Should the signatory not fulfill the original or new terms of SCP-350 
for any reason for a full week, they will begin to feel a noticeable 
urge to complete the current task. This grows into a compulsion on 
the order of the 'tics' of those suffering from severe obsessive 
compulsive disorder. Should the subject be prevented from 
completing the terms at this point, the subject will begin to lie, steal, 
kill, and take other extreme actions to attempt to fulfill the demands 
of the contract. Psychological analysis at this point reveals nothing, 
as the subject is utterly fixated on completing the task, to the 
exclusion of all else. If the subject is restrained from completing the 
task, the subject will resort to constant escape attempts, refusing to 
eat, drink, or sleep. Subjects will die unless placed on intravenous 
fluids and forced into a chemically-induced coma. At this point, their 
metabolism and bodily functions will begin to speed up until the 
subject dies from either a heart attack or the inability of intravenous 
therapy equipment to keep up with the metabolism. 


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SCP-2939: “BIG NARF” 


Item #: SCP-2939 


Object Class: Euclid (provisional, pending adoption of containment 
procedures) 


Special Containment Procedures: No containment procedure for 
the SCP-2939 manifestation phenomenon has currently been 
finalized. Global Committee Nah8-12 (““NARF’ Herders”)! has been 
assigned in a fact-finding capacity to document 2939-“BIG NARF” 
manifestations and to devise and propose Special Containment 
Procedure 2939 for submission to the Site Directors’ Executive 
Committee of the Whole. 


Description: SCP-2939 is a phenomenon involving the apparently 
spontaneous addition of the phrase “BIG NARF’” to the description of 
an upcoming event, gathering, or other group social endeavor.2 In 
all observed cases thus far, the addition of the phrase presages the 
cancellation of said event, whether aborting the event already in 
progress or preventing its scheduled beginning. 2939-“BIG NARF” 
manifestations are a newly-observed phenomenon, as the 
Foundation has not currently discovered details of manifestations 
before — of this year. As such, containment theory remains under 
development, and the exact mechanism by which 2939-“BIG NARF” 
manifestations occur is unknown. 


Merely adding the phrase “BIG NARF” to the description of an 
upcoming event does not cause its cancellation, in significant tests 
by GCN-12 to date. Only additions of the phrase “BIG NARF” 
spontaneously by no observed mechanism or party appear to trigger 
SCP-2939. The phrase “BIG NARF,” then, is currently considered to 
be a ‘calling card’ for the events rather than a self-propagating 
memetic hazard in and of itself. 


Selected 2939-“BIG NARF” Manifestations: The following is a 
selection of 2939-‘BIG NARF’ manifestations observed by GCN-12 


to date. Full details are available to Level-1-2939 staff and to other 
Foundation staff upon request. 


¢ A handwritten poster for an upcoming show by the band 
Calcutta Darlings at Main Street Studios in Walla Walla, 
Washington, United States, was shown on a private 
businesses’ security footage to spontaneously list “BIG NARF” 
as the opening band 3 days before the concert. The purported 
‘opening band’ was added to the poster between frames of the 
security footage. The listing of the opening band matched, in 
the opinion of handwriting experts, the original handwriting of 
the advertisement. The concert did not go on as planned, as 
Calcutta Darlings bassist Mingmei Wei fell ill with influenza 
prior to the show. Local Task Force interviewers determined 
that none of the three-member band were aware of “BIG 
NARF.”3 

¢ A Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament in Bend, Oregon, 
United States’ bracket on an online tournament-listing website 
was updated mid-tournament to list “BIG NARF” in Pool 13, 
scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM local time. At 12:06, when the 
first match of Pool 13 between the players “JMF | The 
Problem” and “Frogdad’” was about to begin on the event’s 
Twitch.tv stream, the venue for the event (a local video game 
and collectible card game store) lost power, cutting off the 
stream and forcing the event to close. The online tournament- 
listing website’s server logs were polled and displayed no 
originating user action for the bracket change, and tournament 
participants and organizers, when interviewed, indicated no 
knowledge of the purported player.4 

* Aslam poetry event in Corvallis, Oregon, United States was 
evacuated due to fire in the café hosting the event. “BIG 
NARF” was listed on the Facebook event as one of the poets 
performing.° 


Other events cancelled by 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations include 
wine tastings, a group sage grouse birdwatching expedition, three 
Little League Baseball games where “BIG NARF” was listed on the 
lineup cards (all rained out) and a bar trivia night. 


Currently Active Containment Theory Proposals: All SCP-2939 


incidents have currently been restricted to the Pacific Northwest 
region of the United States, with most manifestations occurring in 
the eastern Oregon and Washington area. No more than one 
manifestation has ever been observed per day, and manifestations 
have not yet occurred in two disparate areas in times faster than 
average vehicle transportation between those two areas. Current 
containment theory holds, then, that an individual, entity or group 
bound by human transportation limits — and primarily residing in the 
eastern Washington or Oregon area — is responsible for SCP-2939. 
GCN-12 members are currently researching individuals involved in 
video gaming, music, and related culture groups in the areas 
affected by SCP-2939. 


Actively pursued containment theories include: 


¢ An individual or a group with malicious intent is attempting to 
cause harm to the career or hobby prospects of a person or 
persons involved in events in the region. 

An individual or a group is counter-intuitively attempting to 
protect a person or person(s) at these events, as six venues 
involved in SCP-2939 manifestations so far were found to 
have electrical or fire safety deficiencies. 

An individual or a group is intentionally attempting to draw the 
attention of SCP Foundation operations in the region. Level 
23-2939 personnel may view event update LLN below. 


Other containment theories currently not actively pursued include 
that 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations are a self-propagating 
memetic phenomenon,® that 2939-“BIG NARF” cancellations are 
non-anomalous sabotage and out of the scope of the Foundation,’ 
and that 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations are a complex hoax on 
the part of Foundation employees. 


+ Show GCN-12 event update LLN [LEVEL >3 CLEARANCE REQUIF 
To the advisory committee: 


Our wide-ranging interviews in the wake of 
2939-“BIG NARF” events appear to have 
drawn the attention of whoever’s responsible 
for 2939. Three straight attempts to 


conference call with my regional captains for 
updates were disrupted, with “BIG NARF” 
listed in the agenda for the meetings. | 
scheduled an emergency meeting with strict 
instructions that there would be no agenda for 
the call, and found myself unable to pick up 
the phone, paralyzed by anxiety over what 
exactly I'd say about “BIG NARF.” | believe 
this was the first known example of a non- 
written 2939 event. I’m sending this up the 
ladder — our group has been compromised, 
either from within or without, and needs to 
have this investigation taken out of our hands. 
BIG NARF is in my head every time | try to 
organize anything. My deputy reports the 
same. 


This is bigger than some cancelled concerts. 
It’s not some juvenile Pol making a joke. If it is, 
it's gotten out of hand. Run this up the chain 
and don’t tell us a damn thing. I'll hold 
everyone and tell them the investigation is 
continuing. | look forward to a visit from 
Memetics. 


Alyx Kortig 
Chairperson 
Global Committee Nahs-12 (“NARF’ Herders”) 


Footnotes 

1. GCN-12 

2. See section “Selected 2939-‘BIG NARF’ Manifestations,” below. 
3. Nine musical event cancellations involving “BIG NARF” have 
been noted to date, most notably involving the revocation of a permit 
for a 2-day music festival soon after the addition of “BIG NARF” to 
all posters in the local area advertising the festival. 

4. Three “esports” event cancellations involving “BIG NARF” have 
been noted to date. 

5. This is the only known non-musical art/culture event to be 
disrupted by a 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestation to date. Of particular 


note is that a member of lodina, a band that had been disrupted by a 
2939-“BIG NARF” manifestation, was present at the slam poetry 
event and has been named as a Person of Interest by GCN-12. 

6. Ruled too difficult to conclusively prove at this stage. 

7. Would require great cost and effort, no current proof. 

8. Would require an exceptionally large failure of operational 
security, involve the participation of individuals with clean 
disciplinary records, and would accomplish no clear purpose. 


« SCP-2938 | SCP-2939 | SCP-2940 » 


SCP-2940: The Light Courier 


Item #: SCP-2940 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Observation Post 43 has been 
established on the coast of Aokigahara, with the appearance and 
functionality of a suicide-watch post!. Communication systems are 
to be provided for instances of SCP-2940-A on Floor 1, to transmit 
requests or distress calls of possible SCP-2940-B containment 
breaches. 


Revised Procedures: As of 1/4/2015, communication with all 
instances of SCP-2940-A is to be withdrawn. Instances are to be 
subdued in the case of further resistance. Preventing access to 
lower levels of SCP-2940 for instances of SCP-2940-A has been 
deemed unnecessary; however, increased security measures 
around the perimeter of SCP-2940 are currently under consideration 
due to concern with SCP-2940-B's self-containment. 


Description: SCP-2940 is an extensive underground bunker 
located in Aokigahara, a forest near the base of Mount Fuji. It is 
constructed mainly with concrete and steel, and extends 9 meters 
underground. Several structural similarities to German industrial 
bunkers from World War II are present, though most rooms have 
been converted into living quarters. Uninhabited rooms in SCP-2940 
exhibit considerable disrepair, though all rooms inhabited by 
instances of SCP-2940-A are generally clean and fit for living. 


SCP-2940 has ten floors, each floor containing five residences 
consisting of families of three to five (referred to as SCP-2940-A, 
Groups A through E). All residences include a bathroom, living 
room, and a small kitchen, with furniture consistent with those 
present in America in the early 1970's. Prepared food and water is 
transported to each residence by means of [REDACTED]. This is 
similar to biological tissues from the small intestines, but otherwise 


remains partly mechanical. Waste material is removed by means of 
the same process. 


A total of 23 instances of SCP-2940-A exist within SCP-2940, 
consisting of various humans of age and ethnicity. Instances of 
SCP-2940-A are unable to exit SCP-2940 and develop variable 
physical abnormalities following death, though autonomy and 
teleportation within all residences are the most commonly observed 
properties. 


The entrance to SCP-2940 is accessible through a stairwell next to 
each floor's medical bay. However, all instances claim that no such 
stairwell exists. Instances are also unable to be forced through the 
doorway leading to the stairwell, and are obstructed by an unseen 
presence they claim to be the structure's walls. Despite their 
environment, all instances demonstrate extremely welcoming and 
hospitable personalities towards personnel, often inviting them to 
join meals. 


SCP-2940-A and SCP-2940-B occupy Floors 1 through 9 of 
SCP-2940, due to the effect of a temporal anomaly; each Floor has 
a set of unique instances of SCP-2940-A and -B from a different 
period of time. Testing during containment has shown that time does 
not actively pass within any floor of SCP-2940 (excluding Floor 10). 
Time-measuring devices are inoperative, though local spacetime 
allows movement and the continual habitation of all entities within 
SCP-2940. However, beginning at Floor 1, each subsequent Floor 
appears to have experienced the passage of 46 days in time from 
the previous floor; for example, a watch left within Floor 1 can be 
found in Floor 3, which will have measured the passage of 92 days, 
despite appearing inoperative. The effects of this on all denizens of 
SCP-2940 is currently unknown. 


No attempts to extract or prevent the death of all instances of 
SCP-2940-A have been made, due to the possibility of unforeseen 
consequences. Floor 10 of SCP-2940 is not affected by any time- 
dilating properties. (See Addendum 2940-LB4). 


SCP-2940-B is a human cadaver that progressively gains autonomy 
and hostility towards all living organisms, correlating to the depth of 
the floor it inhabits within SCP-2940. It contains several components 


from the skeletal system of the Falco rusticolus, known as 
Gyrfalcon: the cranium has been replaced with a fleshless skull, and 
both arms have wings extending from the Humerus. The plumage of 
both wings are also identifiable as that of Falco rusticolus. 
SCP-2940-B's skull is capable of high amounts of luminescence and 
incandescence. 


Numerous lacerations are present in SCP-2940-B's epidermis, 
which dispense a black, viscous substance. SCP-2940 attacks all 
organisms within eyesight, and appears to lack other sensory 
systems. SCP-2940-B dispatches each subject by seizing them and 
bringing them near its skull, which increases in temperature to 
above 750 Celsius, causing third-degree burns to develop on the 
subject's upper body. Additionally, four separate events also 
document SCP-2940-B's usage of its beak to pierce vital areas. 


Following the infliction of fatal wounds, 70% of subjects will 
immediately degenerate into 12 liters of the same substance 
expelled by SCP-2940-B. Following the extermination of all living 
organisms within range of SCP-2940-B, it will proceed to consume 
any remaining substance, by collecting it with its hands to pour 
directly into its throat. 


The following is information noted by Mobile Task Force Rho-2 
("Urban Spelunkers") during exploration efforts. Surveillance was 
constructed within a four-member residence of SCP-2940-A (Group 
E), consisting of a couple in their 30's and their daughter and son. 
MTF Rho-2 directly observed SCP-2940-B behavior, and retrieved 
recorded footage of SCP-2940-A through usage of two D-Class 
personnel. 


Floor # SCP-2940-B Activii SCP-2940-A (Group 

E) Activity 
1 Shallow breathing is| Group E is in healthy 
audible from condition, no hostility 


SCP-2940-B. No towards personnel 
movement or reaction reported. 
to auditory or tactile 
stimull. 

3 SCP-2940-B is All families are still 
capable of bipedal cordial, though 


locomotion, and emits complaints about food 


a faint white glow. quality and availability 
Walks in a consistent are made 

loop past all occasionally. 
residences, does not 

attack. 


Masculine weeping is Father of Group E is 
heard from SCP-2940-missing. Son and 

B. Light from its skull daughter repeatedly 
is equivalent to that of express discomfort 
fluorescent household and nausea. Mother 
lighting, and is expresses confidence 
incapable of causing in the return of father 
fatal damage through from seeking 

burns. First recorded assistance from 

acts of aggression, neighbors. 
incapacitating a child 

from Group A. 

SCP-2940-B Brother is now missing 
repeatedly verbalizes from Group E, Living 
two words, "Salix" anid room is in noticeable 
"Willow". Noticeable) disarray. Sister can be