| think whatever they're working with might be 
temperature-dependent. A worker cranks a scoop that 
tears out lumps of it into the vat and into something tan... 
is that batter? and then flips it again into a basin of hot 
oil. Across from it, another worker has massive lumps of 
the stuff dropped onto a sizzling flat stone. Liquid runoff 
flows through channels into a basin. By the vapor 
tumbling out, I'd guess it's full of liquid nitrogen. And then 
a tray is pulled out, and the runoff has been flash-frozen 
into tiny balls, and they get dumped out into a heap of a 
hundred thousand frozen balls. 


They look like that stuff | got at theme parks when | was 
a kid. Flash-frozen, what the fuck was it called... the ice 
cream dots. 


Mother of fuck, it's ice cream. It's all ice cream. 


| need to take a break here. | feel like I've been in here 
for four hours [[Actual expedition time at this point: 97 
minutes. ]], this room's the size of an airplane hangar, 
and the air is really thick. 


You know, | can sort of understand this. | was a fat kid, | 
have food issues. But this... 


Alright. I'm going down again. 


Latin is "Tumidae saccharis". "Too much sugar". Hotter 
in here. Gotta be fifty degrees. Ice cream demons half- 
again as tall as me spooning ice cream along from room 
to room. | see a child. They give it a cone, and it stands 
there, staring blankly without moving, until its hand 
quivers and the scoop falls off into sand. This happens 
twenty or thirty times until the sand-cream slurry is raked 
away into a pit and replaced with clean sand. They didn't 
even move the kid off, he's replaced too. | just hope 
that's some kind of mannequin. 


Now that | know what it is | can pick out flavors from their 
scents. Hundreds of pounds of cherry getting churned, 
boiled, refrozen... Vanilla floating in punch bowls in mock 
parties while all the guests mindlessly walk around and 
ignore it. Each one a little more dissolved. Something 
just called out, and the people are mumbling... "lactose 
intolerant"? 


Mint chip, blackberry, rocky road... all these flavors are 
sluicing down in front of a line of people that runs out into 
a door. The one in front keeps acting like he's going to 
point to one, but he never does. Would they care if | 
threw up in here? Because — [unintelligible rumbling] 
What the fuck? | just heard one of the big ones speak 
English. 


It said "this scoop must suffer". 


I think... | think | understand. | understand the evil they 
see. 


I'm going to take a closer look at this vat, it's 
unattended... and a giant fleshy tentacle is hanging from 
the ceiling. No, it's too wide and flat... this is more like a 
tongue. And it's just hanging there. Do the... the ice 
creamons get that big? 


Now it's licking the sides. Not touching the ice cream, 


just the metal. | don't know if the sound is picking up over 
the mechanisms, but the scraping... 


| think | can hold my lunch down long enough to take a 
sample. | don't have a... a tiny spoon, but if I'm fast, | 
can just scoop some with my hand into the jar, and | 
don't think they'll notice shit shit shit— 


[Recording ends.] 


The agent resurfaced six hours following entry, lacking his sample 
jar and gloves, and claiming to have blacked out as his stomach was 
being pumped. The agent was treated for frostbite, but no 
permanent physical damage occurred. The agent is currently in 
therapy to overcome persistent intrusive thoughts regarding "the 
sins of ice cream" which affect his eating habits. 


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SCP-2732: (2 —A20) 


Item #: SCP-2732 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2732 is to be kept at 
Storage Site- in a standard large object containment chamber. 
SCP-2732-1 is to be stored separately in a security safe with 
controlled heat and humidity, due to its delicate nature. SCP-2732-2- 
D instances are to be kept in a cold storage chamber. 


Description: SCP-2732 is a wooden Beijing Opera stage, 
constructed within the last century. SCP-2732 lacks a backstage 
area or stairs. SCP-2732-1 is a Ming Dynasty Era booklet containing 
seven entries, all different accounts of the same event. 


When a human subject reads out a whole entry directly from 
SCP-2732-1 while standing within a 60-meter radius of SCP-2732, 
SCP-2732-2 instances, along with stage props required, will 
manifest on the stage. SCP-2732-2 instances are autonomous, 
mostly wooden mannedauins with no facial features wearing Beijing 
Opera costumes and facial makeup. SCP-2732-2 instances will 
engage in a performance! that seems to correspond to the entry 
read, accompanied by music with no apparent source. See 
Addendum for specifics and exceptions. 


When a human being enters SCP-2732, the performance will halt, 
with SCP-2732-2 instances ceasing all motions. SCP-2732-2 
instances and stage props removed at this time will behave like 
ordinary objects. The performance will resume after all objects taken 
from SCP-2732 are returned and all human subjects have left the 
stage. After the performance, SCP-2732-2 instances and stage 
props will disappear, except for the instance generated by Entry 7. 
See Addendum for more information. 


Addendum: The following is the content of SCP-2732-1, and the 


encouraged. 


Dr. ’s note: 

|! don’t like this conclusion at all. Without the ability to copy the disc, 
though, | can think of no way to prove either one hypothesis or the 
other. There are more important things to worry about at the 
Foundation, but this one keeps tugging at the back of my brain. 


Addendum 315-05: 

Two DVD players set up in separate areas. One randomly selected 
unwatched DVD placed in each player. Both discs played 
simultaneously to two separate researchers. Each instance of 
SCP-315-1 engaged in a separate conversation with each 
researcher. Both instances also showed awareness of the other 
conversation, and were able to transfer a message from one 
researcher to another. 


Addendum 315-06: 

Two DVD players set up in same room, played to two researchers 
sitting side-by-side. Dual instances of SCP-315-1 able to 
communicate both with researchers and with each other, creating a 
four-way conversation. When asked whether they were two separate 
entities or one entity controlling both instances, the SCP-315-1s 
were either unable or unwilling to give an answer. 


Dr. ’s note: 

This is driving me up the damn wall. I’m taking myself off this project 
for the moment. No psych evaluation required, I’m just getting 
stressed out trying to figure out how the damn discs work. 


Addendum 315-07: 

Experiment undertaken to disprove the hypothesis that discs are 
manufactured in the future, based on SCP conversation records. An 
unwatched disc was placed in a player, watched by Dr. and 
logged by researcher . Researcher was asked to 
periodically record conversations incorrectly, logging fabricated 
questions and answers for both Dr. and SCP-315-1. All 
accurate records of the conversation, including the disc itself, were 
subsequently expunged, and experiment participants induced to 
forget which parts of the record were fabricated. Inaccurate reports 
filed away as normal. Results: SCP-315-1 continued normal 


specifics of SCP-2732-2's performance corresponding to each entry. 


PM ZE , am. 

The king of Ajia was hanged dead. 
Performance Log: SCP-2732-2-A first appears in this entry. The 
instance wears costume of a Chinese emperor and no facial 
makeup. 

<Begin Log> 

[A low drumming sound plays.] 


SCP-2732-2-A appears hanged from the ceiling with 
white silk2. 


The instance twitches for 15 minutes. 


<End Log> 


Haw iNZe , Rtamnhs , RSA. 


Back then, in the Kingdom of Ajia, the king of the land 
was hanged but didn't die; the people there all wore 
masks. 


Performance Log: 
<Begin Log> 
[An erhu® melody plays.] 


SCP-2732-2-A walks from right side to the middle, hangs 
itself with white silk, and starts twitching. 


15 SCP-2732-2 instances appear on the stage, each 
holding a white wooden mask in front of their face.4 


Instances begin to surround SCP-2732-2-A until a circle 
is formed. 


[A loud gong strike is heard.] 

<End Log> 

AMiINZE ,HtamAse. MRR, RA. Bo 
WARE. 


In the Kingdom of Ajia, the king was hanged but didn't 
die. The serpent people feared him, and burnt his city. 
They put a mask on him before burying him. 


Performance Log: 
<Begin Log> 
[An erhu melody plays.] 


SCP-2732-2-A walks from right side to the middle, hangs 
itself with white silk, and starts twitching. 


3 SCP-2732-2 instances appear on the right, one of 
them holding a white wooden mask. Instances’ legs are 
replaced with wooden snake tails, capable of moving but 
incapable of supporting bodies. 


Instances crawl to the middle and then slump to the floor. 
[A gong strike is heard, and the erhu melody intensifies.] 


All instances, including SCP-2732-2-A, burst into flames. 
SCP-2732 itself doesn't catch fire. 


After approximately 10 minutes, the flames die out, and 
the remains disappear. 


<End Log> 
Pw 2a tat Pe SEK, RPT. KA, E 
2, RECS , HEMNK RRA, daw, Ul 


Lo 


In the Kingdom of Ajia, there was a king who hanged 
himself in the middle of the court. The whole country 
celebrated this, and exposed his body in the wild. The 
next day, the king's emissary came. It had no face, but 
laughed menacingly. The people were greatly shocked, 
and regarded it as the likes of gods and monsters. They 
then offered blood sacrifice to the being. 


Performance Log: SCP-2732-2-B first appears in this entry. The 
instance wears no costume, with its entirety painted in black. 


<Begin Log> 
[An erhu melody plays.] 


SCP-2732-2-A walks from right side to the middle, hangs 
itself with white silk, and starts twitching. 


[A joyous chorus starts.] 
15 SCP-2732-2 instances appear on the right. 


SCP-2732-2 instances walk to the middle and start 
tearing at SCP-2732-2-A, until the instance falls onto the 
floor. 


The instances disregard SCP-2732-2-A and turn to the 
left. 


[The chorus stops, and a scratching sound ts heard.] 
SCP-2732-2-B enters from the left. 


All other instances walk towards SCP-2732-2-B and 
kneel down. This lasts for 5 minutes. 


<End Log> 
=A , MM ZCEAETE , PtFMA. FA: “SUE 


4B, "ABAR EA: “MRM ”MTKE, MAIN. 
SEK Z. 


KA, EHS. RECH WZ, FRA. AZ , BM 
&, SA: “SUR. HED, A: “wR. 
REE: “RATE, ” 


That day, the Kingdom of Ajia trapped their king in his 
court. The king asked his servant for a plan. The servant 
said: "We must fight to the death." Hence white silk was 
prepared. The king said: "I will take their souls." He 
hanged himself in the court, and the servant died as well. 
The whole country celebrated. 


The next day, the king's emissary came. It had no face, 
and after engaging, the people deemed that it was not 
human. They questioned the being, it laughed 
menacingly, and answered: "You should offer blood 
sacrifice." The ministers then understood, and said: "We 
will sacrifice to the king." Its people all said: "All the blood 
to the king." 


Performance Log: SCP-2732-2-C first appears in this entry. The 
instance wears the costume and facial makeup of the chou? in 
Beijing Opera. 


<Begin Log> 
SCP-2732-2-A and -C enters from the right. 


[An erhu melody plays, with a noticeably higher pitch 
than that of other entries. ] 


SCP-2732-2-C presents a piece of white silk to 
SCP-2732-2-A. 


SCP-2732-2-A takes the white silk, hangs itself, and 
starts twitching. 


As SCP-2732-2-A is hanged, SCP-2732-2-C slumps to 
the floor. 


[The melody stops, and a scratching sound is heard.] 


SCP-2732-2-B enters from the left while 15 other 


SCP-2732-2 instances enter from the right. 


The 15 instances walk towards SCP-2732-2-B and kneel 
down. This lasts for 5 minutes. 


<End Log> 


A , IM Z2eAETH , iths. ABA: “Sie 
m, MR, ANS, KA, Sth, A: eZ, Ae 
1k, "MENSA “SUM AR, "“UMBAR, & 
E] : ‘So ‘ 4A AR SEK Z. 


KA , WEB, ENSZ—. ZAAABA , SANE. [Al 
2, #8mMk , SA: “SUM. "EI, A: “wee 
Tx, @S. AX. "RREA : “RATS. ” 


That day, the Kingdom of Ajia trapped their king in the 
wild. The king asked his servant for a plan. The servant 
said: "We should summon the gods." A moment later, 
the Dragon came. The Dragon is the mother god. She 
said: "One must die first so that he can return." The Six 
Beasts that served under the Dragon said: "You should 
sacrifice with all blood." The king hence used the servant 
as a Sacrifice. The Dragon said: "Good." The king then 
hanged himself with white silk. The whole country 
celebrated. 


The next day, the god's emissary came. It was one of the 
Six Beasts. The emissary was round, had no face, and 
bore six wings on its back. They questioned the being, it 
laughed menacingly, and answered: "You should offer 
blood sacrifice." The ministers then understood, and 
said: "We will sacrifice to the king, the Beasts and the 
Dragon." Its people all said: "All the blood to the king." 


Performance Log: 
<Begin Log> 


[A religious chorus plays throughout.] 


SCP-2732-2-A and -C enter from the right. 


SCP-2732-2-A and -C stop in the middle, and kneel 
towards the left. 


7 SCP-2732-2 instances enter from the left in a line, 
each holding a rod supporting a large piece of animal 
meat. The piece of meat is a mixture of cow and pig 
meat, crudely bound together by strings to resemble a 
snake, with a pair of holes on the front end. 


The instances begin to perform in a manner similar to 
that of the traditional Chinese dragon dance. 


Upon reaching SCP-2732-2-A and -C, the seven 
instances throw the meat to the floor. 


[A loud gong strike is heard.] 


The SCP-2732-2 instance in the front hands a piece of 
white silk to SCP-2732-2-A, while the other 6 instances 
begin to tear at SCP-2732-2-C. 


SCP-2732-2-A takes the white silk, hangs itself, and 
starts twitching. 


The 7 instances walk back to the left and vanish. 


A wooden ball painted in black, 2 meters in diameter, 
rolls from the left. 


15 SCP-2732-2 instances enter from the right. 


The instances rush towards the ball, and hold it for 5 
minutes. 


[A loud gong strike is heard.] 


<End Log> 


2A, MM ZEAS., 4M, SEKZ. PTE. 


w=A , £(@[ILLEGIBLE] 


That day, the Kingdom of Ajia trapped their king. The 
king hanged himself and died. The whole country 
celebrated this, and exposed his body in the wild. 


Three days later, the king's emissary [ILLEGIBLE] 


Note: Ink was spilled onto the page, rendering the rest of the 
paragraph illegible. However, reading the legible part is enough to 
trigger the effect. 


Performance Log: SCP-2732-2-D only appears in this entry, and 
unlike other instances, doesn't disappear afterwards. The instance is 
a roughly humanoid figure, lacking limbs, and wrapped in black silk. 


<Begin Log> 
SCP-2732-2-D appears in the middle of the stage. 


The instance remains mostly still, but turns its head to 
always face the human subject who initiated the 
performance. 


[No background music is present.] 
<End Log> 


Note: Examination shows that under the black silk, SCP-2732-2-D is 
composed of animal meat similar to that which would appear in 
Entry 6's performance. Embedded within the instance's face, a pair 
of human eyeballs can be found. Currently, all 5 pairs collected have 
identical DNA, indicating a male of Han ethnicity. 


Footnotes 

1. Note that the performance does not match the common practice 
of Beijing Opera, as costumes and facial makeup assigned are often 
unrelated to SCP-2732-2's roles. 

2. According to Chinese tradition, one uses white silk instead a rope 
to hang oneself. 

3. Chinese instrument with two strings, sometimes called a Chinese 
violin. 


4. Note that instances’ facial makeup is still present. 
5. Equates to the role of a male clown. 


« SCP-2731 | SCP-2732 | SCP-2733 » 


SCP-2733: Head Cabinet 


SCP-2733 in an inactive state 


Item #: SCP-2733 
Object Class: Safe