Notes: Experiment was terminated prematurely. On day nineteen, 
ultrasonic microphones in the containment area unexpectedly failed. 
Armed response team was sent in to repair the microphones. They 
were attacked by the SCP-1258-1 instances and drove them away 
with flamethrowers and controlled small-arms fire. Three of the team 
then expired from no apparent cause, and the remaining member 
became agitated and incoherent. The containment area was flooded 
with nerve gas, and all specimens were killed. Autopsies of the team 
members showed massive disruption to their eardrums and 
hemorrhaging in their brains; it is believed the SCP-1258-1 
instances used an ultrasonic attack to induce strokes. 


Species: Passer domesticus, House sparrow, nine specimens (four 
females, five males). Normal nutritional supplement for a group of 
this size was initially tripled. 

Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: No changes noted. Specimens showed no particular 
interest in recordings. After fifteenth day of continual exposure, 
experiment terminated. 


Species: Vombatus ursinus, Common wombat, nine specimens 
(four females, five males). Normal nutritional supplement for a group 
of this size was initially tripled. 

Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: No changes noted. Specimens showed no particular 
interest in recordings. After fifteenth day of continual exposure, 
experiment terminated. 


Species: Trioceros jacksonii, Jackson's chameleon, three 
specimens (two females, one male). Normal nutritional supplement 
for a group of this size was initially tripled. 

Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: No changes noted. Specimens showed no particular 
interest in recordings. After fifteenth day of continual exposure, 
experiment terminated. 


Species: Salmo salar, Atlantic salmon, five specimens (five 
females). Normal nutritional supplement for a group of this size was 
initially tripled. 


Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: No changes noted. Specimens showed no particular 
interest in recordings. After fifteenth day of continual exposure, 
experiment terminated. 


Species: Bombus occidentalis, Western bumblebee, one colony 
(exact number unknown). Normal nutritional supplement for a colony 
of this size was initially tripled. 

Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: No changes noted. Specimens showed no particular 
interest in recordings. After thirtieth day of continual exposure, 
experiment terminated. 


Species: Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi, Maasai giraffe, two 
specimens (two males). Normal nutritional supplement for a group of 
this size was initially tripled. 

Exposure time: Ten minutes per hour, eight hours per day. 
Results: [REDACTED] 

Notes: Experimentation on large mammals expressly forbidden 
without special permission from the Site Director. 


Footnotes 

1. Despite these precautions, the agent was seen using forms 
similar to SCP-1258 one month later, during a raid on a Church of 
the Broken God group. Presumably this was due to muscle memory, 
or perhaps subconscious retention. Agent was eliminated to prevent 
uncontrolled spread. 


SCP-1259: "The Ancient Prophecy" 


Item #: SCP-1259 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1259 is to be stored 
behind opaque glass in a climate-controlled room in the Infohazard 
Wing of Site 38. SCP-1259 is not to be moved or to be removed 
from its case except for testing, subject to Level 3 approval. No 
personnel other than D-Class assigned for testing are to read 
SCP-1259; in case of accidental exposure, affected personnel are to 
report immediately and receive Class-A amnestics. 


Upon reading SCP-1259, the affected individual is to write or type a 
copy of the text as it appears to them for archival and comparison to 
current K-Class preparedness scenarios. Affected individuals are to 
be quarantined in a standard humanoid containment cell and 
undergo regular psychiatric counseling; end-of-month termination of 
affected D-Class is indefinitely postponed for the purposes of long- 
term study of SCP-1259's effects. Release into the civilian 
population for test purposes may be authorized at O5 discretion; if 
so authorized, the affected individual is to be shadowed by 
Foundation security personnel at all times and apprehended 
immediately in the event of potentially threatening action. 


Description: SCP-1259 is a fragment of a damaged parchment 
scroll, measuring approximately 1.3 meters x 0.3 meters. Analysis of 
SCP-1259 indicates that it was produced in the 1st century BCE and 
that it was originally part of a larger scroll which to date has not been 
identified. SCP-1259 contains text on one side in a language which 
when photographed superficially resembles ancient Hebrew; 
analysis of these images, however, indicates that the photographed 
text consists entirely of a random arrangement of letters 
incomprehensible as a legible document. 


When SCP-1259 is directly viewed by a human being, its text is 


described by the reader as being legible in a language which the 
reader is familiar with. The text described by readers of SCP-1259 
varies considerably between individuals. In all documented cases, 
the text presents itself as a prophecy regarding the imminent 
extinction of mankind as the result of a K-Class event occurring ona 
specific date within three to six months of when SCP-1259 is being 
read, in addition to a number of omens and precursor events which 
will lead up to said event. The nature of the prophesied event varies 
from reader to reader and appears to relate directly to the reader's 
personal beliefs and knowledge of the world; documented instances 
of the text have included references to religious eschatons, nuclear 
or biological warfare, containment breaches of Keter-class SCP 
objects, or actions taken by the Foundation itself. In no documented 
instance have any of the events prophesied in the text of SCP-1259 
occurred. Written or typed copies of SCP-1259 text produce no 
anomalous effects and may be read safely. 


After reading SCP-1259, the reader will express a belief that the text 
of SCP-1259 is correct and that the prophesied K-Class event will 
occur on the date referred to in the text. This belief is initially 
expressed as a mild concern and grows increasingly severe as the 
date approaches, with the reader identifying world events or events 
in their personal life, including events of a mundane or 
inconsequential nature, as "signs" or indications that the prophecy is 
occurring as predicted. Within 7-12 days of the date referenced in 
the text, the affected individual will come to believe that he or she is 
a "chosen one" who is personally responsible for preventing the 
event from occurring, and will attempt to engage in extreme 
measures to prevent the event, including political assassinations, 
displays of religious faith, human sacrifice, or [REDACTED]. 


To date, approximately 78% of affected individuals have died prior to 
the date referenced in the text of SCP-1259, either due to suicide or 
as the result of being killed in the process of attempting to prevent 
the event from occurring. Individuals who survive past the scheduled 
date have frequently reported symptoms of extreme depression, 
feelings of meaninglessness and futility, and suicidal thoughts. If the 
affected individual is prevented from committing suicide during this 
period and is provided with adequate psychiatric counseling, full 
recovery is possible and no long-term psychological effects have 


been documented. Subsequent exposure of persons surviving this 
stage to SCP-1259 has produced no anomalous effects. 


Experiment Log 1259-1: 
Date: 06/23/20 
Test subject: D-83201, Hispanic male, 38 years of age 


Summary of reported SCP-1259 text: Description of a 
Christian eschaton largely similar to the depictions in the 
Book of Revelation and in American "Rapture" literature, 
with the end of life on Earth occurring on 10/3/20 . (See 
XK-3621.) 


Long-term results: D-83201 requested a Bible anda 
meeting with a minister, and began praying regularly. In 
the days leading up to 10/3/20 , D-83201 frequently 
entreated security personnel and other D-class 
personnel to repent their sins. Following scheduled date, 
D-83201 ceased praying, discarded the Bible, and 
attempted suicide four times before succeeding on 
10/12/20 . 


Date: 8/16/20 


Test subject: D-29403, Caucasian female, 27 years of 
age 


Summary of reported SCP-1259 text: On 9/3/20 , 
Islamic terrorists introduce a weaponized, airborne form 
of Ebola virus into the civilian population. Virus becomes 
pandemic by 9/23; global breakdown of society ensues, 
followed by widespread rioting, warfare, and famine. 
Human extinction as the result of the disease and 
subsequent chaos occurs on 12/6/20 . (See XK-5604.) 


Long-term results: D-29403 immediately began 
refusing physical contact with all Foundation personnel 
and has refused to leave her cell since 9/17/20 . 
D-29403 made frequent requests for laboratory 


equipment and textbooks on microbiology, insisting to 
staff that "the cure" was within her grasp. Following 
12/6/20 , D-29403 is of the belief that she is the last 
living human being on Earth and that all Foundation 
personnel interacting with her are hallucinatory. 
Observation ongoing. 


Date: 2/12/20 


Test subject: D-38202, Caucasian male, 23 years of 
age 


Foreword: D-38202 is formerly Sgt. , a Global 
Occult Coalition field operative surrendered into 
Foundation custody following Security Incident 2338-Psi- 
Omicron-Delta. 


Summary of reported SCP-1259 text: On 5/28/20 , the 
GOC launches a coordinated strike on several 
Foundation facilities, resulting in the assassination of the 
entire O5 Council and the escape of several Keter-class 
SCP objects from containment. [DATA EXPUNGED], 
current director of Site , assumes command authority 
and authorizes nuclear strikes to neutralize uncontained 
SCP objects. Nuclear activities are mistaken as an 
enemy attack on the United States of America, resulting 
in a brief nuclear exchange between the United States 
and [REDACTED]. In the ensuing breakdown of the 
Foundation chain of command, Procedure 110-Montauk 
is not conducted on schedule, resulting in [DATA 
EXPUNGED] on 6/3/20 . (See XK-209.) 


Long term results: On 5/23/20 , D-38202 successfully 
breached containment and escaped Foundation custody. 
D-38202 proceeded to report to his former GOC post 
and gave a lengthy oral report to his former superior 
regarding the Foundation's weaknesses, how to contain 
or neutralize several SCP objects currently in custody, 
and the importance of ensuring that Procedure 110- 
Montauk is performed on schedule. Intelligence assets 
within GOC leadership confirm no hostile actions are 


planned against the Foundation. D-38202's superior 
surreptitiously issued Class-B amnestics; a review of 
Foundation security is underway in light of the 
information leak. D-38202 was returned to Foundation 
custody and terminated on schedule. 


Date: 3/26/19 


Test subject: Dr. James A. Parsons, African-American 
male, 43 years of age 


Foreword: Dr. Parsons was a senior Foundation linguist 
exposed to SCP-1259 during initial study, before its 
anomalous effects became known. 


Summary of reported SCP-1259 text: Identical to the 
English-language text of SCP-1050-1. Review of Dr. 
Parsons' personnel file indicated he had previously been 
involved in the translation of several sections of 
SCP-1050-1. The final date in the text was replaced with 
the date 6/22/19 . (See XK-2330.) 


Long term results: Dr. Parsons made frequent 
assertions that the arrival of "the Destroyers" referred to 
in SCP-1050-1 was imminent. Dr. Parsons was relieved 
of duty and committed to psychiatric observation 
following an attempt to contact several members of the 
O5 Council to demand immediate deployment of space- 
based weapons platforms. On 6/18/19 , Dr. Parsons left 
his quarters and attempted to seize control of [DATA 
EXPUNGED}] in order to launch a preemptive orbital 
defense, resulting in the deaths of 17 staff members and 
security personnel before being apprehended and 
forcibly returned to quarters. Dr. Parsons committed 
suicide by hanging on 6/20/19 , leaving a suicide note 
stating "Death by my own hand is preferable to what 
those bastards will do to us." 


« SCP-1258 | SCP-1259 | SCP-1260 » 


SCP-1260: HMS Tiresias 


Item #: SCP-1260 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-1260, 
full containment is impossible. At no point is exploration or testing 
permitted aboard SCP-1260. The waters around the vessel are to be 
under constant satellite surveillance. Any vessel attempting to 
navigate the waters within a 20-km radius of SCP-1260 is to be 
diverted by Foundation personnel aboard the SCPS Cassandra. 
Should SCP-2467 come within 50 km of SCP-1260, containment 
staff are to immediately begin emergency relocation procedures to 
prevent SCP-1260's assimilation. In the event that contact with 
SCP-1260 is lost due to a containment breach or emergency 
relocation, the next ocean in SCP-1260's location cycle is to be 
monitored until SCP-1260’s GPS beacon reappears. At this time, the 
Foundation vessel assigned to SCP-1260 in that ocean will 
immediately be redeployed to allow continued containment. These 
vessels are the SCPS Cassandra, SCPS Melampus and the SCPS 
Polyeidos for the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans respectively. 


Description: SCP-1260 is an 18th-century 42-gun Royal Navy 5th- 
rate frigate named the HMS Tiresias, currently adrift in the southern 
Pacific Ocean. Despite the ship’s age, the vessel appears to be in 
perfect sailing condition. 


Aboard SCP-1260 reside the skeletal remains of the ship’s original 
224 crewmen in addition to a total of 64 other individuals and the 9 
Foundation agents lost during Exploration 1. A majority of these 
remains lie fully intact upon the ship’s gun decks or within 
SCP-1260’s hold. All clothing and equipment recovered from 
SCP-1260 continue to function as normal despite age and 
environmental exposure. 


Twenty minutes following any boarding of SCP-1260 a large bank of 


fog will begin to gather around the ship with a radius of 1 km. This 
fog fully encloses the ship an additional 15 minutes later at which 
point all electronic devices aboard issuing a transmission will cease 
to function. Any subject still aboard SCP-1260 at this time will 
become irretrievable. 


The fog will dissipate ten minutes after SCP-1260 is fully enveloped. 
At this point the subject will have vanished along with anything 
aboard the ship at the time of encasement. SCP-1260 will reappear 
in a random site in the next major ocean 2 to 12 weeks later, moving 
from east to west as it circles the globe. At this time all human life 
aboard the ship at the time of its disappearance will be among the 
skeletal remains. To date there has been no instance of SCP-1260 
appearing in the Arctic or Southern Oceans. 


Exploration attempts have shown that the ship’s cargo hold has 
been completely emptied of food and that messages have been 
carved into a large percentage of the ship’s interior surface area. 
The captain’s log has been recovered, though no abnormalities were 
reported in any of the entries. No evidence exists to suggest pages 
were removed from the log prior to discovery. 


Addendum: 1260-01: Exploration Logs: 
+ Exploration Logs 
Exploration 1: