Description: SCP-3374 is a phenomenon affecting bodies of water 
in the city of Wakoe, Illinois. As of currently, SCP-3374 manifests at 
locations within a roughly circular area encompassing the majority of 
the city.! Affected bodies of water will exhibit the presence of a wide 
range of irregular aquatic organisms (designated SCP-3374-1). 
Many SCP-3374-1 instances do not resemble any form of known 
terrestrial life, and will enter and exit the affected body of water 
seemingly regardless of any natural or man-made boundaries 
around the water.2 


Any terrestrial structures (aquatic or otherwise) will not be affected 
by SCP-3374, meaning that supporting boundaries or walls of 


affected bodies of water (e.g., swimming pools, bathtubs, toilets) will 
remain entirely physical and tangible before, during, and after an 
instance of SCP-3374-1 exits through the structure. Instances of 
SCP-3374-1 interact with water non-anomalously3, and may only 
exit the body of water by interacting with another support boundary 
or wall. 


SCP-3374 was first discovered in early April 2002, when local news 
stations reported a shoal of anomalous fish appearing in storm 
drains overnight. Foundation assets were notified, and MTF-y7 was 
mobilized to secure the town. 


Manifestation Log: The following is a partial log of notable 
SCP-3374-1 manifestations. 


Date Location SCP-3374-1 Additional 
Description Details 
3 April 2002 Multiple storm | Shoal of fish Widespread 


drains on Wakoesimilar in reporting by 

Main Street appearance and local media 
weight to outlets led to 
Carasius Foundation 
auratus, the attention; 
common establishment of 
goldfish. SCP-3374 


Instances lacked containment 
eyes and fins. | procedures. 

12 August 2002 Bathtub at 201) Anguilloforme4) Instance 

Fairview Place) approximately 4 appeared while 

meters in length, the house’s 
ringed with 0.5+ residents were 
meter radial bathing. 
‘arms’. Residents 
Instance’s head alerted local 
terminates ina authorities and 
cluster of were 
approximately | amnesticized by 
22 eyestalks. | Foundation 
Appears to be | operatives. 
herbaceous. 


1 November 
2004 


20 December 
2005 


Puddles caused Unknown, 
by flooding near possibly 


elementary 
school 


Wakoe County 
Public 
Recreation 
Complex 
swimming pool 


selachian® 


Instance 
appeared and 
consumed a 
resident 
(approximate 
age: 4). 
Captured on- 
camera by 
eyewitnesses, 
suppressed by 
Foundation 
operatives. 
Additional 
personnel 
allocated to 
SCP-3374 
investigation. 


Chitinous wheel- Instance 


like organism 


appeared after 


approximately 8 pool closing 


meters in 


hours, rotated in 


diameter, ringed place for 


with 1-meter 
hair-like 
protuberances: 


approximately 
75 seconds, and 
exited with no 
further 
disturbance. 
Instance did not 
appear 
susceptible to 
high chlorine 
levels. Incident 
led to the 
establishment of 
Wakoe County 
Public 
Recreation 
Complex as 
MTF Gamma-7 
base of 


brother insulted the work of the dark brother. 
The dark one, he does not like this, and begins 
to destroy all the light in the world. “He-Who- 
Made-Light” cannot let this be so he shoves 
his brother into a hole that goes outside light 
and dark, and plugs the hole with a rock. 
Because “He-Who-Made-Dark” can only see in 
the dark, “He-Who-Made-Light” puts the rock 
in a sling and throws it around the sun so it will 
always stay lit and the dark one will never see 
how to find his way out. 


Dr. Richards: That rock is SCP-435-1? 
: That is your name for the sky rock. 


Dr. Richards: Yes it is. How did it end up 
[REDACTED] 


: Long after the brothers fought, the dark 
one’s rock fell from the sky. It fell so hard that 
it broke the Earth and raised the land and 
killed the first people who lived only in the sea. 
On the Earth, the sun lit it only half the time, so 
when darkness came, “He-Who-Made-Dark” 
could see to find his way. Even so, he had 
been lost outside the world for many many 
years, so each night he only came a little 
closer. And each night the rocks shook and 
bled fire at his approach. The Earth did not like 
this, so she made the second people to watch 
over the sky rock, and keep it lit so that the 
dark one cannot find his way home. [pauses] | 
think you may be the third people. 


Dr. Richards: So do you have any measure of 
how long you were keeping it lit? 


: Since before [DATA EXPUNGED] Note: 
geological formations in the area suggest that 
if this is true then habitation of — predates 


operations. 
Exploration Data: Partial documentation follows. 


Date: 3/14/07 

Purpose: After initial testing indicated that foreign 
structures maintaining physical contact with SCP-3374-1 
also have the ability to anomalously exit out of affected 
bodies of water, a request was made for an exploration 
mission to discover the point of origin of SCP-3374. 
Approval was given by the Foundation Regional 
Administrator. 

Subject(s): 2 D-Class personnel, remote observation 
team 

Equipment: 


¢ One 7500 kg capacity air winch outfitted with 1 km 
of cable and industry-grade shark cage 

¢ Two underwater head-mounted flashlights and 
video feed systems 

¢ Two diving knives 


Exploration Log: 
Display SCP-3374 Exploration Log for 3/14/07 


Winch system assembled on Wakoe County 
Public Recreation Complex pool lip without 
incident. A SCP-3374-1 carcass returned from 
autopsy is affixed to bottom of cage. 
Observation team lowers cage system into 
pool, and both D-Class personnel, outfitted 
with standard scuba diving apparatus, swim 
into cage and secure it. 


Winch continues to lower cage. SCP-3374-1 
carcass passes through pool floor without 
incident, followed by cage and D-Class 
personnel. 

Although the cage was outfitted with a 
pressure sensor that would abort the dive if 


pressure climbed to dangerous amounts, this 
sensor was never activated.§ 


Feedback from D-Class video systems 
indicate the cage is descending through an 
expansive area of water, possibly an ocean. 
The Wakoe County pool is still visible as a 
rectangle of light directly above the cage, 
surrounded by water. Light conditions appear 
to decrease rapidly with depth, and darkness 
below the cage obstructs any visibility of an 
ocean floor. 


The cage continues to descend without 
incident for several hours. Shoals of 
unrecognizable SCP-3374-1 are visible in the 
distance. None of the SCP-3374-1 appear to 
be hostile. 


At the 500m mark, D-Class are instructed to 
switch on their head-mounted flashlights. 
Subjects joke about poor visibility conditions. 


At the 975m mark, mission control asks D- 
Class to confirm that there is no ocean floor in 
sight, and after confirmation, prepares to begin 
raising the cage after completion of full 1km 
dive. 


At the 982m mark, cable is violently severed 
by an unseen force. Subsequent examination 
of remaining cable has indicated that it was cut 
at a point approximately halfway between the 
D-Class and the floor of the pool, with shearing 
patterns indicative of bite marks. Video feed is 
maintained with D-Class subjects, who visibly 
begin to panic as the cage continues to 
descend. 


After reassurance from mission control and 
private agreement, D-Class agree to remain in 


the cage. 


At approximately 2.5km, visibility is entirely 
dark in every direction. Bioluminescent 
organisms can be seen in the distance, and 
both D-Class decide to turn off their flashlights 
in order to “stay safe.” 


At approximately 3.5km, cage comes to rest 
on the ocean floor. Following conversation with 
mission control, D-Class switch on flashlights 
and exit cage. Ocean floor appears to 
resemble that of terrestrial oceans, with large 
patches of seaweed visible ahead and to the 
left. 


After further conversation with mission control, 
D-Class agree to separate and travel in 
separate directions for 30 minutes before 
returning to the cage, in the hopes of 
completing their original mission before 
extraction. D-5 heads north, into the 
seaweed, while D-7 heads south. 


D-7 quickly reaches a wide, sandy basin, 
where she finds several objects of interest 
which she describes to mission control; most 
notably a rusted artifact tentatively identified as 
the wheel of an early 20th-century plane, the 
decomposing and partially consumed carcass 
of what appears to be a terrestrial whale, and 
a tattered boxing glove. Moving beyond the 
basin, D-7 discovers a network of pillars 
leaning against each other in regular patterns. 
Shortly after entering the network, D-7 is 
assaulted by a SCP-3374-1 instance 
resembling a 2m long Olenoides nevadensis’ 
with multiple anthropomorphic faces. Video 
feed is cut and D-7 is presumed terminated. 


D-5 continues through the seaweed without 


difficulty until reaching a steep escarpment of 
sand. An unseen material at the top interferes 
with D-5_ ’s flashlight, producing reflections. 
After conversation with mission control, D-5 

is instructed to climb to the top of the hill. The 
obstruction appears to be a uniform barrier, 
stretching up and in both directions beyond the 
range of visibility. D-5 is instructed to walk 
parallel to the barrier before approaching it and 
does so for 12 minutes without discovering any 
sort of termination or deviation in the barrier’s 
surface. 


Upon learning of D-7 ’s presumed death, 
D-5 panics and approaches the barrier 
despite the wishes of mission control. Barrier 
is confirmed to be similar to glass in 
appearance and texture, with no detail visible 
beyond. 


Still visibly distressed, D-5 locates their 

diving knife and attempts to forcibly break the 
barrier. Minor cosmetic damage is observed, 
but no damage is done to structural integrity. 


D-5 complains about hearing a "heavy 
thumping", though no corresponding audio is 
picked up on the video feed. An ovoid 
silhouette appears beyond the barrier, 
becoming gradually larger and more distinct. 
D-5 states that "five blinking lights" appear to 
be discernible at the top of the approaching 
silhouette. 


A large three-pronged appendage strikes the 
barrier, producing minor tremors in the ground. 
D-5 retreats into the seaweed. Mission 
emergency-aborted by the Foundation 
Regional Administrator, and video log 
terminated. 


END OF LOG 


Update: 3/16/07 


D-5 had been presumed killed in action 
following the events of SCP-3374 exploration; 
however, at approximately 3:14 AM on March 
16, two days after the exploration, local 
residents reported a malnourished and 
severely dehydrated individual anomalously 
manifesting in their backyard pool. MTF 
Gamma-7 operatives amnesticized the 
residents and extracted the individual, later 
confirmed to be D-5__. Although recovering 
quickly after medical treatment, D-5 was 
found after testing to consistently demonstrate 
an anomalous ability to phase through solid 
structures in water, congruous with abilities of 
SCP-3374-1 instances. D-5 accordingly 
reclassified as SCP-3374-2 and placed ina 
Type S Standard Humanoid Anomaly 
Containment Cel1 within the Wakoe 
County Public Recreation Complex. 


Footnotes 

1. Although this phenomenon is currently confined to the city limits, 
analysis has shown that its area of manifestation is consistently 
shrinking by approximately 0.4 meters a year on average. 

2. Similarity between instances of SCP-3374-1 and organisms 
exitingSCP-791during a "Draining Event" have been observed. 
Investigation into a potential conection between the two anomalies is 
ongoing. 

3. See Incident Report 3374-B, where a shoal of brightly coloured 
nematode-like organisms expired shortly after entering the Wakoe 
County Public Recreation Complex swimming pool due to high 
chlorine levels. 

4. Order of fish including eels and morays 

5. Cartilaginous fishes, including sharks and dogfishes 

6. This indicates that SCP-3374 has the secondary anomalous 
property of pressure presumptively not increasing with depth. 


7. Trilobite 


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SCP-3375: Traveling Garden Eels 


Item #: SCP-3375 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All publicly-operated aquariums 
in North America and Europe hosting 500 or more species are to be 
monitored for the appearance of SCP-3375 instances. 


In the event that SCP-3375 instances are noticeably documented 
appearing in public view, a Foundation disinformation department 
team is to disseminate a story indicating that the presence of 
SCP-3375 was part of a trial-run “special event” involving trained 
animals on loan from a private institution. All staff of affected 
aquariums will be debriefed with a similar cover story. 


Coinage left by SCP-3375 is to be collected and stored in the 
nearest Foundation-owned facility. Writing left by SCP-3375 is to be 
removed using methods that are not obtrusive to aquarium 
inhabitants and onlookers. 


Description: SCP-3375 refers to an anomalous population of 
Heterocongrinae (garden eels) observed to spontaneously manifest 
in public aquariums in the North American and European 
continents!. SCP-3375 instances appear and generally behave 
identically to their non-anomalous counterparts. 


According to the limited collected data, SCP-3375 instances will 
typically manifest2 in large aquarium displays with sandy substrate 
ideal for burrowing, and emerge headfirst from the substrate during 
regular scheduled feeding times. SCP-3375, unlike their non- 
anomalous counterparts, will readily consume any small pieces of 
food present, and remain undisturbed by the presence of other 
animals? in the area. 


Following the feeding period, SCP-3375 will retreat into the 


substrate, and after a period of 30 to 60 seconds, will reappear 
holding a single siglos* coin in its mouth. An SCP-3375 instance will 
then deposit the coin on the substrate and withdraw into the burrow 
it originated from. Once SCP-3375 is no longer in view above the 
substrate, any evidence of the burrow it apparently occupied 
disappears. Coins produced by SCP-3375, while in unusually 
pristine condition, exhibit no anomalous properties. 


If no food is introduced to the tank at the time of SCP-3375 
manifestation, SCP-3375 will remain at its burrow and placidly 
observe nearby fish. Should SCP-3375 be kept waiting for food 
longer than 10 minutes, it will retreat into its burrow without 
producing coinage?. 


On rare occasions, usually involving multiple instances of SCP-3375 
manifesting in the same location, the first SCP-3375 instance to 
appear will leave its burrow and seek out the nearest flat surface. 
The SCP-3375 instance will then use its tail to deposit a layer of 
dark-colored mucus§ to form the script “7” 4.1. Upon such an act 
being performed, the SCP-3375 instance will return to its burrow, 
and all SCP-3375 present will each produce the typical siglos and 
collect the coins into a small pile, with the first SCP-3375 adding an 
additional siglos to the top of the collection. 


It is noted that SCP-3375 manifest exclusively in water 
environments that differ widely in animal and plant population from 
those preferred by their non-anomalous counterparts. 


Footnotes 

1. Of note, individuals of theHeterocongrinaesubfamily are native to 
the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the Atlantic and East Pacific. 

2. Though singular instances of SCP-3375 have been known to 
manifest, it is more common for two or more SCP-3375 instances to 
appear together. 

3. SCP-3375 instances will quickly retreat back into their burrows if a 
human approaches with the intent to extract it from the burrow. 

4. A silver coin issued by the Achaemenid Persian Empire from 520 
BCE-450 BCE to 330 BCE, weighing approximately 5.40 to 5.60 
grams. 

5. As of / / , this behavior has been observed in three public 
aquariums. Despite increased Foundation surveillance of the