The UIU had concluded (correctly) that the number of individuals 
SCP-2145 could simultaneously affect was limited. The UIU's 
Operation Gooseberry was thus intended to create civil unrest via 
crowd-manipulation protocols, under the assumption that this would 
overload and shut down SCP-2145's anomaly; this would thereby 
allow the four members of SCP-2145 to be forcibly separated from 
each other and arrested, under the pretext of being taken into 
protective custody. The GOC, however, had concluded (also 
correctly) that only one member of SCP-2145 was truly anomalous, 
and that the other three were either accomplices or (as was later 
found to be the case) unwilling victims who had been anomalously 
modified; since direct action against that entity was blocked by its 
anomalous effect, the GOC's Operation Flamingo was intended to 
first psychologically disrupt the anomalous "leader" of SCP-2145 by 
confronting it with the violent death of one of its companions. Both 
operations were to be conducted via double-blind methodology, to 


circumvent inhibition via SCP-2145's anomaly. 


On 18 December 2005, Operation Gooseberry and Operation 
Flamingo were simultaneously implemented. In the midst of the civil 
unrest that resulted, a series of miscommunications and conflicts 
with UIU operatives led GOC operatives to conclude that the leader 
of SCP-2145 was most likely to be SCP-2145-3, followed by -1, and 
then -2. SCP-2145-4 was therefore considered the most likely to be 
a non-anomalous follower, and was selected for assassination; a 
GOC sniper, acting from a 28th-story office window at the corner of 
[REDACTED] and [REDACTED], killed SCP-2145-4 in full view of its 
three companions. 


SCP-2145-1, -2, and -3 immediately collapsed; they were taken into 
custody by UIU agents, and subsequently remanded into 
Foundation custody. The cadaver of SCP-2145-4 was also taken 
into custody; interviews with -1, -2, and -3 indicate that, behavioral 
and dramaturgical analysis to the contrary, -4 was in fact their 
leader. Post-mortem analysis has revealed several macro- and 
microstructural anomalies in SCP-2145-4's brain and nervous 
system; however, the extent to which these caused SCP-2145-4's 
anomalous properties, rather than being caused by them, is 
speculative at best, especially in light of the assassination damage. 


Footnotes 

1. see document 2145-V-19 for operational parameters of what is 
considered "significant". 

2. monitoring the entities for more than 7 consecutive days has been 
found to result in the same effect as directly interacting with them; 
fortunately, this effect is temporary 

3."Something Instead of Nothing", by G. Hofstadter and D. Morrison, 
inFoundation Journal of Literary, Textual, Linguistic, and Semantic 
Anomalies; February 2003 

4. These coincidences, which were not detected until after the fact, 
are believed to have been the result of SCP-2145's unconscious 
manipulation of probability. 


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SCP-2146: The Space Whale 


Item #: SCP-2146 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2146 is presently 
commonly known as DDUSAT-12, and is on record as a defunct 
communications satellite owned by Defense Design United, a 
holding of Standard Communications Production, a Foundation front 
company.! Due to its size and location, recovery or containment is 
presently thought infeasible.2 MTF-Mu-19 (‘the Star-Struck') have 
been covertly inserted into various astronomical societies in order to 
identify any potential breaches of the anomaly. Individuals who 
discover SCP-2146 are to be either administered Class-B amnestics 
or discredited, as is appropriate for the situation. 


The transmissions known as SCP-2146-1 are presently impossible 
to suppress3; however, as the content of said transmissions is 
typically profoundly innocuous, it is considered a low-level threat. 
The transmissions are to be monitored, and these procedures may 
be modified if the transmissions ever begin to exhibit anomalous or 
otherwise dangerous properties or content. Complaints to 
government organizations responsible for telecommunications 
regulation are to be monitored. The present cover story regarding 
SCP-2146-1 is that it is a pirate radio station broadcast by an avant- 
garde art movement. 


Description: SCP-2146 is the frozen corpse of an adult specimen of 
Balaena mysticetus (the Bowhead Whale), which is presently in 
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Its orbital path is circular with an 
inclination of 146 degrees (retrograde), and its orbital period is 19.6 
hours. 


The object is approximately 17.5 meters in length, and while its 
gender is presently unknown, it is (due to its size) statistically more 
likely to be a female instance of the species. Its estimated weight is 


approximately 30 tons, one-third that of a healthy specimen of its 
species, due to desiccation. In addition, the object has suffered 
significant corrosion from micro-impacts, and is deeply cracked in a 
manner consistent with limited heat exchanges and radiation 
exposure typical in a vacuum environment. 


Once every Synodic Lunar month (29.5 days), SCP-2146 begins 
broadcasting radio signals, presently designated SCP-2146-1. 
These broadcasts range in duration from 2.5 to 18 minutes. It is 
presently unknown how SCP-2146 transmits these broadcasts; 
telescopic viewing has not shown any sign of radio-capable 
equipment on SCP-2146. 


These broadcasts vary widely in both content and format: some 
appear to be documentaries, others appear to be science fiction 
dramas (often of the space opera variety), others seem to be 
children's shows, and others are songs or poems. These broadcasts 
only feature an audio track, and in every case, features an entity 
presently referred to as SCP-2146-2, who narrates, acts in, or sings 
the content of SCP-2146-1. No other voices have yet been heard in 
SCP-2146-1 transmissions. 


The SCP-2146-1 transmissions often feature unusual and 
occasionally disturbing content; however, SCP-2146-2 is always 
cheerful to the point of jocularity in the broadcasts. Its voice seems 
to be that of a middle-aged, deep-voiced man, and has been noted 
to speak in a number of languages, including English, French, 
Norwegian, Russian, and Inuktitut. 


SCP-2146-1 transmissions contain one other unifying feature: in 
every case, the contents deal with a 'space whale,’ a space-based 
Cetacean; however, the features, motivations and characterization 
of this creature changes with each broadcast. 


No information as to how SCP-2146 came to be located in Earth 
orbit has yet come to light. No launches involving Bowhead Whales, 
or of a size capable of transporting an intact Bowhead Whale, are 
presently known to the Foundation. 


Discovery: SCP-2146 was discovered in 19 , after a number of 
civilian complaints in several developed nations in the Northern 


Hemisphere were linked by Foundation Analytical personnel. These 
complaints were generally directed towards government offices that 
regulated telecommunications, and always involved bizarre and 
disturbing radio show content. The signal, later designated 
SCP-2146-1, was used to triangulate the location of its source, 
SCP-2146. Fortunately, developing telecommunications, and a 
subsequent increase in both radio traffic and artificial orbital bodies 
have rendered SCP-2146 and its transmissions much more difficult 
to isolate. See above for the present containment procedures. 


A list of notable SCP-2146-1 broadcasts 


Broadcast Date: / /19 

Duration: 2 minutes and 56 seconds 

Language: English 

Content: A short jingle (SCP-2146-2 singing, apparently 
accompanied by guitar), apparently for a children's show 
featuring Bay-Bo the Space Whale. Notable lyrics 
include: 'He loves you so much, he's gonna eat your 
whole world up/ You get to learn all about science in 
Bay-Bo's guts!’ and ‘Swims through space, the size of a 
star/ he's the friendliest, nicest cosmic monster!’ 


Broadcast Date: / /19 

Duration: 8 minutes and 14 seconds 

Language: French 

Content: A short political manifesto laying out the rights 
of 'Exocetaceans,' and making a number of derogatory 
claims regarding ‘oppressive higher-dimensional 
harpoonists.' Notable content includes the Exocetaceans 
‘inalienable right to devour lesser races.’ 


Broadcast Date: / /20 

Duration: 16 minutes and 3 seconds 

Language: English 

Content: A melodramatic science-fiction production of 
the 'Space Opera’ variety, including orchestral scoring 
(not a match for any known piece). Regards the quest of 
the 'Brave Space Whale Owaba' to defeat the evil empire 
and rescue 'Space Whale Princess Bawooha.' Notable in 
that the evil empire seems to consist of beings in 


spacecraft (possibly humanoid). 


Broadcast Date: / /20 

Duration: 12 minutes and 51 seconds 

Language: Norwegian 

Content: A documentary regarding the feeding and 
mating practices of Balaena stellaris, the Space Whale. 
Notable in that the species is, by its binomial 
nomenclature, identified as a Right Whale, like 
SCP-2146 (as a Bowhead Whale). Also, the reproduction 
of a Balaena stellaris apparently requires the ‘utter 
destruction of a primitive civilization.’ The reason behind 
this reproductive necessity is not made clear. 


Broadcast Date: / /20 

Duration: 6 minutes and 47 seconds 

Language: Russian 

Content: A short science fiction tale about a crew of 
(apparently human) biologists in a spacecraft, attempting 
to locate a legendary creature (the space whale). Most of 
the story consists of the scientists speculating on the 
nature of the space whale in a pseudoscientific and 
mildly religious manner. The story ends with the crew 
finding the space whale and, in awe, pledging to worship 
it. 


Broadcast Date: / /20 

Duration: 8 minutes and 22 seconds 

Language: English 

Content: An episode of the children's show 'Bay-Bo the 
Space Whale,’ which was featured in an earlier 
broadcast of SCP-2146-1 as a jingle. Involves a number 
of children in a spacecraft speaking through a 
‘communicator’ with the nearby Bay-Bo, a star-sized 
cetacean. The episode consists of a simplified 
explanation of gravity, appropriate for 8- to 10-year-old 
children. The episode ends with the spacecraft crashing 
into Bay-Bo, and the narrator stating, 'And the children all 
died. They should have paid more attention to the 
lesson, | guess!’ 


SCP-242: Self "Cleaning" Pool 


Item #: SCP-242 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-242 is kept at a home 
located in , NM procured by the Foundation on // .The 
home is unremarkable and is inhabited by Dr. and Dr. 

who pose as a married couple with no children. The backyard is 
defined along its perimeter with a cinder block wall approximately 
2 m high in accordance with the homes in the general vicinity. The 
pool is monitored at all times by a single Level 1 guard who also 
covers as the couple's live-in cook (human monitoring was added 
after Incident 242-1). Swimming or wading in the pool is strongly 
discouraged and any access to the pool by anyone other than Class 
D personnel for experimental reasons is forbidden. 


Description: The original owner of the home where SCP-242 is 
located was an out of state landlord who had problems keeping the 
place rented. After retiring, he moved there, but disappeared after 
only 3 days. 


SCP-242 is a swimming pool approximately 4.5 m wide by 9 m long 
with a depth ranging from 1 m deep on both ends to 1.5 m deep in 

the center and a total volume of approximately 53,000 liters. It has a 
dual waterfall feature, an in-pool vacuum unit and stairs on one end. 


Any substance when placed into the pool will eventually be 
transmuted into sterile water which will remain sterile even after 
being removed from SCP-242 and introduced to a non-sterile 
environment. A sample taken from SCP-242 and poured into a 
container of water that had been tinted with red food coloring did not 
mix, but rather stayed together as a non-miscible bubble. 
Subsequent examination of samples shows them to be nothing more 
than pure, sterile water. 


Footnotes 

1. This information was falsified and entered into the UN Register of 
Objects Launched into Space by embedded agents. It is believed 
such a registration will discourage close scrutiny. 

2. While the Foundation possesses assets capable of reaching the 
object and subsequently constructing a containment structure or 
destabilizing its orbit, any such attempt would be too difficult to 
conceal. 

3. The signal has been shown to switch frequencies in early 
attempts to jam the signal; its method of detecting the jamming is 
presently unknown. Full jamming of the range of frequencies 
SCP-2146-1 broadcasts on would have disastrous effects on civilian 
telecommunications. 


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SCP-2147: Neverglades 


Item #: SCP-2147 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2147's front porch is to be 
kept clear of plant matter at all times, as not to arouse suspicion. 
SCP-2147 has been removed from all websites featuring it, either 
through use of digital image manipulation or takedown of images on 
the basis of copyright claims. Any non-Foundation image of 
SCP-2147- particularly ones found on urban exploration websites- 
are to be taken down as soon as possible. 


Sprinklers and misters have been fitted in the area around 
SCP-2147, which will regularly administer Class-F Amnestics! to 
any individual passing by the property on which SCP-21 47 is 
located. 


With the exception of plumbing, all utilities have been disconnected 
from SCP-2147-B. No flames are to be lit within the basement of this 
structure, due to a buildup of flammable gas. This gas is to be 
vented weekly to prevent toxic buildup in the basement. 


Description: SCP-2147 is what is believed to be a section of the 
Florida Everglades located simultaneously at coordinates 
[REDACTED] and in a three-story suburban house in [REDACTED], 
Ohio, United States. The section of the Everglades is designated 
SCP-2147-A and the house is designated SCP-2147-B. 


SCP-2147-A conforms to the spatial structure and boundaries of 
SCP-2147-B's interior, and is present in all areas and structures of 
the house, including plumbing, heating ducts, crawlspaces and gas 
lines@. This has led to several irregularities, including: 


¢ A pit of quicksand located on the second story, which has no 
outlet, despite being located above the first-floor bathroom; 


GPS sensors dropped into the quicksand indicate the 
termination point is somewhere in the Everglades. 
¢ Water faucets often expel swamp water drawn from an 
unknown source when turned on, as well as items such as 
plants of the Lemnoideae genus (Duckweed), frog spawn, and 
dragonfly nymphs, despite being connected to the city of 
[REDACTED]'s municipal water supply. In addition, faucets 
will turn on at random, despite having faucet valves disabled. 
The attic of the house is inaccessible, due to several square 
meters of silt, dirt and oraganics- an estimated 300 tonnes of 
matter- filling the space, including the stairs leading into the 
attic. Despite this, the ceiling of the second floor bears the 
weight of the attic with no structural issues. Currently, 
attempts are being made to enter the attic from the roof of 
SCP-2147-B. 
¢ What is presumed to be the living room or parlor of the house 
is filled entirely with swamp water of an unknown depth. 
Furniture has been found in this area of the house by 
exploratory divers. Furthermore, persistent audio phenomena 
has been heard both above and below water, in the form of an 
unknown folk song or songs. 
¢ With the exception of the living room, basement and 
bathrooms, no furniture or appliances were present in the 
house upon discovery.