Dr. :SCP-1510-1, if you want us to help you, we need 
to understand exactly what happened to you. Please 
proceed. 


SCP-1510-1: [reluctant] Very well. When | woke up, | 
found my body rotting. My arms and legs were festering, 
gangrenous. My stomach was ripped open as if by some 
wild beast, and crawling with maggots and flies. A crow 
was feasting on my eyes, and my nose was gone, but 
still | could see and smell, feel every little bit of torment 
my body was enduring. Even after so long, | still 
remember every moment of it. 


Dr. _: Please continue. 


SCP-1510-1: [hesitant, distressed] Please, no more. 
What happened next... | can't. | can't! Please, give me 
some time. Give me the darkness. 


Dr. _: Very well. We shall continue tomorrow. 
<End Log> 


Closing Statement: SCP-1510 was removed from 


D-1510-13 with SCP-1510-1's consent. After removal, 
D-1510-13 showed no recollection of the interview. 


Show interview log SCP-1510-1-7 
Interviewed: SCP-1510-1 (using the body of D-1510-13) 
Interviewer(s): Dr. __, Dr. (translator) 


Foreword: This interview took place the day following 
interview SCP-1510-1-6. 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. : Good morning, SCP-1510-1. | hope you are 
feeling better. 


SCP-1510-1: | do, thank you. The darkness... it helps. | 
am ready to continue. 


Dr. : Excellent. Go ahead. 


SCP-1510-1: | watched myself rot for hours. The pain 
was intolerable, but | did not lose consciousness. | don’t 
think | was able to any more. | was trapped in a prison of 
dying flesh, feeling its agony but completely unable to 
control it. Unable to die. Eventually, | was discovered. 
Two beggars bumped into me in the dark, and once they 
saw what | became, fled and returned with a haruspex. 
When he came, he performed his holy art on me. He 
couldn't have known | felt every slash of his blade. 


Dr. _: Holy art? Are you referring to haruspicy? To my 
knowledge, it was only performed on animals. 


SCP-1510-1: | was no more than that to him by that 
point. He said | was marked by the Furies, a herald of 
tyranny reborn. He saw this in my entrails. After he was 
done, he ordered the beggars to remove me from Rome, 
so that my foul presence could not mar the city any 
longer. Still in uniform, they buried me in an unused 
burial site outside the city. | supposed they felt they owed 


me this much. After that, there was only the slowly fading 
presence of my body, and finally nothing at all. There 
was peace in that emptiness. Until | was awakened. 
Nothing was the same. 


Dr. : Describe your experience when first 
"awakening", if you will. 


SCP-1510-1: After my long sleep, the sudden return of 
sensation was like being plunged into a frozen stream. | 
awoke to a small, dirty room that smelled of spoiled food 
and sweat. My body felt alien to me, like | have crawled 
into someone else's skin and was controlling it like a 
puppet. Nothing was familiar. The room was filled with 
loud noises and bright lights, it was unbearable. When | 
ran outside, it was even worse. Screaming horns, 
blinding multicolored lights, everything foreign, 
everything strange. | panicked. | wanted all of it to be 
gone, so | grabbed the nearest thing resembling a 
weapon. You know the rest. Once | was caught, | was 
returned to the darkness, the silence. Until you woke me 
up once more. 


Dr. : Why did you decide to cooperate? 


SCP-1510-1 | realize now | was given a second chance. 
The gods finally took pity on me. | cannot allow this 
opportunity to go to waste. They returned me to the light 
for a reason, and | shall find out what it is. By Jupiter and 
Juno both, so do | swear. 


Dr. : Perhaps we can help. 


Closing Statement: Recommending followup interviews 
with SCP-1510-1. Learning more about this "curse" 
should be the priority. 


<End Log> 


Addendum SCP-1510-1-2: SCP-1510-1 continues to be 
cooperative, and has granted researchers some valuable insights on 


the locations and nature of several possible SCP objects he 
encountered in the Jugurthine War, in present-day Algeria. 
Investigation is underway. No new information about the cause of 
SCP-1510-1's condition has been discovered as of this moment. 


« SCP-1509 | SCP-1510 | SCP-1511 » 


SCP-1511: Mobile Paradise 


Item #: SCP-1511 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Monitoring outposts have been 
established at SCP-1511-L1 and SCP-1511-L2. Due to the length of 
SCP-1511-L and its location in scarcely populated and difficult-to- 
access areas, monitoring of the entire area of the route is not 
currently performed. 


All newly manifested SCP-1511 objects and SCP-1511-A entities 
are to be labeled with corresponding sub-designation numbers. 
SCP-1511 are to be outfitted with a GPS transmitter and automated 
audio recording equipment. Upon approaching SCP-1511-L2, the 
equipment are to be removed, and the collected data to be 
transmitted to Site-197 Digital Archive. 


Description: Instances of SCP-1511 are irregularly-shaped 
polyhedral crystalline objects of unknown origin. The objects range 
from 4.2 to 5.7 meters in height. SCP-1511 are capable of levitation 
and self-directed movement. Each instance of SCP-1511 is orbited 
by a number of humanoid statues, designated SCP-1511-A. 


SCP-1511 travel between two locations by a fixed route. The route 
has been designated SCP-1511-L, with the entry and exit points 
designated SCP-1511-L1 and SCP-1511-L2 respectively. From 3 to 
8 times a year, a single SCP-1511 instance will materialize at 
SCP-1511-L1 and proceed to travel towards SCP-1511-L2. Upon 
reaching SCP-1511-L2 the object will disappear. While SCP-1511- 
L1 and SCP-1511-L2 are approximately 1100 km apart, SCP-1511-L 
deviates heavily to the north-east and has a total length of 1630 km. 
Due to the differences in speed between SCP-1511 instances, the 
time taken to reach SCP-1511-L2 can vary from 3 weeks to up to 4 
months. Since 1934, a total of 329 objects have been recorded. 
None of the SCP-1511 instances that reached SCP-1511-L2 have 


been encountered again. 


On rare occasions, an instance of SCP-1511 may cease movement 
and descend to the ground. Immediately afterwards all instances of 
SCP-1511-A accompanying the object will animate. SCP-1511-A will 
engage in what is believed to be a form of maintenance activity 
around the inert SCP-1511 instance. During that time, sounds have 
been recorded emanating from SCP-1511-A. These vocalizations 
typically describe an afterlife setting unique to each SCP-1511-A 
instance, with the emphasis on events that will soon take place or 
will continue to occur indefinitely. This behavior will continue for up 
to 40 hours, after which time SCP-1511 will resume its normal 
activity. 


Addendum 1511-1: Phrases produced by SCP-1511-A. See 
Document 1511-TE09 for a complete list. 


The ocean is so beautiful. | could never have imagined 
this shade of water before. Wait with me, the Sun will 
rise soon. 


Hi Dad. | missed you so much. | have so much to tell 
you. We have all the time we need now. 


| have been faithful and righteous. Soon the Lord will 
embrace me. | can see the gates of Heaven on the 
horizon. 


| am so tired. It is all behind me now. | can finally rest. 


This place, strange and beautiful, | haven't seen it 
before. So much to study and explore. | know that 
something new will always be just ahead. 


Addendum 1511-2: On 2013-02-20, the GPS signal from 
SCP-1511-327 was lost. Examination of the object's last known 
position revealed numerous remains of the SCP-1511-A entities; flat 
dissected edges, partially melted areas, and crumbling of the 
material were observed on different segments. 


SCP-1511-327 was found at the bottom of a nearby gorge, severely 


damaged. The object had apparently shattered on the impact after 
being dragged over a cliff. At the time of discovery, SCP-1511-327 
was continuously producing identical glass tablets, with a new tablet 
being created every two hours. After producing a total of 31 tablets, 
the object ceased all activity. The following message was engraved 
on the surface of each tablet: 


VESSEL KL19-61747Z3-IPTS DANCE_OF_TEARS 


MISSION: PRISONER TRANSFER 
VESSEL STATUS: EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL MALFUNCTION 


EREBOS LEVEL ACTIVE THREAT DETECTED: PRISONER RA3071-E 


PRISONER STATUS RA3071: VIRTUAL BLISS SIMULATION REJECT! 
INHIBITOR STRUCTURE UNSTABLE 
DECRYSTALLIZATION IN 0.019 LSC 


SCP-1511-327-A19 was not found among the remains recovered 
from the scene. The location and physical state of the entity are 
currently unknown. 


« SCP-1510 | SCP-1511 | SCP-1512 » 


SCP-1512: Irrational Root 


Item #: SCP-1512 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: At least eight members of Task 
Force Omega-8 are to be assigned to Site-166 at all times, with no 
fewer than three members of the task force concurrently conducting 
Procedure 1512-Alpha at any given time. Members of Omega-8 are 
to be rotated on-station and off-station every 10 hours as 
appropriate to mitigate stress. On-station members of Omega-8 are 
to be equipped with hearing protection and Class IV environmental 
protection suits with integrated closed-circuit breathing air. Task 
force members are to be provided with sufficient quantities of 
pencils, writing paper and dextroamphetamines. The monitoring 
instruments that observe and report the position and orientation of 
the point of origin are to be inspected and calibrated daily to ensure 
accuracy of the Procedure 1512-Alpha computations. 


In order to conduct Procedure 1512-Alpha, the on-duty task force 
members must compute, manually and in real time, the differential 
pseudo-Riemannian topology of the asymptotes of SCP-1512's point 
of origin. Although the variables upon which the computations are 
based are derived from mechanical and electronic instrument 
readings, the computations themselves are to be conducted without 
the aid of mechanical or electronic computing devices. The speed 
and precision with which the calculations are performed have been 
shown to directly affect the efficacy of the procedure in retarding the 
growth of SCP-1512. Moreover, the procedure has been shown to 
be ineffective unless the individual performing the calculations 
simultaneously maintains negative epistemology with respect to the 
computational work—that is to say, the individual must disbelieve 
the results of the mathematical computations.! The computations 
are to be performed within Site-166 within 6 meters of the point of 
origin. 


Description: SCP-1512 is a root-like organic structure with an 
estimated mass in excess of 80,000 metric tons at present. It 
consists of a dense and knotted network of long branches or 
tendrils. Each tendril is several hundred meters in length, with 
additional branches every few meters, and coil or zig-zag in various 
directions with no discernible pattern. The tendrils have a diameter 
ranging from three to five centimeters. Their outer surface is 
reddish-brown in color, with hairless, mottled skin. The tendrils 
secrete a corrosive, foul-smelling, grey thixotropic slime that is 
capable of causing chemical burns on flesh; additionally, humans 
who are exposed to the slime experience altered brain chemistry 
which manifests as feelings of disorientation and vertigo. The 
tendrils subtly pulsate as if by means of internal circulation or 
respiration, but do not otherwise move except for growing in length 
during breaches in the performance of the containment protocol. 
SCP-1512 radiates heat as if it were a similarly-sized mammal with 
a high rate of metabolism, and produces loud sound tones that are 
perceived as brown noise. 


The point of origin of SCP-1512 is located on the campus of 
University. Site-166 has been constructed around SCP-1512 (under 
the cover story that the facility is part of the university's physical 
plant) to contain and study it. The tendrils emanate from a specific 
point of origin, the position of which was formerly the location of a 
point within Unit 38A of the university's graduate student housing. 
That dormitory unit had been occupied by Niels Meyer, a PhD 
candidate in mathematics at the university. Meyer's remains were 
recovered from the location, and forensic analysis suggests that the 
point of origin was within Meyer's cerebrum. A notebook recovered 
from the dormitory unit suggests that Meyer had been studying a 
hyperbolic non-Euclidean geometric problem when the structure 
came into being. The containment protocol was developed by 
Foundation researchers after analyzing the notebook: before the 
containment protocol was instituted, the structure's growth resulted 
in Meyer's death and significant structural damage to the dormitory 
building. 


Despite SCP-1512's apparently organic composition, it has an 
unmeasurably high Vickers hardness and has proven immune to 
damage by cutting, burning, lasers, corrosive acids and similar 


substances, and other means. During breaches in the performance 
of the containment protocol, various tendrils of SCP-1512 increase 
in length. The growth rate of tendrils appears to accelerate for the 
duration of any suspension of performance of the protocol, and has 
been measured at rates of up to 8 meters/second; the source of the 
additional mass is as yet unknown. When growing, the tendrils are 
capable of displacing or breaking solid obstructions including 
concrete and naval-grade steel plate. 


The original dormitory building has been destroyed by SCP-1512's 
growth to date, and it is not clear whether Site-166 will be sufficient 
to contain any further growth of SCP-1512 despite reinforcement of 
the walls, ceiling and floor. Due to the size and potential growth rate 
of the structure, and the catastrophic environmental damage that 
could result from the slime emanations, maintenance of the 
containment protocol has been classified as a Level A priority. 


Footnotes 

1. The Foundation’s Special Duty Office is tasked with recruiting 
members of MTF Omega-8 who are capable of both the complex 
mathematics of the procedure and of maintaining the requisite level 
of cognitive dissonance. To date, most members of the task force 
have been recruited from the Society of Jesus or from Zen Buddhist 
institutions. 


« SCP-1511 | SCP-1512 | SCP-1513 » 


SCP-1513: Potted Pets 


Item #: SCP-1513 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-1513-1 are to 
be contained in wildlife observation units. The floor of these units is 
to be coated in soil, and replaced every 14 days. While soil is being 
replaced, instances of SCP-1513 are to be removed and placed in 
temporary containment units. SCP-1513 is currently held in a 
standard containment locker, located in Site-77's Safe SCP wing. 


Description: SCP-1513 is a plastic package, containing 
approximately 11 seeds. Testing has shown that the seeds appear 
to be inert, and originating from the Helianthus annuus plant. The 
words "GROW-A-PET" have been written on the front of SCP-1513. 


Whenever a seed from SCP-1513 is placed into the ground, it will 
enter an active state. The seed will begin growing, whether or not it 
is watered or given sunlight. However, these factors will affect how it 
develops. If the seed is cared for properly, the instance will begin 
growing into the shape of a domestic house pet such as a cat or 
dog. This will continue for a period of time between 1-4 weeks, after 
which it will become animate. Hereafter, it will be known as an 
instance of SCP-1513-1.