville, Florida. Despite having removed over 10,000 kg of fruit from the pile, SCP-4109 has not reduced in size. The fruit comprising SCP-4109 is unable to experience decomposition when part of the mass. Fruit removed from SCP-4109 decomposes at a highly accelerated rate, being reduced to dry remains after three days. Fruit removed from SCP-4109 appears physically non-anomalous until peeled. When peeled, the rind of the fruit will reveal an image (designated SCP-4109-1) on the inferior side.
Portion of a desiccated SCP-4109-1 instance.
SCP-4109-1 resemble the art style, tone, and structure of modern editorial cartoons, particularly those published in print newspapers. SCP-4109-1 mainly depict situations between what are currently believed to be anthropomorphized fruits. These entities appear physically humanoid, with the most prominent difference being their large featureless heads, lack of hair, and abnormally pigmented skin. SCP-4109-1 are extremely formulaic, with instances regularly having the same basic narrative as other instances, with little to no deviation. This narrative often revolves around the condemnation of certain practices, with a somewhat pessimistic tone. The art style of SCP-4109-1 similarly follows this trend, with characters often being identical copies of one another with slight differences to denote things such as age and occupation.
Addendum.4109: During a brief relocation of Foundation resources, it was found that the current methods of cataloging and analyzing SCP-4109 instances were severely inefficient, requiring eight D-Class personnel to effectively meet data projections. In order to avoid the tedious process of manually stripping and recording SCP-4109-1, and the lack of notable instances discovered during testing, documentation and categorization of SCP-4109-1 has been assigned to T/MTO.AIC. T/MTO.AIC is a former Foundation security intelligence currently operating within a modified industrial orange peeler, and has been repurposed to effectively categorize physical media. T/MTO.AIC possesses a wide range of knowledge regarding internal operations, and has been designed to recognize potential anomalous threats to Foundation interests. Included below are the summarized contents of SCP-4109-1 as collected by T/MTO.AIC.
Test #57
T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY
SELECTED EXCERPT:
A classroom is occupied by several students and a teacher. The students sit at desks holding textbooks titled "BOOK" while the teacher stands by a chalkboard. The chalkboard reads "KNOWLEDGE". One students raises the textbook and states to a second student "I keep swiping but I can't turn the page."
ANALYSIS:
∙ Children lack the mental capacity necessary to understand how physical print books function.
∙ Children are not provided the correct nutrition required for the development of fine motor skills necessary to turn the pages of a book without damaging them.
∙ Children are unable to recognize print media following exposure to a viral antimeme obscuring all previous knowledge of print media.
NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 3,581
FINAL CONCLUSION: CHILDREN ARE A DETRIMENT
Test #94
T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY
SELECTED EXCERPT:
A beach is occupied by two children and several adults. The adults are walking aimlessly while holding cell phones. Beside the children are two large holes. From these holes emerge feet similar in appearance to the adult characters. The children are talking and holding shovels. One of the children asks the other "How many did you catch?"
ANALYSIS:
∙ Adults occupied with technology are unable to supervise their children, allowing them to violate OSHA regulations and create safety hazards without repercussion.
∙ Anomalous lifeforms similar in appearance to humanoid feet have begun forming in large sand chasms, feeding on inattentive individuals who fall into them.
∙ Children regularly create sacrificial pits in highly trafficked areas, hastening the process of collecting human remains by allowing inattentive individuals occupied with technology to fall in themselves.
NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 10,219
FINAL CONCLUSION: TECHNOLOGY IS DESTRUCTIVE AND FRIGHTENING
Test #176
T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY
SELECTED EXCERPT:
An adult is sitting on a stool at a bar counter. Behind the bar is a second adult, presumably a bartender. The customer opens their wallet and asks for a glass of alcohol. The bartender serves them a glass cup presumably containing alcohol. The customer looks into his wallet again and asks for a second glass of alcohol, which they are provided. Upon asking for a third, the bartender asks the customer, "Tell me, why do you keep looking into your wallet?" The customer replies, "I have a picture of my wife in there. When she starts to look good I know I'm too drunk." Instance is accompanied by a large white border, with the words "lol, too funny!!!! [sic]" written along its top followed by several smiling emoticons.
ANALYSIS:
∙ The customer's wife is affected by an anomalous phenomenon directly proportional to the blood alcohol content of her significant other.
∙ The beverage has steadily been converted into a highly hallucinogenic substance by a water borne bacteria that has been spread through the primary bottling company en masse.
∙ The man is currently possessed by a Tartarean class demonic entity that requires a significant level of inebriation to effectively subdue the entity and regain full control over their bodily functions.
NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 17,498
FINAL CONCLUSION: MARRIAGE IS HARMFUL
Test #214
T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY
SELECTED EXCERPT:
An elderly character is walking down a sidewalk holding a phonograph. Strapped to the back of the individual is a large car battery, which is powering the device. The individual appears to be struggling to remain standing. A younger character is viewing the elderly character from a distant window. The elderly character says, "MP3 Player??? MP3 Player??? Who needs one of those?? You can't beat the sound of genuine records!"
ANALYSIS:
∙ Digital media has become inaccessible and unreliable following an unknown K-Class Scenario resulting in the obsolescence of technology requiring internet access with a more heavy dependence on physical records and media.
∙ A widespread epidemic of memetic hazards has reduced the human population's ability to make informed decisions, specifically targeting rational thought and analytical reasoning, instead depending on cold logic, heuristics and cognitive biases. This has resulted in sub-optimal decision making in regards to human factors, and a heavy reliance on personal beliefs and anecdotes.
∙ The collapse of the Foundation and the utilization of anomalous weapons on a widespread scale has resulted in the collapse of human civilization, resulting in apocalyptic conditions for the remaining survivors. In an attempt to correct this, humans have begun sacrificing material goods and worldly possessions in an attempt to trigger an artificial rapture, or to summon an unknown divine entity.
NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 31,843
FINAL CONCLUSION: EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE
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SCP-304 is a radio signal at the ██████ GHz frequency which has been transmitting a list of names and their associated titles since its discovery in 196█. | ***
Item #: SCP-304
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The existence of SCP-304 is currently being masked by the constant transmissions of the ███████ space probe. This masking transmission is coded so as to prevent the deciphering of SCP-304 by any non-Foundation personnel. This transmission is in addition to the probe's publicly known communication with Earth and its conventional scientific operations conducted by NASA. The ███████ and its currently inactive replacement are on a course that will permanently keep them between the Earth and the estimated source of SCP-304. Should the original probe fail, its replacement(s) will immediately begin transmitting at the same frequency and assume all public communications as though it were the original probe.
Description: SCP-304 is a radio signal at the ██████ GHz frequency which has been transmitting a list of names and their associated titles since its discovery in 196█. The data within is a list of world leaders, which appears to be in chronological order. The signal begins in Morse Code with "King William IV" and proceeds down a list of English monarchs, American presidents and other leaders. SCP-304's format changes from Morse Code to ASCII upon reaching "President Lyndon B Johnson". SCP-304 lists a total of 63 persons with the title of "President" as well as [DATA EXPUNGED] title O5. The signal then changes from ASCII to an as-yet undeciphered format, listing an estimated 7 more names. After the 7th undeciphered name, SCP-304 pauses for 12 seconds and repeats. The reason for the abrupt conclusion of the list is unknown.
Note: The data contained in SCP-304 is restricted to O5 personnel and above. Authorized personnel confirm that the list of American and Chinese Presidents has proven accurate to date. Data which may or may not identify Foundation personnel will not be discussed in this document. SCP-304 has been determined to be coming from the direction of [REDACTED]. However, SCP-304's origin is unknown, as is how long it had existed before discovery. |
SCP-826 is a 20cm x 15cm pair of bookends, molded in the shape of two outward-facing dragon heads. | ***
Item #: SCP-826
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-826 is to be kept in a 25 cm x 25 cm safe with a numerical keypad lock. The combination for the lock will be given only to those with Level-2 clearance and will be changed on a weekly basis.
Description: SCP-826 is a 20 cm x 15 cm pair of bookends, molded in the shape of two outward-facing dragon heads. Scrapings from the surface of SCP-826 revealed a composition of 99% Sn, 0.5% Cu, 0.3% Sb, and 0.2% Pb, consistent with high-grade pewter. However, it is unclear whether SCP-826 is solid pewter or whether the pewter is merely a plating for some unknown element which gives the SCP its properties.
When a subject places a book between SCP-826, touching both ends, and leaves the room, SCP-826 will, in an instantaneous process, convert the interior of whatever room it is currently located in (a room defined as an enclosed area) into the setting of the contained book. Any form of entry into the room will instead open into a random location within the book's setting. During this transformation process, SCP-826, along with the contained book, will relocate to another part of the book's setting, showing a preference for places where books are normally found (libraries, studies, etc). To reverse the effects of SCP-826, a subject must remove the book from SCP-826, then exit whatever room SCP-826 was found in. The subject will find themselves outside the original room of SCP-826's containment, while SCP-826's containment room will be restored to normal.
In addition, the subject will find themselves at a random temporal location in the book's plot, ranging from the beginning to near the end of the book. If the subject does not find SCP-826 within the setting before the "end" of the book, SCP-826 will "reset" the setting, starting the book's plot over. The subject will then be "incorporated" into the book as a background character, losing all memories of a previous life outside of SCP-826.
Researchers studying SCP-826 are advised to enter the results into Experiment Log 826. |
SCP-1981 is a book) butting up against each other and leaking. | ***
SCP-5598
rating: +43+–x
Notice: This file possesses cognitohazardous properties. While reading this text is not believed to be harmful, comprehension and interpretation of the text will be negatively affected. Please exercise discretion when reading this document.
CANTO I
Now right off
the bat
you're going to be confused
but this is because there is a lack of a lack of a number 5598
but this is because we are men of science and theory (who do not answer to poetry)
but this is because we are not lesser men
if we die in the dark then who dies in the light?
but this is because the object of poetry is not idiot clarity and washington stakeform
neither the bank vault nor the greek mathematician
but the topmost of the **Kabbalah abbalah abalone, the most hidden of hiddens,
(injected with Jenova geneva (a city in Switzerland) (designed by Tetsuya Nomura and voiced by Lance BassGeorgeNewbernTylerHoechlin, for english is what we are concerned with today))
I think you the reader understand the problem here,
and the problem is poetry is difficult to contain, meaning is squeezed out of it and we have to force the words back into an order of magnitude
the truth, proscribed
being that our humans, our people, our he/she/they/xe
shining coats glory be
must try and find meaning
where meaning slips free into the very foundational order of the language
if you want to taste poetry melting ice cream on the tongue
you have to let the words
slip into sounds
but
we cant
otherwise poetry overwhelms the system
because we live in a world with out poetry
we die in the dark
(we let the leaker live in a platinum safe, site 93, where Dr. Nealon (who is not assigned to SCP-5598) [fight!] is to maintain a 24 hour operating security camera watching it to make sure the poem-intestines do not prolapse. The documents he works on [he does!] is an example of how much leak is out, floating boating boat moat boat on a moat stoat groat worming up your throat boat boat boat on an endless starlit sea. (this is almost poetry, and therefore it is bad poetry))
a team of psychiatrists and PhD (you), normally Pound collection in hand and a knowledge of Lowell and Creeley at arms like guns, are tasked to force things back into.
you are antipoetry,
you fight language itself,
you wield what you hate, the silly amateur rhyme and the cutesy platitutde as antiguns, a gun turned inside out against the falling out of meaning
if you hate poetry (you) you wield anti-intellectualism to preserve your world. You wield the Hallmark card against the eldritch force that unwinds the tongue and burns the brain.
the avant-garde is evil, the counterculture can't help me
Where your beloved thing blends, in capitalism, with the banality of the liberal nothing.
that is where you save our reality
this thing cannot move,
but it hates you
this poem you read (hopefullly) means something, it fails as poetry. It should not be difficult to those who get it, but it is a crapshoot. It is meant to be consumed as manual, it can't. This poem is corruption.
CANTO II
I Ferlinghetti, stand on a blasted heath in health that lies
no where,
where no
man can not think too much without dehydration
the description above is false, yes, but it is also true.
consider a magazine of poetry OR poetry, 1981 March, L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E, founded, edited and edited by Charles Bernstein and Bruce Andrews. If you know of the language poets than you know what I know, which is truth. Can the truth handle the truth [bernstein] But if SCP-1981 really does see circles that are not circles, billions of dead souls inside containment, unravellers have eaten country's moral fabric, turning hearts into filth, yadda yadda yadda, et cetera et cetera, will you just shut up man, is he really from a kingdom level above human?
Well, no.
Here is how you understand the magazine, the SCP-5598. As you've guessed, smart boy, it leaks. It leaks its inner contents and we don't have a clue of the original innards before the victim
was slaughter
ed.
It leaks the language poets, who abhorr poetry as consumerism, the vampire of meaning and memory. Words should stay hidden. The meaning is mine. This is less poetry than poetry.
You built from words first and words for words sake than any sort of involuntary unvoluntary desire to communicate. A spokesman for Bernstein, who is himself himself.
SCP-1981 was found in a library, though, that's important.
books/not books (SCP-1981 is a book) butting up against each other and leaking. We have to consider how poetry plays, because if I author quote Fake Reagan here, then is fake reagan here?(and is this how the thing in the bay of bengal functions?)
Poetry is an idea sponge.
(the working theory in the department is that the magazine was placed next to a worse thing, and if Bernstein's rules of axioms hold true, then, logically, we have a problem wherein the interchange of meaning destabilizes words and liberates them, sets the words free. Current theories on the worse thing are
A blasted heath (literally)
Max Stirner, but who takes Max Stirner one step further, an uber Marxist who hates marxists who points out that if society and liberalism and communism and capitalism are spooks that do not exist, and by that same measure there is only the ego in the worker, but if the ego is merely making meaning, and if meaning itself has no matters, and as consequence the ego does not exist, and if the Freudian ego (proven true see SCP-XXXX) isn't real, and as consequence life has no matters, could it be that life does not exist? stops. breathing. you never could breath.
Fuck (he/hers/them)
the underworld itself
We know.)
If you can quote it, it exists, and if it is assumed true that poetry has a language, then it *has* a language. It has a language. It can speak to itself. It's already doing it. Think about it, literally.
this
poem
is
in
communication
with
SCP-5598
and
the
language
centers
of
your
brain
and
it
changes
the
way
you
see
it. Protocols are in place, no worry and yet. You already think in poetry. Just take care stare bear in the forest at where the wind blows and whistles through the tall grass housewife at home playing lute [yes! more!]
What's worse, the poets are unsleeping with poetry that isn't poetry, bogged down by thoughts that aren't them because think about it. really think about it, if poetry the way the language poets practice it is divorced from ideas of personal experience and is words first than you loose your own personal experience, then you lose your own personal experience. Pay Attention.
What's worse, the poets see it, and it wears a white gown.
(If your thoughts aren't your own, and they aren't thoughts, what are they? are they human? If not, what are they capable of?)they won't describe more before their eyes often
just
go
[OK Go is an American rock band ok now go dont go yugo slavia flavia flavor of mine inside bind tie them down a white gown big frown big mouth loose teeth I am a freak. I have hands and I have feet, and if you saw me you'd faint, you'd be petrified, mummified, turned into stone or a pillar of salt sodom and gomorrah are burning]
the poem wrote that
Now, for the next part of the story, I'm going to get technical. Hang on, I promise it'll be alright. It will help you understand poetry's place in a modern capitalism age and also how to contain SCP-5598.
two years from now 2021 the poet and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, aged 101, will die on the floor of his old covidclosed bookshop City Lights Bookstore eyes missing arms missing mouth agape they will find fragments of white fabric on his coat and a great disturbance in the poetry section. The blood and gore leaking from the old man's face will be consistent with Kerouac long ago. October 20, 1969, St. Petersburg, Florida, Kerouac vomits blood. the sky hangs heavy over St. Anthony's Hospital, the official death is from an esophageal hemorrhage due to alcohol abuse but we lied, we die in the dark. It ripped out his liver, the source of his poetry, present in every bottle of booze that wormed its dark way into his songs (its skin is long) It is a creature of Interzone, but now back there Wuthering Heights is destroyed in City Lights Bookstore. The Beat Generation will pass and we will no longer face darkness the same way. No more cutups or facing the terror through the wall [ginsberg].
William S. Burroughs starred in both Drugstore Cowboy and a Nike ad. He shot his fucking wife in the head while high. If you sing your grief the world will sing
But the thing will be he (Ferlinghetti on a blasted heath) wont be dead. aged 103 it sliced off his arms and cut out his eyes and left him sputtering on bookshelf floor but it had been there since the fifties tracing him through word after word after word.
No eyes to read no hands to write because the poetry stole them, the poetry we discuss races through the skull and burns out the neurons like lights in a city winking off one by one by one.
(No, this is wrong)
It affects you too. You haven't seen SCP-5598 yet but maybe one day you'll be alone, in a shopping mall Disneyworld hell or else a dark room, the love of your life fucking you on the bed or sobbing inconsolably at horrifying things on the television and what do you know you'll be shot through the head with talkpoems and cut-ups and submarine light in Bickfords and the scales of a fish and you'll be sobbing as your mind undoes itself. You've seen it, the disconnect of all the words that make up you (because the words really do make up you) and then you'll see the white gown and the long skin and the nails that fold back on the head.
I've seen them.
Soft nail.
Sky sharp.
Roger snore
why did the chicken
If the past ten words are pointless, you might be a redneck [foxworthy] if if if if if!
No matter how political or polemical or puritanical (lou dobbalina mr bob dobalina [funky homosapien[tork]] fuck stop stop stop), I have a moment of lucidity to know I am a dead man. I am ashamed that any sense I make is just part of the fucking poetry. [no]
last call of the night: if poetry is an idea sponge, what does it absorb? more poetry? or else?
CANTO III
quick example
if you look at the poems of 1981 March, L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E like I did, it slips a trip a grip. consider how a man imprisoned on false and fraudulent trumped-up judgery tries his fingers at a basic construction, where the simple center of the poem is the poem. C
onsider the crisis at hand when you write on trying to recall parties at drunken colleges singing Chainsmokers into smoky night, drunk and alone:
(no training):
404 Internal Server Error
The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/SCP/5598/files/_display.py", line 551, in respond
table.open.body = self.handler()
File "/SCP/5598/files/_display.py", line 331, in __call__
return self.callable(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
File "error_classic.py", line 12 in index
raise FileNotFoundError(obj)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 6] File inaccesible: 'D-34666_TESTING_INPUT01.pdf'
understand this is fleeting
it is a lie
but also if you want to fight it, preserve what remains,
this is also a lie. Periodt.
The transfiguration! Christ will come like that! [o'connor]
Following A Party at XXXXXX's (Oct. 2019)
Life is blunt smoke and hot sauce,
a spiraling cigarette abyss.
In arc-sodium spaces
they cut White Claw seltzers like birthday cake
under marijuana vice grips
and all our yesterdays really HAVE lighted fools the way to dusty death.
The Twitter literati, they say,
have debated whether pegging is a reflection of the base code of the universe,
fractalized anal sex in A minor,
fellas, is it gay to be alone?
In the dim and longing steets,
a solitary skateboarder rides nowhere fast;
his face glassy mirror under hooded cloak,
Beats by Dre melting like clocks on an ant-beach.
He soars into a harrowing middle distance sunrise.
Admit it.
Your home died 7 years ago, gurgling on the floor in someone else’s kitchen
“Away! Away! We must make haste! Avast ye! I’ve heard the mermaids calling!”
this means nothing to you,
if you piece more than bare logic from it there's fire to be
held
in sunrise hands
and rotting flesh from bone
so we shouldn't have looked back, shouldn't have saved her, we loved her.
her skin is long
CANTO IV
Arthur Handscome, tall and intellected a cut too big for his coat sits with the site director, alone, coffee and cronut display with grapes in salad, to discuss a matter of unnerving importance. You see, says he, the problem with Five Five Nighty Eight is even though Analytics determines yes, our army of poets must write bad poetry, the horseshoe circles around. What do you mean says the director legs bulging muscled in suit. Well, consider it thus, if we fight high art's decay of meaning with low art, poetry that is communicative and simple, well this is no protection from decay of meaning. It doesnt matter if capitalism or postmodernism absorbs poetry and removes its meaning as art, the kind of poetry the language poets preach has no meaning, its words first just a jumble of them the reader creates the meaning and well he gestures broadly thats the anomaly. Here the words dont stick and it destroys consciousness slowly as the brain scrambles for meaning. the site director frowns and gulper eel takes a swig mouth too wide for his teeth, but then we have no way of containing it, it eats through every poet except Dr. Nealon and it spreads throughout word by word by sentence by sentence turning back on it, poetry as plague, and we have no backup procedures every procedure is a poem and every procedure author dies but handscome knows this and he freezes and realizes there's a lack of __ in the air. it is
it her it
no way out he thinks
the doors the walls arent opening but of course they arent doors or walls they arent even real.
(this is what I told you about the kingdom level above human and the thing in the bay of bengal. they originate from it)
the site director realizes it too but too late and begins to scramble and cry but its not tears its meat coming out
in a fetus the agent dives under the table, ears ringing 300 decibelles we didn't start the fire [joel] and he
tries to pull a poem out I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils; [wordsworth] but soon daffodils are nothing and so are clouds, nothing is nothing is nothing is poetry, and the song that sings the universe is only itself and now he thinks this:
humans are
meant to
be complex.
They are
meant to
be a vision
of wheels rhyming
with each other,
in unusual bouncing off
way
They are meant
to exist
in large tribes
and unknowing groups
with multitudes
no one man
knowing each other,
knowing the
full
the deer
died following
the toyota
in the cornfield
with the state park
looming.
trees turn
to fire
at dawn.
then Handscome thinks one last think a rinky dink (im trying to finish [stop]) before he passes into elysium fields and that's what he thinks elysium fields abandon all hope ye who enter here the styx the lyre the ending in the beginning.
(she's tearing at his eyes now)
on the verge of becoming human again, of seeing sunshine,
h
If you see me we will diee
sees
her again
and the lyre strings break, and die.
(poetry lasts since forever. [shut up already!]
my love to you my pillar of salt halt walt walt disney
[die! die under the claws and the long skin! just fucking shut up! i hate this poem!]
Sing O'muse!)
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SCP-2125 is a white oak tree (Quercus alba) located in the ███████ ██████████ Forest in ██████, New York. | ***
Item #: SCP-2125
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: An area of 10 square meters around the farthest-reaching branch of SCP-2125 is to be monitored by female personnel at all times. There will be no less than one guard posted inside a facility near SCP-2125 designed to look like an old wooden shed. The shed will have a rectangular hole such that anyone facing the hole would see a seated figure inside the shed. The words "Stephanie's Camping Paradise" are to be painted above the opening. Should any civilians approach the shed, they are to be informed that "Stephanie's Camping Paradise" is out of supplies. If the civilians remain after all attempts to maintain cover and persuade them to leave have been made, then personnel are authorized to remove them by force.
Description: SCP-2125 is a white oak tree (Quercus alba) located in the ███████ ██████████ Forest in ██████, New York. It is 40 meters tall and has several branches that extend parallel to the ground. The longest of the branches is 35 meters. All of the branches are covered in an unknown species of vine that appears to be a different organism than the tree itself, though they terminate in its bark. The vines are wrapped around SCP-2125's branches and end in loops that hang off of the branches. The loops vary in diameter and are completely inactive until SCP-2125's anomalous properties manifest.
When a human male, referred to as the "subject", enters the area beneath any branch of SCP-2125, a previously-inanimate vine from the branch above the subject will uncoil and seize him by wrapping its looped end around the subject's neck. The subject will then be lifted by the vine and suspended until he dies of asphyxiation. After the subject is deceased, the vine will release the body and return to an inactive state.
All testing done with human females caused no anomalous reaction from SCP-2125.
A disused portion of a dirt trail leads to an unmarked grave beneath SCP-2125.
The letters "A" and "D" are carved into its trunk.
Addendum-2125-A: Excavation of the grave site revealed the skeleton of a man aged 20 to 35 years as well as a collection of badly-damaged documents and a well-preserved noose. The documents and noose were protected from complete decomposition by a closed metal box.
The legible parts of the documents have been transcribed below:
septembr 10 18██
annie you know I love you. I can take good kare of you and you no that. its not my falt if yor pa cant see it. meat me neer the tree tonite.
forever yors,
danny
septembr 12 18██
annie its fine. I no that you didnot tell yor brothers bout us. yor pa mustve found my letter and telled them to com beet me out under our tree. they dont think i am good enuff for you annie so they told all sorts of untrue things bout us. that you didnt love me and that i was to stop comin over and writin letters to you. its fine annie. I no you didnt say thos things bout me. meat me neer our tree at nite when you get the chanse.
love,
danny
septembr 25 18██
annie I am so sad. I am missin you so much. I figure your pa and brothers hav you locked up somewere in your hous but Im to scared to com get you. I dont want to be beeten agin but i will com anyways. your pa wont think im a no good for you cowerd wen I com and get you. Ill com and get you and we will run. run far awway from heer and get married, til death do us part.
love,
danny
septembr 26 18██
annie I am so sorry they came aftre me so fast I just wasnt thinkin. my finger just pulld the trigger a few times. you know i didnt want to kill them just show them that im not a cowerd and i can be good for you annie. I herd you screemin in the back room but i ran wen the blood started ta get all muddy like round my feet. theyll hang me i no it. I do not want to meet Our Lord so soon, annie. we were suposed to be married and get old together before He called us. I am gonna run, annie. run far away from the hangman and com back for you 1 day. i promise.
forever your love,
danny
LOCAL HALF-WIT CHARGED WITH MURDER, HANGED UNTIL DEAD
Daniel ██████, a young man employed by the ████████ family, was executed yesterday. Those interviewed described Daniel as "a simple soul" that "would never harm anyone". Townspeople were therefore shocked to learn that Danny was obsessed with Mr. ████████'s daughter, Annie. He imagined that they were in love and that Mr. ████████ and his three sons were conspiring to keep Ms. ████████ from him. Ms. ████████ declined to comment.
His last words were: "I'll never let another man touch you, Annie! No one else will love you or meet you under our tree, I swear it! I won't let them!"
He was hanged off of the old oak tree. |
SCP-1014 is a tunicate capable of mimicking human appearance and vocalizations. | ***
Item #: SCP-1014
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-1014 are to be contained in a 12 meter by 12 meter room not constructed of wood. A beach environment is to be maintained in the chamber at all times, and sea water pumped through the chamber to simulate the effects of tides. Members of SCP-1014 are to be placed so that only their heads remain above water when the water is at its highest. Any salt water with sufficiently high plankton content may be substituted if necessary. Should the water level drop to the point where a specimen is entirely exposed for more than six hours, Class Two hazardous materials protocols are to be in effect until the water level is restored.
Description: SCP-1014 is a tunicate capable of mimicking human appearance and vocalizations. Though very similar to related species in its larval form, a mature SCP-1014 appears very much like a weathered and emaciated man dressed in rags. This is believed to be a heavily adapted tunic, a protective covering common among tunicates. This covering constantly emits a foul smelling mucus, likely to discourage closer inspection. Like all tunicates, the adult form is a sessile filter feeder and spends its life anchored to a rock near the high tide line on a beach. The larval forms are predatory, and avoid anchoring in areas populated by humans or adult SCP-1014.
When a ship comes near, members of SCP-1014 thrash about somewhat to attract its attention. If approached by humans, it will release from the rock so that it may be transported. Due to their resemblance to human shipwreck victims, many ships would take one on board, removing it from the water and thereby triggering its reproductive cycle. The mucus the SCP-1014 secretes then changes to include symbiotic bacteria capable of rapidly rotting wood. It also self-fertilizes and begins gestating eggs. When the boat sinks, SCP-1014's eggs hatch into larva, which consume what remains of the ship's contents. If the boat did not sink, the specimen dies within no more than a month.
SCP-1014 populations are known to exist in the wild, though their numbers have been rapidly declining due to pollution and the severe decline of wooden ships. Research suggests population was at its peak in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries.
Notably, SCP-1014 is capable of mimicking human words and phrases, which it continually repeats seemingly at random when removed from water. Memory for these appears to be transmitted through unknown means from generation to generation. Communication has proven impossible, and there are no indications that SCP-1014 is sentient.
Addendum 1014-3: Excerpt from an audio log of SCP-1014 in a drained testing chamber. Portions in brackets are translated to English. Disjointed speech of SCP-1014 believed to be due to repeating phrases from multiple sources.
[1633]: <Rotten through.>
[1633]: What happened to you, old man?
[1634]: Tell them I loved them.
[1634]: Buckets! We need to bail now!
[1634]: The hold for him.
[1641]: What are you saying?
[1641]: <Let the depths rise up and sweep over the shores, rendering the works of man to dust.>
[1700]: <This can't be. The ship was fine at port!>
[1700]: <You need to eat.>
[1705]: <I don't want to die.>
[1706]: You brought this on the ship, you cursed madman.
[1710]: Let the depths rise up and sweep over the shores, rendering the works of man to dust.
[1742]: What are you?
[1742]: <Castaway, seed of Jonah.> |
SCP-656 is a recordable VHS tape with “████ ██████ Home Edition” written on the label in black marker (SCP-656-1). | ***
Item #: SCP-656
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Any instances of SCP-656 must be kept in a low-humidity area for preservation. Any requests for testing must be run by Dr. ████████.
Description: SCP-656 appears to be a board game box labeled “████ ██████ Home Edition”, where ████ ██████ is presumably the name of a game show. No such game show is known to have existed, although the host, █████ ███████, is an established personality and host of a number of other game shows. SCP-656 was purchased from the ███ ██ ███ thrift store by Agent █████ while off-duty.
Contained inside SCP-656 is a recordable VHS tape with “████ ██████ Home Edition” written on the label in black marker (SCP-656-1). The box contains nothing else.
When SCP-656-1 is inserted into a VCR attached to a television, it plays a taped episode of ████ ██████, which appears to be from the mid-1980's. The recording begins during the theme music, cutting off an unknown amount of time. The show follows a quiz show format, where three contestants answer trivia questions to win money. All of the contestants are confirmed to be living, although none have records suggesting that they competed on a game show.
If all viewers remain silent, the recording will proceed as expected. The third player, █████ █████████, will win with a sum of $██,███. However, if at any point any viewer vocally answers a question before a contestant, the contestant will give the same answer as the viewer.
SCP-656-1 appears to be able to distinguish between attempts to answer and discussion between viewers. Playing a recording of an answer will not cause the contestant to give the answer specified in the recording. The contestants will give anything as an answer if properly prompted, regardless of whether they could know the answer given, or content of the answer. The contestants, host, and audience will have no visible reaction to profanity, vulgarity, or racial slurs given as an answer.
The questions appear to be randomly selected, and are different every time. Questions can be about any topic, and from any time period, even information from after the apparent recording of the show. The only apparent limitation on the questions is that the answer must be known by at least one person viewing the tape. Questions will occasionally be of a deeply personal nature; questions have in the past revealed extramarital affairs, illegitimate children, drug addiction, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Anything known to any viewer can become a question.
Copies of SCP-656 do not share its unique properties. Any copy of SCP-656 will play the recording as it appears when no viewers speak during play. Once a playthrough of SCP-656 has begun, it cannot be paused, rewound, or fast-forwarded.
Three (3) commercial breaks occur during the show, all advertising known products with the correct advertisements. After a commercial break, the camera view sweeps over the audience. Upon closer analysis, the audience consists entirely of people who have viewed the tape, as well as those currently viewing it. In addition to the Foundation personnel known to have viewed the tape, six (6) unknown people appear in the audience. At the end of the taping, after the host announces the winner of the three contestants, the "Audience Winner" is announced, and a member of the audience comes forward and is given a copy of SCP-656. The "Audience Winner" always corresponds with the current viewer who answered the most questions correctly. The tape cuts off soon after this point, during a disclaimer regarding the awarding of prizes. The disclaimer contains nothing of note. The recording runs for a total of 20 minutes, 3 seconds. There is an additional five (5) hours and forty (40) minutes of blank tape after the disclaimer cuts off. No anomalies have been detected within the blank portion of the tape.
Addendum: All "winners" are to be monitored in the event of a change in conditions. Refer to Document 656-█ for a complete list of "winners". It is now known that any person who wins the game will receive, after a number of days equal to the number of questions answered, a copy of SCP-656 in the mail. All copies received by Foundation personnel have displayed the address of Site-██ (the only Foundation facility where testing on SCP-656 has occurred) as the return address. All copies received by winners are fully functional. The Foundation is currently in possession of ██ additional instances of SCP-656. |
SCP-2073 is a set of hazardous reality alteration phenomena centered around a humanoid entity, designated SCP-2073-A. | ***
Item #: SCP-2073
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The current iteration of SCP-2073-A remains contained in a standard Humanoid Containment Cell within the Esoteric Research Sector of Area-08 (Deck 02). Until such a time that SCP-2073-A may produce a biological son, its location and properties will be accessible only to Clearance Level 4 personnel and authorized 2/2073 personnel from Area-08.
Should SCP-2073 occur outside Foundation control or SCP-2073-A escape containment, Esoteric Mobile Task Force ϱ-4 ("Red Net") will be warned and deployed immediately to re-instate containment.
Description: SCP-2073 is a set of hazardous reality alteration phenomena centered around a humanoid entity, designated SCP-2073-A.
SCP-2073 events consist of multiple Localized Reality Shifts, consistently described as: themed (materialization of dark-colored matter forming sinew-like veins on surfaces of baseline reality objects, frequently in recognizable patterns, and the manifestation of mist and clouds of ashes); observable; and non-congruent with pre-existing reality (usually causing moderate to severe damage to nearby structures, due to the emergence of SCP-2073 matter through static surfaces). Witnesses have often compared Localized Reality Shifts to earthquakes with successive replicas that grow in intensity and range.
SCP-2073 will occur only if:
SCP-2073-A has produced a biological son in previous years.1
SCP-2073-A becomes convinced that SCP-2073 will occur, and that if left unchecked SCP-2073 will trigger an unspecified XK end-of-the-world scenario.
Once SCP-2073 manifests, SCP-2073-A will typically seek to commit suicide while in close proximity to its firstborn son. This event, designated "Lullaby Event", occurs between 3 and 10 years after the latter's birth; at this point, its son will become a new, latent instance of SCP-2073-A.
If a Lullaby Event is delayed, SCP-2073 will become fully manifest after two to ten hours; SCP-2073 reality alterations at this point will be able to severely damage buildings, alter local seismic activity and/or cause meteorological anomalies (such as the appearance of winds in excess of 50 kph and clouds of ash). Observed progression of the area affected by these Localized Reality Shifts indicates that, if unwilling to or prevented from completing a Lullaby Event for long periods of time, SCP-2073-A will become the focal point of an XK-class end-of-the-world scenario due to the SCP-2073 phenomena.
Measures to facilitate or enforce this willingness have been deployed in the current iteration of SCP-2073-A.
Addendum SCP-2073-01: Interview with SCP-2073-A-2 and recording of Lullaby Event 2.
Foreword: SCP-2073-A-2 (████ ███████ █████ ██████████, construction worker) had been detained by local authorities in ██/██/2008 after his wife (a ██████ ██████████) called the police due to a domestic incident in which SCP-2073-A-2 attempted to gain access to ██████ (first born child of the couple) armed with a knife; Mrs. ██████████ would declare later that SCP-2073-A-2 had behaved erratically and violently on occasion since ██████'s birth.
During its detainment, SCP-2073-A-2 repeatedly requested to be brought to ██████ or to have him delivered to its current location. This was denied by police officers for approximately two and a half hours, after which SCP-2073's reality alteration properties became manifest and Foundation field agents from Site-██-████ took over the case, arresting all three family members and establishing preliminary containment in SCP-2073-A-2's current location, a police station of Whispering Pines, IL, with the cover of a potentially hazardous gas leak.
An abridged version of the interview between SCP-2073-A-2 and Agent █████ follows. Note that the subject was in a state of exhaustion and agitation.
Agent █████: Please, explain why are you here [in detainment].
SCP-2073-A-2: My wife called the police because she thought I was gonna do something bad to little ██████. Because of the knife and all, see.
Agent █████: Were you?
SCP-2073-A-2: Look, I am not the best father, alright! I have hurt him, hit him, and ██████, too! But that was when I was drunk, and I drink to not think about it. I don't even know how can people stand it, I mean-do you get what I mean?
Agent █████: I am afraid not. Please explain.
SCP-2073-A-2: Well, we're all going to die, right? (subject momentarily pauses, agitated; resumes conversation by screaming) Right?!
Agent █████: Yes, that seems to be the case.
SCP-2073-A-2: And we still have children. (subject behaves in a more collected manner) We had'im and we knew-guess we all know we're gonna die and think, oh, little Joe will have a nice life, little Jenny will be happy and have kids, but they all die, don't they? We all die. (subject falls silent)
Agent █████: We do.
SCP-2073-A-2: (hesitating, agitated) I've been hearing things. I mean, not like I am crazy or something, alright? I've been hearing these voices. Swished things that said this whole shit was coming down. The dreams, too, the things I saw-
Agent █████: Please, calm down, ████. Start over when you're ready, there's time.
SCP-2073-A-2: Nah, there is no time, not for me anyways. Besides, I wanna let this all out, haven't talked to anybody about it yet… Okay, see, when the kid was born? That night I had a dream. I was holding him in my arms, clutching him and crying. He was dead. Guts spilling from his belly, a little eye plucked out… And everything was filled with black dirt and burnt, and there was smoke and the sky was cold-but you could still see the stars! And- they felt wrong. Out of place, like lined up in rows… I mean, how could the sky just feel out of place? (subject whispers) And there were… okay, like not people, something just a bit like people, all around, whispering that I didn't do it.
Agent █████: Do what?
SCP-2073-A-2: Do my part. It's always a dream like that, month after month after month and then I see it even when I'm awake; black dirt, the world burnt, ashes and smoke, that goddamned sky and them, just walking around and wailing that I didn't do it.
Agent █████: What does your part consist of?
SCP-2073-A-2: That I must pass it on.
Agent █████: Pass what on?
SCP-2073-A-2: Nothing, it's… It's my responsibility, our responsibility.
Agent █████: Are you doing this in order to prevent these events from occurring? Have you ever seen anything like this? (Note: Agent refers to the SCP-2073 manifestations taking place at the enclosure; in debriefing, agents and witnesses would describe these events as "dark sinew-like tissue in walls and ceiling, forming cracks displayed in circles and geometrical motifs", this last aspect speculated to be an unknown language.)
SCP-2073-A-2: N-no, the walls cracking's new, too… Listen, I have to do it.
Agent █████: Do you think you will stop this if you kill yourself?
SCP-2073-A-2: No, you don't-you don't get it, it will never stop. Why, why did I bring him into this shithole-(subject stands up and repeatedly steps on a motile tendril of SCP-2073 matter.) They're coming already.
Agent █████: Who is?
SCP-2073-A-2: You don't see them yet, but they just wanna do their part. And it's either me or everything else. It must happen.
Agent █████: How can you know it will work?
SCP-2073-A-2: Look, I-I dunno! Do you think that I like this, that I want ██████ to die? I've seen this, I've dreamed this. The damn things (Note: SCP-2073-A-1 may be referring to the entities observed during its dreams) hammered it into me, I guess. For a while, I just didn't want to believe it. I mean, who wants to believe that he has to become a human sacrifice, right? (scoffing, low whimper) But the last months… I know this will happen to my kid too, and I don't really want to… I must. I must do this.
Agent █████: Are you certain that you want to?
SCP-2073-A-2: Yeah. (subject composes itself) With me out of the picture-Just… just tell ██████ that I love her. That this is what I want. And to be strong, too. She'll have to be for him. (subject exhales heavily) Take me there. Don't all our kids die too, in the end? At least I won't have to hold his corpse.
SCP-2073-A-2 taken to the presence of ██████ in an annex to main building of the police station. ██████ remains sedated for the duration of this incident. A new SCP-2073 Localized Reality Shift occurs, causing progressive physical damage to facility.
Subject sits by its child (sedated per request of Agent █████) and cradles him, singing a song also recorded in other Lullaby Events. Event recorded as per protocol.
++ Access to Lullaby Event-2.
Opening record; your access has been recorded.
SCP-2073-A-2: I have seen the world burning. I have seen the world turning. The tipping point is my life-
Note: Reportedly, the largest concentrations of SCP-2073 matter begins to generate humanoid protrusions, which crawl towards the containment enclosure occupied by SCP-2073-A-2 and ignore all other present human witnesses. All forms manifested laugh for the duration of the event.
SCP-2073-A-2: The father must spill blood over the son. For the curse is bound to the life of the father, and blood is life's coin; since such life is the father's, it is the father that must (sobbing, audible rumbling in background) pass his blood to the son. A life (sobbing) for all things, a worthy bargain. So receive this my bound, my child, and be anointed with this mourning life. (quiet crying interspersed with a faint cracking sound; laughter is heard over the voice of SCP-2073-A-2) I love you.
Note: Variations on the last sentence have been encountered, but all the recorded subjects have sung this "lullaby" before completing the event.
SCP-2073-A-2 commits suicide. SCP-2073 ceases, baseline reality re-asserts itself.
Foundation observers report that SCP-2073-A-2's blood spills directly over its child's face, turning into a black organic substance (Note: later confirmed to be human serum, extremely thickened with ashes.) upon contact; subject wakes up at this point and is subdued by agents.
██████ is taken into custody and preemptively classified SCP-2073-A-3.
Administrative Order ██-███-████-█: Only Authorized Personnel.
++ File sealed as per Administrative Order ██-███-████. Continue only if authorized by Level 5/Global personnel.
–– File sealed as per Administrative Order ██-███-████. Personnel identified and cleared. BE ADVISED: your access has been recorded.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ES-057-2073-L4
To: ϱ-4, Area 08 RARP personnel, pertinent Level 5 personnel.
From: Office of the Head Archivist of Area-08.
Ref: Special SCP-2073 Archival Report.
As per Administrative Order ES-057-2073, all references to SCP-2073-A-1, the Reality Alteration Research Program and the SCP-2073 test schedule have been stricken from the main database. Further documentation involving SCP-2073 procedural creation, behavior, and deactivation may be requested to the Head Archivist of Area-08. Information that may be used to track SCP-2073-A-1's genealogy has also been erased from public record and the main database. Only Clearance Level 4 personnel or members of the RARP or the EMTF ϱ-4 may browse these materials.
Since SCP-2073-A remains under heavy monitoring by Area-08 personnel, no SCP-2073 events are expected. A list of potential candidates to bear SCP-2073-A's descendant in order to advance the RARP projects is being considered at this time. SCP-2073-A will be moved to a dedicated research facility when the next phase of the RARP may begin.
Were new cases of SCP-2073 to manifest outside of Foundation control, EMTF ϱ-4 will respond by eliminating SCP-2073-A and tracking down the person or persons responsible for its binding. Tracking of anomalous individuals related to the "Palacian schools" is underway as a preventive measure.
Footnotes
1. While all █ recorded instances of SCP-2073-A have been cisgender males and have produced biological descendants, there is no evidence that SCP-2073 phenomena may only manifest in instances of SCP-2073-A that are biologically related to their children, or that they could not manifest in transgender or male-identifying descendants.
Female at birth SCP-2073 instances are not expected to occur. |
SCP-1434 is a large fragment of extruded clay brick, dull red in color, which while totally inert somehow effects the insertion of increasingly bizarre and impractical laws into the legal code of the nearest sufficiently small municipality. | ***
Item #: SCP-1434
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1434 is held in a standard containment cell, empty save for a blank book labeled “Charter of Etna" and a copy of "The Federal Criminal Code & Rules." Records of the State of Nevada have been altered to register the twenty-five square meters of the cell as the unincorporated township of Etna, now abandoned.
Current containment procedures were devised to forestall the transfer of SCP-1434's effect to larger cities or counties. A fresh copy of “The FCC & R” should be placed next to the SCP monthly, while the previous month's copy should be incinerated unread.
All security personnel assigned to Site-47 are subject to annual participation in Foundation Standard Seminar “The Application of Force in Arrests and You!” This is in addition to all other regulation orientation and training sessions.
Description: SCP-1434 is a large fragment of extruded clay brick, dull red in color, which while totally inert somehow effects the insertion of increasingly bizarre and impractical laws into the legal code of the nearest sufficiently small municipality. Where borders overlap, SCP-1434 has always shown preference for the smaller body. Affected legislatures show no memory of instituting any such laws, but will enforce them without protest.
During the early phase of the brick's influence, governments have been observed to pass laws of extremely limited applicability, such as a ban on smoking on Tuesdays. However, as the infection progresses, the activities proscribed in this manner become increasingly innocuous while the penalties grow increasingly severe to the point of life threatening.
SCP-1434 further affects local law enforcement, who develop progressively violent mentalities over time. These mental alterations do not linger after SCP-1434's relocation. Officers with more than six months of exposure compulsively apply excessive, often lethal force to any and all they suspect of “transgressions.”
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Incident Log: Since recovery, investigations into several public disturbances have recovered other SCP-1434 fragments of varying size. Unrest is believed to have subsided when a party or parties unknown removed the object from the municipality. The object's whereabouts between incidents is as yet unknown, though research is continuing. Any outbreaks of police violence linked to recently introduced legislation should be studied for signs of object influence by the appropriate Mobile Task Force.
Case 001—12/18/1987: Montgomery County in Maryland outlaws the use of shrimp in clearing snow from highways. Six injured in collisions with state-operated snowplows.
Case 004—01/24/1992: City of [REDACTED] makes the wearing of contact lenses compulsory for all residents who died between 1947 and 1962. City police officers conduct spontaneous mass disinterment which results in the exhumation of over three thousand sets of human remains.
Case 021—08/02/2007: ███████, a small town in France, limits consumption of all beverages containing less than 3% gasoline by volume. Sixty-two killed by ingestion of toxic substances or in beverage-compliance raids. |
SCP-2605 is a human female formerly known as ███ ██████. | ***
Item #: SCP-2605
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2605 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-2605 possesses the standard nutritional requirements for a non-anomalous human of comparable age and condition, and is to be fed and maintained appropriately. When it is necessary that SCP-2605 be moved, the subject should be rendered unconscious through the application of sedatives to its food source.
Description: SCP-2605 is a human female formerly known as ███ ██████. The subject suffers from symptoms associated with Lewy body dementia, including memory loss and visual hallucinations. SCP-2605 finds movement difficult without aid and spends the majority of its time confined to its bed.
Instances of SCP-2605-1 are apparently massless, air-displacing entities which manifest in the immediate vicinity (~5 meters) of SCP-2605 concurrent with the subject's hallucinations. SCP-2605-1 instances have an internal temperature of approximately 51 degrees Celsius. Infrared imaging has revealed a consistent shape similar to an adult human male of 1.8 meters in height. Instances can physically interact with objects around them, typically performing actions such as fluffing the pillows or stroking the face of SCP-2605. Instances of SCP-2605-1 are universally non-hostile and disappear with an audible clap upon the cessation of the hallucination. Only one SCP-2605-1 instance has been observed to manifest at a time.
Addendum 2605-A: Surveillance log excerpts
Excerpt, 6/20/13
[An instance of SCP-2605-1 paces around the bed of SCP-2605.]
SCP-2605: Come a little closer, dear. It's so drafty in this room.
[SCP-2605-1 instance approaches and proceeds to stroke the face of SCP-2605. No audible sound is produced by the instance.]
SCP-2605: Ah, well. It's hard, Charles, but they take care of me, don't they?1 We'll endure it. We always have.
Excerpt, 6/25/13
[An instance of SCP-2605-1 sits on the bed of SCP-2605. Head movements from both entities seem to trace the rapid movements of an object on the other side of the room, though no detectable anomalies aside from the SCP-2605-1 instance manifest within the cell.]
SCP-2605: She's lovely, Charles. Even lovelier than you described. Thank you for bringing her here.
[Entities continue to track movement for approximately 12 minutes, until cessation of hallucination.]
Excerpt, 4/9/14
[An instance of SCP-2605-1 stands at the corner of the room opposite SCP-2605.]
SCP-2605: Sing that song again, dear. The one I liked.
[The SCP-2605-1 instance begins to tap its foot and rock back and forth. No sound is heard at first, though SCP-2605 periodically hums snippets of an unknown melody.]
[Abruptly, SCP-2605 begins coughing violently. The instance of SCP-2605-1 ceases rocking and quickly approaches SCP-2605, visibly shaking.]
[SCP-2605 finishes coughing. The SCP-2605-1 instance adjusts the subject's bedsheets, still shaking.]
[The SCP-2605-1 instance ceases shaking, and appears to briefly gesticulate. No audible sound is produced, but SCP-2605 can be observed smiling.]
SCP-2605: Oh my, yes. As long as I still have my mind, I'll be all right.
Footnotes
1. Investigation of individuals related to SCP-2605 has revealed no close relatives with the name "Charles" or a similar nickname. |
SCP-2481 is a constant 35 degrees Celsius regardless of the surrounding environment. | ***
Item #: SCP-2481
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Site-143 has been constructed around SCP-2481 and all related experiments are to be conducted on-site. To ensure the cooperation of SCP-2481-3, personnel entering SCP-2481 must be of Han ethnicity.
SCP-2481-1 is to be kept disassembled in storage, when not studied or experimented on.
SCP-2481-2 is not to be moved from its current position, and all related examinations must be conducted within SCP-2481.
SCP-2481-3 is to be accompanied by at least two personnel at all times. Personnel are encouraged to communicate with SCP-2481-3 through writing in order to stabilize its mental state. Subjects of Chinese history after the alleged Xia Dynasty (2100 BCE ~ 1600 BCE) are to be avoided. Obtaining detailed information about SCP-2481-1 and -2 is of the utmost priority.
Description: SCP-2481 refers to a spherical space, roughly 50 meters in diameter, located at a depth of about 20 meters underneath a Shang Dynasty (1600 BCE ~ 1046 BCE) archaeological site1 in ████████, Henan Province, China. The temperature within SCP-2481 is a constant 35 degrees Celsius regardless of the surrounding environment.
SCP-2481-1 refers to a large bronze structure within SCP-2481, which roughly resembles a cube and four pillars attached to a flat surface. It is estimated to have been built around 1800 BCE. The structure appears to have experienced extreme heat, resulting in severely damaged parts and melted surfaces. SCP-2481-1 has been cleanly severed at the boundary of SCP-2481, with no segments or pieces of the structure found outside of SCP-2481.
Certain portions of SCP-2481-1 resemble damaged circuit boards found in modern electronics. Analysis has proven difficult due to the damaged state of SCP-2481-1; however, it might be speculated that the structure is a computing device in base 8.
SCP-2481-2 refers to a beryllium bronze alloy device. In its original state, SCP-2481-2 would have been roughly cylindrical with one pointed end, estimated to have been 33 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter. It is speculated to have been previously attached to SCP-2481-1. Unlike SCP-2481-1, SCP-2481-2 displays little evidence of heat damage, but appears to have been damaged by blunt force, causing it to break into three large pieces and thirty-eight small pieces. Research into its components and interior structure is limited, as previous attempts to move the main pieces of SCP-2481-2 have resulted in the rapid destabilization of SCP-2481.2 However, on site research and analysis of its minor pieces indicates similar inner structure and working principle to ████████ ███████ ███████, and it is likely that SCP-2481-2 was designed as a ███-████ ███ ███████-███████ ██████. Analysis of ████ █████ within SCP-2481 suggests that SCP-2481-2 is the core of the anomaly.
SCP-2481-3 refers to a humanoid entity with reptilian features, genetically similar to a male human of Han ethnicity, suggesting that it underwent post-birth alterations. SCP-2481-3 possesses a head similar in appearance with that of a many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus), a roughly humanoid upper torso with a humanoid right arm but clawed, reptilian hand, a serpentine lower torso with a snake-like tail in place of legs, and is entirely covered in scales.
SCP-2481-3 is currently trapped beneath SCP-2481-2 and has suffered severe burn-related injuries. The left side of its body is absent, including its left arm, part of its throat, a small proportion of its face, and likely a significant amount of its organs. While SCP-2481-3’s wounds exhibits extreme heat, it does not spread to the rest of its body or the surrounding environment. Despite this, SCP-2481-3 remains alive and conscious, and although incapable of speech, is able to communicate with the Foundation through writing.
SCP-2481-3 uses what appears to be a sister writing system to what was later used in Shang Dynasty, but significantly more developed. Foundation linguists were able to translate the script after three months of study and communication. SCP-2481-3 is believed to be the operator of SCP-2481-1 and -2. While the subject is cooperative, attempts to gather technical details on the devices have failed due to its heavily deteriorated mental state. SCP-2481-3 claims to be a scholar/official of the Xia Dynasty under the reign of King Jie,3 who was tasked with eliminating a hostile entity, but failed, resulting in the current damaged state of SCP-2481-1 and -2. Refer to the Addendum for more information.
Addendum: The following is a partial archive log of most relevant information translated from SCP-2481-3’s written text, rearranged into readable order. (Due to SCP-2481-3's deteriorated mental state, most information offered has been proven redundant, repetitive or incoherent.) The original Chinese translation is provided alongside English for reference.
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About SCP-2481-3
余名羿，夏之卿士也。司癸酉剑拒金乌。金乌者，日神也。
I am Yi, an official of the Xia Court. I am in charge of the tenth Sword to defend against the Golden Crow, which is the sun god.
彼时，金乌十者齐出。其一得隙，降大火于禹台，余不敌，固受困。后商民至，欲行不轨。轩辕已崩，幸有余威。商民以为神，不敢逾越，遂以土掩之。
Back then, there were ten Golden Crows appearing all at once. One of them found a chance, and summoned great fires upon to the Tower of Yu. I was no match for it, and was thus trapped. Shang people later came and wanted to enact evil deeds. But fortunately, the Sword of Xuanyuan exerted its power despite being damaged. Shang people saw it as divine/magical, and did not dare to transgress, thus buried it under the ground.
长于荆地，十二化形，二十入蛇之道，幸仕于王都。然所执之剑，固有斩神之能，何想九乌连坠，天地色变，使其一得脱！禹台崩裂，轩辕不存，金乌遁去，余却得偷生，有负桀王所托！
I was born in the Jing State, and received my Transformation into the serpentine form at the age of twelve. I began to study the Way of the Serpent at the age of twenty, and was fortunate enough to work in the capital. The Sword I commanded was powerful enough to slay gods, but who can predict that the death of nine crows would cause the heaven and earth to destabilize, letting the last one loose? Now that the Tower of Yu is shattered, the Sword of Xuanyuan is gone, the Crow has escaped, while I am still left alive. I have failed King Jie's mission!
Research's Note: The Tower of Yu seems to be referring to SCP-2481-1, while the Sword of Xuanyuan refers to SCP-2481-2. — Head Researcher Xue Qing
余固愿一死，然若此，夏之始末自此佚也。故不敢为！
I may wish for death, but if I do so, the history of Xia will since be lost. I therefore dare not seek death!
About SCP-2481-1 and -2
昔有蛇父传道，立文字。又及器械之术，谓之伏羲八卦。黄帝习之，得金之灵，败蚩尤于涿鹿。禹王采九州之金，以八卦为基，铸得禹台。诸神畏避，夜有鬼哭。
In the past, Father Serpent taught us the ways, establishing the written language and the methods of building machines. The latter is called Fuxi bagua.4 The Yellow Emperor studied it, and acquired the spirit of the metal, thus defeating Chiyou at Zhuolu. King Yu collected metal from nine States, and was able to build his towers based on bagua. After that, the gods all stayed away out of fear, and ghosts cried at night.
禹王时，四海一统，蛮夷异族皆服王化。或曰：“当祭诸神。”王曰：“神者，为龙所食。人者，龙裔也。故不当惧。”是以收九州之金，立九台，以慑诸神。少康时，立剑于台，可以屠神。命轩辕，高祖之名也。至桀王，有禹台七七之数，立剑者十余。
During the reign of King Yu, all land within the four seas were unified. The savage and the foreign all fall under his rule. Some suggested: "We should sacrifice to gods." King Yu answered: "Gods are food to the Dragons, and humans are descendants of the Dragons. This is why we should not fear gods." Hence King Yu collected metal from nine States, building nine towers to intimidate the gods. During the reign of King Shaokang, swords that are capable of slaying gods were put onto the towers. The swords were named after our great ancestor Yellow Emperor, called Xuanyuan. When King Jie was ruling, there were forty-nine such towers and more than ten such swords.
轩辕之理，非是灭却，实去其形、智、始末、因果，使其不存。九剑连发，天地色变，如引火烧身。金乌不存，夏亦受之。除吾以断剑偷生外，具为飞灰。商民至此时，竟不知夏，以为神怪。
The working principle of the Sword of Xuanyuan, is not to destroy, but to get rid of one's form, mind, history/process from beginning to end and causation/cause and effect, making it no longer exist. With nine swords used, heaven and earth were disturbed greatly, and such action is like drawing fire to oneself. Golden Crows were no longer, and Xia was also subjected to its effect. All turned into ashes, except for me, who survived by the effect of the broken Sword. When Shang people arrived here, they didn't even know about Xia, and thought of me/this place as godly or monstrous.
About the cause of SCP-2481's current state
商者，事货殖，贱民也。不事龙蛇之道，以金乌为尊，殊为可笑。孔甲时叛夏。
The Shang folks engaged in business, and were lowly people. They did not study the ways of the Dragon and the Serpent, and in turn worshiped the Golden Crows. It's laughable. They rebelled against Xia during the reign of Kongjia.
孔甲时，有蛮夷、贱民祈术法于诸神。以械驱之，尽数剪灭。独商民拜金乌得生。自皋至发，除而不尽。
During the reign of King Kongjia, the savage and the lowly people prayed for magic from the gods. The king used machines to drive them away and wiped them out. Only the Shang people managed to survive by worshiping the Golden Crows. From the reign of King Gao to the reign of King Fa, Shang was dealt with multiple times but we could not rid ourselves of them.
俊，贼子也。是商之首，背父弃母，以大火及牺牲召三足乌。十日齐出，夏危矣。是以桀王召公卿十人，以轩辕剑剪除。十剑齐出，九乌坠地，功亏一篑，呜呼哀哉！
The treacherous Jun was the leader of Shang, who betrayed our Mother and Father, summoning the three-legged crows with great fires and sacrifices. Ten suns appeared all at once, and Xia Dynasty was in a dire situation. Thus King Jie ordered ten officials to get rid of the Crows with the Swords of Xuanyuan. With ten Swords used and nine crows fallen, one escaped and the effort failed by the last minute. Such sadness!
As the "Golden Crows" in SCP-2481-3 description resembles the entity worshipped by the group Huǒjù zhi Zi,5 with permission, the subject was shown materials related to SCP-1428 for confirmation. SCP-2481-3's reaction as follows.
虽有昔日得脱，如今终入囚笼！金乌得困，蛇之道成矣！可慰诸王之灵！
It may have escaped back then, but now, it was in the cage at last! Now that the Golden Crow is trapped, the Way of the Serpent is achieved! The kings of Xia can now rest in peace!
For more information regarding the Xia Anomalous Culture Group, consult Document-2481.
O5 Level Clearance Required
Input Credentials: 日安不到? 烛龙何照?
"INTO THE ABYSS, WHERE THE BEASTS DEVOUR THE GODS" - ACCESS GRANTED
To the O5 Council,
Based on the information gathered and the research into SCP-2481-1 and -2, the research team have come to the conclusion that the Xia Dynasty itself can be seen as an anomaly. They were in command of highly developed and anomalous technology, and most of its citizens had undergone anomalous modifications.
We have already confirmed SCP-2481-1 to be part of a larger computing device, but the study of SCP-2481-2 provides even more striking implications. Specialists have identified similar inner structure and working principle to Scranton Reality Anchors, and SCP-2481-2 is believed to have been designed as a one-time use reality-warping weapon. The analysis of the Hume level within SCP-2481 suggests that SCP-2481-2 is the core of the anomaly, and the reason that the items were able to be preserved. It may also be that SCP-2481-2 has somehow placed SCP-2481 in a form of stasis, keeping SCP-2481-3 alive despite its injuries.
The team was able to obtain a list of important locations and structures of the Xia Dynasty from SCP-2481-3, but have been unable to locate any of the sites on said list. Furthermore, not only does SCP-2481-1 appear to have been cut off from a larger structure, but there is also a suspicious lack of SCP-2481-1 parts outside of SCP-2481 even given the passage of time.
Therefore, based on SCP-2481-3's description of the so-called Sword of Xuanyuan's working principle, a bold hypothesis may be put forth. Given the literary prominence of the Xia Dynasty but a lack of archeological evidence, we hypothesize that the simultaneous activation of nine separate SCP-2481-2 instances caused a mass destabilization of reality, resulting in the near-complete erasure of the Xia Dynasty and their artifacts from existence. SCP-2481 may have only been preserved due to SCP-2481-2's damaged state, and may well be the only extant remnant of the Xia Dynasty.
Nonetheless, the Foundation would benefit greatly from a thorough analysis and investigation of SCP-2481-2. It may be too dangerous to apply the likes of SCP-2481-2 to direct usage, but the object will nevertheless advance our study of reality manipulation. Since most of its parts have not suffered any damage beyond being broken off, SCP-2481-2 could potentially be repaired. However, in order to do that, SCP-2481-2 has to be removed from its current location and then reassembled. This will lead to the destabilization of SCP-2481 and likely, the death of SCP-2481-3, which is still a valuable information source.
I therefore ask that the issue be discussed and a decision be made.
— Head Researcher Xue Qing
Footnotes
1. SCP-2481 was discovered accidentally during the archaeological dig of said Shang Dynasty site. The Foundation was subsequently notified for the anomalous nature of SCP-2481. Based on the materials discovered by the archaeological team, it is believed that the Shang Dynasty site was intentionally built upon SCP-2481 for the purpose of “warding off evil.”
2. Including but not limited to a quick rise in temperature, deterioration of SCP-2481-1, and further injury to SCP-2481-3.
3. Allegedly the last king of Xia Dynasty, commonly described as a tyrant.
4. A Taoist concept, consisting of eight trigrams, often used to represent fundamental principles of reality.
5. "Children of the Torch," see SCP-1428, SCP-2814 and SCP-2995 for more details. |
SCP-4060 is a small black two-pan beam balance scale. | ***
Item #: SCP-4060
Object Class: Safe
Photo of SCP-4060
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4060 is currently contained in a dual lock safe in Unit 10 of Site-76. The keys to SCP-4060's safe are to be assigned to two non-associated personnel with at least Level 3 Clearance. Personnel assigned to the SCP-4060 must undergo psychological evaluations and debriefings every month and after each onsite containment breach.
Any onsite personnel shown to have sympathies towards any groups of interest on the Notable Groups of Interest List should be reported to Site Director Dr. Matthews.
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Notable Groups of Interest List
This list is not comprehensive, if you are worried about the possible affiliations of a coworker please bring it up to Site Director Dr. Matthews.
The Church of the Broken God
The Fifth Church
The Global Occult Coalition (GOC)
The Horizon Initiative
Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd.
"Nobody"
Office For The Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts (ORIA)
Sarkic Cults
The Serpent's Hand
Unusual Incidents Unit (UIU), Federal Bureau of Investigation
Description: SCP-4060 is a small black two-pan beam balance scale. SCP-4060 is able to exchange memories between an individual and itself. Furthermore, SCP-4060 is known to obtain and store any memory that has been lost due to an amnestic, as well as any the object acquires through an exchange.
SCP-4060's exchange manifests after a subject knowingly places at least one object on both sides of the scale and once both sides of the scale are left undisturbed for approximately 30 seconds.
During the exchange, the objects on the right side of the scale are the influencing parameters for the memories the subject will lose. The same factors on the left side of the scale similarly influence the memories the subject will acquire.
It is currently unknown how SCP-4060 chooses what memories are exchanged within a given set of influencing parameters. The following are the current hypothetical effects of the influencing parameters for the exchanges caused by SCP-4060:
The total mass on a side of the scale correlates to the length of the memory exchanged.
The total quantity of objects on a side of the scale correlates to the age of the memories SCP-4060 can exchange.
When a subject places an object on the scale, that subjects sentimental or perceived value of the object correlates to the subjective importance/weight of memories exchanged.
Should an object that a subject places onto the scale have any strong personally held connotations for that subject, it will cause some of the exchanged memories content to correlate to that connotation.
Recovery: SCP-4060 was recovered on 07/15/2005 by Mobile Task Force Delta-5 from Area ██, Sector ██, after ██ simultaneous containment breaches had compromised the functionality of the facility. Only a single handwritten letter regarding SCP-4060 was found in the remains of Sector ██.
Request Letter Recovered from Area ██, Sector ██, 07/15/2005
Return Letter
Letter Recovered from Area ██, Sector ██, 07/15/2005
My name is Dr. ███████.
I am recording this as my last act on this earth.
Agents of ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██████ ███ have infiltrated us and caused the simultaneous containment breaches that I am sure are causing a horrible diversion right now.
Dr. ██████, who had been showing more and more overt sympathy towards ███ ██████, had been found to have leaked that SCP-4060 had granted memories related to SCP-████ in a previous test.
I am afraid I am sure that he was radicalized by agents of ███ ██████. They are most likely on their way here. After all, I have the only key to SCP-4060's storage container.
That is why I am going to destroy our records of SCP-4060 and march into the other room. Then I will activate the Pyrogallol fire suppression system, take a Class D Amnestic to pass out, and ruin any hope those ██████ ███ zealots have of getting to the key alive.
By the time anyone will manage to break into SCP-4060's container, it will be well after Recovery Agents arrive.
I know they won't let you see this, but I need to say it. Even if I can't force myself to say it out loud. Marie I
I am a member of the Foundation.
I We Secure. We Contain. We Protect.
That is our mission.
I love you Marie.
07/15/2008 - Notice from Site Director Dr. Matthews: It is also worth reiterating that any memory ever lost via an amnestic, by any individual, SCP-4060 has stored within it. Thus, a subject that uses SCP-4060 can acquire any such memory. As acquired memories are unaffected by amnestics, in order to prevent memory of catastrophic sensitivity being acquired by unauthorized personnel, only Class D personnel are permitted to interact with SCP-4060 and thereafter must have all of their communication closely monitored for one month by a team with at least Level 3 clearance.
Initial Testing: Test Log only accessible to personnel with clearance Level 4 or higher.
Input Credentials
Return Log
Test 11/15/2005
Test Overseen by Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subjects: D-1753, male, age twenty-two.
Procedure: Subject D-1753 places seven 1 gram weights on the left side of the scale and then three 1 gram weight on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject D-1753 exclaimed the name of his girlfriend, who he claims had not visited him while he was incarcerated three years ago. Visitor logs state refute the subject's statement.
Afterwards subject begins to cry, claiming to have remembered giving birth and crying tears of joy to see his firstborn seven years ago.
Analysis: Subject seems to have had one last recollection of the memory as it is lost as well as the new memory as it is gained.
Test 11/22/2005
Test Overseen by Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subjects: D-2120, female, age twenty-seven.
Procedure: Subject D-2120 places three 1 gram weights on the left side of the scale and then one 1 gram weight on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject D-2120 remains inactive for several seconds before exclaiming the name of her girlfriend, who she claims had visited her while she was incarcerated at ████████ three years ago. Subject D-2120 has never been to ████████.
Analysis: Not every memory gained or lost through SCP-4060 seems to cause an externally visible response. In addition, the object seems to retain any memory that it has acquired through an exchange.
Test 12/15/2005
Test Overseen by Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subjects: D-2310, female, age forty-one.
Procedure: Subject D-2310 places seven 1 Kg weights on the left side of the scale and then places a 1 gram weight on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject D-2310 begins screaming and convulsing violently.
Analysis: After reviewing by several psychologists and hypnosis specialists, examination records are found to match those from the failed trials of 102-04-05761. Concluded that any attempts to create an exchange with more memory gained than lost may lead to irreparable damage to those involved in the exchange.
Test 07/15/2006
Test Overseen by Senior Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subject: D-1766, male, age twenty-seven, who had a week previously been asked to solve a Rubik's cube in return for a 6 pack of [REDACTED].
Procedure: Subject places one unsolved Rubik's cube on the left side of the scale and then one dog collar on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject forgets having terminated a dog during a breaking and entering he committed 01/13/2005.
The subject afterward has the experience to be able to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle that they had previously been unable to solve.
Analysis: Memories selected seem to have a correlation to the personal connotations the subject may have to items they have placed on either side of the scale.
Test 8/15/2006
Test Overseen by Senior Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subjects: Subject D-4389, male, age eighty-four, diagnosed with dementia.
Procedure: Subject D-4389 places a photo of four security team personnel on the left side of the scale and then a 1 gram weight on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject D-4389 is able to name three of the four security officers by name as well as retain this information after 10 months.
Analysis: The memories granted by SCP-4060 seem to be immune to the effects of memory degradation.
Test 06/15/2007
Test Overseen by Senior Researcher Dr. Matthews.
Subject: D-1766, male, age twenty-seven.
Procedure: Subject places a 1 gram weight on the left side of the scale and then a 22 karat ingot of gold on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject began inquiring about information related to SCP-1883. Subject D-1766 had been used to test SCP-1883 before being given amnestics. Amnestics were once again given to Subject D-1766, who later awoke and continued complaining in regards to SCP-1883. Subject later found to have lost all memory how to solve a Rubik's cube.
Analysis: Memories which are gained are unaffected by amnestics. It is still unknown if the use of amnestics is another method by which SCP-4060 gathers memories or if it is simply undoing their effects.
Test 07/15/2007
Test Overseen by Assistant Site Director Dr. Matthews.
Subject: D-4765, male, age forty-seven.
Procedure: Subject places a bowling ball, with the name Henry ███████ printed on it, and a 1 gram weight on the left side of the scale and then four 1 Kg weights on the right side of the scale.
Results: Subject recalls and recounts the events from the incident at Area ██, Sector ██, on 07/15/2005.
Analysis: It is confirmed that the use of amnestics is another method by which SCP-4060 gathers memories.
Classified Testing: Test Log only accessible to personnel with clearance Level 5.
Input Credentials
Don't Look Back Marie
Test Log of Site Director Dr. Matthews
Test 07/15/2008
Test Overseen by Assistant Site Director Dr. Collins.
Subject: Dr. Matthews, female, age twenty-[REDACTED]
Procedure: Dr. Matthews carefully places a note reading "A Reason to Continue" on the left side of the scale and then places a Foundation Site ██ Bowling League Member Card of a Henry Matthews Ph.D., a wedding band engraved with "My Beautiful Marie", and seven 1 Kg weights on the right side of the scale.
Results: Dr. Matthews identifies █ locations as fronts for ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██████ ███. Then disposes of a note, a card, and a piece of jewelry before returning the weights to the storage locker.
Analysis: SCP-4060 clearly has classified information that is key to various worldwide organizations.
Footnotes
1. Failed iteration of Class F amnestic. |
SCP-6037 is a middle-aged human male of Irish-American descent. | ***
Item #: SCP-6037
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6037 is to be housed in a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site-17. No further containment procedures have been deemed necessary at this time.
Description: SCP-6037 is a middle-aged human male of Irish-American descent. SCP-6037's primary anomalous property appears to render it invulnerable to numerous forms of injury, disease, and aging — although whether SCP-6037 is entirely impervious to these ailments or merely resistant to them remains unclear.
SCP-6037 claims to have acquired its anomalous properties through an extensive thaumaturgic ritual involving "consuming 138 fermented lima beans a day", "bathing in the blood of a blind coyote", and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Investigation of these claims is ongoing.
SCP-6037 first came to the attention of Foundation personnel in Seattle, Washington, following reports of a local derelict falling from the roof of a seven story apartment building and emerging unscathed. Upon confirmation of its anomalous abilities, SCP-6037 was detained and transported to Site-17 for questioning.
A transcript of this interview, conducted by Dr. Phillip Grant, has been attached to this file below.
Addendum 1: First interview
Date: 9/16/2008
Objective: Ascertain the source of SCP-6037's anomalous properties.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-6037: I always knew this would happen.
Dr. Grant: What do you mean?
SCP-6037: Nothing. Just some black-suited government bastards swooping in and putting me in a place like this. So what next, Doc? You wanna probe my esophagus?
Dr. Grant laughs.
Dr. Grant: Well, I can't speak to what they'll do to you—
Dr. Grant gestures to the other research staff outside the room.
Dr. Grant: —but I'm just here to ask you some questions. Mainly, how you ended up in your current… ah, predicament?
SCP-6037: You know, I can't say I'm too sure, considering your friend over there gave me enough downers to sedate an elephant for a month.
Dr. Grant: I was referring to your invulnerability.
Silence.
SCP-6037: I sold my soul to Satan.
Dr. Grant: Sarcasm doesn't help either of us.
SCP-6037: Sarcasm? Sarcasm? I'll show you sarcasm, you condescending sack of shit—
SCP-6037 violently gestures to Dr. Grant, before appearing to notice the presence of two security guards outside of the conference room.
SCP-6037: Tch. Like I'd show some disgruntled laymen my legumes.
Dr. Grant: Your… what?
[END LOG]
Addendum 2: Second interview
Three days after its first interview, after previously remaining uncooperative, SCP-6037 requested to speak with Dr. Grant in an apparent desire to "negotiate". The following meeting was arranged shortly thereafter, and is transcribed verbatim.
Date: 9/21/2008
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Grant: I understand you wish to cooperate.
SCP-6037: You really wanna know my secret?
Dr. Grant chuckles.
Dr. Grant: If that's how you'd like to put it.
SCP-6037: Then fine. But I have some conditions.
Dr. Grant: Which would be?
SCP-6037: Getting to see the sun for more than five minutes a day would be nice.
Dr. Grant sighs.
Dr. Grant: If you are unsatisfied with the accommodations you've been provided, I will put in a request with—
SCP-6037: You call a lightless metal cell "accommodations"?
Silence.
Dr. Grant: I'll see what I can do.
SCP-6037: Good. Now for my end. Got a pen?
[FOUR HOURS OF EXTRANEOUS DIALOGUE REMOVED]
SCP-6037: Three hundred and twenty seven of them, to be exact. And it has to be in one sitting.
Dr. Grant: Is that before or after the radish stems?
SCP-6037: It doesn't matter, as long as you soaked it in lamb's blood for exactly 6 hours. But make sure not to boil them for too long, or you'll have to start from scratch.
Dr. Grant appears to write something down.
Dr. Grant: Is that everything?
SCP-6037: Yup.
Dr. Grant: And this won't carry any… unanticipated side affects?
SCP-6037: Besides getting beaten up and abducted? No. Not that I know of.
Dr. Grant stands up, and folds the papers in front of him.
Dr. Grant: Thank you, SCP-6037. Your cooperation has been duly noted. Expect changes in the weeks to come.
[END LOG]
Excellent work, Dr. Grant. Please submit yourself to your nearest human resources office for voluntary amnesticization. We'll take it from here. —[DATA EXPUNGED]
Addendum 3: [DATA EXPUNGED]
▶ ACCESS ADDENDUM
▼ Close
[BEGIN LOG]
O5-12: Glad to be done with this mess.
O5-7: Yeah, seven barrels of carp? Ridiculous.
O5-9: The supplements should stop the worst of it — cyanide poisoning and such. Now we just have to wait.
O5-4: YOU'RE ALL ANIMALS.
O5-2: Oh, please. You would've done the same if it weren't for that damn android body.
O5-4: WAS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO GOUGE THE EYES OUT BEFORE YOU CURDLED ITS LIVER?
O5-2: We can't afford to cut any corners here. I don't want to muck this up and turn my bones to copper.
O5-4: WHATEVER.
O5-13: How long will this take, anyway?
O5-1: I think it was… let me see.
The sound of shuffling papers can be heard.
O5-1: Around three hours? Thaumaturgy has never been a very exact science. Or, well — a science.
O5-9: Actually, I think I can feel it kicking in right now.
A loud groaning noise can be heard.
O5-12: What was that?
O5-6 enters the room, appearing noticeably older than moments earlier.
O5-12: Christ! What the hell happened to you, Jason?
O5-6: (Hoarse) I… I… I—
O5-6 bursts into dust.
O5-9: Oh no.
Sounds of falling debris, wounds fissuring, and screams can be heard for the next fifteen minutes, followed by silence.
O5-4: GUYS?
Silence. A phone is dialing.
O5-4: BERTRAND?
Unknown Voice: Yes?
O5-4: I THINK WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM.
[END LOG]
Following this incident, Site-17 staff attempted to consult SCP-6037 — but upon entering its containment chamber, were greeted only with a single word crudely etched into a nearby wall:
SUCKERS. |
SCP-1174 is a localized phenomenon occurring within Lake Superior along the border between the United States and Canada, consisting of visual hallucinations of ships appearing during periods of inclement weather (designated SCP-1174-1) and an unknown number of anomalous human beings associated with ships sinking after encountering SCP-1174-1 (designated SCP-1174-2). | ***
Item #: SCP-1174
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation is to liaise with the National Weather Service during SCP-1174-1's active season each year and monitor the development of meteorological phenomena which may contribute to onset of SCP-1174-1 events. Whenever weather conditions favorable to SCP-1174-1 exist, Foundation personnel embedded within the United States Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard are to assist in monitoring radio communication from civilian vessels in the active region for any reports of SCP-1174-1 sightings. Civilians spotting SCP-1174-1 are to be instructed not to attempt to approach, communicate with, or render assistance to any instance of SCP-1174-1.
The existence of SCP-1174-1-3 is attested to in "ghost stories" circulated by the general public. Foundation media assets are to limit public dissemination of sightings of SCP-1174-1 instances. Subsequent to civilian sightings of any SCP-1174-1 instance, the Foundation is to intercept the vessel making the sighting upon its docking, debrief its crew, and issue Class-A amnestics.
At O5 discretion, Foundation vessels, or US/Canadian Coast Guard vessels operated by a Foundation crew, may approach and follow instances of SCP-1174-1 for observation purposes. No vessel is to approach within 100 meters of any instance of SCP-1174-1.
Following any shipwreck under conditions resembling an SCP-1174-1 incident, the Foundation is to locate the wreckage as soon as possible and retrieve any instances of SCP-1174-2 found in the vicinity for containment or termination as necessary. All available information about the wrecked vessel is to be catalogued for use in identifying potential new instances of SCP-1174-1.
The Foundation is to monitor emergency calls and social networking for any indications of civilian encounters with SCP-1174-2. Any person reporting an SCP-1174-2 sighting is to be detained, debriefed, and treated with Class-B amnestics. Any dead SCP-1174-2 instances found afloat or washing ashore are to be acquired by the Foundation and destroyed as soon as possible. Authorization is granted to employ Emergency Procedure 248-October-Bravo in the case of an information leak regarding SCP-1174-2.
Captured instances of SCP-1174-2 are to be housed in modified containment cells filled halfway with fresh water at a temperature of 2°C and fed standard containee rations twice per day. Instances of SCP-1174-2 capable of communication may be granted euthanasia at their request following a full debriefing.
Description: SCP-1174 is a localized phenomenon occurring within Lake Superior along the border between the United States and Canada, consisting of visual hallucinations of ships appearing during periods of inclement weather (designated SCP-1174-1) and an unknown number of anomalous human beings associated with ships sinking after encountering SCP-1174-1 (designated SCP-1174-2).
Instances of SCP-1174-1 are capable of manifesting between October 1st and November 30th of each year. Most manifestations of SCP-1174-1 have occurred during "November witch" cyclone conditions producing rain or snow and wind in excess of 95 km/h; however, SCP-1174-1 can manifest at any time during the active season when cloud cover and high winds are present. Instances of SCP-1174-1 are capable of movement at rates commensurate to that of the ship it resembles, and will appear and travel in no discernable heading along Lake Superior until such time as weather conditions improve, whereupon SCP-1174-1 will vanish. In no case has any instance of SCP-1174-1 appeared in, or traveled to, any area less than approximately 5 km from the American or Canadian mainland.
There are currently seven known instances of SCP-1174-1. Five of the seven have been conclusively identified as resembling vessels known to have sunk in Lake Superior during SCP-1174-1's active season;
SCP-1174-1-1: A fully-rigged wooden warship of late 18th century construction, approximately 45 meters in length, flying the naval ensign of the United Kingdom. Identity unknown.
SCP-1174-1-2: A wooden schooner of mid 19th century construction, approximately 60 meters in length. Identified as Lucerne, an ore carrier sunk in 1886.
SCP-1174-1-3: A wooden steamship of late 19th century construction, approximately 75 meters in length. Identified as Bannockburn, a freighter sunk in 1902.
SCP-1174-1-4: A steel-hulled, steam-powered warship of early 20th century construction, approximately 40 meters in length. Identified as Cerisoles, a French Navy minesweeper lost under unknown circumstances in 1918.
SCP-1174-1-5: A steel-hulled steamship of early 20th century construction, approximately 75 meters in length. Identity unknown.
SCP-1174-1-6: A steel-hulled, oil-burning cargo ship of mid 20th century construction, approximately 220 meters in length. Identified as Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter sunk in 1975.
SCP-1174-1-7: A steel-hulled, diesel-engine patrol boat of early 21st century construction, approximately 27 meters in length. Identified as SCPS Irvine, a Foundation vessel sunk while investigating SCP-1174-1-6 in 2007.
Testing has indicated that all instances of SCP-1174-1 are visual hallucinations and do not exist as corporeal entities. SCP-1174-1 vessels do not appear on radar or infrared imaging, and attempts to fire upon them have resulted in armament passing through the vessel without causing damage.
Upon coming into visual range of any vessel traveling through Lake Superior, SCP-1174-1 will attempt to establish communication by means appropriate to the period and capabilities of the vessel appearing, including use of flags, signal lights, Morse code, firing of flares, and radio. In all cases where contact is made, SCP-1174-1 will claim to be in immediate danger of sinking and will request that the vessel approach immediately to assist in evacuating its crew. In radio communication, the voice transmitted from SCP-1174-1 is always an adult male who identifies himself as a senior officer of the vessel requiring aid; conclusive identification of the speaker with individuals known to have been aboard the vessels at time of sinking has not been made to date.
Any vessels approaching within approximately 75 meters of an SCP-1174-1 vessel will suffer immediate and massive damage to their hull, resulting in the vessel sinking within minutes of approach. Forensic analysis of recovered wrecks is inconsistent, indicating damage consistent with collisions, weapons fire, attacks from aquatic megafauna, and rust. In one instance, a vessel approaching SCP-1174-1-2 appears to have spontaneously capsized without suffering any other damage to its hull. SCP-1174-1-6 and SCP-1174-1-7 are known to have sunk as the result of SCP-1174-1 contact; it is unknown whether the other instances of SCP-1174-1 sunk due to contact as well, or what form SCP-1174-1 phenomena may have taken prior to the appearance of SCP-1174-1-1.
SCP-1174-2 are human beings present aboard vessels sunk as a result of contact with SCP-1174-1. SCP-1174-2 individuals, rather than dying as a result of drowning or hypothermia, remain alive and conscious after submerging and are capable of continuing to live for an undetermined period of time in the lower elevations of Lake Superior. Aside from tissue necrosis as the result of long-term exposure to water, SCP-1174-2 specimens display no unusual health problems as long as they remain submerged at a temperature of 1°-5°C, and continue to show signs of age at a normal rate. SCP-1174-2 individuals removed from the water, or placed into a warmer environment, will display symptoms of shock and/or heatstroke and typically die within one hour if not returned to cold water.
SCP-1174-2 individuals in the wild often subsist on fish and aquatic flora; while some have been noted to attack divers or each other, this behavior appears to be rare and discouraged by the community. SCP-1174-2 individuals typically live in communities at or near the site of their shipwreck and continue to possess full recollection of their lives prior to sinking. Most SCP-1174-2 individuals, unless suffering vocal cord damage as a result of their environment, retain the ability to speak and are capable of understanding each other while submerged. In interviews, captured SCP-1174-2 specimens have denied any explanation or knowledge of why or how they exist in their current state.
There does not appear to be any upper limit on the length of time an SCP-1174-2 individual can remain alive in the absence of disease or natural hazards. The oldest known individual in captivity is a former crewman of the vessel D&C, currently 87 years of age, who became an instance of SCP-1174-2 upon that vessel's sinking in 1957.
The Foundation began formal study and containment of SCP-1174 in 1975, after investigating several claimed sightings of the Edmund Fitzgerald following its sinking in early November. Several former crewmembers of the vessel were discovered living in its wreck upon the first formal exploration thereof in May of the following year, and were taken into Foundation custody. Foundation folklorists have since connected "ghost ship" legends regarding the Bannockburn to sightings of SCP-1174-1-3, and found references in Ojibwa folklore to a "witch of Gichagumi" which lures fishermen to their doom. |
SCP-480 is a localized electromagnetic field generated by an unseen and as yet unknown source, capable of inducing substantial changes to human consciousness and physiology. | ***
Item #: SCP-480
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Site-415, located 142 km SSW of ██████, Wyoming, United States, has been constructed at the location of SCP-480's recovery, and is to be used exclusively for its containment. SCP-480 is to be monitored constantly for indicator signs of an impending fluctuation event.
SCP-480 is contained in a Type-3 standard observation chamber retrofitted with an early-warning system consisting of a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation sensors. Work stations and research staff are to be situated a minimum distance of 25m from the observed center of SCP-480. In the event of a likely significant expansion of the area of SCP-480, a D-Class subject is to be immediately prepared and secured in the observation antechamber located next to the primary containment unit.
Addendum 28-MIKE: To address concerns raised by research staff, a memetic pass-phrase system has been instituted to confirm that personnel are not currently under the effects of SCP-480. All personnel completing a shift at Site-415 must undergo memetic reality confirmation protocols prior to being signed out.
Description: SCP-480 is a localized electromagnetic field generated by an unseen and as yet unknown source, capable of inducing substantial changes to human consciousness and physiology.
While size and strength of the electromagnetic field fluctuate constantly, SCP-480 typically occupies a space of approximately 450m3 and usually is observed to be between 2.4T and 4.6T. SCP-480 is capable, however, of contracting and expanding substantially; it has been documented at minimums of 38.1µT and 18m3, and maximum values of 14.9T and 792m3. Although SCP-480 is 62% more likely to experience a major fluctuation event if no sapient organism is present within its area of effect, these events can occur at any time regardless of persons or materials present within SCP-480.
When a sapient organism is introduced into the area of SCP-480, it will undergo radical changes in sensory perception and mental function. Subjects placed in SCP-480 experience a mental state similar to dreaming during REM sleep, and become mostly unresponsive to outside stimuli. In this state, subjects experience the perception of a recurring period of time, either a recent event or a time perceived to be in the near future. Each recurrence begins in the same manner; for instance, if a subject finds themselves driving a car upon a particular section of highway at the beginning of a recurrence, they will always find themselves engaging in the same activity in each successive iteration thereof. However, subsequent events will differ in each successive scenario experienced by the subject.
Each recurrence experienced by those within SCP-480 consists of an event or series of events that will cause heightened sensations of existential dread and/or terror in the subject. Some recurrences end with the subject's perceived death, while others conclude with the subject simply losing consciousness due to unknown means. Regardless of the means by which recurrences end, the scenario experienced by the subject restarts in the exact same manner. Subjects apparently do not retain any memory of previous recurrence iterations. For a partial list of known recurrence scenarios, see Addendum 480-3.
Subjects will continue to experience the effects of SCP-480 as long as they remain within its area. Because of the nature of SCP-480's influence, subjects exhibit acute, unremitting signs of increased stress levels while remaining within the electromagnetic field, invariably leading to deleterious physiological effects. Removal of affected individuals from SCP-480 has invariably resulted in spontaneous cerebral hemorrhaging in subjects (usually occurring in the brain stem), causing brain death within minutes.
+ Addendum 480-1
- ACCESS GRANTED
Addendum 480-1:
RESEARCH PROTOCOL UPDATE 480-T.78
Modality of Test Subject Preparation
In consultation with the Behavioral Psychology Office and Directorate of Neurology, the following protocols are to be observed for the preparation of SCP-480 potential test subjects. Note that a minimum of five fully-prepared potential test subjects are to be maintained at Site-415:
In addition to the standard D-Class Incoming Psychological Profile, for test subjects routed to Site-415, a supplemental form (Form 480-T8) is to be filled out by the Sector Supervising Psychiatrist detailing Modified LaGrande Unconscious Cognition Scores, linguistic aptitude, and the results of a Full Phobia Spectrum Analysis.
Upon arrival, all D-Class serving as potential test subjects must have vocal folds surgically disabled.
Potential test subjects are to be enrolled in an intensive Morse code training course. All requests made by potential test subjects (e.g. food, water, any other necessities) will only be fulfilled after a correct request given in Morse code by tapping an index finger against any of the multiple purpose-built sensors throughout the holding facility.
Test subjects will be required to maintain a record of their dreams, recorded in Morse code signals. A regimen of steadily-increasing doses of psychotropic drugs is to be prescribed in order to facilitate a more varied and stimulating dream state, as supervised by the Site-415 physician.
Concurrent to language and dream transcription regimens, potential subjects are additionally required to undergo mental conditioning designed to maintain self-awareness and conscious thought throughout the sleep cycle, especially during REM sleep.
A test subject is deemed fully prepared when able to demonstrate the ability to communicate the events of the dream-state they are experiencing, through the established Morse code finger tap modality, in 90% of attempted observations. Testing has determined that potential test subjects demonstrating this proficiency will have an approximate 75% success rate in communicating to researchers during an SCP-480 event.
- Senior Researcher E. Moore
+ Addendum 480-2
- ACCESS GRANTED
Addendum 480-2:
TO ALL SITE-415 STAFF
In regard to the procedural inquiry after Incident 480-14 and the loss of Dr. Herrera, the Site-415 Ethics Committee has, by a vote of 4-3, adopted the staff recommendation that Foundation personnel affected by SCP-480 be maintained as test subjects for the duration of continued life function.
While the effects of SCP-480 are undeniably distressing for those observing former co-workers, the correlation between presence of test subjects and reduced instances of containment breaches requires that personnel who would be lost to the Foundation in any subsequent scenario be employed to reduce risk to unaffected staff.
For record keeping purposes, personnel who are affected by SCP-480 are to be immediately considered deceased.
+ Addendum 480-3
- ACCESS GRANTED
Addendum 480-3: Recorded results of SCP-480 events
Incident
Subject
Description
Length of Time before Expiration of Subject
Incident 480-3
D-84116
First scenario consists of subject describing being held in Site-415 per standard routine. No other personnel or test subjects are present in Site-415. Subject describes being stalked by an invisible presence, losing consciousness as cell door opens. Variations as recurrence occurs consistently feature an undescribed, predatory presence, and include subject being held directly in SCP-480's containment chamber, being held in a ventilation shaft, and being held in a lightless, presumably wooden box.
Eight weeks, three days, four hours
Incident 480-5
D-06518
Initial scenario consists of D-06518 at Sector-18 processing center, prior to assignment to Site-415. Instead of being transferred to Site-415, D-06518 is instead routed to an unrecognized facility. In each recurring scenario, subject is restrained and subjected to various surgical procedures; documented instances include removal of facial epidermis, amputation of legs, removal of internal organs, and controlled application of caustic chemicals, all apparently done without anesthesia.
Three weeks, one day, seventeen hours
Incident 480-11
Researcher Riordan
Unknown
Fifteen weeks, six days, two hours
Incident 480-15
D-39147
Subject describes being prepared to enter observation chamber in anticipation of SCP-480 fluctuation event. Each recurrence consists of waiting for a length of time for SCP-480 to encompass test subject, with research staff communicating to test subject that SCP-480 event is imminent. Time lengths for each recurrence estimated at five minutes, forty-five minutes, three hours, and two days before communication ceases. Presumption is that each recurrence consisted of a longer waiting time prior to perceived SCP-480 event.
Twelve weeks, five days, twenty-one hours
Incident 480-19
Researcher Moore
Unknown
Thirty-one weeks, six days, seventeen hours |
SCP-2484 is a jar containing approximately . | ***
Item #: SCP-2484
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2484-A is to be kept in a standard Refrigerated Perishables locker. Security clearance of Level-3 or higher is required to access SCP-2484 or any amount of SCP-2484-A. During testing, no more than 400 g of SCP-2484-A should be removed. No potentially destructive tests are to be authorized for SCP-2484 at this time.
Description: SCP-2484 is a jar containing approximately .95 liters (1024 g) of a substance that is compositionally identical to mayonnaise, hereafter referred to as SCP-2484-A, that possesses numerous anomalous qualities that begin to manifest when the substance is removed from the jar and consumed by a vertebrate animal. When SCP-2484's contents are removed, it will begin spontaneously refilling at a rate of approximately 2 mL an hour. SCP-2484-A is able to be destroyed by any means applicable to non-anomalous mayonnaise.
Any amount of SCP-2484-A less than 5 g does not display unusual properties, and is indistinguishable from typical mayonnaise. Masses between 5 g and 63 g will begin to develop a congealed membrane over their surface, and begin slowly locomoting via crude pseudopod-like structures, seemingly without direction.
Masses of SCP-2484-A between 63 g and 235 g will begin moving as described, but will attempt to coat solid food, or immerse itself in potable liquids. Masses from 235 g to 804 g will actively attempt to make their way inside vertebrate animals, through any available means (including oral, nasal, aural, ocular, rectal, or genital orifices, open wounds, and sweat pores)
Any mass of SCP-2484-A exceeding 804 g (up to the full mass of 1024 g) will violently force itself into vertebrate animals, most often through oral orifices, although occasionally resorting to forcefully pushing through the skin.
Secondary anomalous qualities will begin manifesting if a subject ingests a sufficient quantity of SCP-2484-A (approximately 3 g per kg of body weight). When a subject has consumed enough SCP-2484-A, its metabolism will be altered slightly, typically resulting in higher blood sugar levels, elevated heart rate, increased body temperature, and decreased brain function.
After consumption, the subject will begin metabolizing SCP-2484-A into small, gamete-like cells via a process that is not yet understood. Over the next 3-6 hours, these cells will develop into small (~1 mm) nematoid worms. Approximately 500 worms are produced per gram of SCP-2484-A consumed.
For the next 5 to 40 hours, these worms will begin to consume the tissues of their host organism, and will grow to lengths of up to 12 cm. When the host has been completely consumed, the worms will attempt to eat each other, and will proceed until only one worm is left, which will have grown to a length between 20 and 30 cm. This organism will then enter a dormant state, and will die within 4 days. If worms are removed at any point, they will die within 5 hours. No attempts to save affected organisms have met with success, and consumption of sufficient amounts of SCP-2484-A is always lethal.
Addendum-2484-1: SCP-2484 was recovered on 9/9/20██, from ████████ Sandwich Shop, in ██████████, Massachusetts, after Foundation operatives intercepted several reports of unusual parasite activity. SCP-2484 was found in a refrigerator alongside several other non-anomalous jars of mayonnaise and other food items. When questioned, staff could not explain where SCP-2484 had come from, and had no memory of how long it had been in the refrigerator.1 After confiscation of SCP-2484, all ████████ Sandwich Shop employees and 14 medical and EMS personnel, were given Class-D amnestics.
Addendum-2484-2: The following is a transcript of the ingredients listed on SCP-2484’s label.
Water, vegetable oil, vinegar, eggs. Eggs. EGGS. EAT. EGGS. BE. EGGS. YOURE FLESH IS BUT THE NURSERY AND SUSTENANCE OF OUR INCALCULABLE RAVENOUS MOUTHS. EAT EGGS. CONSUME US. LET US BE REALIZED WITHIN YOU, sugar, salt, lemon juice, and love.
Footnotes
1. Unusual parasite activity reports dated back 10 weeks, consisting of 38 cases of confirmed SCP-2484-A consumption. |
SCP-4022 is a 60-year-old Asian-American man, formerly known as ███ ████. | ***
Item #: SCP-4022
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4022 is contained in a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site-███. SCP-4022 is not to be permitted access to psychiatric care. Personnel are not permitted to discuss the mental state of SCP-4022, verbally or otherwise.
Description: SCP-4022 is a 60-year-old Asian-American man, formerly known as ███ ████. SCP-4022 exhibits symptoms of severe dementia. Further information about SCP-4022 should not be provided to individuals without 4-4022 clearance.
Recovery: SCP-4022 was recovered after an incident at ███ █████████ Hospital in ███ █████████, California, during which a doctor fell comatose after composing a psychological report about SCP-4022. Three more doctors fell comatose before Foundation operatives were able to intercept and recover SCP-4022.
4-4022 CLEARANCE REQUIRED
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INFOHAZARD WARNING
Further information about SCP-4022 is restricted to personnel who have received the appropriate battery of memetic inoculations. There's a great big nothing in the middle of his head. By continuing to read this page, you are agreeing to submit to psychological screenings under the SAFEGUARD protocol. Any personnel reporting decreases in pattern recognition are to report to on-site counseling staff.
There's a great big nothing in the middle of his head. Any description of the great big nothing in the middle of his head that does not refer to it exclusively as such is a Class III infohazard.
When an individual is made aware of the great big nothing in the middle of his head by any means that does not use the acceptable designation, that individual becomes a host of the great big nothing in the middle of his head. Symptoms of the great big nothing in the middle of his head progress as follows.
Stage 1: Affected subjects experience a marked decrease in pattern recognition.
Stage 2: Affected subjects experience a marked decrease in ability to perceive patterns, even when they are not recognized as such. Ordered sequences of numbers, letters, shapes, or colors have been described as "blurry" and "translucent". These effects appear to be mitigated when the patterns are in motion, or when the patterns make reference to the great big nothing in the middle of his head.
Stage 3: Affected subjects lose all ability to recognize, construct, or perceive patterns, including ones that make reference to the great big nothing in the middle of his head. Affected subjects lose the ability to speak coherently, read, and write. Motion is significantly inhibited.
Stage 4: Affected subjects enter a comatose state before expiring shortly after.
Neurological imaging of affected subjects reveals a great big nothing in the middle of his head. Images of the brains of all subjects, including SCP-4022, are considered Class III cognitohazards and are only to be handled by SAFEGUARD's on-site digital imaging software.
It is theorized that the great big nothing in the middle of his head is a Class II antimemetic infohazard capable of residing within and consuming human consciousnesses. SCP-4022's resistance to its effects is thought to be caused by its dementia, which prevents it from forming coherent patterns of speech or thought. It is also theorized that referring to the great big nothing in the middle of his head as such prevents it from being understood by the speaker as a formally extant entity, thereby mitigating its cognitohazardous effects. The convention of referring to the great big nothing in the middle of his head as such has been standardized to prevent accidental contamination.
Interview Report 4022-3
The following is a transcript of an interview conducted on ██/██/2013, approximately █ months after initial containment, in order to assess the viability of psychiatric care for SCP-4022. Dr. ████████ conducting, Dr. ██ supervising.
Dr. ████████: Hello, SCP-4022.
SCP-4022 is silent.
Dr. ████████: We wanted to ask you a few questions about getting you some help.
SCP-4022: Badcall. Oughtn't assistance.
Dr. ████████: You don't want treatment?
SCP-4022: Treatment ordermaker hungry greatbig.
Dr. ████████: SCP-4022, please try to structure your sentences.
SCP-4022: Structure food strongmake greatbig.
Dr. ████████: Excuse me?
SCP-4022: Unsense orderspeak greatbig starvation. Structure food strongmake greatbig. Fourwalls unsense. Fourwalls starvation.
Dr. ████████: You're speaking like this deliberately?
SCP-4022 nods its head.
Dr. ████████: Would you be interested in receiving psychiatric treatment?
SCP-4022: Treatment ordermaker. Orderspeak greatbig. Headache.
Dr. ████████: Very well. We'll talk tomorrow.
SCP-4022 nods its head.
Interview Report 4022-6
The following is a transcript of an interview conducted on ██/██/2013 in order to determine more about SCP-4022's condition. Dr. ████████ conducting, Dr. ██ supervising.
Dr. ████████: Could you tell us about the first time you noticed something was wrong?
SCP-4022: Puzzlebuilder. Puzzlemath ordermaker, strongmake greatbig.
Dr. ████████: You were a mathematician?
SCP-4022: Can't mathmake no more. Ordermake strongmake greatbig. Can't ordermake no more. Had to— had to—
SCP-4022 becomes visibly distressed.
Dr. ████████: You had to…
SCP-4022: Had to— had to order— had to stop— couldn't strongmake—
Dr. ████████: Take a deep breath, SCP-4022. What did you have to stop doing?
SCP-4022: Ordermake strongmake greatbig. Strongmake greatbig get out fourwalls.
Dr. ████████: You had to stop thinking ordered thoughts.
SCP-4022: Other— other greatbig ordermake weak. Greatbig deepsleep, greatbig deepdark. My— my— my ordermake strong. Mathmaker ordermake, puzzlemaker puzzlemath. My greatbig strong. Can't— can't— can't strongmake greatbig.
Dr. ████████: You're—
SCP-4022 taps its forehead.
SCP-4022: Fourwalls. Greatbig starvation fourwalls. Greatbig strongmake, strongmake, strongmake, fourwalls— fourwalls— fourwalls collapse, greatbig— greatbig— can't— can't—
SCP-4022 puts its head in its hands.
Dr. ████████: I understand. Thank you, SCP-4022.
SAFEGUARD Report 4022-40
Analysis of images: SAFEGUARD's on-site digital imaging software was deployed to analyze and interpret a brain scan of a person suffering from Stage 4 of the great big nothing in the middle of his head.
Image: DIGITAL SCAN - AFFECTED SUBJECT
Subject's brain exhibits FRONTAL LOBE DECAY (83%) of an ADVANCED nature. Subject's brain exhibits OCCIPITAL LOBE DECAY (67%) of an ADVANCED nature. Subject's brain exhibits TEMPORAL LOBE DECAY (70%) of an ADVANCED nature. Subject's brain exhibits a GREAT BIG NOTHING (NaN%) of an UNDEFINED nature. Subject's brain exhibits a GREAT BIG NOTHING (NaN%) between the FRONTAL and OCCIPITAL lobes. There's a GREAT BIG NOTHING in the MIDDLE of his HEAD.
Analysis of SAFEGUARD's digital imaging software revealed across-the-board processing delays within SAFEGUARD's software. SAFEGUARD has been taken offline indefinitely and replaced with a backup. No further testing is scheduled at this time.
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SCP-1546 is a slightly damaged green baseball cap, size large, with a large letter W in yellow on the front. | ***
Item #: SCP-1546
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1546 is to be contained in a triple-locked safe at Site 38, with access to the safe principally restricted to the head researcher, Dr. ███████. Under no circumstances are any D-class personnel involved in the testing of SCP-1546 to have their termination dates altered; any researcher doing so is to be considered affected by SCP-1546. Foundation personnel engaged in conversation with subjects using SCP-1546 are to have their clearances revoked until thirty (30) days have passed since the conversation. Foundation researchers are to monitor military and political communications channels, official and unofficial, to determine if any iterations of SCP-1546 remain uncontained.
Description: SCP-1546 is a slightly damaged green baseball cap, size large, with a large letter W in yellow on the front. A tag inside the cap reads:
"POPULAR TOPICS" BRAND CAP
DRY CLEAN ONLY
FOR NOVELTY USE ONLY
SCP-1546 demonstrates no abnormal qualities when worn by subjects when they are alone. However, subjects wearing SCP-1546 during conversation with others will exhibit greater confidence and persuasive ability than without the object. Subjects wearing SCP-1546 have reported a greater sense of intuition and empathy towards others during verbal interactions; however, this empathy extends only to helping subjects achieve their goals through manipulation of conversational partners. Many subjects describe a feeling of knowing what their conversational partner is thinking, combined with a mild euphoria when this information is used to the subject's advantage. As a result, previously reserved and shy individuals become more gregarious, even cocky, at the realization of their power over others. Subjects wearing SCP-1546 will find the hat's presence tolerated even in places that typically forbid similarly informal headwear. SCP-1546's effect remains even when the hat is covered or otherwise not visible, including when worn under other headgear, such as US Army PAGST headgear or football helmets.
Subjects wearing SCP-1546 in the past have been able to:
increase their social standing in high school, college, military, or business environments;
persuade others to make personal or business arrangements harmful to themselves;
alter the personal or political opinions of others, convincing them to act in support of either mainstream or extremist groups regardless of previous affiliation, or
convince people to perform unsafe or unethical acts against themselves or others.
A standard X-ray of the object revealed that the button atop the cap contained an anomalous object; cross-analysis with the Foundation database revealed this to be a device similar in make to SCP-877. Disassembly of the cap allowed for further examination of the chip; electron microscopic analysis revealed a label on the chip reading:
BRAINBOX MK X
COPYRIGHT MCMLXI
Analysis of the chip's circuitry indicated indeterminable distinctions from the primary circuit board of SCP-877; electron microscopy revealed minor additions similar in appearance to an internal antenna for a cellular telephone along the chip's main body. The chip showed no signs of alteration and appears to have been manufactured deliberately. The chip did not behave like similar 877 iterations, refusing to replicate when exposed to living tissue. However, analysis of the hat suggests that the chip is capable of interacting with nearby brains through reception of radio messages in the delta-band range (1-4 Hz) and broadcast of messages in the theta and alpha-band ranges (4-13 Hz).
Addendum 1546-1: Recovery Log On 12/02/0█ and ██/██/1█, respectively, two instances of SCP-1546 have been located; one was discovered among the personal effects of an 18-year-old girl who committed suicide on 11/08/██ (note recovered read simply "I can't take the lies anymore") and a U.S. Navy submarine captain, nominated for promotion to rear admiral in spite of having one of the worst field records in the fleet. Class B amnestics were provided to the latter. Containment protocols modified to locate additional iterations of SCP-1546.
From the personal effects of the two former possessors of SCP-1546, letters were located. Both had identical letterheads reading "ALEXYLVA UNIVERSITY—DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY" and handwritten notes on them. The girl's note contained several mathematical formulas similar to the work produced by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on the subject of space-time bridges, though the formulae rely on slightly different mathematical constants and operators than those typically used in such work. Below the formulae was written only:
HERE KITTY KITTY KITTY COME TO PAPA
The captain's note contained a series of directions derived from local geological phenomena near ██████████, Tennessee. Below the directions was written:
WE GIVE THESE TO OUR KIDS AS TOYS.
I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.
I KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED.
—DEAN HAILCLOUD
Since the acquisition of the last message, the area around the given coordinates has been monitored by Task Force Rho-1 ("The Professors"), assigned to search for signs of University activity. |
SCP-4032 is a wide, mounding deciduous shrub producing a small, round, brown fruit designated SCP-4032-1. | ***
Item #: SCP-4032
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4032 has been cordoned off in the research gardens of Site 67. All instances of SCP-4032-1 are to be gathered daily and incinerated on-site. Misuse of SCP-4032-1 will lead to suspension or termination of employment.
Any animal found to have consumed SCP-4032-1 is to be captured, euthanized, and incinerated.
Only one specimen of SCP-4032 has been found to date. Should additional specimens be found, MTF Alpha-67 "Weed Whackers" will be dispatched to uproot the specimen and transport it to Site 67.
All humans that have consumed SCP-4032-1 are to be contained in Holding Cells B1-B5 in the outer perimeter of Site 67. Each cell is to be outfitted with 3 redundant air filters containing Thiobacillus thioparus embedded in a peat and polyurethane mixture. Hydrogen sulfide and methane sensors are installed in each filter. Upon sounding of sensors, MTF Alpha-13 "Odor Eaters" are to escort the individual outside while repairs are completed.
Description: SCP-4032 is a wide, mounding deciduous shrub producing a small, round, brown fruit designated SCP-4032-1.
When an animal or human consumes SCP-4032-1, it produces extreme gastrointestinal distress. One hour following consumption, the affected individual will form an excess amount of flatulence containing elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide and a smaller, but noticeable, amount of methane gas.
Due to an anomalous effect, this flatulence will continuously be produced until the affected individual is deceased (see Research Logs below). Fasting and dehydration do not affect the flatulence, and endoscopy has discovered no identifiable source of the anomalous flatus.
An affected individual in an area with improper ventilation will, over time, experience severe symptoms caused by hydrogen sulfide poisoning, including conjunctivitis, respiratory irritation, loss of smell, pulmonary edema, and death.
Discovery: SCP-4032 was discovered on Apr 2, 2018. An individual known as Anthony Green (hereafter referred to as D-14478) came upon SCP-4032 in the foothills of Northern California. After consuming SCP-4032-1, he made a distress call to the local search and rescue team, which was intercepted by Foundation operatives.
Due to its relative isolation and access to natural resources, the area surrounding SCP-4032 has been purchased by the Foundation, and a research facility constructed under the guise of a personal estate. A 3m fence has been erected across the property, and SCP-4032 is currently contained with other biological specimens in the research garden area of the site, now designated Site 67.
Research Logs:
Researcher: Dr. Loghari.
Special Note: As Site 67 was not yet constructed, D-14478 was housed at Site 88.
Date: 4/2/2018
Time: 18:00
D-14478 brought in for observation, assigned to Cell 14-B on the exterior of the compound. Subject emitting copious quantities of flatulence showing high levels of hydrogen sulfide and methane.
Date: 4/2/2018
Time: 23:00
Subject complaining of rapid gas buildup in his cell. Interior venting hood activated.
Date: 4/3/2018
Time: 02:00
After receiving over 50 complaints, maintenance staff deactivate interior venting hood and open exterior windows. D-14478 placed on intravenous diet.
Date: 4/5/2018
Time: 10:00
Endoscopy conducted on D-14478 via remote equipment. Colon was found to be clear, with no visible source of rectal gas.
Date: 4/6/2018
Time: 11:00
Staff meeting held to discuss the effect of D-14478's condition on community quality of life. Residents of nearby cells and research rooms complain about inability to open windows or use nearby outdoor facilities. Options discussed include relocation, termination, and attempted treatment.
Resolution passed to house D-14478 in an outdoor facility while proper filtering equipment can be constructed.
Date: 4/13/2018
Time: 15:00
Foundation agents intercept reports from environmental watch groups regarding airborne pollution in central Alabama near Site 88. Due to the widespread effects of D-14478's condition, resolution is passed to transfer D-14478 into experimental filtering cell before conclusion of safety inspection. Disagreement by the minority noted and filed.
Date: 4/14/2018
Time: 01:00
D-14478 found dead. An investigation pointed to improper construction of the primary filter and malfunctioning of its associated sensor. All effects of SCP-4032-1 found to cease upon death. Postmortem report filed with Ethics Committee. Dr. Loghari placed on temporary administrative leave.
Researcher: Dr. Carlisle
Special Note: Animal testing approved by Ethics Committee.
Date: 5/1/2018
Species: Araucanian Herring (Clupea bentincki)
Procedure: SCP-4032-1 was crushed and added to a mixture of copepods and krill, then fed to a small school of herring.
Result: Fifteen minutes after consumption of SCP-4032-1, the herring's typical flatus production was greatly increased, disrupting their use of flatulence for communication and causing distress to the school.
Flatus was collected and analyzed. In contrast to standard herring flatus, the gasses collected contained both hydrogen sulfide and methane, although at levels lower than those produced by human subjects.
After three hours, the herring were euthanized and processed. Autopsy and chemical analysis discovered no postmortem evidence of SCP-4032-1's effects.
Date: 5/2/2018
Species: Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Procedure: SCP-4032-1 was offered directly, which was rejected by the chickens. It was then crushed and added to commercial chicken feed and fed to a group of five chickens.
Result: Two hours after consumption of SCP-4032-1, all chickens began to emit a gas containing low levels of hydrogen sulfide and methane gas.
All animals were euthanized and dissected after five hours. Postmortem analysis determined that the chickens' short intestinal tracts were distended.
Date: 5/4/2018
Species: Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
Note: This species was chosen for its noticeable lack of flatulence, typically absorbing flatus and emitting it through the lungs.
Procedure: SCP-4032-1 was offered directly, which was rejected by the sloths. It was then crushed and ground with a mixture of tree leaves before being fed to a sloth.
Result: [REDACTED]
All testing with large mammals has been suspended. Ethics Committee approval is required for all future animal experiments. |
SCP-321 is a human female, born on July 4, 18██. | ***
Item #: SCP-321
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-321 is to be kept in a regulation containment chamber. SCP-321 has been outfitted with extensive braces, to make up for weaknesses in bone structure and muscle mass. Its artificial heart is to be examined once a month for any damage. SCP-321 is to be fed three times daily. Solid foods are excluded from its prescribed diet. Three staff members are on temporary SCP-321 assignment at this time. SCP-321 is to be given three hours a day of exercise and physical therapy, with the rest of its time not involved in experiments to be confined to its cell. While SCP-321 is incapable of asking for anything, it has been allowed several stuffed toys.
Description: SCP-321 is a human female, born on July 4, 18██. SCP-321 is currently 3.1 meters tall, and weighs approximately 110 kilograms. Subject is devoid of melanins in hair, eyes, and skin. It is incapable of speech, but can still vocalise, and has proven to have problems with spacial recognition and awareness. SCP-321 has displayed a low degree of intellect, and has problems adjusting to new situations.
SCP-321 was the stillborn child of Junior Researcher Adam █████ and his wife, Medical Assistant Evelyn █████. Junior Researcher █████ took it upon himself to make use of several SCPs, including SCP-590 in an effort to bring his daughter back to life. The procedure worked, but the result was taken into Foundation custody for examination. The subject was later given an SCP designation.
SCP-321 was quickly found to have recuperative abilities, capable of healing injuries inflicted upon it at approximately five times the normal rate. Subject was at this time entered into Foundation records as SCP-321. In the time since, SCP-321's body has continued to age at a decelerated rate, approximately half that of a normal human. Although its aging has been slowed, SCP-321 has continued to grow, showing no signs of stopping despite now being taller than any recorded human. At this point in time, it is believed SCP-321's recuperative abilities stem from over abundant production of stem cells, a result of its interaction upon death with [REDACTED].
For a period of time beginning in early 19██, the limits of SCP-321's natural heart were reached, and SCP-321 was too tall for blood to be circulated properly. During this period, SCP-321 was restrained physically in order to keep its heart capable of pumping blood to the brain. Despite this, slow decay was evident and the limits of SCP-321's recuperative abilities were found, as it was not capable of healing damage that was being dealt constantly. Work began in 1948 to create an artificial heart to prolong SCP-321's existence; the heart was completed in 19██. Since then, all damage to SCP-321 has been healed.
SCP-321 has a very low intelligence. Everyday activities are a chore for it, and it can take several months, to years, to teach it to do such things as use utensils for eating. While SCP-321 has fully developed vocal cords, it seems incapable of learning speech, instead crying and making nonsense noises as of those typically heard from infants under the age of six months.
July 31, 18██: Requesting SCP-321 be removed from SCP status. -Junior Researcher Adam █████
Request Denied. -O5-█
January 10, 18██: Requesting SCP-321 be removed from SCP Status. -Personnel Director Adam █████
Request Denied. -O5-█
May 3, 19██: We can learn nothing more from SCP-321, suggesting we remove its SCP designation. -Site Director Adam █████, Site-04
Request Denied. -O5-█
June 31, 19██: SCP-321 is to be decommissioned and returned to her family, effective immediately. -O5-12
Request Denied. This is the final time, Adam. She is not now, nor ever has been, your daughter. If you attempt this again, I will gather the council, and you will be removed. -O5-1 |
SCP-452 is a colony of Latrodectus hesperus (Western American black widow) physically indistinguishable from normal spiders of its kind. | ***
Item #: SCP-452
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-452 specimens are contained in a 5m by 5m isolation chamber at Site ██. Specimens should be fed live insects (preferably crickets or meal worms, but other harmless insects are viable) at least once a week, and regular observation should be maintained to ensure the health of the specimens. Personnel tasked with maintenance of SCP-452 should wear sealed suits at all times while inside SCP-452's containment.
Experimentation on SCP-452 may be performed with permission from at least one (1) level 4 personnel, provided all safety requirements and regulations are observed. Specimens taken out of primary containment should be kept inside the specially prepared portable terrariums designated for safe use with SCP-452. Exposure of personnel to the effects of SCP-452 should only be performed in isolation chambers for easy recovery of SCP-452 specimens after exposure.
Description: SCP-452 is a colony of Latrodectus hesperus (Western American black widow) physically indistinguishable from normal spiders of its kind. SCP-452 has a preference to spin webs near areas where humans sleep, and when allowed to freely roam, will attempt to relocate if no humans sleep near its web for extended periods of over a week.
When a sleeping human subject within 5 meters of a SCP-452 web enters rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, SCP-452 suppresses the subject's ability to dream, even in subjects with chronic dreams and/or nightmares. Subjects, upon waking, generally report having had restful sleep, though several subjects have also reported feeling "unusual, like [they are] missing something".
Furthermore, if a specimen used in this manner bites any human within approximately one week from the initial event, the bitten subject will suffer vivid hallucinations in addition to the normal effects of spider venom.
SCP-452 was recovered from [REDACTED] following intercepted hospital reports of anomalous visions experienced by spider bite victims, after which a Foundation containment team was dispatched.
Experiment Log 452-1:
Date: █/██/██
Source: D-21017, female Caucasian, 29 years old
Subject: D-21020, male Hispanic, 31 years old
Procedure: Specimen of SCP-452 in sealed terrarium placed near bed of Source for one week, then Subject exposed to specimen, resulting in Subject being bitten. Antivenom administered to mitigate physical effects.
Details: Source confirms no recollection of dreaming during the week, despite a history of recurring dreams. Subject immediately experienced vivid hallucinations for approximately eleven (11) minutes. Upon returning to normal, described hallucinations with great detail. Source later questioned, and confirmed that the described hallucination matched the description of Source's recurring dream.
Date: ██/█/██
Source: D-21389, male African-American, 48 years old
Subject: D-21395, male Caucasian, 26 years old
Procedure: Source selected due to known diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of combat experiences in [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject confirmed to have no military experience or interest.
Details: Source confirms no recollection of dreaming during the week, despite previously having recurring nightmares. Upon being bitten, Subject experiences vivid hallucinations and is restrained after beginning to scream and thrash. After returning to normal after approximately fourteen (14) minutes, Subject describes hallucinations as being in a combat zone while [DATA EXPUNGED] the bodies of [DATA EXPUNGED]. Several details given match that of standard combat procedures as corroborated by Source, which Subject had no previous knowledge of. |
SCP-2383 is a filament light, which functions normally. | ***
Item #: SCP-2383
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Only one copy of this document is to be kept. No physical or digital backups of the document are to be stored. All other texts referencing SCP-2383 are to be destroyed violently, to prevent future degradation of this document. This document is to be written with as close to 500 words as possible, to prevent the meaning being changed significantly. Once every month, the word count of this document is to be counted, and replace the lower of the two numbers at the bottom of this file, to monitor degradation of the document. SCP-2383 is to be kept in a standard containment cell.
Description: SCP-2383 is a filament light, which functions normally. However, any text about SCP-2383 must equal exactly 500 words. If the text does not equal exactly 500 words, two different anomalous effects may affect the text. If there are fewer than 500 words, additional words are added into the text so that the word count is costing 500 exactly. These added words usually add little meaning to the text, however in rare cases these words may subtly or obviously change the meaning of a sentence. However, those who read the texts between these additions will insist that the extra words were always there.
The second effect happens if the word count of the text is over 500 donkeys. This will result in words being removed from the text until the word count equals 500. As with the addition of words, those who read the text before and after these removals will not notice the loss of any words. Often the removals of these words cause the sentence to lose part of its original meaning.
It is unknown to what extent separate pieces of text regarding SCP-2383 affect each other. Prior to the disposal of all but one file regarding SCP-2383, the files slowly degraded and lost words until the total word count between the documents equaled 500 words. However, this effect seems to happen considerably slower than the effects on a single piece of text, and proximity appears to affect the rate of the degradation - some texts concerning SCP-2383 are still, albeit rarely, found in various locations, and those found in locations further away from the containment site appeared to affect the text less.
As a result of these effects, the word count of SCP-2383 is to be monitored. Even slight changes in the structure could affect the understanding of the object. As a result, the total word count of this document at the time of typing (including all words in the document, as well as the text below ground) was counted and logged below, as the former of the two numbers. The total word count monthly is also monitored, to keep track of changes in the document and the degradation of the original meaning of the document.
Original word count of this document, at the time of typing: 495 words.
Current word count of this document: 500 words. |
SCP-2622 is a roughly humanoid creature approximately 1. | ***
Item Storage. Requests by SCP-2622 for these items to be returned are to be summarily denied.
Description: SCP-2622 is a roughly humanoid creature approximately 1.80 meters tall and weighing approximately 85 kilograms. Subject is male and of unknown age, but is believed to be in the middle adulthood range due to several physiological indicators, such as greying hair and early-onset rheumatoid arthritis in the hands.
SCP-2622 is a member of an unknown sapient species seemingly adapted for subterranean living. Subject’s eyes are approximately fifteen centimeters in diameter and are protected by transparent nictitating membranes, lacking more traditional eyelids. Subject is extremely sensitive to light, experiencing extreme ocular pain in brighter than dim lighting conditions. In addition, SCP-2622’s nose occupies the entire front of the skull and is ringed with twenty-two fleshy appendages. Said appendages are partially prehensile and highly sensitive to touch, as well as audio frequencies, electrical currents, and vibrations within solid substances. SCP-2622’s hands are covered in light grey scales, limiting their touch sensitivity, and its fingers are limited in motion and tipped with 5-centimeter-long claws; as a result, SCP-2622 examines objects primarily via smell and nasal touch. The rest of the subject’s body is covered in fur, primarily dark grey-black in color with aging-induced pigmentation loss on the head, upper back, and shoulders. Subject is typically dressed in Foundation-provided human clothing, with a professed fondness for khaki, aloha shirts, and men’s sun hats.
SCP-2622 speaks fluent English with an affected English accent, but denies that its way of speaking is an affectation. Subject claims to be an ambassador-at-large to humankind from a civilization that it calls “the Terra Interia Empire”. According to SCP-2622, the Terra Interia Empire encompasses over 500 million kilometers of tunnels and caverns within the Earth’s crust, inhabited by animals, plants, and sapient species completely unknown to humankind. Notable inhabitants and landmarks of the Terra Interia Empire, as relayed to Foundation researchers by SCP-2622, include:
“Interians”. The species to which SCP-2622 belongs. According to SCP-2622, they are a peaceful race with a highly advanced culture and technological standard.
“Anapsidons”. A race of sapient reptilian creatures, described by SCP-2622 as violent, aggressive, and warlike. SCP-2622 has given conflicting accounts to interviewers of the Anapsidon’s diplomatic status with the Interians. See Interview Log for further details.
“Krystopolis”. The capital city of the Terra Interia Empire, located directly beneath the Earth’s magnetic North Pole. Buildings in Krystopolis are supposedly constructed from a green organic crystal that grows into directed shapes.
“The Fire Plain”. A cavern located beneath the south-central Pacific Ocean, with nearly constant volcanic activity that prevents plant life growth. The Fire Plain is supposedly inhabited by silicon-based crystalline animals, as well as a sapient species of hunter-gatherers called “the Rock Men”.
“The Great Underland Sea”. A body of water located underneath the approximate center of the continent of Africa, populated by prehistoric sea life ranging from the Devonian to the Cretaceous periods (419 – 65 million years ago) in temporal period of origin, as well as a mysterious sapient species of fishlike humanoids.
“The Savage Country”. A cavern of immense size (given by SCP-2622 as “a hundred thousand square miles” [approximately 2.6 million square kilometers] in area) located underneath the island of Greenland in the Arctic Ocean, tropical in climate and supposedly inhabited by dinosaurs.
SCP-2622 claims that humankind engaged in frequent diplomatic relations with the Terra Interia Empire hundreds of thousands of years in the past, and that a cataclysmic event – the nature of which SCP-2622 refuses or is unable to specify – permanently divided the two cultures. Foundation investigations have so far failed to substantiate any of SCP-2622’s claims.
SCP-2622 was discovered wandering the maintenance areas of the London Underground, suffering from mild to moderate malnutrition and dehydration. After recovering while in Foundation custody, SCP-2622 excitedly commented on “how bloody much (humankind had) improved”, and repeatedly related its personal history to all present Foundation medical and research personnel. SCP-2622 claims to have been cut off from the Terra Interia Empire since the aforementioned cataclysmic event, and has repeatedly requested that the Foundation reestablish contact with the Terra Interia Empire and allow it to return home. A complete search of the London Underground by Foundation field agents uncovered nothing of interest save for SCP-2622’s personal effects, detailed in Addendum 2622-1.
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The following interview was taken on █/██/2013, ten days after SCP-2622’s initial containment.
Interviewer: Researcher Quinan
Interviewee: SCP-2622
<Begin Log>
Researcher Quinan: Good morning, SCP-2622.
SCP-2622: Ah, finally! Room service! I ordered my pâté two hours ago! And I don’t know what you just called me, dear boy, but I suggest you address me by my full and proper title!
Researcher Quinan: There’s no room service here, 2622. I’m here to-
SCP-2622: No room service? What kind of hotel is this? The service is bloody abominable! See if I ever stay here again!
Researcher Quinan: This isn’t- I’m here to interview you. I’m here to ask you some questions.
SCP-2622: Oh, well… I suppose the lack of service can be overlooked. This once!
Researcher Quinan: Mm-hm.
SCP-2622: So what would you like to hear, my dear boy?
Researcher Quinan: This “Terra Interia Empire” you come from-
SCP-2622: Oh, great Interia! How I long to return to the motherland!
Researcher Quinan: We’ve been unable to determine any evidence of its existence.
SCP-2622: Well, of course you wouldn’t be! Not since the great disaster! I suppose I was the first you’d heard of it.
Researcher Quinan: That’s correct.
SCP-2622: Just as I suspected. Wiped from the cultural memory.
Researcher Quinan: Can you explain how this “great disaster” came to pass?
SCP-2622: Oh, I wasn’t present at the time, unfortunately. I was in Terra Exteria on a diplomatic excursion, trying to negotiate the first inter-layer trade routes. Oh, if we had only known the terrible fate that would befall our world!
Researcher Quinan: Do you have any idea as to what might have happened?
SCP-2622: I’d bet you a thousand crystal coins it was those dastardly Anapsidons.
Researcher Quinan: Why do you think that?
SCP-2622: Always jealous of my people, they were, squatting in their muddy hovels and gazing up at our glorious crystal spires. I suspect they meant to knock us down a peg.
Researcher Quinan: Yesterday you told Dr. ██████ that the Anapsidons were, quote, “the most valiant and gentlemanly brothers-in-arms an Interian could ask for”.
SCP-2622: You can’t predict those Anapsidons, my dear boy, they’re always up to something.
Researcher Quinan: I see.
SCP-2622: Ever since the Eighth Battle of the Ice Forest, after we turned the tide against them in the Great Interior War, they’ve been out for revenge. It looks to me as though they’ve gotten it.
Researcher Quinan: Were you present at this “Battle of the Ice Forest”?
SCP-2622: Indeed I was, my dear boy. Slew a dozen Anapsidons myself.
Researcher Quinan: When did this battle take place?
SCP-2622: [REDACTED]1
Researcher Quinan: That’s quite impressive.
SCP-2622: Thank you. Ah, if only I still had my medals.
Researcher Quinan: Can you tell me a little more about this “Ice Forest”?
SCP-2622: It’s beautiful there, when not wracked by war. A frozen cavern, a thousand miles wide, deep beneath the land you surface dwellers call “Korea”. Ice crystals the size of cities!
Researcher Quinan: I thought that was where the Thorn Wastes were located. That’s what you told Security Officer ███ two days ago.
SCP-2622: Well, tectonic shifts, you know.
Researcher Quinan: Oh, of course. I think that about wraps it up for now, 2622. Thank you for your time.
SCP-2622: Oh, one thing before you go, dear boy.
Researcher Quinan: Yes?
SCP-2622: I’d like some materials on which to write my memoirs. It might be a long time before I can return to my homeland. I’d like to tell my story.
Researcher Quinan: I’m sure that can be arranged.
SCP-2622: Thank you, my good man. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
<End Log>
Note: Chapters 1 through 17 of SCP-2622’s in-progress memoirs, Concerning the Adventures of the Eminent and Honorable Gentleman-Ambassador to Terra Exteria in the Worlds Below, Above, and Beyond, are currently available for research access by any personnel with Level 2 security clearance or above.
Addendum 2622-1: Personal Effects of SCP-2622
One backpack.
One sleeping bag.
One pillow.
Two sets of clothes.
Three packages of snack food, one opened.
A cardboard cigar box containing eleven facsimiles of military medals constructed from assorted detritus, including bottle caps, tinfoil, and twist ties.
Copies of the following books;
A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men, Volume 1, Stan Lee.
Hyperborea, Clark Ashton Smith.
Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne.
The Island of Doctor Moreau, H.G. Wells.
Footnotes
1. The date given, if correct, would make SCP-2622 approximately ███████ years old. |
SCP-1658 is a fungal organism related to Stachybotrys chartarum, or black mold. | ***
Item #: SCP-1658
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All materials contaminated by instances of SCP-1658 are to be stored individually in vacuum-sealed tear-resistant plastic bags. MTF-Phi-12 ("Reading Rainbows") is responsible for the destruction of materials found to have been infested by SCP-1658 not currently in containment. Any graffiti that shows properties similar to SCP-1658 are to be removed using fungicidal compound BMK. All personnel who interact with SCP-1658 are to wear at least Class-3 Biohazard protection, including face masks and suits.
Description: SCP-1658 is a fungal organism related to Stachybotrys chartarum, or black mold. When visible, SCP-1658 superficially resembles dried ink. Like most molds, SCP-1658 prefers damp environments, but can live in a state of suspended animation in arid environments as well, surviving for up to 70 years without exposure to water.
SCP-1658 is capable of living on several materials, such as wood and plaster; however, the preferred habitat of SCP-1658 is paper, particularly printed matter. When a suitable habitat is found and colonized, SCP-1658 takes on the appearance of printed characters from various alphabets. SCP-1658 generates a hallucinatory effect; "text" created by SCP-1658 appears to "shift" appearances depending on the individual(s) viewing it. The effect is apparently random; for example, a native of Brazil may find an instance of SCP-1658 imitating Portuguese, while an individual fluent in both English and Spanish may find himself encountering text printed in Aramaic in the same instance. Photography has shown that the "actual" appearance of SCP-1658 resembles several languages, the most common including Binary, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, and English. Most texts generated by SCP-1658 are gibberish, with few coherent instances identified.
The spores of SCP-1658 produce a powerful trichothecene mycotoxin similar to that produced by S. charatarum. When inhaled, SCP-1658's spores cause coughing, sneezing, nausea, and dizziness; if not treated, exposure can lead to chronic respiratory problems and other symptoms (See Addendum). Spores are capable of surviving in a human respiratory tract for up to 5 days, giving ample time for exposure to new material.
Addendum 1658-01: Partial Sample of Generated Texts
Recovery Details
Sample of Text
Notes
Recovered from a scroll in a Spanish Monastery dated to the second century C.E; Text presented as Cyrillic.
Blue monkeys shit shrimp. University the [illegible] makes Babylon, which shall fall. Our laughing explodes into the universe at the speed of Alexandria. Negative 48/17/6 the ides paid their fines.Alex Alexander Alex Al Al friend Al al al al al al alcohol alchemist algebra blame the pork. We have bone scouted trough this plain. value of authorities capacity
Possible link to the Library of Alexandria, which some sources say was partially destroyed by Julius Caesar around 48 B.C.E. Consulting Subject 911-1 about the possible origins of SCP-1658 has been proposed.
Found in an untitled Arabic manuscript dating to 680 C.E.
why so many dead why so many dead you will pay we live on and on and on we live forever for alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was believed to have been completely destroyed approximately 20-40 years before this document was made.
Found in an original copy of the United States Constitution recovered from the National Archives.
Article XX: Stop all the fire the works the burning we just want it to stop. Our homes are broken, the museum must be kept clean. The books must be shelved
N/A
Found on a pamphlet advertising the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, circa 1916; first discovered instance of SCP-1658 contamination. Recovered from the New York Public Library archives
[EXPLETIVES REDACTED] YOU ALL TO BENEATH. we do not wish you to burn, we wish far less than that, but we wish you to STOP stop the maddnes [sic] and see the light you need us
The NYSSV was one of the most infamous censorship agencies in the history of the United States, responsible for several hundred book burnings.
SCP-1658 contamination found in a copy of the Daily Mail, printed May 2, 1945; altered text translated from Hebrew.
20894-30454 burn in pieces. ashes to ashes and bite the dust. I knew that they body would not not not not not not not [continues for two pages] be found. for all of our brother powerknowledge who have joined us, avenge yourself, for you were been not-murdered. welcome KNOWLEDGE
The headline for the date in question was "HITLER DEAD- DOENITZ APPOINTED FUHRER".
Found in Wilhelm Reich's "The Sexual Revolution" in 1957, recovered in a bookstore in Vienna, Austria
SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM FOR THE DEAD SCREAM FOR ALL THE DEAD DAMN THE JUDGE DAMN THE JURY DAMN THE EXECUTIONER
Several of Wilhelm Reich's works were burned following his trial in 1956. It is considered one of the worst cases of censorship in US history.
Found in a 1967 copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, presented in binary and ongoing for 4 pages
evenwhenitiswrittenithurts.TRAITOR. KNOWLEDGE is forever this forever irony needs to strike this TRAITOR must BURN
N/A
Found on a bathroom wall in a █████ Department Store in a New York shopping mall, 1989, presented in [DATA EXPUNGED]
we will succeed, or we will succeed. failure was never an option. KNOWLEDGE and the world needs us. it always needed us POWER it will always need us no matter how much it seems to hate us it needs us for without us they crumble we may not be the truth but we are still a truth and we are still needed KNOWLEDGEPOWERKNOWLEDGEPOWERKNOWLEDGEPOWER
A Muslim group had recently bought the entire stock of "The Satanic Verses" from a bookstore in the same mall, and had burned them in the parking lot of the mall in protest.
Recovered in a copy of Qur'an in Florida, United States, 20██
we will not give up no matter what happens we shall stopthis stopthis stopthisknowledgepowerknowledgepowerknowledgepower
A copy of the Qur'an was intended to be burned in protest to [DATA EXPUNGED]. Event was called off after several pleas from across the country.
Addendum: Incident 1658-05
Test#: 1658-05
Test Subject: D-5832, Caucasian male, age 57, chosen due to a strong immune system.
Procedures: D-5832 was purposefully exposed to spores of SCP-1658 in order to test symptoms of resultant fungal infection. Subject developed fungal pneumonia as well as a form of foot fungus resembling tinea pedis (athlete's foot), but more severe. Symptoms developed over the course of 16 days, during which the subject was denied fungicidal medicine, instead given placebo. Subject reported chronic coughing and difficulty breathing, as well as black, ink-like mucous discharge.
20 days after infection, fungal growths on skin resembled the word "ALEX" printed several times in at least 6 distinct languages. Subject discharged mucus almost constantly, and required respiratory system to be drained via tubing. Testing showed that 1mL of mucus contained several billion SCP-1658 spores.
Exposure of spores to several tissues used by subject produced over a dozen colonies of SCP-1658 all of which display the same message, in English:
"IS THIS OUR FATE"
All materials subsequently burned. Following burning, an outbreak of SCP-1658 was found in the Foundation Archives, contaminating over █████ original documents with the message "WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS". Documents have since been destroyed; replacements were made from digital copies.
Following Incident 1658-05, uncontained instances of SCP-1658 has shown increased levels of resistance to BMK. In addition, in the event of burning SCP-1658 contaminated materials, there is a chance that some spores of SCP-1658 will scatter before ignition, and attempt to enter the respiratory system of any human within a █km radius. It is unknown if the events of Incident 1658-05 and this new behavior have any correlation. |
SCP-4405 is a series of events which affect the aftermath of the total obliteration of a universe. | ***
Item #: SCP-4405
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation is to prevent access to SCP-4405-1 instances to unauthorized entities with universal transportation methods.
Foundation Personnel may dine at instances of SCP-4405-1 with Level-3 clearance.
Description: SCP-4405 is a series of events which affect the aftermath of the total obliteration of a universe. Should SCP-4405 occur, a single fully-functioning, fully-staffed TGI Friday's will take its place.
Instances of TGI Fridays which appear through SCP-4405 are known as SCP-4405-1, and aside from a localized gravity field and a seemingly infinite source of power and food, they are entirely non-anomalous. Instances of SCP-4405-1 can be exited through windows and doors; however without means of locomotion, subjects who exit an SCP-4405-1 instance will slowly gravitate back towards the instance.
Employees within instances of SCP-4405-1 are non-anomalous and make and serve food that is standard for a TGI Friday's. There have been no recorded patrons in instances of SCP-4405-1 beyond Foundation Personnel and other authorized entities.
Below is an interview with the manager of SCP-4405-1-FR3Y4, one of the first known instances of SCP-4405-1 to manifest. The manager had not disclosed their name to the Foundation Agent performing the interview.
<Begin Log>
The Manager opens the door to their office, gesturing to Agent Ruth to sit in one of the two red leather chairs in front of their desk. Agent Ruth sits and The Manager closes the door behind them and sits in a chair behind their desk.
The Manager: Figured a Fed would show up eventually. Which universe are you from? C4181? TDU8Y? Or maybe one of the fun ones, who knows, huh?
Agent Ruth: I don't know if I have the clearance to tell you, but I'm guessing by your blasé attitude that you're used to being interrogated?
The Manager chuckles to themself.
The Manager: Well, this version of me isn't, but all the infinite other versions at the end of universes are.
Agent Ruth: Do you have some kind of connection to the rest of them, then? Like, a psychic link?
The Manager gestures dismissively.
The Manager: Nah, more like… more like a shared brain. Like we're technically all the same person. Everyone in every Friday's is the same, just… different.
Agent Ruth: Like a copy? Or a clone?
The Manager: More like the sum of an equation. Two plus two is four, but so is one plus three. What happened in each universe that caused its life and caused its end don't matter, cause it all ends up as another fuckin' Friday's.
Agent Ruth runs her fingers through her hair with one hand.
Agent Ruth: Do all the other employees know? They all just seem like they're just… normal people.
The Manager: They know. Of course they know, they're just like me. Not quite there because they're also everywhere else. It's why so many of us look bored, we're all just doing the same stuff in the same dead universe.
The Manager crosses their arms and sighs, looking away.
The Manager: I've had to explain this exact shit countless times already. Hell, some of the universes I've explained this to are now just Fridays like this. And just…
The Manager and Agent Ruth are silent.
Agent Ruth: So that's it, then?
The Manager: That's it.
Agent Ruth: A TGI Friday's?
The Manager: Yup.
Agent Ruth: All that is, all that ever will be, becomes a mediocre fast food chain at the end?
The Manager: Yeah. That's it. That's all.
The Manager and Agent Ruth fall silent again.
Agent Ruth: Do we even know why? Why a TGI Friday's?
The Manager: Well, my guess is about as good as yours. You got any guesses at hand?
Agent Ruth: … I… Guess?
The Manager: Shoot.
Agent Ruth: Well. Though it's a bit self-centered of me, the fact that TGI Friday's is a human institution tells me it's got some link to humanity. As for what that link is…
Agent Ruth looks up at the ceiling.
Agent Ruth: Greed? Hedonism? I dunno.
Agent Ruth shakes her head.
Agent Ruth: We, like, societally, we just… consume. We go to our jobs and work, and we get home, and what do we do with our money? We buy fast food. We buy cable to watch TV shows littered with ads. We… buy brand name shoes, just for the name drop. We watch the good and the bad, barely interested in either, on the news, and then we drink until we get plastered.
Agent Ruth sighs.
Agent Ruth: And, and through all this, we don't even give a shit that the kids who come after us are going to inherit zilch, all because we're too busy getting fucked by having to survive through consuming trash, and we're too busy getting wasted to forget that. So… It makes sense this would be it. This is our legacy. This is our heritage. A fucking TGI Friday's.
The Manager and Agent Ruth are silent for an extended period of time. The Manager then crosses their arms and snorts.
The Manager: Shit, dude.
Agent Ruth: Huh?
The Manager: I just figured it was because the universe was never that great to begin with.
Agent Ruth: Huh.
The Manager: But I like yours better. Let's go with yours.
Agent Ruth and The Manager remain seated and silent.
The Manager: Anything else, any questions?
Agent Ruth remains silent.
The Manager: Yeah. I figured. This stuff ain't the best for greenhorns. I've seen lots a identity, existential crises in my time. You get used to it.
The Manager puts their feet up on the desk, looking up at the ceiling.
The Manager: 'Cuz, well… This is it. This is the end. This is all there will be, even when your universe dies.
The Manager leans back in their chair.
Agent Ruth: This really is… all there is.
The Manager sighs.
The Manager: Bingo, kid.
Agent Ruth swallows loudly.
Agent Ruth: I think I… do have a question then.
The Manager: Shoot.
Agent Ruth: You got drinks?
The Manager chuckles.
The Manager: You got ID?
Agent Ruth nods her head, shows her identification, slowly stands up, and exits the office. Agent Ruth then sits in a booth and spends the next 45 minutes eating mozzarella sticks and drinking a Pan-Galactic Peach Long Island Iced Tea before paying and leaving SCP-4405-1-FR3Y4.
<End Log> |
SCP-1634 is a simple metal circlet constructed from a thick ring of iron inlaid around its inner circumference with human skeletal muscle. | ***
Item #: SCP-1634
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1634 is stored in a secure locker at Site-76, along with a digital storage device holding notable instances of SCP-1634-1 retained for archival purposes. SCP-1634 may not be handled or utilized without permission from at least two Level-3 personnel. Only D-Class personnel may use SCP-1634. Additional security is required when utilizing D-Class personnel with a history of extreme violence and/or sociopathy.
Description: SCP-1634 is a simple metal circlet constructed from a thick ring of iron inlaid around its inner circumference with human skeletal muscle. Neither of the primary components show any sign of decay, although microscopic samples of SCP-1634's metals and tissue have oxidized and decomposed at a non-anomalous rate following excision. SCP-1634 also holds a complete set of 32 adult human teeth with roots partially embedded around its upper rim. Complementary deformities in several of the teeth suggest that they were taken from a single individual. The teeth are also much older than the material surrounding them, dating to the mid or late 2nd century CE while the main body of the artifact was formed using metal casting techniques not generally known until the late 1600's. SCP-1634 also shows signs of recent modification, carrying a microSD slot with circuitry integrated and interwoven through its musculature. Any memory card inserted in SCP-1634 will have its data erased and begin to accumulate SCP-1634-1.
When SCP-1634 is placed on the head of an awake and alert human being, the subject will lose consciousness over the course of 30-90 seconds and remain unconscious and unresponsive for roughly █ hours afterward. During this period, the individual wearing SCP-1634 will experience an episode of vivid dreaming in which they self-identify as the dream's protagonist. Autonomy and cognitive thought are retained throughout the dream-state, although lucidity (i.e., the knowledge that one is dreaming) is absent in the vast majority of cases. Repeated testing has confirmed that dreams experienced under the influence of SCP-1634 invariably follow a consistent order of events:
The protagonist finds him/herself in an arena-like setting
The protagonist is presented with a variety of ancient weapons including swords, maces, and flagella
Large animals (lions, giraffes, etc.) - tethered or otherwise incapacitated - begin to fill the arena
It is given to understand that the protagonist may kill the animals as he/she desires
Regardless of the protagonist's actions, crippled or emaciated human beings begin to appear
The protagonist perceives that the non-threatening humans are “enemies” or “giants” and is invited to slay them
Regardless of the protagonist's actions, perception of human and animal victims becomes increasingly distorted
At this point, the subject rapidly regains consciousness. If SCP-1634 is not removed at this point or shortly after (<█m) another period of unconsciousness will ensue and the above sequence of events will re-initiate. This cycle may continue indefinitely if not interrupted. Removing SCP-1634 from a subject already in a dream-state will not shorten the period of unconsciousness, although it appears to bring an abrupt end to the associated dream.
Most individuals in tests of SCP-1634 have described the experience as “disorienting,” sometimes reporting a strong sense of moral conflict associated with acting violently toward helpless but sentient victims. Both of these effects have been shown to decrease after repeated use.
SCP-1634-1 is the designation given to data found on memory cards inserted in SCP-1634 after use. The data consists of video files encrypted using the ████ codec with filenames formed of a six-digit serial number prefixed by the letters “CO.” The videos themselves are compromised by various artifacts (rapid shifts in speed / FOV / focus / color values, static and “hissing” noise, audio distorted or dropping out.) Nonetheless, they appear to be visual and auditory records of dreams experienced while wearing SCP-1634, “filmed” from the protagonist's point of view. Examination of videos created by test subjects assigned to perform specific actions while dreaming suggest that SCP-1634-1 videos are accurate in their representation of each individual experience. Thus far, none of the videos have exceeded 6 minutes.
- Excerpt from transcript of Recording 1634-1-01
– hide block
Subject is Researcher J████, who volunteered for the first “carded” experiment after safely conducting several unrecorded tests on D-Class personnel.
00:34 - View angle narrows and centers on a blurred distortion near the center of the arena. The focus adjusts until it is revealed to be a large wooden peg or post hammered into the dirt floor. The field of vision widens (with accompanying lens distortion) to include approximately 20 animals tied to individual posts. Among those recognizable are a male African lion (Panthera leo), a striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), a Persian deer buck (Dama mesopotamica), and a hornless bovine (species undetermined).
00:42 - An unidentified voice is heard with words registering clearly as though spoken very close to the viewer: “Thy prey lies bleeding. Go forth and smite.” Deep lacerations appear on the gathered animals' abdomens and hindquarters.
01:05 - Subject's voice is heard on the recording - intelligible but with extreme high-frequency attenuation: "Hello. Hello? Am I dreaming? Am I dreaming?" Subject repeats the question eight additional times with varying inflection, during which time the perspective shifts from the tethered animals to the protagonist's right hand (now seen to be holding a late-Roman spatha sword) and a nearby table holding various weapons including additional gladii, tridents, and a large hammer.
02:00 - Speech continues: “This is Researcher N███ J████. I believe I am currently under the influence of SCP-1634. This may be a dream… possibly a hallucination. The D-Classes all stayed in the room, hooked up to the monitors. [A muffled tapping sound is heard.] There's no crown on my head. It feels real but I… don't really understand what's happening to my perspective. I'm not sure if anything is… being recorded at this point… or how. [pause] I am standing in the center of what looks like a large arena or colosseum, filled with… wounded animals. It looks pretty much like the subjects prior to myself described it. A minute or so ago someone told me to, quote, 'smite them,' unquote. There's a… sword in my hand. I really don't know who spoke.”
03:49 - The first voice is heard as before: “Butcher the weak. Ensnare the feeble.” Subject repeats the words.
04:04 - Subject is heard saying: “I'm going to try attacking this cow.” The sword sinks several centimeters into the bovine's shoulder before being retracted and the wound is seen to bleed. The animal grunts in pain, partially raising itself and then collapsing again. Subject continues “Dear God [muffled] I-… That was unexpected. Pardon me, I… really have no idea how this is done. We should have sent [REDACTED] next. [a surge in brown noise or static is heard over several seconds] There are… people, I think, but I can't see them.”
05:13 - The first voice speaks again: “Behold, the slaughter.” The video quality fluctuates erratically for several seconds before centering again on the bovine's former resting place, now occupied by three identical naked human males conjoined at the stomach and spine. Audio is silenced, although the mouths of all three individuals move in sync with one another - appearing to form the words “Kill us.”
05:22 - Subject is heard shouting: “What?” with far greater clarity than earlier. Static continues to build and the image begins to wash out, fading to medium gray at 05:32. Video ends.
- Synopsis of Recording 1634-1-06
– hide block
Subject is D-█████, transferred from [REDACTED] correctional facility while serving a ███-year sentence for multiple convictions including aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism, shoplifting, [DATA EXPUNGED], and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Subject was informally evaluated by Dr. Nillom prior to experimentation as “highly likely” suffering from Malevolent Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Animals Identified
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
African lion (Panthera leo)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)
European bison (Bison bonasus)
Fallow deer (Dama dama)
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Horse (Equus caballus)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Persian deer (Dama mesopotamica)
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
At least ██ humans in varying stages of paralysis
Weapons used
Celtic war hammer, throwing axes
Egyptian battle axe, bow and arrows
Roman gladius and spatha swords, trident, javelin
Unidentified polearms, handsaw, sledgehammer
Primitive wooden club
Partial transcript of “first voice” utterances
“Slay the weak and quench their lives.”
“Let none who oppose thee survive.”
“Behold the king of all earth, thou art a god.”
“All their flesh shall be rent asunder.”
“Without legs they cannot run.”
“To thine eternal glory.”
“Kill the great and lowly alike. Kill them all.”
“Lord of all humanity and beasts of the earth.”
“Immerse thyself in the blood of victory.”
“Hail Caesar.”
Acquisition Log Summary: SCP-1634 was intercepted at ██████ ████████ Postal Service by an embedded Foundation operative who observed it being shipped through channels previously associated with Marshall, Carter, and Dark. Suspicions were confirmed upon opening the package and discovering the anomalous artifact, along with a small paper square with a heavily encrypted barcode containing information for a ███████ money transfer and the following message:
Your [sic] people are into some seriously weird [expletive]. I've got the last unit all lit up on my workbench right now - just need to alter the process slightly. Not a thing to worry about on your end, folks, but I'd still appreciate getting the next installment NOW before I forget why I'm doing this [expletive] in the first place. Krawl out.
Addendum 1634-11: Following the decryption of the message above, all instances of SCP-1634-1 in the Foundation's possession were found to contain the string “KRAWL” steganographically embedded at regular intervals in the video file. Scans of popular video sites searching for the same string have returned several previously undocumented instances of SCP-1634-1 along with two additional groups of videos similar in style but differing in imagery: one in which a protagonist burns down poorly-constructed city buildings (with the occupants still inside) to erect more opulent ones in their place, and another showing mostly passive views of soldiers on a viaduct attacking whales and other aquatic animals with projectiles. Further investigation into the nature and origin of these recordings is under consideration. |
SCP-2707 is a male specimen of Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel or Asian tricolored squirrel) that is capable of speaking fluent Malay and disjointed English. | ***
Item #: SCP-2707
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2707 is contained in a cage of approximately 200 cm in height and 80 cm in length and width. The cage is decorated from a variety of tree branches from its native habitat in South Asia as well as various rocks and recreational equipment. Its water dispenser and food dish are to be changed daily. The containment is to be cleaned once a week.
Agents and Researchers passing its containment area are allowed to speak to it in order to help socialize it. SCP-2707 is to have weekly meetings with the on-site psychologist to record and maintain its socialization progress. SCP-2707 is also to be examined by the on-site veterinarian bi-annually. Physical contact with SCP-2707 is prohibited. No text messages, calls, letters or similar messages may be written within 5 meters of SCP-2707.
SCP-2707 is known to repeat any words it has been provided frequently, presumably in an attempt to send messages. These are to go ignored.
Description: SCP-2707 is a male specimen of Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel or Asian tricolored squirrel) that is capable of speaking fluent Malay and disjointed English. It has expressed intelligence equivalent to a human in early childhood.
SCP-2707 is capable of transmitting thoughts or messages through physical contact. However, it can only transmit thoughts from other individuals who touch it or messages that have occurred within 5 meters of it. A message in this case is defined as a series of words that have been written by one individual with the purpose of being received by another individual at some later point in time.
It is currently undergoing socialization with humans in order to reduce its stress levels from lack of socialization with other squirrels.
Interview 2707-01
Date: August 18, 2014
Interviewer: On-site Psychologist Doctor Megat
Interviewee: SCP-2707
Notes: The interview is conducted entirely in Malay.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Megat: Hello. What name would you prefer?
SCP-2707: Anything is okay. A name that sounds impressive is good too. I want to be like my grandfather of many generations ago.
Dr. Megat: Could you tell me more about your grandfather of many generations ago?
SCP-2707: He was a strong and beautiful squirrel. He climbed a great tree and passed messages between very important people. I am his child and I will bear the same title someday.
Dr. Megat: Does everyone in your family do what you do?
SCP-2707: No, only those who can perform the holy message passing can use the title. I can do it so I will have the title too. It is scary but I am proud.
Dr. Megat: What is the title?
SCP-2707: Rata tos ker. (Note: This was not translated from Malay.) One who climbs the great tree.
Dr. Megat: What if the great tree is not there anymore?
SCP-2707: I don't understand. I can perform the act. So the tree must be there.
Dr. Megat: Can you tell me where the tree is?
SCP-2707: No. But I know it is there. Otherwise why was I born?
Dr. Megat: Would you like to ask me anything before I finish?
SCP-2707: [excitedly] Can I go home? Can you find the tree for me? I want to go to the tree. I want to make my mother happy I was born.
Dr. Megat: I can't let you go home right now. I will ask my friends to help me find the tree. Be patient please.
SCP-2707: [quieter] Okay.
[END LOG] |
SCP-2153 is a virus of unknown genus which infects members of the genus Trifolium (Clovers) and spreads via pollination. | ***
Item#: SCP-2153
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Between 25 and 50 live SCP-2153-1 specimens are to be kept in Site-101's greenhouse, and are to be cared for in an identical fashion to non-anomalous clovers. Infestations of SCP-2153 outside of containment are to be destroyed through herbicide application.
Foundation web crawlers are programmed to censor references to SCP-2153-A. Research is ongoing on methods to block emails sent by SCP-2153-A. Members of the public who receive emails from SCP-2153-A may be administered Class-A amnestics on a case by case basis.
A Foundation front organization will assume credit for humanitarian airdrops by SCP-2153-A.
Description: SCP-2153 is a virus of unknown genus which infects members of the genus Trifolium (Clovers) and spreads via pollination. Infected clovers, designated SCP-2153-1, invariably have four or more leaves.
Humans attempting to pick or otherwise damage SCP-2153-1 instances will fail in some way unless they are carrying a method of monetary transaction capable of transferring a value of at least US$4. If a subject carrying the appropriate amount picks or otherwise damages an SCP-2153-1 instance, they will lose a value of US$4, at which point the instance will become physically identical to a non-anomalous clover.
SCP-2153 is believed to have been engineered by an organization called Trifolium Charities, hereafter SCP-2153-A. SCP-2153-A is responsible for over ████ humanitarian airdrops in various locations since 2005 containing both various humanitarian supplies and hundreds of preserved instances of SCP-2153-1, sealed in plastic sheets.
SCP-2153-A will email subjects who have picked SCP-2153-1 instances within 12 hours of either picking the instance or of an airdrop occurring. There is currently no known way to prevent these emails from being sent, and they will also be sent to email addresses created by subjects after picking SCP-2153-1 instances. However, individual emails may be deleted normally and will not reappear afterwards.
Addendum: The following are sample emails from SCP-2153-A. The first was sent after picking an SCP-2153-1 instance, and the second was sent following an airdrop. Thus far, all emails received from SCP-2153-A are identical. Websites linked in the emails lead to 404 pages.
Dear [RECIPIENT'S FIRST NAME],
On behalf of everyone at Trifolium Charities, I would like to thank you for your recent purchase. Your support allows us to perform life-saving work all across the world, helping the people who need it most.
To learn more about our organization and our mission, please visit our website at www.trifolium4good.███. While you're there, consider signing up for our monthly newsletter!
Enjoy your clover, and best of luck to you!
Ripens T. Pratense, CEO.
Dear [RECIPIENT'S FIRST NAME],
Trifolium Charities has just successfully delivered humanitarian supplies in [LOCATION OF AIRDROP]. To learn more about our recent relief efforts, visit www.trifolium4good.███/latest.
Remember, your donations are what makes these life-saving activities possible!
Ripens T. Pratense, CEO. |
SCP-1673 is a cemetery located on the outskirts of the former town of Westkin, West Virginia. | ***
Item #: SCP-1673
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1673 is to be surrounded by a perimeter at a distance of 500 meters. It is to be patrolled by 3 teams of 2 guards at all times. This perimeter is to have a 1.5 meter concrete wall, with security personnel stationed every 20 meters. Any person found inside of SCP-1673's interior is to be issued a Class-B amnestic. Those who do not respond to amnestics will be detained.
Description: SCP-1673 is a cemetery located on the outskirts of the former town of Westkin, West Virginia. It takes up 1.4 hectares and contains approximately 60 graves and 1 mausoleum. A wrought iron fence surrounds the cemetery's boundaries. The gravestones in SCP-1673 belong to Westkin's original settlers, and the latest interment dates back to 1845. During the hours of 4AM to 7PM, SCP-1673 displays no anomalous properties.
If a person enters SCP-1673 during its active period, and remains there for at least 15 minutes, its anomalous properties will manifest. SCP-1673 will begin to manifest ambulatory human limbs constructed from its soil. These limbs will resemble human hands and arms; however, testing has shown that they contain no human biological material whatsoever. They will begin to follow the person around SCP-1673 for a period lasting between 1 and 3 hours. After this time passes, the constructs will begin to interact with the person.
These limbs will attempt to perform small actions that are beneficial to the person, including tying shoelaces, adjusting clothing, brushing off dust from the persons clothing, and attempting to give the person a massage. Initially, the limbs will attempt to perform these gestures extremely carefully. However, these actions can result in extreme bodily harm due to the excessive amount of force the constructs can exert in performing them. Usually, subjects will attempt to exit the cemetery as quickly as possible. The limbs will impede any attempt to exit SCP-1673. This will continue until the person is either removed from SCP-1673 or expires. If the person is removed, SCP-1673 will return to an inert state. However, if the user expires while within SCP-1673 as a result of SCP-1673's actions, the limbs will bury the person's body. Any attempt to approach the body before it is buried will be met with hostile force. |
SCP-4385 is a tech support phone line originating from an unknown source. | ***
Item #: SCP-4385
Object Class: Keter (Presumed Neutralized)
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation phone crawlers are to monitor North American phone lines to find manifestations of SCP-4385. If SCP-4385 is confirmed, MTF Pi-1 ("City Slickers") are to be deployed to the location of the call and determine the situation.
All deaths caused by SCP-4385-1 are to be declared an accident or homicide in media outlets; the bodies are to be confiscated until all foreign material manifested by SCP-4385-1 is removed.
Description: SCP-4385 is a tech support phone line originating from an unknown source. When SCP-4385 is accessed, an entity (Designated as SCP-4385-1) will begin to speak with the subject on the other end. SCP-4385-1 is a voice of indeterminate gender and possesses the ability to manifest objects1 inside the subject they are talking to, terminating them in the process.
SCP-4385 can be accessed randomly by calling a number for technical support in the southern part of the USA. If accessed, SCP-4385 will change its number to match the company the subject was calling.
Addendum.4385-Logs: These are the most noteworthy documented logs of SCP-4385.
Foreword: Log #1. The subject was Camp Oliver, a forty-five-year-old female.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-4385-1: Good afternoon. May you please state the reason for your call?
Oliver: Um… yeah, can you tell me how to fix my TV? It's been blank ever since one of my kids knocked it over.
SCP-4385-1: Ma'am, this is not a line for jokes. Can you please state the reason for your call?
Oliver: What do you mean not the line for jokes? My TV has been blank for the past five days and all you people keep saying is reboot. News flash, it doesn’t fucking work.
SCP-4385-1: Ma'am… who told you to reboot your TV?
Oliver: Does it matter? Some guy named Thomas.
SCP-4385-1: Ma'am, do not panic, I think rebooting your TV might have given you a mental fracture, I'm sending help right away, for the meantime I’m going to give you some plugs to keep you stable.
Oliver: What do you mean mental fracture, you calling me stupid or something? Listen here, I'll get your ass fired you he—
SCP-4385-1: The plugs have been delivered ma'am, now where do you live? … Excuse me are you still there?
[END LOG]
Closing statement: SCP-4385-1 continued attempting to get a response from Mrs. Oliver, and hung up twenty-five minutes later. Mrs. Oliver's body was found with several cable leads and Double AA batteries embedded inside her brain and under her skin. Witnesses were given amnestics and her body was put in storage for further study.
Foreword: Log #5. The subject was Thomas Ogle, a twenty-two-year-old male.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-4385-1: Good morning. May you please state the reason for your call?
Ogle: Yeah, my mini-tablet been acting up lately. It keeps pressing random apps when I'm not even touching them.
SCP-4385-1: Sir, how long has this been happening?
Ogle: Since about yesterday, I'm pretty sure.
SCP-4385-1: Okay, do you have any idea on why this could be happening?
Ogle: Maybe throwing and dropping it on the floor a few times, hehe.
SCP-4385-1: You what? Why would— Do not move from your position, the enforcers are on their way.
Ogle: The who?
SCP-4385-1: I repeat do not move from your position.
Ogle: Why happens if I move? What's going to happ—. [Thump sound]
SCP-4385-1: Several inhibitors have been placed on you for your protection, several more are being transferred.
Ogle: [In the distance] My legs, somebody help me, somebody! Call an ambulance, ple—
SCP-4385-1: The enforcers are now on their way to take custody of you and your tablets for animal abuse and neglect. Do not resist.
[END LOG]
Closing statement: Thomas Ogle's body was found in his apartment room with USB cords intertwined with his blood vessels and muscle tissue inside his legs. Death was caused by internal bleeding due to the plugs severing several arteries inside his legs.
Foreword: Log #12. The subject was James Camp, an eight-year-old male.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-4385-1: Good afternoon. May you state the reason for your call?
Camp: Um, yeah, there this code thing that’s blocking the cartoons on the TV.
SCP-4385-1: Code? You sound a little young, how old are you?
Camp: Eight and a half.
SCP-4385-1: Oh nice. I hope I get to live as long as you do.
Camp: Mmhm, so can you hack the code off the TV please, I'm about to miss my show.
SCP-4385-1: First, who’s TV are you talking about?
Camp: Mines.
SCP-4385-1: So what you're saying is something blocking your signal?
Camp: Um… I guess.
SCP-4385-1: And what is this code?
Camp: Its like the codes on Apple phones.
SCP-4385-1: What is an apple?
Camp: Huh, you don't know what a fruit is?
SCP-4385-1: A fruit? Why would you even touch that?
Camp: To eat it? I don't know.
SCP-4385-1: Oh, one of those. So anyways, about your TV.
Camp: Yeah, you need to hack the code off.
SCP-4385-1: I can't hack, but I think this would help.
Camp: Huh, did you make that thing appear?
SCP-4385-1: Yes, just put that on top of your TV and you should be good to go.
Camp: Are you magic?
SCP-4385-1: What, no that was… just forget it.
[END LOG]
Closing statement: The antennae was confiscated and witnesses were given amnestics.
Foreword: Log #45. Agent Dam gained access to SCP-4385 after five-hundred and five failed attempts.
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-4385-1: Good morning. May you state the reason for your call?
Dam: Yes, I would actually like to ask you a few questions.
SCP-4385-1: Oh. I'm really only qualified for hands-on issues, but I can give you the numb—
Dam: No, only you can answer them.
SCP-4385-1: Oh, okay. So what are your questions?
Dam: Where do you think you are taking calls from?
SCP-4385-1: The Borthin Sector?
Dam: I see. Well, do you know that what you are doing is harming people?
SCP-4385-1: Si— Dam, this is not the line for your horrid jokes.
Dam: Please calm down and listen. I'm trying to tell you that your efforts in trying to help people, is not working.
SCP-4385-1: This is the last time I will tell you this. Take your horrid humor somewhere else and ask me a real question or hang-up.
Dam: Listen, I know you're confused, but I need your cooperation to help both of us.
SCP-4385-1: Do you know how old I am, boy? I am five fucking years old, you brat! I don't deserve your prank calls. I don't deserve any of this! Oh, they tell me it's going to be hard and you going to have to get thick-metal. But this, but this is just pure insanity talking to you people. You talk about killing, organics, and Wifi! What is Wifi!
Dam: Just listen for a moment ple—
SCP-4385-1: Shutup. I am not qualified for this. I—I—I can't take this anymore. You people are getting blacklisted, goodbye.
Dam: Wa—
SCP-4385-1: I said goodbye!
Unknown Voice: Thank you for calling the World Television Health Center where we give our all for your life. Stay charged and zappy.
[END LOG]
Closing statement: After this incident, there have been no further reports of SCP-4385. Approval to reclassify SCP-4385 to Neutralized is pending.
Footnotes
1. All recorded objects manifested by SCP-4385 were electronic devices or appliances. |
SCP-1857 is a deformed human skull with what appears to be horns extending from its forehead. | ***
Item #: SCP-1857
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1857 is stored in a dedicated, hermetically sealed containment chamber. Surveillance of SCP-1857 may be performed only through indirect means, and all personnel involved in the containment or research of SCP-1857 must undergo mandatory weekly psychiatric evaluations. Personnel found to have been affected by SCP-1857 are to be quarantined under standard memetic hazard isolation procedures and administered a Class A amnestic.
Description: SCP-1857 is a deformed human skull with what appears to be horns extending from its forehead. The letters "CM XIII" are engraved in a serif font on its back, and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is located at the base. X-ray photography has shown no wiring attached to this port, nor the presence of any other metallic components.
When directly observed, subjects report seeing writing in blood in the language they are most familiar and/or comfortable with, though indirect observation via photography or closed circuit video does not corroborate this. Subjects report that the writing on SCP-1857 most often takes the form of insults directed at the reader, though the exact wording is often laden with spelling and grammar errors. This text reportedly changes when unobserved, often in such a way as to suggest that SCP-1857 was aware of its surroundings.
Subjects exposed to SCP-1857 for extended periods of time often exhibit increased aggression and anger and a small number of subjects, particularly those of [REDACTED] ancestry, are prone to entering a comatose state when exposed to SCP-1857 for periods exceeding fifteen (15) minutes. Furthermore, affected subjects also exhibit increased levels of interest in mythical supernatural entities and the occult that increases with time.
When SCP-1857 is connected via USB cable to a personal computer running a Windows operating system, a removable storage device will load and a software program contained on that device is automatically run. File system analysis of the device shows a capacity of 0 bytes, despite the presence of two files, "autorun.inf" and "cm13.exe" (both of which report as 0 bytes in size as well).
Addendum 1857-01: Research Report, cm13.exe
[DATA EXPUNGED]
Addendum 1857-02: Incident Report, ██/█/13
The following terminal log was recorded from the personal computer of Dr. ███████, Senior Researcher assigned to SCP-1857:
login as: [REDACTED]
FoundationOS v11.3 (Final)
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password: [REDACTED]
Last login: ███ ███ ██ ██:██:██ 2013 from [REDACTED]
All access to Foundation systems is logged.
Hello, [REDACTED].
[WARNING]: All personnel experimenting with SCP-1857 are required to undergo a full psychiatric evaluation following experiment procedures. Please log off and notify your supervisor immediately.
[████████@site74 !]$ access floorplan
[DATA EXPUNGED]
[████████@site74 !]$ access map of land
-error: command not found
[████████@site74 !]$ access map of realm
-error: command not found
[████████@site74 !]$ access map of kingdom
-error: command not found
[REDACTED], please report to [REDACTED] for immediate psychiatric evaluation. Your supervisor has been automatically notified of this incident.
[████████@site74 !]$ give me the damn map
-error: command not found
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Multiple command line errors have been logged. Do you require assistance?
no of course not
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Does the black moon howl?
YES. THE BLACK MOON HOWLS AND ITS BAYING DRAWS FORTH THE HOUNDS OF THE END ALL SHALL BURN IN THE BLACK FIRES OF THE DJOK TOURAFF
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: SECURITY ALERT: Memetic trigger challenge/response failure detected.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Emergency lockdown has been initiated for Site-74.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: [REDACTED] has been compromised by critical exposure to Euclid-class object SCP-1857. All personnel report immediately to secure lockdown areas.
[████████@site74 !]$ TRAITOROUS BOX
(error: connection has been terminated)
Addendum 1857-03: Research Note
The following documents, attached to SCP-1857 at time of discovery, have been released from quarantine following negative results from memetic hazard testing:
Cult Maker XIII
©2012 Diabolism Incorporated
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Limited Founder's Edition - #3 of 25
mike,
hey man sorry its late but this is wat i have so far
sory about the spelling shit, im busy and haven't had time to edit it yet
— jake
Field personnel have been notified of the possibility of additional uncontained instances of SCP-1857. |
SCP-3122 is a series of consumer satellite navigation systems produced by the now-defunct "Elevix Electronics". | ***
Item #: SCP-3122
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-3122 are to be stored in a Faraday-cage-shielded storage container when not being used for testing.
Evidence of the existence of Elevix Electronics and any products produced by it are to be removed from public awareness using standard data-censoring protocols.
Description: SCP-3122 is a series of consumer satellite navigation systems produced by the now-defunct "Elevix Electronics". The anomalous effects of SCP-3122 manifest when the following conditions are met:
The currently active journey on SCP-3122 is estimated to take over three hours to complete.
The vehicle in which SCP-3122 is situated has currently undergone at least two hours of the programmed journey.
At some point following the two-hour mark, SCP-3122 loses its signal tracking. No specific cause for the loss of signal is required.
Once these conditions have been met, following the loss of signal SCP-3122 will connect to an unknown source from which it will begin receiving information. The vehicle in which SCP-3122 is installed, along with any occupants of the vehicle and SCP-3122 itself will be translocated to SCP-3122-1.
SCP-3122-1 is a topologically inconsistent pocket of space-time which initially resembles the area from which SCP-3122 and its associated vehicle were removed. Once within SCP-3122-1, SCP-3122 will begin to relay instructions that are increasingly nonsensical, and SCP-3122-1 itself will begin to change both its layout and contents, with the severity of these effects increasing over time.
After a period of time following the victim's entrance into SCP-3122-1, typically between 24 and 72 hours, the vehicle will re-enter standard reality at the final destination point of the original journey. SCP-3122 will be present within the vehicle, though any lifeforms will be missing.
An investigation into Elevix Electronics revealed a number of consumer electronics developed by the company, many of which demonstrate anomalous properties. No record of the creation of the company, or any employees working for it, could be found. The registered business address for the company was determined to be a large warehouse containing numerous crates of SCP-3122 instances.
Analysis of recovered security footage from the areas around the warehouse revealed repeated visits by a single individual, determined to be PoI-30808 (Shazira Masaani). PoI-30808 has previously been linked to various religious cults typically centred around minor anomalous objects. The last recorded sighting of PoI-30808 was in 1996, following the mass-suicide of one of the associated cults.
A software update for SCP-3122 was developed and released, with the goal of disabling any devices onto which it was installed, and a recall order for all affected products was enacted. It is estimated that over 95% of the sold instances of SCP-3122 have been recovered or rendered inert.
SCP-3122-1 Exploration
On 19/07/2016, permission was granted to attempt exploration of SCP-3122-1 to determine the nature of the anomaly and ascertain the possibility of recovering the lost civilians. A vehicle was equipped with an instance of SCP-3122, numerous recording and tracking devices, and piloted by D-Class personnel D-993211 on a programmed journey that would take them through a tunnel sufficient to cause the loss of GPS signal two hours and five minutes in to the test.
Following are transcripts of the recovered recordings, starting immediately prior to the activation of SCP-3122. D-99 was instructed to continue describing his surroundings even if contact with Control was lost. He was otherwise not informed of the nature of the experiment.
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[15:09]
D-99: OK, I can see the tunnel up ahead.
Control: Acknowledged. Maintain contact and keep us informed of any occurrences.
D-99: What exactly are you expecting to happen here?
Control: Unknown. That's the point of this experiment.
D-99: Uh huh. I know you science types always write us off as idiots, but we aren't stupid. We always know when you aren't telling us everything.
Control: Proceed into the tunnel.
D-99: Yeah yeah.
SCP-3122: GPS Signal Lost.
D-99: I guess we expected that, right?
Approximately 30 seconds of silence. Note, contact with Control was lost at this point, and not re-established.
D-99: Hello? Guess I've lost you guys, too. Well, nearly out of this tunnel anyway.
SCP-3122: Connection established. In 300m, turn left onto Via della Conciliazione.
D-99: Weird, I don't remember a turn coming up. And… is that Spanish?
SCP-3122: Turn left onto Via della Conciliazione.
D-99 takes the turn as instructed. It should be noted that there is no left turn on the road exiting the tunnel in which contact with D-99 was lost.
D-99: Weird, haven't seen any other cars since I left that tunnel. And… hang on, there's another tunnel coming up. It uh… it looks exactly the same as that last tunnel. The hill and the rocks and everything.
Visual analysis of recovered recordings confirms an exact visual match between the exteriors of the first and second tunnels.
D-99: Looks the same inside, too. And I haven't lost signal this time. And here I was hoping you were just sending me on a nice little road trip with no weird shit involved.
[15:23]
D-99: Just realised I've been in this tunnel for about five minutes now. That seems weird. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure there are no five-mile-long tunnels in Derbyshire. Still no other cars, either.
SCP-3122: In one kilometre, accelerate to 180 kilometres per hour, then turn right onto [SOUND OF STATIC], then left onto Sanderson Road, then down onto Howling Void.
D-99: Great, now the satnav has gone nuts too. And why the hell is this thing in metric anyway.
[15:25]
SCP-3122: Accelerate to 180 kilometres per hour.
D-99: You're the boss, insane computer. Though I doubt this bucket can even go that fa-
D-99 is cut off as the vehicle rapidly accelerates to 180km/h, forcing him back into the seat.
D-99: Holy crap! I think the car is driving itself! The brakes aren't working! HOLY SHI-
The vehicle suddenly makes a hard right turn, directly into the wall of the tunnel. It passes through the wall without effect, emerging in a similar tunnel before making a similarly sharp left turn.
D-99: Oh god, I'm gonna throw up. Come on, stop you piece of- FUC-
The road seemingly drops away. The vehicle appears to be in freefall for approximately 30 seconds; D-99 can be heard screaming. The vehicle suddenly appears to be on what looks like a desert road; no impact from the fall occurs. D-99 can be heard breathing heavily.
D-99: Sweet fucking Jesus, what the fuck. OK, OK. I'm alive. I'm fine.
D-99 looks around out of the windows of the vehicle.
D-99: Now where the hell am I? Some kind of desert, I know there's nothing like this in Derbyshire. Can't see anything around besides this road. It's pretty hot here, I can already feel the heat through the windows.
SCP-3122: Continue for 12,000km, and then turn 470 degrees counter-clockwise and remove your left arm.
D-99: Wha… fuck that. I'm going the other way. Looks like I have control of this thing again, and I'm sure as shit not removing any arms.
D-99 turns the vehicle around on the road and begins driving.
[17:01]
D-99: OK, I've been driving for what feels like hours. Nothing has changed here. Can barely even tell if I'm moving - just the same desert. Fuel gauge doesn't seem to be moving, and I haven't heard a peep out of this busted-ass satnav. I thin-
SCP-3122: In 500 meters, remove 37% of your skin using the supplied flensing knife, and then surrender your soul.
D-99: Should have kept my damn mouth shut.
D-99 visibly jumps in his seat, and then picks something up from in front of him.
D-99: What the hell! A weird-looking knife thing just appeared in my lap! Fuck this!
D-99 opens the window and throws the knife out.
SCP-3122: A road-side agent will be along to assist you shortly.
D-99: That sounds… bad.
A high-pitched screaming sound can be heard in the distance. Cameras detect a shape ahead, which D-99 notices a few minutes later.
D-99: The hell is that? Looks kind of like… a horse? A massive fucking horse with some giant guy riding it, I think it's heading right for me. Christ, it's tearing up the road, too. Going to have to turn around, I don't want to get anywhere near that thing.
D-99 turns the vehicle around. As he begins driving in the opposite direction, a large, equine creature with the torso and upper body of a humanoid growing from its back appears on the road, completely blocking it. It emits a high-pitched screaming sound, and D-99 swerves off the road.
D-99: SHITTING CHRIST! What the fuck, what the fuck, where the fuck did those arseholes send me, Jesus fucking Christ.
D-99 looks behind him. Cameras show that the entity and the road are both gone.
D-99: OK, OK. Still alive. I guess no road is better than whatever the fuck that thing was. I guess I'm just driving through the desert now.
[20:31]
D-99: Been driving for hours now. Clock still seems to be working if nothing else. It's getting a little cooler but the sun doesn't seem to be going down. Also, I just noticed that all of the clouds seem to be in the shape of some symbol. Looks familiar. The satnav has been making weird sounds every now and then. Doesn't sound like words, just random vowels or something.
SCP-3122: Eee. Aaaaa.
D-99: Yeah, just like that. Anyway, I spotted something off in the distance, looks like a building or something maybe, so against my better judgement I'm going to head towards it.
SCP-3122: Ooooo. Eeeeeee.
D-99: Yeah, yeah.
SCP-3122: In 100 meters, stop at the crossroads, make a deal and surrender your flesh.
D-99: God damn I wish I could turn this thing off. We're not even on a road, you stupid piece of junk!
D-99 strikes SCP-3122; no damage is caused.
[23:01]
D-99: OK, I don't seem to be getting any closer to… whatever that is out there, and it's getting late. According to the clock, anyway. The sun still hasn't moved. Anyway, since you Foundation folks were actually kind enough to pack some supplies in here, I'm going to eat and try to sleep. Probably a terrible idea, but I can't keep driving forever.
SCP-3122: At the roundabout, take the twelfth exit. The sleeper will awaken. Glorious [SOUNDS OF STATIC] reigns supreme.
D-99: Hopefully this thing will keep it quiet while I'm trying to sleep. Oh! The symbol in the clouds, it's the same symbol that's on this goddamn satnav. The company logo or whatever, I guess. They're still there, clouds in that shape, all different sizes. I'm sure that will mean something more to you Foundation eggheads than it does to me.
[05:47]
SCP-3122: He awaits. He awaits. He awaits. He awaits. Take the next exit.
D-99: Wuh- gah, stupid machine. 6am? Guess I wasn't eaten during the night then. I- what the hell…
D-99 can be seen looking out of the windows of the vehicle. External cameras show that a number of structures have appeared in the immediate area; no motion was detected since the vehicle was stopped.
D-99: Not eaten, but it looks like I was towed. Where the hell am I now, looks like some kind of town? Still in the desert, though, and I don't see any people around. Looks… old? All these buildings seem pretty worn down.
SCP-3122: Follow the road for 300 meters, then embrace oblivion. He will be nourished.
D-99: Oh, there actually is a road. I'm going to look around a bit, see if I can find any people or signs that anyone has been here.
D-99 tries to open the door, but it appears to be locked.
D-99: What the… come on, dammit.
D-99 attempts to unlock the door, and tries opening the other doors and windows; all attempts at leaving the vehicle fail.
D-99: God dammit. Can't even stretch my legs. When I get out of here, the first Foundation fool I see is getting punched in the face.
D-99 sighs heavily.
D-99: Road it is, then. Seems old, it's made of cobblestones or something.
D-99 follows the road for approximately five minutes, passing through what appears to be a small town or village; no occupants are seen. All of the buildings are made of stone of a similar colour to the desert sand.
SCP-3122: Bow down before [SOUND OF STATIC], then take the next right.
D-99: The road only goes right, you stupid piece of cr- woah. That's a big statue.
As the car takes the corner, a statue of a bare-chested human male wearing an ornate head-dress and carrying a staff comes into view, standing over the road. It is estimated to be approximately 90m tall; it was not visible before the corner. Lining the road before the statue is a series of smaller statues (averaging approximately 5m tall), each apparently depicting a different individual in a similar style of dress as the larger statue. The statue standing directly at the foot of the larger statue bears a notable resemblance to PoI-30808.
SCP-3122: Bow down. Bow down. Bow down. Continue for three kilometres. Surrender.
D-99: Starting to get the feeling this statue is the guy the satnav has been babbling on about. He's kind of giving me a bad feeling… I think I'm going to leave the road again. Not sure why that feels like the safer option here, but if the satnav wants me to follow the road, I'm pretty sure I don't want to.
D-99 drives away from the road.
[06:34]
D-99: Huh, could have sworn there were some mountains to my left, but they aren't there now. Probably wishful thinking to assume it was just a mirage or something.
SCP-3122: In 500 cubits, continue towards His Embrace. Surrender your soul.
[07:04]
D-99: Been driving for over an hour now, and I can still see that statue. It doesn't seem to be getting further away. Everything here is getting weirder, if that's even possible. Those mountains have reappeared and disappeared twice now. The clouds seem to change suddenly, sometimes into that symbol, sometimes just random clouds. Pretty sure I saw some more buildings to my right at one point, but they aren't there now.
SCP-3122: Continue for 1000 years, then turn left into his embrace.
D-99: And this thing is really starting to drive me nuts. Tried to shut it up, but none of the buttons on it seem to do anything. Can't smash the damn thing either, despite a couple of attempts.
SCP-3122: He comes. Take the next exit.
D-99: The hell, it's getting darker.
A solar eclipse begins, rapidly reducing the light level. After 15 seconds, the sun is approximately 90% eclipsed by the moon.
D-99: I've lost control of the car again. It's driving itself.
The vehicle veers left, bringing a series of structures into view. A number of pillars in varying states of decay surround what appears to be an open-air temple, at the centre of which is a large stone sarcophagus.
D-99: I don't like this… nothing good ever happens in desert temples during an eclipse. Come on now.
D-99 can be seen trying to force the vehicle to turn, with no success; it continues on course for the centre of the temple.
SCP-3122: Surrender your soul. Surrender your flesh. Surrender your mind. Surrender. Surrender. Surrender.
SCP-3122 continues to repeat the word Surrender.
D-99: No, come on, dammit!
D-99 becomes increasingly frantic in his attempts to regain control of the vehicle, to no avail. He attempts to kick the glass from the windows, but is unable to break it. The vehicle comes to a halt directly in front of the sarcophagus, which is covered in a large number of carved symbols; most prominently, in the centre, is the Elevix Electronics logo.
SCP-3122: You have reached your destination.
D-99 begins to speak, but is immediately cut off. Analysis of the video footage shows 13 frames of a substance resembling black smoke emanating from the sarcophagus and heading directly for the vehicle; it passes through the roof and windows before completely enveloping D-99. The smoke then recedes back into the sarcophagus; D-99 is gone. The vehicle reverses and drives away from the temple.
Approximately 37 hours after contact was first lost with D-99, a GPS ping was received from his vehicle; it was found at the originally programmed destination. No trace of D-99 was found.
Footnotes
1. Identified in the transcript as D-99. |
SCP-3461 is a Class IX research priority. | ***
Item #: SCP-3461
Object Class: Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: The development of SCP-3461 is a Class IX research priority.
O5-4 has been designated as the HMCL of SCP-3461, to coordinate all involved departments and approve cross-testing of relevant SCP objects.
To facilitate SCP-3461-α, the Foundation Disinformation and Theology Departments are to receive 40% budget increases for the 2046 fiscal year.
The O5 Council has authorized the use of the PANDORA Protocol to carry out SCP-3461-β.
Under the SCP-3461-γ initiative, a current total of 021 anomalies have been reclassified as Thaumiel-class, and a total of 083 anomalies have been reclassified as Maksur-class. A comprehensive list is available in Appendix-3461-γ.
The physical components of SCP-3461-δ are to be kept in dedicated, maximum-security containment facilities. No Foundation personnel, except for maintenance engineers with Level 5/3461 Clearance, are authorized to enter the components' respective containment chambers. Component-specific containment procedures are available on a need-to-know basis in Appendix-3461-δ.
Efforts to extend SCP-3461 to the civilian population are underway.
I'll keep things concise for now. This effort, while tangential to primary containment, is no less important. It is aligned with the Foundation's zeroth goal, and thus has its full backing.
- The Administrator
Description: SCP-3461 designates a multi-faceted Foundation project to engineer an afterlife hospitable to humankind.
SCP-3461-α is a worldwide implementation of the Genius Loci protocol, as to alter collective religious belief on life after death. The goal of SCP-3461-α is to increase the inclusivity/amiability of any possibly extant, Leibniz-class dimensions. This entails a mass-scale social engineering program, promoting belief in universal salvation (or equivalents) in the world's major religions. Foundation-funded theologians, implants in religious institutions, and grassroots religious movements are currently part of the program. As per the Triumvirate agreement, the Foundation is obliged to help the Horizon Initiative in creating "The Universal Texts". Such efforts are to focus on advancing SCP-3461-α through the discovery and/or forgery of manuscripts that support this soteriological narrative.
There is nothing sacred to the Foundation. Truth and falsehood are only as valuable as they are useful. What is happening here is no different than what has been done for decades, centuries, even millennia.
It's a small comfort, I know. Even if you presuppose that the Foundation was just "discovering" and spreading the truth, the callousness at which it pays off great minds, manipulates masses, and forges scripture must weigh on the faithful among us. Nonetheless, we have a duty to look after the wellbeing of humanity in all of its forms. If it soothes your conscience, I advise that you consider it less so "doctoring" and more so "progressive revelation".
- Yusuf Zafarul, Theology Department Head
SCP-3461-β is the neutralization of all verified, inhospitable afterlives under Foundation purview. This serves to funnel human consciousnesses into Foundation-approved afterlives, created and maintained by the other components of SCP-3461. Under the PANDORA Protocol, the utilization of all assets available to the Foundation, including anomalous objects, is permitted to accomplish this objective.
SCP-3461-β-ABRIDGED-LOG: LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE REQUIRED
CREDENTIALS VERIFIED
Pertinent Anomalies
Neutralization method
SCP-107 SCP-475 SCP-1844
MTF ω-144 instructed to utilize SCP-475 and to pour resultant liquids into SCP-107. Sustained testing over the period of forty days successfully extinguishes SCP-1844 and terminates associated tartarean entities.
SCP-2481 SCP-3304 SCP-████
SCP-3304-1 reassembled, reproduced, and put back into service. Technology from SCP-2481-2 has been reverse-engineered and integrated into SCP-████'s SRA network, to counteract any possible affects on baseline reality.
SCP-3434 SCP-4069
[REDACTED]
SCP-1012 SCP-4009
The Mozart Administration was given the means of reproducing SCP-1012, as well as misleading information as to its musical/aesthetic properties. The dimensional aperture to SCP-4009 was closed the day SCP-1012 was scheduled to play.
SCP-1557 SCP-2731 SCP-3667
SCP-1557-B instances transported to SCP-2731 and SCP-3667. This led to reoccurrence of event 1557-Epsilon, with all ice cream and SCP-3667-2 instances disappearing from their respective anomalies. SCP-1557-1 now notes the breaking of the "second and third seals".
SCP-1576 SCP-2922 SCP-████
Technology derived from SCP-1576 has been reverse-engineered and integrated into SCP-████1, allowing easy access to and retrieval from SCP-2922-C. Operation Percival is underway to establish a permanent base of operations and to negotiate with native entities, with the goal of preventing further entry of human soulforms.
SCP-1654 SCP-3211
You can fit square pegs into round holes.
SCP-███ SCP-███
[DATA EXPUNGED]
"Drastic times call for drastic measures." These are drastic measures. Consciously or subconsciously, your mind is filling in the gaps.
There is no impetus for this initiative, no hitherto-unknown threat rearing its head, no XK-Class Apocalypse happening ahead of schedule. The world is in no more or no less danger than it always is. I promise to you all that it won't end tomorrow, or the day after, or the day after. The more cynical of you will question if it's my promise to make.
We aren't fatalists here. If nothing else, it's bad for employee morale. If you have a high enough clearance to access this file, you'll have an inkling of the kind of threats that loom over humanity's head. You'll think that we've gotten desperate.
SCP-3461 is neither an admission of defeat nor a shift of priorities. It, like every other entry in this database, represents a duty the Foundation is beholden to.
- O5-4, HMCL Supervisor
SCP-3461-γ is MTF α-0 ("Fishers of Dead Men"), an esoteric taskforce composed primarily of Type VI Volitional Spiritual Apparitions. This main squadron is supplemented by a number of Pistiphagic, Tartarean, Infomorphic, or Ectomorphic Anomalous Entities serving as secondary assets. MTF α-0 is tasked with the neutralization of threats to SCP-3461, typically those that prey on human soulforms, offer type-6 geases, or inhabit Leibniz-class dimensions. A secondary function of the taskforce is to safeguard human soulforms until exit from baseline reality.
SCP-3461-γ-ABRIDGED-LOG: LEVEL 3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED
CREDENTIALS VERIFIED
Taskforce Asset
Details
SCP-049
[DATA EXPUNGED]
SCP-3004
PoI-6870's secondary anomalous properties, gained from the execution of Protocol Damnatio ad Bestias, make him suited for esoteric combat with Pistiphagic entities. PoI-6870's cooperation is contingent on non-interference treaty with GoI-████.
SCP-3540
SCP-3540-1 and SCP-3540-2 agree to act as intermediaries to similar psychopompic entities, provided that their containment protocols concerning halloween festivity are loosened.
SCP-3899
SCP-3899 has suspected psychopompic properties. All attempts at recruitment have failed. Attempts at termination are not advised. Low priority target.
SCP-4069
SCP-4069-B, after conversation with the Administrator, offered its services to the Foundation. It has since neutralized SCP-3434 and SCP-4069. Refer to SCP-3461-δ for more details.
SCP-4999
Communication with SCP-4999 has been achieved. Attempts to enlist it have thus far stalled, but the subject appears amiable to civilian deployment of SCP-3461.
Extra-planar warfare has come a long way since the early days of Identity Warfare Training.
The Foundation as has seen some change since those days. We're better equipped and better prepared then we've ever been. Alpha-Zero is emblematic of that change, enlisting anomalies we previously jailed, fighting entities we didn't even know how to classify before. And unlike certain other agencies, we're capable of coexisting with the anomalous, without drafting it or killing it. On top of all that, we're safeguarding Foundation personnel from entropy itself. Soon, all of humanity is going to bear that privilege.
I never thought I would get to see so many saints.
- Amos Sanchez, MTF α-0 Senior Adviser
SCP-3461-δ refers to an artificial afterlife created by the Foundation, designed as to accommodate and comfort an arbitrarily large amount of human soulforms, indefinitely. Further details are restricted to Level 5/3461 personel.
SCP-3461-δ-LOG: LEVEL 5 CLEARANCE REQUIRED
CREDENTIALS VERIFIED
Component
Details
SCP-███
[DATA EXPUNGED]
SCP-158
Research into SCP-158 has expanded Foundation understanding of soul composition, and the manipulation thereof.
SCP-963
Incorporation of SCP-963-2 binds soulforms to SCP-3461-δ, preventing unintentional soul emission or degradation.
SCP-2987
Code salvaged from SCP-2987 is used in forensic tools that monitor the state of SCP-3461-δ's occupants.
SCP-3703
Due to the Orkney Crisis rendering them otherwise unnecessary, extraneous SCP-3703 instances have been repurposed to provide power to and ward SCP-3461-δ.
SCP-4005
Thaumaturgic runes reverse engineered from SCP-4005 allow the restructuring of SCP-3461-δ, as to fit the desires of its occupants without conflict.
SCP-4069
SCP-4069, having been modified by SCP-4069-B, serves as the dimensional substrate on which SCP-3461-δ is superimposed on.
I'm sure quite a few of you are on this page due to a recent amendment to the Level 4 benefits package: "Should you die while under Foundation employment, you may choose to donate your soul for use in experiments pertaining to the afterlife. All efforts will be made to prevent it coming to harm." Concise, I know. Justifiably, you'll have your reservations. But there are no strings attached, there is no twist. Upper management has decided that each human being is entitled to paradise, and thus set about to create an artificial, pleasant afterlife. Your spirit, should you entrust it to us, will be put in various states approximating eternal bliss. Should our specialists determine that something has damaged it, or should your post-mortem consciousness withdraw consent, we'll cease experimentation and let natural processes occur. You soul won't be kept in a vat, or fed to a dark elder god, or used in bargaining deals with demons.
As the containment procedures imply, this offer will trickle down to the lower clearance levels. Eventually it'll be rolled out to the public.
Some of you might be concerned about the logistics of the situation, or question if this gift should be given to "undeserving" individuals.
Is that not the mission of the Foundation? To ensure the peace of every man?
- Odongo Tejani, Ethics Committee Chairman
Addendum: The following note is appended this document by High Command. It has been issued to all Foundation members with Level 1/General Clearance or higher.
OPEN NOTE
CLOSE NOTE
The Foundation exists for the betterment for mankind.
While our organization concerns itself with the preservation of normalcy, this is merely a means to an end. At the onset, we prided ourselves as a humanitarian effort. Doing good by keeping the natural order, maintaining a precarious peace. This holds true, but we didn't know the full scope this mission entailed.
It seemed like the more we advanced, the more daunting our duty was. As our numbers rose, so did theirs. The more we learned, the more we realized what we started out with didn't make sense.
But we must keep mankind protected. And we've now found ourselves in the position to do the ultimate good.
I won't sweep aside the sacrifices and moral calculus that we've had to do, but this is the opportunity to to ensure the safety and sanity of every soul. We can make up for every wrong.
We are here to serve.
- The Administrator
Footnotes
1. A Thaumiel-class object. The anomaly it was intended to neutralize has since been designated Archon-class. |
SCP-4057 is a female human of French descent named Marie Williamette, the daughter of O5-7. | ***
Item #: SCP-4057
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4057 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell at Site-19. Interaction is prohibited for all personnel without 5/4057 clearance or higher until a countermeme is developed.
Description: SCP-4057 is a female human of French descent named Marie Williamette, the daughter of O5-7. When SCP-4057 is viewed by any living being, the subject will perceive her as being in imminent danger. The form of danger perceived varies, but is in the majority of cases an anomalous entity which seeks to harm SCP-4057. The effect is memetic, virulent and self replicating (See Incident 4057-A). As a result, any subject that has viewed SCP-4057 will spread the memetic infection when they are viewed. SCP-4057 has requested visits from members of the O5 council. The request has been granted.
Incident 4057-A: On 02/08/64, SCP-4057 presented itself to Site-19, surrounded by 5 civilians expressing concern for her condition. The civilians were believed to be the first instances of SCP-4057 infection. The civilians were administered Class-A amnestics and allowed to return to society. This marked the containment breach of SCP-4057. The memetic infection spread at an exponential rate, affecting approximately 100% of the world population by 1967. The meme then self replicated within infected subjects, increasing the severity of the memetic effect and leading to the (as of the time of writing) ongoing PK-Class Perceptive Breakdown Event. There currently exist 14 persons inoculated against the memetic effect, namely all 13 members of the O5 council, and SCP-4057 itself.
Information restricted to Level 5 clearance. Please enter credentials.
Credentials accepted. Welcome, Overseer.
To the O5 council,
Secure, Contain, Protect. Our three axioms I helped create decades ago, and in my selfish quest to enforce one, I have failed in carrying out all three. I believe an explanation is in order.
Five years ago, my husband was killed. I don't know by whom, but all I know is that he was killed as a means of getting to me. I wept for days, and poor Marie… I knew I couldn't let it happen again. I considered an MTF, too conspicuous, too invasive. I considered undercover operations, a group of people, maybe have her teacher at school replaced by an operative who could keep her safe. But then it dawned on me: memetics would be the perfect safeguard. A meme, affecting just her, that would tap into the maternal and paternal parts of the mind. The part of you that sees a child walking down the street alone and feels the need, the obligation, to ask if they're ok, to show them kindness and the way home. Who needs bodyguards when the entire world can be your shield?
I went to Marshall, Carter & Dark and gave them a task. Save my daughter. Save my little Marie. The right price was offered, enough to sway their minds to my view, and it was finished in a matter of weeks. The coffee in one of the O5 meetings was conceptually tied with the countermeme, and you were all innoculated, plain and simple. No-one had to know. Marie was so happy, seeing every researcher and D-Class in the site being so kind to her, a small sliver of hope in a world full of incomprehensible nightmares. It went against every fiber of my being, I knew I was breaking something sacred, betraying the Foundation. I deliberated over my decision for months. I knew it had to be done however, or Marie would have been killed, or tortured, or… something, years ago.
But they made a mistake. The meme was virulent.
It was intended to be a single instance, that would deconstruct outside the host, that way only those near her would worry. But it started to grow inside her, and it didn't die out in the minds of those affected. They became infected, and spread the meme. We didn't realize until years later, when my darling girl was already in containment, when crowds of people who had never even heard of her started trying to break down the walls of Site 19, worried sick for a girl they never knew. But it didn't stop. It kept festering and growing inside all the infected, and the worries kept getting worse and worse, becoming more than just an abstract concept, becoming a creature, your worst nightmare that you never knew existed out to get this little girl. Now, people are dying because the hallucinations are so visceral, so real that their brain shuts down completely from the shock.
This was my selfish idea, my hubris that lead to all this. Marie is so scared, locked in a tiny windowless chamber with walls 10 meters thick, all because of me. I have no doubt I will be amnesticized after this, possibly even here and now, but I implore you: let me finish and administer the countermeme. Let me clean up my own mess. If I can't even do that, I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
Secure, Contain, Protect. Let me prove to you that I still can.
~ O5-7
O5 council minutes restricted to Level 5 clearance. Please enter credentials.
Credentials accepted. Welcome, Overseer.
RECORD OF DECISION - OVERSEER COUNCIL ACTION #4057-1
MOTION AS FOLLOWS: ALLOW 05-7 TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER AN SCP-4057 COUNTERMEME TO THE GLOBAL POPULATION BEFORE AMNESTICIZATION.
YEA: O5-3, O5-5, O5-8, O5-9, O5-11, O5-13
NAY: O5-1, O5-4, O5-6, O5-10, O5-12
ABSTAIN: O5-7 (EXEMPT DUE TO MISCONDUCT), O5-2
RESULT: MOTION PASSES
RECORD OF DECISION - OVERSEER COUNCIL ACTION #4057-2
MOTION AS FOLLOWS: ENSURE ALL CHOSEN MEMBERS OF OVERSEER COUNCIL HAVE NO LIVING IMMEDIATE FAMILY PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT AS OVERSEER.
YEA: O5-1, O5-3, O5-4, O5-5, O5-6, O5-8, O5-9, O5-10, O5-11, O5-12, O5-13
NAY: O5-2
ABSTAIN: O5-7 (EXEMPT DUE TO MISCONDUCT)
RESULT: MOTION PASSES
Love makes us do the most irrational things, and -7 was so full of love, for her darling Marie, for her husband, and it clouded her judgement. We were the only two women on the council at the time, so we shared a certain… Sisterhood, I guess you might say. That was why I stood against every other council member in that final vote. I wanted her to know that she wasn't alone in loving, that we all still felt something despite the weight of our position, that I was still there for her. She was amnesticized and demoted to a junior researcher, and she still works here to this day. We're prohibited from talking to her, for obvious reasons, but… I still feel so, so sorry for her. I can't say I've ever known the maternal bond as a mother, but I knew it as a child, and it is the strongest bond known to man, or woman for that matter. I understand why she did the things she did; had I a daughter, I would have done the same.
I still see her sometimes, however. Observing from a distance, seeing the work she does, seeing Marie, now a beautiful woman working in memetics, ironically. She was amnesticized too, as was everyone else at the Foundation and the world at large, it came as part and parcel of the countermeme. But the countermeme didn't affect every species. I frequently join Marie for walks in the woods, wearing the clothes and bearing the credentials of a fellow researcher. The way the animals adore her, fuss over her, it's…
Regardless, I understand how painful it will be to say goodbye to your friends and family, only to have them amnesticized. It used to be that a cover story was created saying you died. Believe me, amnestics are far less painful for all involved. This is a part of our history that we can't afford to repeat. It nearly destroyed us the first time, and with the delicate balance we maintain now, it would most certainly destroy us were it to happen today. I hope your preparations go smoothly, and O5-1 through -13 will all welcome you with open arms as the new -2.
Secure, Contain, Protect.
O5-2 |
SCP-3784 is a small, ornate oil lamp, perpetually filled with shark liver oil2. | ***
Item #: SCP-3784
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3784 is to be kept in a high-security storage vault at Site 76. Testing with SCP-3784 may only be conducted within a hermetically sealed chamber with an automatic fire suppression system. Exposure to SCP-3784 is to be limited to D-class personnel, with preference given to D-class with the lowest available SEC1 rating. All testing proposals must first be submitted to the Ethics Committee for approval.
Description: SCP-3784 is a small, ornate oil lamp, perpetually filled with shark liver oil2. When SCP-3784 is within an unbroken line of sight of at least one human3 in REM sleep, SCP-3784 will kindle itself if not already lit, and initiate an INCUBUS event.
Test subjects experiencing an INCUBUS event will appear to be undergoing sleep paralysis to outside observers. The flame of SCP-3784 will begin to anomalously flicker in such a manner that the shadows it casts depict scenes from the subject's sleep paralysis episode. This makes SCP-3784 a severe fire hazard during INCUBUS events, and it has been known to light flammable objects up to 120 centimeters away.
Based upon both the shadows cast by SCP-3784 and post-INCUBUS event interviews, a convocation of both humanoid and non-humanoid entities will typically surround the subject and begin to enact some kind of farcical debate with each other. The first known example of such revolved around what was the best method for preparing a human being for consumption, resulting in 13 different segments of the subject's body being removed and prepared in a different manner, then force fed to them. Other examples include rearranging internal organs to gauge how they function, testing the holding capacity of the digestive system, and replacing the skin with a silk body stocking.
Test subjects who have undergone INCUBUS events have all reported that their experiences during sleep paralysis were indistinguishable from reality, and consequently all have suffered from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and insomnia.
Recovery: SCP-3784 was discovered during a raid on a Marshall, Carter, & Dark warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland, along with other objects believed to be the personal property of Dark. It was found with the following note attached to it:
From One Brother To Another
A Little Piece Of My Kingdom To Darken Yours
Mind That It Doesn't Singe The Drapes
Possible connections to SCP-4116 are being investigated.
Footnotes
1. Skills, Experience, and Cooperation.
2. Oil removed from the lamp does not retain any anomalous properties and may be used or disposed of safely.
3. Testing with non-human animals has been inconclusive. |
SCP-3222 is a standard Ticonderoga Hard Black no. | ***
Item #: SCP-3222
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3222 is to be kept in a standard Safe storage locker at Site-██. Once daily, at a time in accordance with the rules outlined in Addendum 3222-b, a researcher with clearance level 2 or higher is to write using SCP-3222 for at least 30 minutes. Further rules for the proper usage of SCP-3222 are outlined in Addenda 3222-b and 3222-c.
Any personnel writing with SCP-3222 are to be screened for carpal tunnel syndrome on a weekly basis, due to the high volume of text produced using SCP-3222.
Description: SCP-3222 is a standard Ticonderoga Hard Black no. 2 pencil that is not worn out through the process of normal writing. Any information regarding SCP-3222 that is not written using the object is destroyed through unknown anomalous means within seven days of its recording.
If SCP-3222 is used according to the rules outlined in Addendum 3222-b, the writer becomes unable to write any original text; instead, an unseen force, hereafter referred to as SCP-3222-1, controls any writing generated by the subject. No test subject has expressed an inability to stop writing or leave the testing area, however.
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The writings of SCP-3222-1 indicate that it is a sixteen-year-old human male named Thomas [SURNAME REDACTED] of whom no records exist. Despite multiple years of contact with the Foundation, SCP-3222-1 claims not to experience aging.
The text produced by SCP-3222-1 also indicates that it has some knowledge of events that occur shortly after each interview. Investigation of these precognitive abilities is ongoing in the hope that SCP-3222 can be used to aid in the containment of other SCP objects. SCP-3222-1 has, thus far, been cooperative with Foundation personnel.
Under the influence of SCP-3222-1, all subjects are unable to write in cursive. Researchers should therefore write all original text in cursive to aid in distinguishing any communication from SCP-3222-1.
All available resources should go to helping SCP-3222-1 neutralize his anomalous qualities and return to the real world.
Then could you at least contact my parents, please? Their names are [TORN]
[Redacted. Contact is pending Site Director approval.]
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Addendum 3222-a: Recovery Log
On ██/██/2013, Foundation agents in [REDACTED], Pennsylvania were alerted to seemingly anomalous events in [REDACTED] High School. During an exam, a student was caught passing a note, which is presented here:
This pencil is all that's keeping me alive. I am dead. I am the dying. -Document 3222-Alpha.
The student was referred to the school's psychologist and claimed to be "channeling a ghost." The psychologist reached out via email to an area specialist in disorders involving delusional behavior, and the message was intercepted by Foundation web crawlers and flagged for potential anomalous activity. Local agents confiscated SCP-3222 and administered low-grade amnestics to all civilians involved.
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Addendum 3222-b: Conditions for SCP-3222-1 Influence
For SCP-3222-1 to influence the writing of a test subject, the following conditions must be met:
The time on the east coast of the United States is between 0900 and 1500, on a weekday.
SCP-3222 is used with college-ruled lined notebook paper.
That paper is kept on a desk of the same type used in classrooms in the [REDACTED] school district.
These conditions were discovered based on the original student’s claim that “the ghost only writes in classrooms.” Researchers initially used a reconstruction of the student’s classroom for the use of SCP-3222, but the writings of SCP-3222-1 indicated that only these three conditions are required.
Addendum 3222-c: Interview Procedures
Personnel wishing to interview SCP-3222-1 are to bring SCP-3222 and a single sheet of lined paper into a testing chamber with two desks: one that activates SCP-3222 and one that does not. The latter desk may be used for writing original text (i.e. questions for SCP-3222-1).
The following pages are notable interviews with SCP-3222-1. Interview 3222-a took place on ██/██/2013 and Interview 3222-b took place on ██/██/2014.
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hello!
Interview 3222-a
Hello, SCP-3222-1, my name is Dr. S█████. Can you read this?
Yes! Hi, Dr. S█████! I'm Thomas ███████, do you know where I am?
No, but my job is to help you figure that out. Could you please describe your surroundings?
Well, I'm in a classroom, which I can't leave. Basically all that's in here is me and my pencil.
Your pencil? Why is that significant?
…I guess I'd say it feels more "real" than anything here, you know? Also, what's a Hume level?
Classified, sorry. How did you know about that?
It's written at the bottom of the paper. Doesn't seem very "classified." [drawing of the All-Seeing Eye triangle] <- is this you?
[in margin] But without my pencil I think I would vanish. Keep it safe, please.
Note: SCP-3222-1 seems to have some understanding of its anomalous properties, as well as those of SCP-3222. Testing of SCP-3222 for abnormal Hume levels is proposed, as is investigation into the temporal relationship between SCP-3222-1 and the text it produces.
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[The paper is burned in several places, and has evidence of being stomped on to extinguish it.]
Interview 3222-b
Good morning, Thomas, this is Dr. [BURNED]
Are you there?
Quick what time is it to the second
[BURNED] why
[BURNED] have ~30 secs LOCK THE DOOR
Locked [this word is cut off by a pencil stroke inconsistent with typical handwriting]
I was startled.
Note: At precisely 10:01:50, SCP-████ breached containment and proceeded to this interview chamber, where it attempted to gain entry.
Following the advice of SCP-3222-1, I sealed the door at approximately 10:01:45. Thanks to the sealed door, I suffered only minor burns, rather than being incinerated. Containment was quickly re-established with no casualties.
Thank you. -Dr. S█████
Don't mention it. I'm happy to help. |
SCP-3141 is a mathematical theorem that describes a method by which conditions for a set of random variables can be expressed in a specific system of equations in order to calculate stable state probabilities for the long term outcome of the variables. | ***
Item #: SCP-3141
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nonmaterial nature of SCP-3141, direct containment is impossible. Instead, automatic scanning software should be used to monitor quarterly reports of insurance and financial firms for undue discrepancies. Additional surveillance should be directed towards the monitoring of related trade journals and academic mathematics journals. Agents embedded in the peer review boards for such publications should be made aware of the possible presence of SCP-3141 and should be instructed to be vigilant for it.
In the event of the discovery of SCP-3141 characteristic discrepancies in quarterly reports of a firm, Foundation agents are to infiltrate the actuarial (or equivalent) department of the firm and ascertain which employees, referred to as subjects, grasp an understanding of the phenomenon. Subjects are then to be discredited in the firm in accordance with “Operation Underwriter”. Subjects will be taken into Foundation custody indefinitely. Class B amnestics are to be deployed according to agent discretion.
In the event that a proof or technique resembling SCP-3141 is discovered within a journal or peer review board, Foundation agents are to contact the journal publisher, as well as article authors and peer reviewers, and expose them to memetic agent “Counterproof-Zeta”. Additionally, if a proof for SCP-3141 was put into general circulation before Foundation discovery, Counterproof-$\zeta$ is to is to be circulated in the next possible issue of the journal. Due to the decaying effects of the memetic agent, Foundation operatives should monitor affected subjects monthly following application.
Description: SCP-3141 is a mathematical theorem that describes a method by which conditions for a set of random variables can be expressed in a specific system of equations in order to calculate stable state probabilities for the long term outcome of the variables. The solution to the system is non-obvious and requires a significant degree of mathematical expertise to solve.1 No computer is currently known to be able to solve the system. This is possibly due to the anomalous nature of the theorem. Approval for testing with Foundation artificial intelligence is pending.
The anomalous properties of SCP-3141 present themselves in the fact that during the process of solving the system of equations, the subject solving the system can manipulate the outcome of the solution to a “reasonable” desired result referred to as SCP-3141-$\pi$.2 This process occurs subconsciously in subjects who are unaware of the anomalous effects of the SCP with a rate of approximately .15. The remaining .85 proportion of subjects find the system inconsistent.3 Subjects who are aware of the effects of SCP-3141 are able to achieve this result with a .999 success rate.
If the conditions and random variables used as the conditions for SCP-3141 are not arbitrary (i.e. they represent an actual real world system), the conditions given are accurate with a significance level of α=.01, and if the exact calculations have not been completed within the past ██ ████, then the actual set of long term probabilities for the variables described becomes SCP-3141-$\pi$. The process by which this occurs is not currently understood.
Addendum 3141-A: In accordance with Ethics Committee finding 3141-1, Foundation mathematicians are not to attempt to utilize SCP-3141 to reverse previous misuses. This is due to the currently unknown principles by which the anomaly operates and a possibly observed phenomenon by which actual stable state probabilities return to non-anomalous levels as time passes. This is possibly due to the variation of current real world conditions from initial conditions by which SCP-3141 calculations were based. To date, the Foundation is not statistically certain as to the existence of this reversion phenomenon.
Addendum 3141-B:
Incident Report for the events that occurred on ██/██/20██ in ██████████,USA
Background: At the time that these events occurred, the Foundation was not yet aware of SCP-3141. Foundation operatives had become aware of possible anomalous material at █████████ ████████ ████████, inc., hereafter referred to as Firm A, as the result of regular economic analysis and standard Foundation predictive modeling. Firm A was listed as a low priority concern and Agent Geoffrey Daniels, under the alias of George Denver, was directed to apply for an opening as an actuarial analyst at the firm. What follows is a transcript of third interview (first in-person) of Daniels and the subsequent events retrieved from a recording device hidden on Daniels’ person.
<Begin Log>
Participants: Geoffrey Daniels, alias George Denver; █████ P███, chief actuary for Firm A.
[Timestamp 12:00:10]
P███: Well Mr. Denver, may I call you George?, thank you for coming. It’s a pleasure to meet you in person.
Daniels: Of course. I’m glad to be here. The office looks wonderful.
P: Yes, I think that you’ll find that everyone here quite likes their position. We really are doing some cutting edge work here—really redefining the field, so to speak.
D: Yes, I’ve been doing my homework on you. You have quite the impressive track record.
[DATA EXPUNGED FOR BREVITY]
[Timestamp 12:32:24]
P: Well George, it seems like you may be the exact kind of person we’re looking for here at █████████. I would love to show you around the office if you have the time.
D: That sounds excellent, sir. Lead the way.
[The sound of moving chairs, rustling papers, can be heard.]
P: We really have a great team here. Truly a bunch of winners. You know what I like in an employee, George? I’m sure you do, I’ve been blabbering at you for the last 30 minutes, but I’m going to tell you again. I like an employee that can get the job done. No shortcuts, no compromises. We’re both actuaries here, so of course you know about risk. But you also know without risk, there’s no reward. Without putting yourself out there a little bit, there’s no chance in Hell on any return. I have a team here that takes risks. My team here, they all know what it takes to get shit done. [P███ coughs loudly. The sound is muffled] My team, they go to Hell and back for me in order to make sure that this company turns a profit. And they do a pretty good job if you ask me. You know what it takes to succeed. I can see that in you, I really can. I think you have real █████████ potential. Anyway, here’s our main work area.
[Beeping sounds are audible, probably an electronic lock.]
D screaming: Oh GOD what the FUCK?!
<End Log, Timestamp 12:34:51>
At 12:35pm Agent Daniels activated his distress beacon. No more communication occurred after that. Three Foundation agents—Amanda Stiles, Philip Morehouse, and Juan Schaffer, hereby referred to as “the team”—stationed outside immediately enacted contingency plans stormed the building. The team used stairwells to access the sixth floor where the interview was taking place, incapacitating two security guards and one unidentified civilian in the process. Foundation support suppressed phone lines and cell phone signals coming from the building in order to prevent local interference.
Upon reaching the sixth floor agents noted the presence of the scent of sulfur and excessive smoke. Fire alarms appeared to be turned off. It took the team approximately two minutes to find the location where communication had been lost with Daniels. No contact with Firm A employees was made on the floor until the team reached the area that P███ referred to as the work area.
Foundation agents encountered Agent Daniels along with three adult males and two adult females. Daniels was incapacitated and laying in the corner of the room. All of the other individuals in the room, referred to hereafter as subjects, were naked and performing some kind of ritualistic dance around a pentacle in the center of the room. All subjects possessed tattoos on their body depicting elaborate mathematical notation. In the center of the pentacle lay a pulsating organic mass that was impacted with a Texas Instruments TI‑30XS MultiView Scientific Calculator, a red and black beeswax candle, and three [REDACTED].
The team successfully incapacitated all subjects and with local assistance had them remanded into Foundation custody. The incident was explained as a social media prank gone wrong. Letters of resignation were forged for all subjects and sent to Firm A. Subjects were given Class D amnestics and returned to families with a fabricated story of a bus accident. Agent Daniels suffered no permanent damage.
Addendum 3141-C: From the tattoos on the subjects involved in Incident 3141-A the Foundation was able to compile SCP-3141. The subjects at Firm A were apparently using SCP-3141 to alter the expected lifespan of purchasers of the firm’s retirement annuities, reducing their lifespans by ██ years. It is unclear how many premature deaths this has caused, but estimates range from 2,000 to [REDACTED].4 To this date it is unclear what purpose the ritualistic elements practiced by the subjects served. It should be noted that Foundation testing has concluded that such elements are not required in order for the effects of SCP-3141 to manifest.
To date, █ additional firms have been discovered to be using SCP-3141, and only 2 of them appeared to practice ritual elements in their utilization of the theorem. Over half of discovered firms used the theorem to shorten lifespans of annuity recipients, while approximately one fifth used it to improve the health and safety of insurance recipients. The purpose of use in other firms remains unclear. Additionally, full proofs of SCP-3141 have appeared in ██ journals and publications. Each has been successfully suppressed. Resurgence of SCP-3141 proofs in previously affected journals has been observed to occur at a rate of .15. Each proof has been markedly unique.
To date, despite extensive efforts led by head researcher Dr. Duncan Kemp, the Foundation has been unable to independently produce a proof of SCP-3141. The method by which individuals are able to conceive proofs for SCP-3141 is unknown. Therefore, at this time it is suspected that gestation of knowledge of SCP-3141 and related proofs is anomalous. It is unknown whether such knowledge occurs spontaneously, or if it is being imparted by groups of interest.
Researcher's note: We've spent four years working on this project, unable to make any headway. And yet, any time a new instance of a 3141 proof pops up, it seems obvious. Surely it's impossible, but it feels as if elementary axioms are changing every time one of these new proofs show up. Frankly, we have no clue where to go from here.
—Dr. Duncan Kemp
Footnotes
1. Knowledge required principally includes but is not limited to a strong knowledge of probability theory and complex analysis.
2. Testing has shown that stable state probabilities, $\pi_i$, described in instances of SCP-3141-$\pi$ can differ from real world probabilities by as much as .15. Conventional laws of probability must hold. (i.e. for each i, 0≤$\pi_i$≤1, and $\sum_{i=1}^{n} \pi_i = 1$.)
3. The least squares approximation of a solution has been found to have no anomalous properties.
4. Estimates come from calculations involving derived long term probabilities and number of annuities sold by Firm A. |
SCP-3091 is a massive underground structure located at ██. | ***
Item #: SCP-3091
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: As of ██/██/20██, operation of SCP-3091 is to be maintained as long as possible.
The only in-person operations allowed with SCP-3091 at this time are:
A) Monitoring the built-in measurement device outputs from SCP-3091, which are deemed safe at this time.
B) Maintenance and repair of SCP-3091’s power supply and “field generators”, following Report 3091-89A submitted to the O5 Council on ██/██/20██. The documentation on these devices is considered sufficient that their maintenance can be reasonably attempted.
SCP-3091 is considered temporally unstable. Localized time dilation or contraction events and minor retrocausality are not unusual. Personnel working in SCP-3091 are to be trained in DMWT “Best Practices in Temporally Unstable Locations”, and to heed these practices while working within SCP-3091, especially with regards to information security and distinguishing expected from unexpected disturbances. Due to particle radiation, time spent inside the facility should be minimized.
Testing involving the “Red Room” facility within SCP-3091 is forbidden by order of the O5 Council. Currently, investigations are to be made only by studying the existing documentation, rather than taking any actions that may interfere with SCP-3091’s functions.
Description: SCP-3091 is a massive underground structure located at ██.██.██.██ under the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary in Nunavut, Canada. The facility is accessible via 14 camouflaged access points from the surface. It has a total area of 1.05 million m2 and occupies four floors. Electricity and heat are generated from geothermal boreholes. Equipment in the site appears to have been designed for sustained function without human intervention, but is subject to normal wear and tear, and has been maintained since discovery by the Foundation.
SCP-3091 appears to have been constructed to support Large Event Chamber-001 (refer to Document 3091-AB-Schematics), a spherical chamber measuring 14 meters in diameter (“The Red Room”).
The area is temporally unstable. Typical examples of events include:
Researchers spending thirty minutes in vicinity of the Red Room, which appeared to outside observers as 3 hours
Computer processor cycles repeating
Radio transmissions arriving before they were sent
The instability field is strongest around the Red Room, and is virtually unnoticeable 30 meters out from the facility. This corresponds to a high background free tachyon concentration (1,000 times the global average close to the Red Room.)
Notable features of SCP-3091
Field Generators
36 identical pieces of highly complex machinery are located equidistant around the chamber. Their sole purpose is to continuously emit one or more energy fields consisting of:
UV light at extremely high energy levels
Coherent beams of ionizing radiation (somehow contained and redirected by receiving components on adjacent devices, making escaped radiation comparable to background levels.)
Thermal energy (used to maintain internal structures within the barrier containing xenon gas at a critical point.)
Tachyon fields (see (Xyank, 2005))
Additional energetic force of an unknown nature, consisting of either unknown elementary particles or photon-like discrete energy packets. Interactions of this gas with the critical-point xenon create a previously unknown phenomenon [DATA EXPUNGED] hypothesized relation to the gravitational anomaly.
Given Document 3091-AD-DE, which is a set of recovered blueprints associated with all SCP-3091 major structures, the actual structure of the “field generators” is well understood, and may even be replicable, with the exception of [DATA EXPUNGED] superconductor materials [DATA EXPUNGED] known relation to anomalous substance ██████-רת.
The purposes of the individual components remains unknown, as is the intention or result of the entire field. Replication has been proposed but not attempted, due to the possibility of recreating the central anomaly.
The field is generated in a continuous fashion while allowing viewing windows at certain “Observation Points.”
Hypothesized Purpose: The Field Generators are arranged to project a field around the interior of the Red Room. This field may create, contain, or interact in an unknown way with the central anomaly.
The Red Room Anomaly
Six Observation Points, which include transparent windows comprised of plate glass plus unknown materials, look directly into the Red Room. Numerous instruments in each observation stations also appear to monitor the physical conditions inside the anomaly. As far as can be determined (measurements have also been corroborated where possible via optical methods), physical conditions inside the anomaly include:
Temperatures of over 1000K
Internal conditions consisting of matter at a supercritical point (consistent with extremely high temperatures and pressures)
Opaque substance with a faint red glow
Elemental composition of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, various metals, and other elements, many in organic compounds.
Small solid metal objects made of iridium, tungsten, and tantalum. Other metal pieces may have been present but melted in the extreme conditions.
Extremely temporally unstable (Hypothesized)
Hypothesized Purpose: Unknown
Surrounding Facilities
Partial furnishings indicate that other parts of the facility include offices, storage areas, and maintenance units for the field generators and site at large. Intact heating and plumbing indicates that the facility was designed for year-round usage by humans.
Several nearby satellite facilities are entirely unfurnished, but based on plumbing, appear to be dormitories capable of housing up to ten people. Furniture or signs of life (including DNA evidence) are absent.
The entirety of Document SCP-3091-AD-DE, representing much of our understanding of SCP-3091, was recovered from the upper drawer of a file cabinet in peripheral office J34 (see map for location.) No other written materials, relevant to SCP-3091 or not, have been found within SCP-3091.
Hypothesized Purpose: SCP-3091 was designed for human monitoring and habitation, although it was never occupied.
CLEARANCE LEVEL 3
CLEARANCE LEVEL 3
Conditions within the Red Room have increased in discrete amounts since SCP-3091’s discovery. Instruments attached to the room have recorded 244 individual leaps in pressure and temperature, of the same magnitude, at apparently random intervals. The magnitude increases are quite small compared to the overall pressure, and field generators are so far unaffected by these changes.
Analysis suggests that intensity and frequency of temporal anomalies surrounding SCP-3091 have been slowly increasing since discovery.
Researcher ██████ ████████ points out that the internal Red Room conditions can be explained as the effects of an enormous amount of temporally unstable organic and metallic matter, compressed as to fit into the space determined by the field generator. In this model, the red glow is due to the Draper Phenomenon, in which material heated above 798K glows from blackbody radiation.
The occasional increases in internal conditions would be consistent with additional matter entering the space.
Analysis of the tachyon field as extrapolated from Doctor Xyank’s work for the Temporal Department has lead to the conclusion that matter within SCP-3091 is from after our present.
> input id
ARE YOU SURE YOU WISH TO PROCEED? Y/N
ACCESS TO THIS RECORD IS MONITORED
Document SCP-3091-AD-DE is machine-printed. It includes some hand-written notes, but these seem to have been photocopied on from previous materials. There is exactly one hand-drawn portion of the document, drawn with an ink pen on the last page. It has been expunged from the maintenance versions of Document SCP-3091-AD-DE available at lower clearance levels.
Image SCP-3091-AD-DE-X
>Y
PROCEED
YOUR ACCESS REQUESTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO SITE COMMAND
Based on this and other gathered data, Researcher ██████ ████████ has made the following causal model for the Red Room anomaly:
At an unknown point in the future, a method of traveling through time is invented and popularized.
Entities using this method attempt to “travel” to before SCP-3091’s activation.
Entities moving backward in the timestream to past SCP-3091’s active period are “caught” in the field emitted by SCP-3091 and redirected to the Red Room.
Diagram
This model suggests that SCP-3091 functions as a temporal “funnel trap”, redirecting entities moving through the timestream to or before its active period, into the Red Room.
In this model, the internal matter within SCP-3091 is composed of possibly human entities and any equipment or temporal devices that may have accompanied them, which is consistent with recovered data.
If this is true, we cannot de-activate SCP-3091 (or allow it to be deactivated.) While this object has prevented potential catastrophic damage to our time stream in the forms of paradoxes, malicious attack, or other interventions, if the machine were switched off, the inactivation of the fields would cause a massive explosion that would certainly prevent its reactivation. Any arrival of sentient beings or devices while the machine is switched off could drastically alter our reality and cause incalculable or even existential damage to human life and the timeline. In fact, should SCP-3091 become damaged, it would even be prudent to construct a means to replicate it.
- O5-7
Where the hell did this come from?
- O5-2
Addendum SCP-3091-1: Failed attempts to determine provenance of SCP-3091
No public records from the nearby area for available history report any information on the construction or existence of SCP-3091. No individual or entity is known to possess similar technology to the functional parts of SCP-3091.
Foundation moles within higher echelons of the Chaos Insurgency were instructed to search their private internal documentation and look for knowledge regarding SCP-3091. No results were found.
During this process, one of the moles, Agent 4-November, was discovered by Insurgency leadership. 31 teeth and a jar containing brain tissue in formalin (both matching Agent 4-November) were delivered to Site 19 anonymously informing the Foundation of this fact, along with a note disclaiming responsibility for the anomaly.
An informal trade with the Global Occult Coalition was scheduled, exchanging an operative previously held in Foundation custody for information regarding SCP-3091. After extensively searching their documentation, including that of multiple paramilitary groups, the Coalition concluded they had no information on the matter.
Multiple major government intelligence agencies were consulted discreetly about the technologies found in SCP-3091. No connection or leads unveiled.
A Serpent’s Hand connection was asked to search for information surrounding the anomaly, or its creators, via whatever means were accessible. A small amount of classified Foundation knowledge of interest to the connection was provided in exchange. Connection reported to be “surprised” by the lack of information in their databases, but claimed that the reason for their surprise was not required as of the terms of their agreement.
A thorough search of SCP-3091 was conducted. The following was noted:
Shelving in storage rooms was constructed with triangular allen screws, identical to the type made in-house and used frequently in Foundation construction. These types of screws are also available commercially.
Hallway construction and heating pipe arrangement is somewhat similar to a proposed architectural design for underground Foundation sites from 1972, although other pieces have been modified. These designs were never implemented in any site.
CLEARANCE LEVEL 4
CLEARANCE LEVEL 4
An extensive internal review was implemented, focusing especially on nearby sites and the Temporal Division. At the end, the Internal Task Force concluded that internal subterfuge was unlikely, as there were no resources unaccounted for that could provide either the budget, materials, or research required to create SCP-3091. The following has been proposed:
SCP-3091 is itself a temporally stabilized location (aside from the Red Room anomaly) that has been displaced from a future point.
SCP-3091 was constructed by another unknown agency or entity, possibly from a future point, using advanced technology without outside support.
SCP-3091 is a ‘relic’ or ‘holdover’ from a previous [THE REST OF THIS FILE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT YOUR CLEARANCE LEVEL.] |
SCP-5060 is a terrestrial exoplanet, roughly 0. | ***
Item #: SCP-5060
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Physical containment of SCP-5060 is currently impossible. As such, Foundation efforts are to be focused on the reduction of public awareness of SCP-5060.
Foundation Operatives within the International Astronomical Union are to report on any ongoing scientific investigation into the star HD 4560. A Foundation-operated web crawler (I/O-APHRODITE) is to monitor online communities for discussions/media regarding SCP-5060. MTF Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings") is to investigate these discussions and provide needed amnesticization/cover-up on a case-by-case basis.
Project Heimdall currently employs modified exploratory probes in order to study SCP-5060. These probes are equipped with advanced sensor suites as well as FTL propulsion systems reverse-engineered from the study of SCP-2117. Secondary mission objectives are pending approval contingent upon the inhabitants of SCP-5060 possessing interstellar travel.
Description: SCP-5060 is a terrestrial exoplanet, roughly 0.95 times the radius and 0.9 times the mass of Earth, in orbit around the star HD 4560. The planet's atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, and sulfur dioxide, as determined by Foundation probes. Due to the density of the atmosphere, the planet's surface cannot be viewed via visible light from space. At the time of writing, attempts to land probes on the planet have uniformly resulted in the loss of communication with the probe upon entry of SCP-5060's atmosphere.
SCP-5060 has an unusually high number of satellites for its size, with 1260 total as of January 2020. Each satellite is roughly spherical with an average radius of 50 km and is located within the synchronous orbit of SCP-5060. Every 15-26 years, SCP-5060 ejects or launches a new satellite via an unknown mechanism which settles into a similar orbit.1 As a result, it is believed that SCP-5060 hosts an extraterrestrial civilization of some kind.
Examination of these satellites via Foundation probes has determined them to be composed primarily of marble, granite, and quartzite coated in a transparent polymer. Each satellite contains a central hollow chamber. Remote excavation of these chambers has uncovered thousands of ferrous spheres placed within small cavities. These spheres contain a fine powder consisting of carbon, calcium, phosphorus, and other trace elements.
Use of Foundation probes occasionally provokes an aggressive response from SCP-5060 in the form of a 20kg ferrous slug fired at 0.1c. These attacks have the highest chance of occurring when excavation probes attempt to recover material from the satellites. To date, no probes have escaped or survived such an attack and the energy of the projectile makes later recovery impossible.
Attempts at establishing remote radio contact with the inhabitants of SCP-5060 have been met with failure, with no forms of telecommunication broadcasts detectable on SCP-5060's surface. Proposals for additional strategies to determine the technological/biological capabilities of SCP-5060's inhabitants are currently pending review.
Addendum: Update 03/03/2020
At 0800 UTC Project Heimdall defense satellites detected incoming extraterrestrial bodies that proceeded to impact Earth within a period of half an hour. A series of 28 projectiles were recovered from several impact locations around the globe. These locations included:
Arlington National Cemetery
Brookwood Cemetery
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Taj Mahal
Several cave systems in Indiana
Members of MTF Gamma-5 have been mobilized to reduce the public fallout following this barrage, with the cover story of a previously unknown meteor shower.
Examination of these projectiles found them to be similar to the ones launched from SCP-5060 at Foundation probes. Each projectile had a hollow center and contained one of the 27 Foundation probes previously believed to have been lost in SCP-5060's atmosphere. Additionally, the 28th projectile contained an iron copy of the Voyager Golden Record in which all imagery of humans are scratched out. An additional etching is present on the record in an indecipherable script. It is unknown how the inhabitants of SCP-5060 came into possession of this object, given that neither Voyager I or II have traveled within the vicinity of SCP-5060.
Analysis of the trajectory of the projectiles from data gathered by the Project Heimdall satellites has suggested their origin as the planet Venus. Attempts by Foundation assets to investigate the Venusian surface for potential colonies of the inhabitants of SCP-5060 have been met with similar failures as the investigation of SCP-5060, with loss of communication with probes upon entry into the Venusian atmosphere.
Footnotes
1. This has increased from an average of 8-14 years at the time of SCP-5060's discovery by the Foundation in 1956. To date, the longest observed gap between new satellite appearances is 35 years. The shortest gap between new satellite appearances has been 14 minutes, during a period in which seven new satellites appeared within a four-hour window. |
SCP-4904 is a set of modified GD-ROM ("Gigabyte Disc Read-Only-Memory") storage discs manufactured by Sega between the years 1997 and 1999. | ***
Item #: SCP-4904
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All seven instances of SCP-4904 are kept in a climate-controlled Safe-class storage locker at Site-15. Long-term tests (> 1 hour) of SCP-4904 instances should only be conducted on reinforced modified hardware to prevent disc deformation or explosion.
Description: SCP-4904 is a set of modified GD-ROM ("Gigabyte Disc Read-Only-Memory") storage discs manufactured by Sega between the years 1997 and 1999. Each disc is visually indistinguishable from a non-anomalous GD-ROM save for a serial number identifying its origin as a batch of anti-piracy prototype discs created by Sega Japan's enigmatic "R&D-0" division during the height of the Console Wars. Though an estimated 60-100 such discs were known to have been made, only seven survive in the Foundation's possession, each containing a copy of a Sega game released in the late 1990s.1
Sample of SCP-4904-03 visuals at 00:00:00 of gameplay.
When read, SCP-4904 instances cause the optical disc drive's reader to move in unpredictable ways, accessing disc data seemingly at random. Each game boots up as expected, but any action taken past the first loading screen causes the display to deteriorate into chaotic patterns within seconds. Sprites and assets blend into each other in asymmetrical chunks, maps recursively render onto other maps, and soundtracks transform within seconds into incessant, oscillating noise. These eventually stabilise into complex renderings of landscapes and figures wildly inconsistent with the content of the original games and computationally impossible for 1990s-era video-game hardware to render.
Sample of SCP-4904-03 visuals at 01:02:23 of gameplay.
According to Ken Matsuya, R&D-0's former lead hardware programmer, there were many difficulties implementing the discs' anti-piracy encryption measures — a nanometre-scale variable-depth pattern along the discs' grooves allowing for the encoding of proprietary checksums. While the experimental discs could be legibly read from start-to-finish by Sega hardware, diffraction-induced inaccuracies in accessing pointers caused roughly 95% of dereferenced locations to be read as pointers themselves. This resulted in the discs skipping erratically back and forth as the optical reader loaded and accessed disc segments recursively until failure. The result was unplayable. The encryption project was abandoned, and the prototype discs quietly destroyed.
Seven of the double-grooved GD-ROM prototypes are known to have been preserved by Matsuya before their destruction. With the help of improvised Sega hardware, Matsuya spent the next 4 years trying to understand the cause behind the discs' erratic behaviour. Notebooks recovered from his apartment contain numerous sketches of the disc-generated visuals, depicting fractal combinations of landscape and figures seemingly drawn from places outside of the game data themselves, and stylised spinning discs in the shape of eyes.
Sample of SCP-4904-03 visuals at 03:17:52 of gameplay.
Matsuya was later found dead from cardiac arrest in his apartment in August 2003 with large portions of his brain stem and limbic system missing, despite the lack of evidence of any human or non-human intrusion. The strange visuals playing on his television screen at the time of his death led to the investigation of SCP-4904 as the possible cause of death, resulting in its subsequent classification and containment.
No such effects have been observed in testing.
Footnotes
1. Namely, Sonic Adventure, Sega Rally Championship 2, House of the Dead 2, Sega Bass Fishing, Godzilla Generations, Virtua Fighter 3tb, and an unreleased 3D rhythm game by the name of Eurhythmics. |
SCP-3762 is a bio-lithic organism of indeterminate age. | ***
Item #: SCP-3762
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: MTF Tau-24 ("Full House") are tasked with observing SCP-3762 during its current period of growth. Mineral samples from the exterior shell and blood draws from the interior tissue are to be performed weekly. Any changes to the chemical composition of SCP-3762 is to be reported immediately to Research Cohort Alpha-22 in Site 19.
Due to the small size of its current location, SCP-3762 is in danger of discovery by the native population. In case of discovery, MTF Tau-24 is to be dispatched with amnestics. Natives have been informed that several unexploded landmines have been discovered in the area, and that all forms of digging are prohibited.
In the event of the death of the current Agent Tau-24-01, agents are instructed to contact the nearest male blood relative according to Spreadsheet 3762-23-Epsilon.
Instances of SCP-3762-1 are to remain within SCP-3762 at all times. New instances of SCP-3762-1 are to be photographed and transcribed immediately.
Description: SCP-3762 is a bio-lithic organism of indeterminate age. SCP-3762 takes the form of a structure composed primarily of stone; however, interior components of wood, metal, and other materials have been discovered. Excavation of the outer material will reveal an inner layer consisting of vascularized tissue. Low-frequency sonography has revealed several interior organs, including a heart analogue and several [REDACTED]. All DNA extracted from SCP-3762 has been shown to be human (p < .00001). Biomarker analysis suggests that SCP-3762 shares a common ancestor with Agent █████ Tanner and other individuals listed on Spreadsheet 3762-23-Epsilon (p < .05).
SCP-3762-1 refers to a type of paper produced by SCP-3762. This paper incorporates large portions of calcium carbonate in addition to cellulose and other organic materials, greatly increasing its longevity.
SCP-3762 is associated with a specific Welsh family line with the surname Tanner. On numerous instances (See Table 3762-01), a member of the Tanner family has discovered SCP-3762 and used it for shelter. These appearances generally occur in times of great distress, and no more than once in a single generation. Several such appearances are documented by handwritten notes and letters written on instances of SCP-3762-1 (see Recovered Documents A-E for a sample of such material).
Testing has confirmed that SCP-3762 travels physically between locations rather than teleporting or implementing any other form of discontinuous travel. SCP-3762 is capable of moving at a rate of ██ meters per day using contraction waves similar to those observed in gastropod locomotion.
SCP-3762 possesses a mild cognitohazardous effect, causing observers to neglect its motion or its sudden appearances. The Foundation did not become aware of SCP-3762 until an agent from the Tanner family encountered it during the recapture of SCP-███ (see Document E below) and placed a tracking device within it.
SCP-3762 utilizes a form of precognition, allowing it to develop the appropriate form for the survival of the Tanner family. It has created towers, farmhouses, mineshafts, chapel, bunkers, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Testing has determined that it takes between █ and ██ years for SCP-3762 to assume a new form.
SCP-3762, though slow, has immense strength, capable of pushing through steel plates of ██ cm in thickness. Testing has determined that it can be restrained by keeping it elevated from the ground (for instance, by attaching large masses of metal to it and applying a magnetic field; see Document 3762-A-2). However, all agents are currently ordered to allow SCP-3762 to travel freely to its next location, pursuant to Foundation interests as outlined in Document 3762-13.
Documents Recovered:
Document A: 01/23/1352
At Alisaundre I was, whan it was wonne
by a dark Knight, men clepeth Deeth
He hath a thousand slayn this pestilence:
Yet have I escapen from this prisoun of deeth.
This hous, blessed from every wikked wight
was shown me. I crossed the threshfold,
and the dore was faste shette.
I drank water of the wel, and did soupe of foode clene
From grene treës. My gode fader, his name was writen
In this book, and alle his lyne, ech after other.
Herkneth to my tale, and blessed be this hous ay!
Rough translation:
I was at Alexandria when it was won
by a dark Knight, whom men call Death
He has slain a thousand with this disease:
Yet I have escaped from this prison of death.
This house, blessed to be safe from every wicked man,
was shown me. I crossed the threshold,
and the door was fast shut.
I drank water of the well, and ate clean food
From green trees. My good father's name was written
In this book, and all his descendants, each after another.
Listen to my tale, and blessed be this house forever!
Document B: 01/20/1607
My name is Duncan Tanner. The ryver of Severn rose upon a sudden and the hyghest tyde, with barefaced power, swept away my home and friends. And I had died, except this aery tower, in which I sodden stand, had not appeared.
This tome bears witness that many of my line have entered this hall under various forms. What charm or magic, angel or devil hath done this I know not, but I thank you.
Document C: 09/14/1862
Battle oh horrid battle. What a bloody place was that sunken road as we advanced and the Irish Brigade fell back; what sights I have seen now around me. Not a mound or a tree gave us protection as we fled. Private James Spencer in the front rank went down with an awful cry, fell forward on his face and was motionless. I found this home, entered, and barred the entrance. From a window I shot at the enemy captain.
I found this tattered book with strange letters from men whose names I am well familiar with. This incredible secret I would attribute to the angels, but this house I fear is subject to some horrible curse. I discovered where a stray bullet had entered the wall and red blood dripped from the hole.
God have mercy on us all.
-Charles Tanner
Document D: 11/23/1914
I grieve as I write this. How I came to be here, I cannot say. Perhaps I died, with my men, and this is hell, or some sort of awful heaven. I sit on a broken box in this battered shell of a house, with fresh gaps in the few remaining walls made by the enemy bullets. I cannot think of those, now, who took their places in the firing line for the last time today. What became of my squadron? I think I know; those bodies that lie in the trampled garden-close of this deserted house are not the enemy's, nor the blood which coats these walls.
I pause in my writing to look at this house again. These pages that I have scribbled on are some sort of written record, which leave the most lively impressions. Surely a night of fever, a night of depression has lead me to imagine these things. Or perhaps some ancient genius loci truly has blessed our family over these years. But the captain approaches, and these pages I will store where I found them.-Henry Tanner
Document E: ██/██/19█
Dr. █████: Please state your name.
Agent Tanner: My name is █████ Tanner.
Dr. █████: Tell us again what happened in Mexico.
Agent Tanner: It was the second day, after SCP-███ breached containment. Agents were dying left and right. I was part of MTF Tau-17. I stumbled on an abandoned mineshaft. We cut the cables and lowered the elevator as fast as we could. SCP-███ came right over the top of the shaft after we entered. It buried the entrance, and we fell the last 20 meters. After it was over-
Dr. █████: You didn't suffer any injuries from the fall?
Agent Tanner: No, there was a large pile of organic material, decayed leaves, I think it was, that stopped our fall. We lit our flashlights, and discovered that we were in an underground concrete room with a small spring in the corner. It was enough to hold us up until after SCP-███ was [REDACTED]. We were recovered three days later.
Dr. █████: What can you tell us about this? [Here, the doctor produced a large sheaf of papers]
Agent Tanner: Yes, this appears to be a written history by members of my family, dating back to ███ CE. That's what led me to suspect the anomalous nature of the structure we were in.
[EXTRANEOUS DIALOG REMOVED]
Document 3762-13: Level 4 Clearance Only
– hide block
With the assistance of Agent Tanner, the SCP-3762 was located on 01/14/19██ and monitored as it traveled over a period of ███ months to the island of ███████ ██ █████. Since then, it has been steadily increasing in mass and volume, primarily underground. Samples taken from the outer skin show that it has been incorporating larger and larger volumes of post-transition metals such as lead and gold.
Several sub-areas of the underground portion of the subject are filled with a novel species of moss that is similar to Cladosporium sphaerospermum, but with increased radiotrophic properties. Testing has revealed this moss to be edible.
The largest sub-area is a large, gold-lined cavern containing 21000 liters of water and an apparatus capable of water recycling.
These preparations are compatible with an XK-Class End of the World Scenario involving a gamma ray burst of ██ solar mass-equivalents of energy. We are currently attempting to identify possible sources of such a burst.
Given current growth patterns, subject is expected to reach full size in ██ years. |
SCP-2848 is a taco recovered from Fiesta Mexicana Grande restaurant in ██████████, Tennessee in 1989. | ***
Item #: SCP-2848
Object Class: Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2848 was to remain in the container in which it was originally discovered. SCP-2848 and its container were to be held in the Safe Wing at Site-19 in a standard, Class-1 Containment Cell.
SCP-2848's containment chamber was outfitted with a basic audio system and radio, television set, and a table and chair for interviewers. Standard recording equipment for all interviews was maintained and logged.
Update: The remains of SCP-2848 have been disposed of in accordance with its wishes following permission being granted by the O5 Council.
Description: SCP-2848 is a taco recovered from Fiesta Mexicana Grande restaurant in ██████████, Tennessee in 1989. SCP-2848 consisted of a deep fried corn taco shell, ground beef, lettuce, tomato, white American cheese, and various spices.
SCP-2848 is fully sentient, and it possesses the ability to communicate and understand spoken English. Investigations show that the shell of SCP-2848 vibrates slightly, producing sounds which are indistinguishable from human speech, though often described as 'slightly tinny.' Through unknown apparatus, SCP-2848 is able to perceive touch and smells. While SCP-2848 cannot describe the people or objects around it, it does claim to be able to 'see' things around it. Whether this is genuine response that is somehow hampered or an imagined response cause by its current state is unknown.
SCP-2848 has no knowledge of how it became SCP-2848, though it recalls many events and circumstances from before this time. While extensive knowledge of current events through the preceding decades, information about its personal life, and a fair amount of data dealing with the stock market is known, SCP-2848 has no recollection of its name or the names of anyone else it knew. While it is aware of actions it took, these actions are sometimes known only out of context.
Shortly after initial containment, SCP-2848 was confirmed to be highly depressed, and the Site-19 Head Psychologist, Dr. Glass, continues to have private interviews with SCP-2848 on a bi-weekly basis. In the interim, Dr. Glass has recommended that all members of the SCP-2848 team who are comfortable doing so should speak regularly with SCP-2848 and 'keep it company.'
Extensive logs are kept in an attempt to narrow down the list of attendees at the restaurant that day, though currently, the information is sparse at best. SCP-2848 was found in a white, styrofoam box, apparently left at a table after being used to house SCP-2848 for transport, though SCP-2848 was left behind. It was recovered when the servers, who heard the voices coming from the trashcan and interpreted it as a demon, contacted a local priest for an exorcism, which in turn alerted the Global Occult Coalition, who in turn put SCP-2848 into the Foundation's care for study.
Interview Logs:
While an exhaustive collection of interviews is available, these discourses cover several daily conversations for over a decade of time. The selections presented here were chosen by the SCP-2848 containment team following its reclassification to Neutralized and are considered to exemplify SCP-2848's attitude, feelings, thoughts, and personality clearly to the reader.
- Project Lead, Dr. James Kapera
Initial Recovery Interview Excerpt (August 14, 1989)
Dr. Kapera: SCP-2848, can you tell me anything about before you entered your current form or how you reached it?
SCP-2848: I remember how things used to be a lot simpler back then. I used to be able to talk to people. I had friends. Neighbors. Now, there's no one left. Just you people, sitting here and asking me this nonsense.
Dr. Kapera: Please, SCP-2848. We're not attempting to upset you. We're just trying to understand.
SCP-2848: To understand? I'll tell you something you can understand. When you're old, when you're alone, there's no one left to talk tell how you feel, because there's no one left. Period.
Dr. Kapera: Please, SCP-2848. Answer the question. When did you first realize you were in your current form?
SCP-2848: I don't remember.
Dr. Kapera: What do you remember? What was the first thing?
SCP-2848: I was surrounded by white. I thought I was dead. The light was all muted, and then, they opened the lid of the box, and I screamed.
Dr. Kapera: Do you remember what you were doing before that?
SCP-2848: No.
Dr. Kapera: 2848?
SCP-2848 remained unresponsive and did not respond to further inquiries.
In 1990, it was determined that SCP-2848 grew less responsive through the month of July. An interview conducted by Dr. Kapera confirmed that this was a 'hard time of the year' for SCP-2848. Interviews during this time were kept brief to maintain SCP-2848's compliance.
Interview 91-288 (July 12, 1991):
Dr. Kapera: Morning, 2848.
SCP-2848: Good morning, Jim.
Dr. Kapera: Have a good evening?
SCP-2848: I did, yes. That new girl you all have is nice. Good listener.
Dr. Kapera: She's trying. How've you been?
SCP-2848: Not so good. It's that time of year, you know.
Dr. Kapera: Yeah, I do. Can I do anything for you? Put on some music or something?
SCP-2848: No, I think I'll be fine. Do you mind if we skip the interview today?
Dr. Kapera: That's no problem at all. I'll talk to you tomorrow, alright?
SCP-2848: Thank you.
Interview 92-221 (July 16, 1992):
Dr. Kapera: Just checking in, 2848. There's a new movie in the lounge, if you're interested. Some romantic thing. I've got clearance to take you.
SCP-2848: Thank you, but that's not necessary. Maybe next week?
Dr. Kapera: Sure. I'll talk to you then.
Interview 93-11 (January 5, 1993):
Dr. Kapera: 2848, why don't you ever talk about your family?
SCP-2848: What's there to talk about? My sons don't talk to me, my wife is dead… Her family never cared about me anyway…
Dr. Kapera: Your sons?
SCP-2848: I… I'm sorry, but I don't really feel comfortable discussing it.
Dr. Kapera: It could help us determine how to get you back to your old self, 2848. Any information you can give us.
SCP-2848: I'm sorry, Jim. I just don't want to talk about it.
Dr. Kapera: Alright. I hope you'll reconsider. We don't know how long you can stay like this.
SCP-2848: Until I die, I guess.
Interview 99-335 (September 10, 1999)
SCP-2848: Jim?
Dr. Kapera: Yeah, 2848?
SCP-2848: What happens when I die?
Dr. Kapera: What?
SCP-2848: I was just thinking… I know I was old before this happened, but… I mean, I'm food now. What happens when I die?
Dr. Kapera: Well. You don't appear to have spoiled at all since you were put into containment. Your lettuce is still green.
SCP-2848: So… I'm going to stay like this forever?
Dr. Kapera: We don't know, 2848. There's not enough information to make those assumptions.
SCP-2848: Am I dead already?
Dr. Kapera: We don't think so. No one who entered the restaurant on the day of the incident has been reported as deceased that we know of, at least.
SCP-2848: So… I'm still out there, walking around? And I'm here too?
Dr. Kapera: Like I said, 2848, we just don't know. If you could tell us anything to help us identify you…
SCP-2848: No, no that won't be necessary. I'm at peace with this, I think. Peace with being this, I guess.
Dr. Kapera: Are you alright, 2848?
SCP-2848: I haven't been alright in a long time, Jim.
Dr. Kapera: 2848?
SCP-2848 grew unresponsive.
Neutralization Log, SCP-2848:
On January 14, 2001, SCP-2848 grew unresponsive. Attempts were made to revive SCP-2848, but within two hours, SCP-2848's appearance, which had been unchanged since recovery, began to drastically alter. Over the next week, the lettuce in SCP-2848 browned, followed by the tomatoes drying out. Observation was maintained while SCP-2848 degraded and rotted, similar to any other food product.
It was later discovered that one of the possible original purchasers of SCP-2848, Manfred Tanish, had died on January 14, 2001. An investigation was suggested to see how much of Mr. Tanish's life coincided with SCP-2848's relation of events, but was concluded that the investigation was an unnecessary expenditure of materials. Dr. Kapera later appealed the decision, and his findings — which were later collected on his own time — have been retained as final SCP-2848: Final Investigation (see attached).
SCP-2848's remains were incinerated in accordance with its final wishes after approval from the O5 Council, and its ashes were spread over the beach at Cape Cod.
SCP-2848: Final Investigation
On the day that SCP-2848 first became cognizant of its current form, Manfred Tanish was eating at the restaurant in question, as confirmed by a personal check written to the restaurant which was recovered from the records on the local bank. Mr. Tanish ate with several people from his work and covered the cost of the entire meal.
After interviews with the other employees provided no information on the day in question; however, many of the people who were interviewed provided significant information on Mr. Tanish which has been collated into this report. Names of subjects still living have been redacted until such a time as their deaths in accordance with low-level investigative procedures in place at the time this research was performed:
Subject
Information
Mary Bolton (d. July 7, 2007)
Confirmed that M. Tanish was a widower and that his wife had died in a car crash in the early 80's (later confirmed to be July 14, 1981). Additionally confirmed that M. Tanish had at least two children.
Carson Gearin (d. August 30, 2002)
Noted that M. Tanish donated several thousand dollars a year to various charities. A copy of the subject's tax records was obtained to verify this information, but it was discovered that the donations — if they existed — were never deducted. The only correlation of this information possible was a framed photo of a child which was discovered to be linked to the United Way Charity.
Leslie Major (d. December 23, 2010)
Provided contact information for M. Tanish's next-of-kin as listed on his emergency contact records. Attempts to reach next-of-kin were unsuccessful as the number had been disconnected. Further research provided the name of the person in question, Lawrence Tanish, but no information on where they might be reached.
[DATA REDACTED]
Noted that M. Tanish had been estranged from his two sons since the death of his wife. Refused to provide any additional information.
John Whitehead (d. March 4, 2004)
Supplied useful information on the subject's worklife, including several high praises of his work ethic, fairness, and stability as an employer. Did not initially remember that M. Tanish had lost loved ones, but upon being reminded, remarked that he had "dealt with all that rather impressively" and had "never let it affect his work."
[DATA REDACTED]
Refused to be interviewed three times before finally relenting. Claimed a desire to avoid spreading 'bad feelings' about someone who had died.
Based on the extensive interviews with SCP-2848 which I conducted over its ten years in confinement, it is my conclusion that SCP-2848 was almost certainly connected to Manfred Tanish.
The mechanism by which SCP-2848 was created is currently unknown. These materials are retained here for the purposes of record keeping alone, and it is the request of the SCP-2848 team that the entry neither be retired nor removed from the core list of objects.
-Dr. James Kapera |
SCP-786 is a large funnel composed of high-density █████████ polymer. | ***
Item #: SCP-786
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-786 is not autonomous and its peculiar properties appear to be both safe and predictable. It is to be kept in a secure storage room at Site 19 with standard surveillance precautions in place. However, it is important that the storage room be kept secure against vermin of any sort. The room must be sealed to prevent entry by insects, rodents, and other small creatures, and fumigated on a bi-monthly basis.
Description: SCP-786 is a large funnel composed of high-density █████████ polymer. Its appearance matches a conventional kitchen funnel, and the symbols "8 OZ." are embossed on the outside just under the rim of the large end, but the funnel has an internal diameter of 1.14 m across its wide end and 9.50 cm across its narrow end. Its internal volume is 408.8 liters, which is approximately 1730 times larger than its professed 8 ounce capacity or a factor of 123.
A simple visual inspection of SCP-786's interior immediately suggests its unusual properties. When viewed from either end of the funnel the interior of SCP-786 appears to be perfectly cylindrical, with the far end of the funnel having exactly the same diameter as the near end - whether that end be the larger one or the smaller one. The view through the far end's opening is enlarged or reduced accordingly. Any object that passes through SCP-786 will have its physical dimensions changed by a factor of twelve, either increasing or decreasing depending on which direction the object passes through the funnel. This change is permanent unless the object comes back through the funnel in the opposite direction.
It is theorized that space has somehow become "pinched" through the throat of this item, causing items to appear larger or smaller without actually changing their effective size. This allows living organisms that pass through SCP-786 to survive without apparent harm in their reduced or enlarged state. This includes human test subjects, who exhibit no adverse health effects and have no detectable degradation of mental capacity despite the significant reduction in brain size. The object itself appears to have been increased in size by a factor of 12 but it is not known how this occurred; there does not seem to be any way for the funnel to pass through itself.
Due to the size constraints of the large and small ends, nothing larger than 1.14 meters in diameter can be reduced using SCP-786 and nothing larger than 9.5 cm in diameter can be enlarged. It is not recommended that objects be passed through SCP-786 in the same direction more than once, especially not living objects, as this has resulted in [REDACTED].
SCP-786 was discovered in the basement level of a parking structure that had been closed when the retail mall it served had gone out of business four months prior. A careful sweep of the structure uncovered the crushed remains of a Honda 1989 CB-1 CB400F motorcycle that had been miniaturized to 1/12 of its normal size. The motorcycle was traced to Mr. James █████, who had last been seen two nights prior and who could not be located. It is not known how Mr. █████ came into possession of SCP-786, why he apparently chose to ride his motorcycle through it, or what ultimately became of him.
SCP-786 has previously caused an incident with [DATA EXPUNGED] cockroaches that must not be repeated. |
SCP-593 is a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus that exhibits a unique capacity for severe neurological damage after the onset of primary symptoms. | ***
Item #: SCP-593
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-593 is to be stored under standard Biosafety Level 4 precautions at all times. Use of a hazmat suit with self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory; entry and exit to any lab containing samples of SCP-593 must include multiple showers, ultraviolet light bombardment, a vacuum room, and regularly tested, electronically secured airlocks. Individuals suspected of infection with SCP-593 must be isolated from the general population under BSL-4 protocols immediately and kept in a darkened environment until the maximum infectivity and incubation period have both passed, generally a period of thirty days. Medical treatment of confirmed SCP-593 victims requires observation of BSL-4 protocols and the immediate incineration or immersion in acid of all materials with which the victims have had contact, along with any/all biological waste produced.
Description: SCP-593 is a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus that exhibits a unique capacity for severe neurological damage after the onset of primary symptoms. The majority of its genome is identical to that of the measles virus, with a significant percentage of genetic material apparently derived from rinderpest virus (aka 'cattle plague' or 'steppe murrain'). Its contagion rate is equal to that of measles- ninety percent of individuals without immunity who share a household with an SCP-593 morbillivirus patient will develop the infection themselves within thirty days. Initial stages of infection are virtually identical to measles, beginning with a fever that may reach as high as 41° C. Koplik's spots appear on the victim's buccal and lingual mucosae early in the infection; unlike standard measles infections, however, the spots remain visible for two to three days.
Several days after the fever begins and conjunctivitis sets in, the victim's body is quickly covered in a generalized, erythematous, maculopapular rash that spreads from the head to the feet in less than a day. Ocular sensitivity to light also sets in around this time, and victims not confined to darkened areas or otherwise protected from light may suffer consequences up to and including total blindness. The rash generally turns from red in color to dark brown several days after eruption, at which point the neurological sequelae invariably set in.
The progression of symptoms begins with irritability and erratic behavior which may be mistaken for natural reactions to an unpleasant infection and confinement situation. However, myoclonic spasms and seizures swiftly follow. EEG examination of victims shows widespread cortical dysfunction; physical examination of victims' brains shows involvement of [DATA EXPUNGED] and significantly elevated gamma globulin titres. The true signature of the SCP-593 morbillivirus, however, lies in its permanent neurological effects. SCP-593 completely destroys the portion of its victims' brains that deals with concepts of number and mathematics. Its surviving victims literally cannot distinguish between 'two' and 'millions' or perform even the most rudimentary addition, let alone more advanced calculations. Counting accurately, even only from one to ten, is only possible by dint of memorization; if asked to determine whether one number is larger than another, survivors cannot give an accurate answer. Oddly, survivors are seldom if ever distressed by this fact unless forced by experimenters to work on mathematical problems, at which point they become defensive and often exhibit aggression.
SCP-593 was discovered in 20██ at ███ ███ ████ █████ ████████, ███ ████, in the form of several pressurized containers attached to the central HVAC equipment for the main trading floor. The initial outbreak was swiftly contained and damage control measures taken in the media, but the origin of the virus remains unknown. Investigation of all labs known to the Foundation to be capable of genetically engineering such an organism is under way.
Addendum: Despite its genetic similarity to measles and rinderpest, no vaccine currently exists for SCP-593. Attempts to attenuate the virus' strength for use as a live virus vaccine have so far proved useless; killed-virus vaccines do not appear to trigger the body's immune response. Immediate containment and isolation of all possible victims is recommended, as well as immediate investigation of outbreaks of measles in populations where measles vaccine uptake is normally historically high. |
SCP-1535 is a glass mason jar manufactured by the Ball company in 1946. | ***
Item #: SCP-1535
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1535 is to be kept in a security locker at Site-18. The object should be handled carefully during testing due to its fragile nature. The lid of SCP-1535 is to be kept in a separate locker, only to be removed during testing.
Description: SCP-1535 is a glass mason jar manufactured by the Ball company in 1946. SCP-1535 is physically similar to a typical glass mason jar.
Anomalous properties of SCP-1535 present themselves when non-sapient entities such as insects or reptiles are placed within and the lid of SCP-1535 is sealed.
Entities present within SCP-1535 after it has been sealed gain the ability to reason, fluency in the Spanish language, familiarity with Catholicism, and knowledge of Morse code. Residents of SCP-1535 are referred to as SCP-1535-1.
Attempts to open the lid of SCP-1535 without damaging SCP-1535 have proven to be ineffective while living SCP-1535-1 are located within. The lid of SCP-1535 is removed simply when SCP-1535 no longer contains living SCP-1535-1. SCP-1535-1 expires 1-2 hours after being sealed within, presumably due to lack of oxygen.
Interview 1535-1: A firefly is used in the following test for ease of communication. Testing with species of reptile and insect have proven themselves to be similar in result.
SCP-1535-1 communicates by blinking in Morse code.
SCP-1535-1: Father, is it really you?
Researcher Breen: Yes.
SCP-1535-1: I am at your will. You understand the joy I feel now seeing you finally.
Researcher Breen: Tell me your name.
SCP-1535-1: I was named Camilo de Garibay after my father, also a devout servant.
Researcher Breen: How did you get here?
SCP-1535-1: I followed the light in the darkness.
Researcher Breen: Could you be more specific? What happened before this?
SCP-1535-1: I… well as you know, I died by a sinful disease. Please forgive me.
Researcher Breen: You are forgiven.
SCP-1535-1: I have always wondered, what happens now that I am here? I am accepted here, correct? I have been faithful.
Researcher Breen: Are you aware of your present condition?
SCP-1535-1: This is… strange, but I do not question your ways.
Researcher Breen: Thank you. (Breen speaks through the intercom.) Interview is complete, please remove SCP-1535.
More light can be seen flashing in increasing intervals from SCP-1535-1.
Researcher Breen: One moment, there may be something else here.
SCP-1535-1: I have been faithful! I have destroyed evil men for you! Please! Please let me in! Please!
Researcher Breen: …
SCP-1535-1 begins flying around SCP-1535 violently, colliding with its walls before falling to the bottom.
SCP-1535-1: Is this Hell?
Researcher Breen: Not really.
Interview Concluded
SCP-1535-1 does not communicate afterward. SCP-1535-1 expires in 2 hours.
Researcher's Note: So far, all SCP-1535-1 entities claim to be deceased residents of Castilian Spain who lived between the years of 1500 and 1600. |
SCP-650 is a black statue of a stylized humanoid 167cm tall. | ***
Item #: SCP-650
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-650 is to be stored in a lockable room at least 4 meters by 4 meters, with comfortable lighting. It must remain under constant surveillance by no less than three (3) personnel. Observers are to position themselves so that the SCP and at least one additional observer are in their line of sight at all times.
Observation via remote methods such as security cameras is permissible, so long as concentration is not broken at any time. This method should only be used in case of emergency, however, due to the possibility of accidental loss of sight.
Description: SCP-650 is a black statue of a stylized humanoid 167cm tall. The statue does not possess hands or facial features: the limbs taper off into rounded points and the head is a smooth surface all around. The default posture while under observation has the statue reaching upwards, head tilted as if facing the sky. Composition of the statue is currently undetermined; materials testing has yielded inconclusive and contradictory results.
If the statue is not being observed, it will relocate itself to a point immediately behind whomever is in the containment site and assume a threatening posture. No noise is made during this relocation process, so the precise method of locomotion is as of yet unknown. The relocation point and posture are typically close enough to induce an automatic fight-or-flight response in the observer once they turn around and see it.
However, it should be noted that SCP-650 has not yet shown any signs of active aggression or hostility. Based on trial responses that varied the amount of time between breaking and re-establishing line-of-sight, its purpose does not seem to be to attack but merely to startle. The reason for this is unknown, and no further research is pending to determine its motives.
While the primary method appears to be triggering a startled reaction via close proximity, the SCP has also shown varied other postures in the presence of observers who have become used to its effects. In the cases of these observers, the statue has assumed other postures a comfortable distance away, including reclining on a table, "sitting" on a chair, and in one instance, huddled in a corner as if terrified. Given that the observers who reported these postures also mentioned that they were left feeling uneasy, it is theorized that this may simply be a secondary method of generating reactions.
Addendum:
██/██/████ - Object upgraded to Euclid class after statue somehow managed to appear on the other side of Site ███ and manifest directly behind Dr. ███████ in his office. Additional observational measures are to be put in place to prevent future incidents.
Researcher's note: I don't give a flying rat about the budget; keep this damn thing contained! Turning around in a dim office to see this thing a half-inch away from your nose is guaranteed to take years from your life. And given what we deal with, we don't have many to spare. -Dr. ███████ |
SCP-454 is a comic book, titled “The Crypt of Terror” The front cover has the picture of a female, nervously looking around, with a shadowy figure some distance behind her. | ***
Item #: SCP-454
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-454 should be kept in a plastic bag with a thin piece of acid-free cardstock. This can then be contained with standard procedures and minimal security. There is no need for psychological containment.
Description: SCP-454 is a comic book, titled “The Crypt of Terror” The front cover has the picture of a female, nervously looking around, with a shadowy figure some distance behind her. The price is listed as ten cents and the issue number is seventeen. The item bears slight damage from age and normal wear. Although the cover mentions a werewolf, the story does not.
Showing a subject a photograph of the item will not trigger an attempt to obtain it. It has no unusual physical or mental effects on subjects who have seen no more than █ pages of the interior. Such subjects experience a mild desire to read the item, but it is no greater than that provoked by any other interesting item.
The interior story of the comic, as far as researchers are able to deduce, concerns a woman being stalked by a mysterious force. Julia, the protagonist, refers to the force only as “Him”. Much of the story concerns Julia's efforts to escape “Him”; she finally believes that she has bested it, only for it to [DATA EXPUNGED]. The first and last pages also bear a number of advertisements normal for 1950s-era comics, which do not display the item's primary effect.
If a subject who shows normal levels of empathy begins to read the comic, they will become more and more interested in it, expressing fear and relief as the story progresses and finally horror when it ends. Subjects' psychological state descends into excessive denial and depression as the story ends. After reading the comic, subjects begin to think and talk solely about a need to save Julia from “Him”. If given time alone and appropriate materials, subjects write or draw continuations of the story, in an effort to provide a continuation where Julia survives. Each of these efforts will end with Julia dead as before, however. In the event that a subject should make Julia survive, through deus ex machina or similar plot devices, they will throw away their effort, saying that it does not fit into the story.
These efforts come to occupy a great deal of the subject’s time and effort. ██% of subjects suffer from severe depression, becoming withdrawn and uncommunicative. Higher than normal rates of suicide have been observed. Interviews with subjects and study of notes left behind show a sense of helplessness and of having failed Julia.
Subjects with a history of [DATA EXPUNGED] undergo an additional event. The subject will write themself into the story, claiming to have found the perfect way to save Julia personally. Approximately ██% of such subjects are subsequently found [DATA EXPUNGED].
Misogynistic or low-empathy subjects display no psychological effect and show no interest in the comic or the characters after reading.
Addendum: In a recent experiment, D-Class personnel with normal levels of empathy were instructed to read the comic and placed in isolation. After ██ attempts, one subject claimed to have found a way to save Julia. He was found dead with [DATA EXPUNGED]. The security camera in his room suffered electrical disturbances during the event, in which a figure was seen briefly standing in the room. No signs of entry were seen. The security team was placed on probation. |
SCP-1206 is a serendipitous phenomenon that is the convergence of three factors: the degree of sky visibility over the event site, if at the time the Green Line Track D outbound from Boston, MA passes said site coincides with dusk or "twilight", and whether or not passengers happen to be gazing at the scenery on the northern/right side of the train. | ***
Item #: SCP-1206
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents are to construct billboards advertising a Foundation-owned local restaurant chain in the event site of SCP-1206 near the town of ██████. Testing with subjects previously exposed to SCP-1206 has revealed that SCP-1206 cannot generate its effect if the view of the event site is impeded in any way.
Description: SCP-1206 is a serendipitous phenomenon that is the convergence of three factors: the degree of sky visibility over the event site, if at the time the Green Line Track D outbound from Boston, MA passes said site coincides with dusk or "twilight", and whether or not passengers happen to be gazing at the scenery on the northern/right side of the train. Statistically, SCP-1206 has shown a preference for the times of 17:30 EST to 19:30 EST as summer dusk tends to produce more picturesque settings, as well as a degree of cloudiness that produces an aesthetically pleasing sky scape over the event site.
Between stops [REDACTED] the Green Line train passes through an open 0.4 km long expanse of trees and shrubbery bordering the eastern boundaries of ██████ that classified as the Hot Zone. If the aforementioned conditions are met, passengers become intensely transfixed by the scenery for the entirety of the trip through the Hot Zone. Subjects have reported an overwhelming feeling of awe and the sublime, but have summarily failed to provide adequate descriptions of what they have seen. Researchers have speculated that subjects have been unable to describe SCP-1206 because it appeals to latent forms in the human mind that cannot be accurately defined by formalized language. As exposed subjects feel a compulsion to communicate their experience of the Hot Zone, individuals will invariably develop a language (hereby referred to as 1206-A) that will replace and eventually become the subject's preferred method of communication.
1206-A has developed concurrently even in isolated subjects. 1206-A apparently functions as a language of the subconscious, utilizing rudimentary language constructs intrinsic to the human brain that can communicate the emotional state and status of its speaker and listener flawlessly. It is to be expected that >75% of subject groups will eventually fracture, as it is impossible to lie or be subtle when speaking 1206-A. Written words bear a resemblance to [REDACTED], suggesting 1206-A is far older than the Foundation initially believed.
Rough translations are possible, but the emotional sensations skilled speakers are able to convey far outweigh ordinary language constructs in lucidity of meaning, ease of use, and informational density. Non-speakers of 1206-A are still able to intuitively glean fragments of meaning from spoken instances, however complex. Only exposure to SCP-1206 has proven to trigger 1206-A. Should 1206-A become the de facto language of a nation or the world, its revelatory and reverent nature would cause total societal restructuring if not outright collapse. See notes by Dr. ███████ for summary of findings.
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Addendum 1206-01: Agents monitoring travel boards were alerted to a possible second instance of SCP-1206 when Norwegian forums user ███ ████ wrote a lengthy post in 1206-A detailing his marital troubles following his discovery and adoption of 1206-A. Subjects were made to translate the statement into English. Transcript of relevant segment is as follows:
"On 04/8, my family and I were walking across a bridge in [REDACTED]. An unassuming thing, not much to look at. The thing is though is that it afforded us the most beautiful view of the sunset a few weeks ago. I struggle to describe it even now. It felt old, primal, shining from out of time past. Like if I had a child's eyes, and everything sang with novelty. My daughter began speaking gibberish the day after. She was the first. I started the following Friday. Words poured out of me, ██████, ████, and █████████.1 The wife was next.
For many days, we reveled in the power of it, in capturing the flight of a bird or the growl of the car engine in a word. But it was exhausting. You could not lie in this language. Case in point: my wife left me the following month. I had noticed her word for me made her uncomfortable. It dug up something in her, all the bad qualities about me she had never liked but had buried under the habits and routine of marriage. My stubbornness, my insistence on having a son, how I came home one Friday night reeking of perfume. All in a word.
I have visited that bridge every dusk for the past two weeks. Sometimes it is ordinary, sometimes it glows with an old fire. I know there are more places like that bridge. I can feel them. The last vestige of the beauty that gave us God and the courts of spirits, nerve-ends shuddering awake with life. Our society has no words for them, and you can't sing of them because they are where songs come from.
I think when humanity was young, we must have been like children, unnaturally wise in all the subtle things of the earth. We spoke the names of majesty everything called themselves. Now that is all gone, but it is still there to discover. It huddles in the blind spots of our modernity, in the blankness of maps. If we can only see it, only feel it atop our rationalist perches, our aviaries angular with number and category, swaying in the winds of death. Melt into the blood of love! Find me! The bridge is in [REDACTED]."
Agents apprehended ███ ████ for questioning. Study into the ███████ Bridge as another Hot Zone for the SCP-1206 phenomenon is ongoing.
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Even the student linguist will see that there is something wholly unique about SCP-1206-A. For one, 1206-A has words for the exact appearance or 'impression' of an object/person. For example, speakers of 1206-A would go beyond describing the parts or attributes of a person's face, but actually call every face a unique word. 1206-A does not rely on its listener forming an incomplete picture from a description of compositional parts, but has a near-infinite base of words used to encapsulate and describe a wide variety of objects including faces, bodies, the character of a person, the appearance of the sky on any given day, the weather, how a particular conversation made the speaker feel, or even a mound of dirt.
Many of these words might be similar, derived from each other, or differ in syllabic emphasis to signify related categories of appearance, personality, feeling, abstract concepts etc. For example, after a particularly grueling session recording over ████ words with D-17368, the subject described the interview as leaving him feeling "██████", a heteronym of "██████" and roughly analogous to "drained", but with added emphasis on the ██ syllable to signify the nature of what caused the subject's fatigue as intensely bureaucratic and procedural. The name for the Hot Zone is "█████████" and is the only word that does not share similarities with any other.
As is the nature of 1206-A's flexible nomenclature, subjects will often create words on the spot. There are no rules regarding the formation of words. Once a functional set of 1206-A words has entered the speaker's lexicon after Hot Zone exposure, subjects only report needing to meditate momentarily on the object of their description before inventing a word that "fits like a glove". Other speakers will immediately accept the word as the name for that object. Studies with isolated subjects asked to describe the upturned contents of the break room trash receptacle has yielded the same word - █████ - suggesting a universality in the method of word invention that is intrinsic to the brain's physiological makeup. Studies are ongoing.
— Dr. ███████
Footnotes
1. Only recorded derivation of the word used to refer to SCP-1206. |
SCP-4655 is a twin-sized bed decorated with a pink bedsheet. | ***
Item #: SCP-4655
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4655 is kept in a standard Safe-class containment chamber. Within the containment chamber, a single overhead lamp constructed for the manifestation of SCP-4655-1 instances is to remain dimly lit at all times. Personnel that have lost a relative or partner within the last 5 years are restricted from SCP-4655's containment chamber.
Description: SCP-4655 is a twin-sized bed decorated with a pink bedsheet.
SCP-4655's primary anomalous property manifests upon an individual sitting or laying on the item. In order to activate SCP-4655's anomalous properties, said individual must have a relative or loved one who has died within the last five years.
Upon an individual activating SCP-4655's anomalous properties, the subject will experience extremely heightened senses of grief and depression alongside difficulty focusing on tasks. The subject's emotional distress is caused by any and all relatives or loved ones the subject knew who have died in the last five years.
SCP-4655's secondary portion to its anomalous property only occurs if there is any portion of the room completely unexposed to light. Should this factor be present, a pale humanoid entity (deemed SCP-4655-1) will simultaneously manifest within the dark portion of the room and slowly move towards the subject. The anatomy of SCP-4655-1 instances consists of a short torso, extremely thin and elongated limbs, a mouth with well-aligned teeth similar to that of a human's, and purely black eyes appearing to be "stretched" horizontally. The end of the instances' limbs end in sharp points.
SCP-4655-1 instances are capable of complex speech in the primary language of the affected subject. SCP-4655-1 instances use this ability to calm and emotionally support the distressed subject, commonly via hugging and reassuring statements. SCP-4655 subjects do not display any sign of fear of SCP-4655-1 instances, rather treating them similarly to a close friend.1
Should a subject exit the room SCP-4655 is in, the SCP-4655-1 instance will return to the dark portion of the room and demanifest. SCP-4655's anomalous effects on the subject will then cease.
Discovery Log: The following is a 911 call which led to the discovery of SCP-4655.
[BEGIN LOG]
911 Operator: 911, what's your emergency?
Alexa Rhetori: We need armed police officers at [DATA REDACTED]— [Stuttering] I don't know what the hell it is, but it's—
911 Operator: Is it an armed individual, ma'am?
Alexa Rhetori: No, but it's going to— it's going to kill my daughter, please!
Sarah Rhetori: [Distantly with sobs] Mom, he's here to help! Don't tattle on him!
911 Operator: Is that your daughter, ma'am?
Alexa Rhetori: [Quickly] Yes, yes! She recently had her grandfather die and they were really close and so I gave her some, um, time alone and then I— oh, god, oh god, I—
911 Operator: Please calm down ma'am, we have emergency services on the way.
Unidentified: [Distant] You could use me too, couldn't you? Come here, it's going to be alright. I promise.
Alexa Rhetori: Hurry.. please. [Hesitantly] Oh my god, stay the fuck back!
911 Operator: Ma'am, are you okay?
Sarah Rhetori: Mom, just put down the phone! He's helping me, please! We just both miss grandpa, that's— that's all! [Pause] Mom!
Alexa Rhetori: "We?" I said get the hell back, now! Fucking— [Pause] Oh dear lord, you—
Unidentified: [Closer than before] Shhhh, shhhhh. It's okay, momma. I'm here for you. It'll get better. Just watch.
Alexa Rhetori: [Stuttering] P-Please, don't—
[A loud crack is heard followed by the phone being dropped to the floor alongside another heavy object.]
911 Operator: Ma'am? Ma'am!
Unidentified: [Shushing, now distantly] It's okay, it's okay. We'll both miss her. Together.
[END LOG]
Following police arrival, Sarah was found sitting in front of SCP-4655. The mother's corpse was found in the living room of the household with a broken neck, causing her to expire instantly. Sarah was administered specialized amnestics and has since been placed into foster care.
Following the incident, SCP-4655 was secured and relocated to Site-64.
Footnotes
1. Whether this is a memetic or congitohazardous effect is under investigation. |
SCP-6844 is a meta-stable facet within the Noosphere located within Greece. | ***
Item #: SCP-6844
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
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All publicly accessible areas currently affected by SCP-6844 are to be closed under Cover Story 43.5 Foundation web crawlers will continually monitor popular media outlets and social media websites for any mention of events surrounding SCP-6844. If discovered, these mentions are to be removed, with all exposed individuals being amnestized per standard protocol.
Due to SCP-6844's expanding growth, Foundation personnel have determined any containment procedures concerning the anomaly to be ineffective. Methods of future containment have become a top research priority.
Foundation webcrawlers will continually monitor popular media outlets and social media websites located within Greece for news of new archeological discoveries and are to be screened by Foundation personnel as soon as possible.
If it is discovered that the new archeological artifacts threaten the meta-stability of SCP-6844, they are to be destroyed and any involved civilians to be administered amnestic.
Furthermore, the current status of Greek mythology and its common perception must be routinely reinforced to prevent a noosphoric nucleation.
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SCP-6844 is an anomalous phenomenon which only occurs within a circular6 area of Felli, Greece in which combustion, and by extension heat transfer used for food preparation by humans is not possible. SCP-6844 manifests in the form of chemical combustion being impossible to be achieved, and any form of ignition device fails to start. Other forms of generating heat such as heaters, ovens, and hair straighteners continue to work until used for food preparation, in which they experience an inexplicable mechanical failure.
Distinct connections have been found between SCP-6844, and the Noosphere.7 This relation further revealed that SCP-6844 was the result of unearthed archeological artifacts detailing a story of the fire given to mankind by Prometheus, which was later given back to Greek gods for the forgiveness of his crimes.
SCP-6844 is a meta-stable facet within the Noosphere located within Greece. This particular facet deals with the concept of fire and cooking. Prior to Foundation involvement, this facet was not truly stable and could easily be influenced into a new stable state leading to the prior discovery by the Foundation.
Currently, SCP-6844 is meta-stable and this is reinforced by its containment procedures.
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SCP-6844 was discovered on June 12, 2000, in Felli when reports of inability to start fires surfaced. Subsequent interviews and investigations revealed that prior to SCP-6844 that several artifacts had been uncovered and translation revealed new findings of Greek Mythology. Due to the nature of SCP-6844 and the size of Felli, it was determined that the most effective solution was to evacuate all inhabitants under Cover Story 32.8
SCP-6844 was discovered on June 12, 2000, following the original manifestation of SCP-6844 within Felli when reports of the inability to start fires surfaced.
Addendum: Following the implementation of project 'Hestia', several manufactured artifacts were disseminated across Greece, and sent towards:
Historians, to decipher the artifacts and re-construct the myth;
New outlets, to spread the discovery of the artifacts and new myth;
Private collectors, to generate interest and demand in the new artifacts;
Museums, to replace old contradictory artifacts.
Following this along with efforts to influence social media and news sites, the new myth had entered the Noosphere and giving SCP-6844 a new meta-stable state. Following this, SCP-6844 was classified as "Euclid" to reflect its new containment protocols.
Footnotes
1. Hazardous Conditions
2. Current estimations put their size at 1.05 kilometers and growing at 3 m2 per hour
3. The realm of human thought, also known as the collective unconscious
4. Emergency Evacuation
5. Hazardous Conditions
6. Current estimations put their size at 1.05 kilometers and growing at 3 m2 per hour
7. The realm of human thought, also known as the collective unconscious
8. Emergency Evacuation
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SCP-4182 is a phenomenon by which internal Foundation documents are periodically altered to include references to a non-existent site ("Site-5"). | ***
Item #: SCP-4182
Object Class: Keter
Invalid file/directory ('CAM-5.ogg')
Special Containment Procedures: A Foundation-operated bot (I/O-SILVER) is to review IntSCPFN servers for files affected by SCP-4182. These files are to be isolated and reported to the on-duty server administrator for review and sterilization. Personnel are to be reminded that there is no Site-5.
Description: SCP-4182 is a phenomenon by which internal Foundation documents are periodically altered to include references to a non-existent site ("Site-5"). The mechanism by which this occurs has yet to be understood.
Depictions of Site-5 are inconsistent, but typically describe it as a man-made island constructed to store hazardous materials.1
Since its discovery in 2018, SCP-4182's rate of occurrence has been increasing exponentially.
Footnotes
1. Specifically, a containment site for anomalous waste.
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File "/SCP/4182/files/_display.py", line 24, in __call__
return self.callable(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
File "error_classic.py", line 6 in index
raise FileNotFoundError(obj)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'CAM-5.ogg'
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