Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-444 identified 
outside Foundation custody are to be isolated or destroyed with 
extreme prejudice. The Foundation's instances of SCP-444 are to 
be kept under Type A Hazardous documentation protocols. 
Translators are to have no more than 12 hours weekly access to 
SCP-444 and must undergo weekly linguistics and psychological 
examinations. Individuals compromised by SCP-444 are to be 
isolated and prevented from making vocalisations and are to be 
terminated unless they are required for testing protocols. Rapid 
Response Task Force Omicron-11, AKA "Burke's Boys", is to be 
used wherever possible due to the deaf nature of its members. 


Description: SCP-444 is a linguistically-conveyed memetic virus. 
SCP-444 takes the form of a valid and coherent, if limited, language. 
Individuals exposed to SCP-444 assimilate it and lose their ability to 
use or learn other languages, although they typically retain their 
ability to understand previously understood languages. Written 
examples of SCP-444 require extended contact but verbal exposure 
has effect after only a few sentences. The mechanism for this 
change is still unknown. 


SCP-444's written form has a unique alphabet of geometric shapes 
read in a radiating pattern from the centre. 


Systematic examination of SCP-444, primarily in Experiments 444-7, 
444-13 and 444-17, reveals that it lacks the ability to express 
several concepts including: 


* Rebellion 
¢ Hatred 
¢ Anger 


figure 
appearing to 
resemble Dr. 
Sherry. 
When wound 
up, the figure 
walks ina 
random path, 
occasionally 
stopping to 
take notes on 
a Clipboard in 
its hand. 
Currently 
located 
inside Dr. 
Sherry's 
desk. 
/ [1993 Dr. Sherry | 1 kg of One 2:17:21 

copper unmarked 
copper box 
witha 
singular 
button on its 
top face. 
Upon 
pressing the 
button for 
more than 
one second, 
the box 
records 
sound for five 
seconds. 
Upon 
pressing the 
button for 
less than one 
second, the 
box emits a 


/ 11993 


Dr. Sherry 


1 kg of 
uranium 


loud series of 
grinding 
noises that 
vaguely 
resemble the 
recorded 
sound. 
Currently in 
possession 
of Dr. Sherry. 
Upon making 0:00:04 
contact with 
SCP-3425's 
blowtorch, 
the sample 
begins to 
glow and 
releases high 
levels of 
radiation. 
SCP-3425 
drops the 
sample in 
apparent 
confusion but 
is otherwise 
unharmed. 
Sample is 
promptly 
retrieved 
from 
SCP-3425's 
containment 
chamber. 
Following 
testing, Dr. 
Sherry 
begins to 
show signs 
of radiation 


sickness. Dr. 
Sherry is 
temporarily 
relieved of 
research 
duties to 
recover. 

/ 11994 Dr. Peterson One copper Object 0:00:32 
statue (See} discovered iin 
test / daily 

/1989) inspection of 
SCP-3425's 
containment 
cell. 
Surveillance 
footage 
shows 
SCP-3425 
picking up 
statue and 
reshaping it. 
SCP-3425 
produces 
One copper 
tablet with a 
series of 
small 
pictures 
engraved 
into it. 
Pictures 
were 
interpreted 
as a request, 
begging 
researchers 
to conduct 
more tests. 
Tablet was 
confiscated 


and all tests 


regarding 
SCP-3425 
were put on 
hold. 
/ 11997 Dr. Peterson SCP-3425's See 0:13:19 
right arm Addendum-2 
(27.3 kg of 
iron) 


Addendum-2: Incident 3425-A Video Log 
Access Video Log (Level 2 Clearance Required) 


On / /1997, SCP-3425 displayed a drastic 
change in behavior over the course of 24 
hours. Security footage of the incident was 
reviewed following the discovery of the 
incident. The following is a transcript of the 
Incident 3425-A footage. 


[BEGIN LOG] 


<01:45:05> SCP-3425 stands motionless in 
the center of its chamber. The room is dark, 
save for a single light on the roof of 
SCP-3425's chamber. 


<01:47:22> SCP-3425 breaks sedentary 
behavior and begins to pace around the 
perimeter of its chamber. SCP-3425 appears 
distressed. 


<03:05:51> SCP-3425 begins pounding on the 
walls of its chamber. It seems that by doing 
this, SCP-3425 sought to attract the attention 
of Foundation personnel. 


<03:24:12> SCP-3425 begins pacing again, 
occasionally stopping to pound on the walls of 
its chamber. Its motions grow quicker and 


shakier as time progresses. 


<05:44:13> SCP-3425 stops moving and 
collapses on the floor, with its arms and legs 
lying at disjointed positions. It remains in this 
state, motionless. 


<08:09:23> SCP-3425 resumes motion and 
begins to right itself. After righting itself, it 
moves to the center of the chamber and looks 
at the camera for a brief moment. 


<08:25:36> SCP-3425 raises its left arm, 
ignites the blowtorch on it, and begins staring 
at it. 


<08:57:32> SCP-3425 extends its right arm 
outwards and moves the blowtorch towards its 
arm. A shrill metallic noise is heard and a 
shower of sparks is emitted as the blowtorch 
cuts through. 


<09:02:21> SCP-3425's arm breaks off from 
its body and falls to the ground. A loud thud is 
heard as the arm hits the bottom of the 
chamber. SCP-3425 stares at the socket 
where its arm once was. 


<09:23:33> SCP-3425 kneels down towards 
the arm and begins cutting the arm's 
remaining clothing away. 


<09:29:42> All clothing is now removed, 
revealing a rusty robotic appendage. 
SCP-3425 moves so that its body is obscuring 
the camera, and begins to re-shape the arm. 
SCP-3425 is notably less efficient in its 
technique. 


<15:02:01> SCP-3425 finishes working on the 
arm and moves away from the resulting 


objects. 


<15:04:11> SCP-3425 resumes sedentary 
behavior. 


[END OF LOG] 


Following Incident 3425-A, SCP-3425's containment 
procedures were updated to accommodate its new 
behavior. Monitoring was increased to hourly checks as 
opposed to daily, and SCP-3425 was to be exposed to 
metal weekly, instead of only for testing. The socket 
which formerly contained SCP-3425's arm was studied, 
leading to the discovery of a small nuclear reactor at the 
center of SCP-3425. The reactor does not appear to be 
dangerous, and is only used as a means of powering 
SCP-3425. 


The objects created from SCP-3425's arm were as 
follows: 

-One iron canteen, believed to be constructed from the 
hand. Object was very rusty. 

-Ten iron horseshoes, believed to be constructed from 
the lower arm. Objects showed numerous shape 
irregularities. 

-One iron vase, believed to be constructed from the 
upper arm. Object contained traces of radiation. 


Footnotes 

1. 20th century handheld mechanical calculator, manufactured from 
the 1940s to 1970s. 

2. Semi-automatic .45 caliber pistol first manufactured in 1911. Used 
heavily in World War 1 and World War 2. 


SCP-3426: A Spark Into the Night 


Item #: SCP-3426 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Until the nature of SCP-3426 
can be definitively ascertained, containment should focus on 
preventing as many of the theorized conditions for its occurrence as 
possible. As such, scientific progress into a unified physics 
hypothesis! and the creation of infinitely sustainable energy should 
be heavily impeded. Other areas of social and technological 
progress that could potentially result in an occurrence of SCP-3426 
on Earth must be prevented by any reasonable means currently 
available. Additional measures may be taken in the event that the 
collective human race approaches attainment of Type | civilization 
status (as defined on the Kardeshev scale). 


Investigation of phenomena related to SCP-3426 will take place 
under Operation GREY VOICES. Mechanical probe surveys to a 
maximum range of 100 light years will attempt to ascertain the 
commonality and range of SCP-3426, and manned excursions of 
post-3426 planets are currently in the planning process. Operation 
GREY VOICES will centralize the relevant collected data, and 
collaborate with other Foundation internal research divisions, 
including the Memetics and Infohazards Division, Temporal 
Anomalies Department, Thaumatological Department, and Biological 
Containment and Research Division, for the purpose of attaining a 
greater understanding of SCP-3426. 


Civilian surveys of exoplanets and cosmological imaging projects 
will be strictly monitored for images or data that show evidence of 
SCP-3426. Upon discovery, data of SCP-3426 is to be erased or 
edited as necessary, and amnestics administered to persons 
involved. 


Description: SCP-3426 is a phenomenon that is responsible for the 


total extinction of a technologically and socially advanced planetary 
civilization. SCP-3426 may be an event, entity, process, object, or 
concept; to date there exists no definitive hypothesis on the 
attributes of the anomaly. However, it is known that the conditions 
for the manifestation of SCP-3426 are self-consistent and follow an 
established pattern. It is believed that SCP-3426 manifestation is 
widespread and possibly universal. 


A planet that has been affected by SCP-3426 is termed "post-3426." 
Post-3426 planets and civilizations share a number of common 
characteristics. 


¢ The civilization must have achieved a relative degree of global 

sociopolitical stabilityS. 

A limitless or indefinitely sustainable source of worldwide 

energy is in use (e.g. nuclear fusion, hydrogen mining, orbital 

solar collection, or enhanced geothermal systems). 

This energy must be widespread and plentiful enough for the 

civilization to qualify as a Type | civilization or higher on the 

Kardeshev scale. 

* A unified scientific theory/model of the universe must have 
been developed. 

¢ Space travel is commonplace, and is advanced enough to 
allow for detailed exploration of the local solar system. 

¢ There exists an organization whose purpose is to catalogue 
and contain as many anomalous phenomena as possible. 


Post-3426 planets display widespread anomalous material 
corrosion, reality distortion, complete or near-complete corruption of 
information and information media, and the pervasive presence of 
visual cognitohazards and abnormalities. Sapient lifeforms ona 
post-3426 planet appear in two stages based on time since 
SCP-3426 took place. If it has been 1 year or less since the 
occurrence of SCP-3426, such organisms appear suspended or 
frozen in place, lack any consciousness, and display total cell death. 
In some cases, they may appear translucent or blurred to cameras 
and to the eye. Afterwards, intelligent life is apparently completely 
spatially erased; while possessions, information, and structures 
created as a result of the species remain present, if highly deviated, 
no physical remains of the species itself exist. 


Data, items, and artifacts were collected primarily through the mass 
usage of drones, orbital probes, and imaging sensors deployed onto 
post-3426 planets. Further information on the exact properties or 
effects of SCP-3426 has been difficult to recover. Probes that enter 
the atmosphere of a post-3426 planet quickly deteriorate within 24 
hours, becoming affected by the spacetime distortion and material 
corrosion permeating the planet's surface and surroundings. As a 
result, recovered data on post-3426 planets is extremely limited. 


Based on data and related analysis from Operation GREY VOICES, 
it is believed that SCP-3426 induces a slow collapse of the 
consistency of universal constants and stable states within the 
planet. This collapse weakens force interactions between 
elementary particles, creates extreme planetwide ontokinetic and 
material distortion effects, and gradually prevents any information or 
conscious thought from being distributed. This process culminates in 
all matter on the planet reaching a state of catastrophic incoherence, 
theoretically resulting in the slow erasure of objects, concepts, and 
lifeforms originating from it. This phenomenon has been 
provisionally classed as a ZK-A-Class Cosmic Fragmentation 
Scenario. 


While research into SCP-3426 has yielded a vast variety of 
information regarding its nature and end results, the mechanism by 
which SCP-3426 acts remains unknown. 


Addendum 3426.1: Incomplete List of Post-3426 Planets 


At present, Operation GREY VOICES has examined all exoplanets 
within a 75-light year radius of Earth. From this current exploration 
area, 16 planets have met the hypothesized conditions required for 
the occurrence of SCP-3426. All 16 were affected by SCP-3426 
either upon discovery or within 5 years of detection. 


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A partial list of post-3426 exoplanets and their 
characteristics is shown below. 


| Post-3426 Characteristics 


| Post-3426 Characteristics 


» [REDACTED] 


In addition, over an extended period the lack of the ability to express 
these concepts appears to alter human behaviour. Subjects infected 
with SCP-444 become more docile and compliant as well as more 
concerned with procreation and childcare. Re-examination of the 
data from Experiment 444-17, gathered from MRIs, live electrode 
examination and dissections of infected brains, confirms that 
SCP-444 causes significant alterations to human brain structure, 
chemically severing [REDACTED] of the brain. This, not the reduced 
vocabulary, is believed to cause the altered mentality of the infected. 


The primary area of Foundation research into SCP-444 currently is 
to isolate the source. SCP-444 is to be considered a hostile invasive 
weapon. Since 19 , O instances of SCP-444 exposure have been 
recorded, typically among migratory workers or the underclass in 
depressed urban areas. 


Experiment Log 444-7. 
« SCP-443 | SCP-444 | SCP-445 » 


| Notes 


| Post-3426 Characteristics 


| Notes 


Addendum 3426.2: Recovered Data and Artifacts List 


Rough translations of recovered data were provided by the 
Linguistics Department under request by Operation GREY VOICES. 
Translations are not guaranteed to be accurate. 


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Item Source: Computer terminal drive on 
space station orbiting post-3426-2. 


We are on the verge of finally discovering it - 
[CORRUPTED] equation of everything. The 
mathematics is working perfectly; too perfectly, 
perhaps, for me to remain comfortable with 
this experiment much longer. [CORRUPTED] 
natural laws, behaviors, and forces? 


| cannot help but fear at what these findings 
imply. | cannot keep this secret. This 
conclusion is something that affects 
everything. Not just on the planet, everywhere. 
[CORRUPTED] that exists. We are 
n[CORRUPTED] and as | stare further and 
further into the sandgrains that make this 
world, | am further convinced that they are built 
out of mist and magic. 


Item Source: Emergency message found 
playing on repeat in all structures in 
post-3426-2. 


Attention! [CORRUPTED] worldwide 
informational, physical, and chemical hazards. 
Please remain calm and take note of the 
following precautions to ensure your safety. 


Once this message completes, shut off all 
electric devices you currently possess. Close 
all openings or viewings from outside the 
building you are currently in. If you are not 
currently inside an enclosed building, seek 
shelter in one immediately. 


Cover up or illuminate all sources of darkness 
in your location of shelter. Destroy any 
reflective surfaces in your location of shelter. 


Destroy any transparent surfaces in your 
location of shelter. If you begin witnessing 
bizarre, disturbing, or unsettling effects 
occuring in your location of shelter, do not 
report or point them out to any other person. 
Doing so will allow [CORRUPTED] to spread. 


When you begin to hear the screaming in your 
mind, move to a room or place where you can 
be alone. Darken the room completely. This 
will allow the fading to happen most quickly. 
Bring any possessions of sentimental value 
with you. The screams will become 
overpowering. Do not panic. Focus on a 
memory of great intensity to you, and be silent 
until you do not exist.