Description: SCP-3834 is the collective designation of 24 
phonographic records individually designated SCP-3834-A through 
SCP-3834-X. Instances of SCP-3834 are approximately 30.5 
centimeters in diameter, and possess no physical or chemical 
differences from standard phonographic records. All instances of 
SCP-3834 were discovered within a combination locked safe 
unearthed during a paleontological excavation in , Montana. 
The safe was encased in sedimentary rock approximately 760 
meters below ground prior to its recovery, along with the remains of 
several instances of Troodon formosus. Radiometric dating of these 
remains indicates that they are between 75.5 and 77 million years 
old. The stone surrounding the safe displayed no signs of disruption 
indicative of artificial burial, suggesting that SCP-3834 was incased 
through natural processes. Aside from their location of discovery, 
SCP-3834 instances possess no inherent anomalous properties. 


Instances of SCP-3834 each contain between 40 and 45 minutes of 
content, with degraded sound quality indicative of repeated usage. 
Most content contained within SCP-3834 consists of songs which 
were popular between the late 1950s and late 1960s, from notable 
artists such as The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, and Engelbert 
Humperdinck. All songs contained on instances of SCP-3834 are 
performed by the same entity, designated SCP-3834-1. SCP-3834-1 
has a voice resembling that of an adult human male, and is 
introduced at the beginning of each recording as Don Hartley. This 


name is the same as that of a traveling musician who was declared 
missing on / /2004. 


At the start of each record, SCP-3834-1 is introduced by a separate 
entity, designated SCP-3834-2. SCP-3834-2 has a distinctly 
inhuman voice, but speaks intelligible English, and generally spends 
between 10 and 45 seconds describing SCP-3834-1 in a positive 
and enthusiastic manner. Although most of these introductions focus 
on SCP-3834-1’s musical abilities, certain descriptions focus on 
other traits and past actions of SCP-3834-1. These descriptions 
suggest that SCP-3834-1 was a figure of great social influence at 
the time of their recording, and possibly a governmental or religious 
figure of some kind (see Addendum 3834.1). 


In addition to SCP-3834-1 and SCP-3834-2, miscellaneous noises 
can be heard on SCP-3834 instances which suggest additional 
entities were present during their initial recordings. These include 
the sounds of various musical instruments, including but not limited 
to electric guitars, bass guitars, drum sets, cellos, trumpets, and 
trombones. The sound of applause can also be heard between 
individual songs, along with noises resembling barking and 
screeching. The exact number and nature of the entities involved in 
the creation of SCP-3834 is currently unknown. 


Addendum 3834.1: SCP-3834 Notable Transcripts 
Instance: SCP-3834-A 


SCP-3834-2: Welcome, ladies and gentlesaurs, to the 
debut performance of the one and only Don Hartley! The 
being who, just a few short moons ago, emerged from 
his box of lightning, and gave us the gifts of fire and 
speech, is now here to give us his third and greatest gift 
yet, a little thing that he likes to call music. Now, don’t let 
his looks fool you, he may not have claws or a tail, but 
that doesn’t mean he won't get you clappin’ and shakin’ 
yours! [several unintelligible clicking sounds are heard, 
possibly laughter] But seriously folks, a lot of hard work 
has gone into this show, so sit back, relax, and prepare 
to have your earholes blown clean off! 


(Applause) 
END TRANSCRIPT 


Instance: SCP-3834-F 


SCP-3834-2: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to 
another showing of the most sensatious cretaceous 
musical phenomenon around, Don Hartley! Traveler of 
the lightning box, bringer of the three gifts, blah blah 
blah, you all know the story. [unintelligible clicking] We've 
got a great show for you all tonight, and remember, if you 
want to take some of the magic back to your families, 
we'll selling records after tonight's performance of all 
Don’s greatest hits. Feel free to pick one up on your way 
out. Now, without further adieu, let’s get on with the 
show. Take it away, Donny! 


(Applause) 
END TRANSCRIPT 


Instance: SCP-3834-J 


SCP-3834-2: Hey, hey, hey, everybody! We’ve got 
another spectacular show for you all toni- 


SCP-3834-1: Hang on, hang on. Thanks for the intro, 
Jim, but do you mind if | take it from here? 


SCP-3834-2: Oh, sure, of course 


SCP-3834-1: Thank you. Now, you all know It’s been a 
while since I’ve put on one of these shows, and | just 
thought I’d have a little heart to heart with you all fora 
moment. The truth is, well, the truth is I’ve been trying to 
go home. 


(Gasps) 


Articles 500-599 


SCP-3834-1: Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that | 
don’t love it here. You guys are like family to me. It’s just 
that this isn’t what | had planned. I’ve spent all my free 
time since | came here trying to fix the machine, but | 
think it’s busted for good. | don’t think I'll ever get to go 
home. 


(silence for 6 seconds. Quiet murmuring can be heard) 


SCP-3834-1: But | didn’t get on this stage tonight just to 
whine. | came here to tell you all that I've accepted my 
situation. If | had to do it again, | don’t think I'd want it 
any other way. I’ve gotten to put on these shows, and be 
a rock star just like I’ve always dreamed, and | got to 
meet all of you. You’re the ones who made this all 
possible, and for that, | thank you. 


(Applause) 


SCP-3834-1: Alright, Now that I’ve said what I’ve needed 
to say, we can get into what you all really came to see. 
We've got a spectacular night planned for you guys. In 
honor of my tenth live performance, we'll be playing all 
your favorites, plus some new ones I’ve been saving for 
just this occasion. So please, enjoy the show! 


(Applause) 
END TRANSCRIPT 
« SCP-3833 | SCP-3834 | SCP-3835 » 


SCP-3835: Not All Dogs Go To Heaven (Some Of 
Them Would Rather Stay With Their Masters Forever 
Somewhere Else) 


SCP-3835 as of / /2015 


Item #: SCP-3835 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: «REVISED» SCP-3835 is 
under continuous observation through a camera (appearing as a 
standard CCTV-type security camera) placed nearby its current 
location. No further containment is deemed necessary at this time. 
Should movement occur, the immediate area surrounding SCP-3835 
is to be fenced off with construction warning signs noting that the 
statue is undergoing repairs, and SCP-3835 removed from the 
premises. The researcher responsible for study of SCP-3835 
(currently Dr. Arc Mitchell) is to be consulted for creation of new 
containment procedures in this event. No replacement of SCP-3835 
is to be created. 


ACCESS PREVIOUS CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES. 


SCP-3835 is housed in Sentient Items Containment at 
Site-8130. It is to be handled as a Class C-3 (Sentient- 
Mobile Inanimate) Anomalous Item. A non-anomalous 
replica has been placed at its original position. 


Description: SCP-3835 is a statue of the Akita dog known as 
Hachiko originally located in Shibuya, Japan, directly outside of 
Shibuya Station's northwest exit. The statue is made of non- 
anomalous bronze, and shows visible wear due to natural causes. 
The current version of the statue was placed at its original location in 
1948, replacing a previously removed statue placed there to 
commemorate Hachiko's loyalty to his deceased owner. 


While usually immobile and silent, SCP-3835 is capable of moving 


and emitting sound. It has been known to walk and jump, and has 
on occasion been heard barking despite lacking an apparatus to 
allow for making such noises. SCP-3835's capabilities are limited to 
that of other non-anomalous Akita dogs, and does not behave in a 
manner unusual for a dog. No signs of its anomalous properties 
existed until 2015, in which several reports were made of the statue 
being missing from its pedestal. These reports coincided with 
reports of "an Akita dog made of metal" being seen entering, riding, 
and exiting from trains on the Ginza and Marunouchi lines, and the 
appearance of a statue of a dog matching SCP-3835's description 
next to a statue located on the Tokyo University campus. 


A non-anomalous copy of SCP-3835 was placed at its original 
location, and a series of disinformation campaigns regarding the 
vandalization of and repairs on SCP-3835 was spread. SCP-3835 
was placed in anomalous storage at Site-8130. 


Addendum A: On / /2015, two days after retrieval, SCP-3835 
breached containment. SCP-3835 had ceased movement and 
remained stationary after initial containment, which was believed to 
be SCP-3835's reaction to sudden confinement. The non- 
anomalous replacement was then noted to have gone missing three 
days later, and was discovered to have gained SCP-3835's 
anomalous properties while the statue in Foundation containment 
had lost all anomalous properties. Recapture was successful. 
Revision of containment procedures pending. 


SCP-3835 is not the only existing statue of Hachiko, but these other 
statues have failed to show any sign of anomaly as well. Survey of 
the area around SCP-3835's original location and the area around 
the statue at the university (a consistent end point of SCP-3835's 
travels) has revealed nothing. The anomaly isn't inherent to the 
physical object or location, it seems. There's only one SCP-3835, 
and for whatever reason it's choosing to manifest through the statue 
at this specific location. -Dr. Mitchell 


Addendum B: The statue at Tokyo University which SCP-3835 
(now designated SCP-3835-1) had frequently visited has been 
confirmed as a Class-G-3 (Sapient-Mobile Inanimate) Anomalous 
ltem. The statue, designated SCP-3835-2, depicts former Professor 
Hidesaburo Ueno of Tokyo University, who died in 1925 of non- 


anomalous causes. The statue was erected in 2015 in his memory, 
the same year in which reports of SCP-3835's anomalous properties 
began to surface. SCP-3835-2 is also capable of movement (limited 
to that of the human body) although slightly under average human 
ability, and speech despite also lacking the necessary apparatus to 
vocalize. SCP-3835-2 speaks exclusively in Japanese and does not 
appear to understand any other languages. 


SCP-3835-2's anomalous properties were discovered during 
another containment breach of SCP-3835-1. SCP-3835-2 moved to 
grab SCP-3835-1 as it attempted to bite an agent during recapture. 
Both SCP-3835-1 and -2 were secured by agents and contained at 
Site-8130. The locations where SCP-3835-1 and -2 originally stood 
have been temporarily marked as having the statues undergoing 
repairs. 


Addendum C: As a controlled test, non-anomalous replacements 
for SCP-3835-1 and SCP-3835-2 were placed at their original 
locations. Both SCP-3835-1 and SCP-3835-2 breached containment 
in the same manner as SCP-3835-1's previous containment breach, 
as expected. Both were recaptured without incident immediately 
after. 


As long as we keep replacing them, SCP-3835-1 and -2 will keep 
hopping into the replacements. Logically, never installing 
replacements would be the most effective containment. While 
permanently removing Professor Ueno's statue isn't much of a 
problem, permanently removing Hachiko's statue is impossible. 
Hachiko is a national icon; civilian attention on the removal would be 
constant and endless. Whatever the new containment procedures 
entail, it has to involve some sort of replacement for SCP-3835-1. 
We don't have the resources to amnesticize all of Japan, and then 
some. -Dr. Mitchell 


Addendum D: It has been noted from observation during 
containment that SCP-3835-1 and -2 show no visible signs of 
anomalous activity while placed together, and due to repeated 
unpreventable containment breaches, new containment procedures 
will be tested to confirm if permanent containment in this manner is 
possible. SCP-3835-2 will be removed with the cover story of 
sustaining irreparable damage, then returned with the addition of 


SCP-3835-1 to the sculpture and announced as a replacement for 
the original sculpture. If this containment is successful, a 
replacement will be placed at SCP-3835-1's original location and 
monitored to ensure that the previous containment breaches do not 
repeat. 


Addendum E: Containment procedures have been revised. No 
containment breaches have occurred since revision. 


SCP-3838: Nomads of the 4th-Dimensional Steppe 


Item #: SCP-3838 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: A perimeter is to be established 
1km away from SCP-3838's area of operation. A single entrance is 
located on the eastern edge to allow entrance and egress to and 
from the area of operation and the research base. 


To prevent incursions by SCP-3838-4, the perimeter is heavily 
armed against both internal and external threats. SCP-3838-4's 
activities are currently limited to occasional raids on the other 
SCP-3838 instances, but conversations with members of the other 
SCP-3838 instances indicate that SCP-3838-4's occupation is 
currently due to begin in 2054, with a strong likelihood of this 
occurring at an early date due to SCP-3838-4's military strength and 
aggressive behaviour. Efforts to engage SCP-3838-4 diplomatically 
are underway, but this should not be done at the expense of the 
Foundation's relationship with SCP-3838-3. 


Internal disputes or conflicts between SCP-3838 instances are not to 
be interfered with. There are, however, two exception to this rule: 1) 
if said conflicts may cause a containment beach, or 2) if any conflict 
occurs between SCP-3838-4 and either SCP-3838-2 or 
SCP-3838-3, as per our agreement with these groups. 


Any members of SCP-3838-8 are to be detained and interrogated 
upon sight. No such members have been encountered thus far. 


Description: SCP-3838 refers to a series of 8 nomadic Turkmen 
tribes. These tribes all occupy a space of 10km2 at a site in western 
Turkmenistan, near the Caspian Sea. However, these tribes 
possess an ability to travel through time, and thus each SCP-3838 
instance occupies the land at a different point in history. 


SCP-3838 instances treat different periods of time as if they are 
different areas of territorial pastureland owned by one tribe or 
another. Agreements and conflicts over the periods owned by each 
tribe are common, with sudden raids into a particular time period 
common. Two time periods have been set aside for particular 
common purpose, under which there is an agreed-upon parley 
between the tribes: an unspecified period in the early 15th century 
BCE, and the period from 1800-1858, used as a marketplace and as 
a place for inter-tribal councils and gatherings. 


SCP-3838 instances travel through time through an unknown ritual, 
which is not shared with outsiders. It is known that this involves the 
travellers entering a ger’, with two flames flanking the entrance, but 
nothing else about the process has been conclusively determined. 
SCP-3838 instances do not occupy their time period contiguously, 
but ordinarily move to a different time within their period, forwards or 
backwards, every six months. The continual raiding, conflict and re- 
use of already used years has resulted in a number of temporal 
paradoxes occuring; these have not, however, caused any 
significant temporal destabilities, due to an unknown method of 
temporal preservation.