Subject: The world | knew is gone. It's been revised and revised 
now nineteen times. I'm lucky we still speak the same language. 
Listen to me: the only reason | agree to keep being your guinea pig 
is that | don't have a history of my own any more. Or I'm outside of 
history. | don't recognize my sister, the kids | never had, the wife | 
never married. I'm a ghost with no past. | have nothing to lose by 
using the artifact. 


Interviewer: We're not letting you near that thing again unless and 
until you start... 


Subject: It doesn't matter. 

Interviewer: What doesn't? 

Subject: You keep changing. Everything does. And | stay the same. 
I'm the only one who remembers. You're not really Dr. , at 
least not the one | knew. 

(At this time, the following exchange takes place covertly between 
Interviewer and Observer via teletype.) 

Interviewer: Could be Capgras syndrome, ! 

with attendant Cassandra complex 2 

Observer: Possibly 

Interviewer: Recommendations? 

Observer: Don't contradict them. We can always 

try if they show no 


signs of improvement. 


Interviewer: And their unexplained knowledge? 


Observer: Cryptesthesia3 and confabulation, possibly. 
Cases like theirs exist in the literature. 


Interviewer: and Asst. Researcher 's suicide? 


Observer: Folie a deux.4 


Interviewer: ...what do you mean? 


Subject: What do | mean. What do | mean? How's this: if you 
examine Dr , you'll find signs of 

. You're in for a big surprise from him in the next couple 
days. Now how could | know that? 


Interviewer: That's absurd. Can you account for the unexplained 
knowledge you're in possession of? 


Subject: I've assumed this...alternat-ity [sic] has unrolled slower 
that the last one, that events have transpired more slowly. If things 
haven't diverged too much, effectively this makes me able to 
anticipate the near future. Given that where | just came from we 
were on the nineteenth trial, while here... 


Interviewer: That's not going to wash. I'm going to ask you directly: 
are you being coerced by a third party? Are you acting under 
express orders not to divulge what you know? As I've said, if... 


Subject: You can't play me. Get it through your head. The artifact is 
going to ; ga eae eed _It'sa 
matter of weeks. 


Interviewer: Tel! me why, if you're so... 


Subject: Doctor, let me edify you: ; ; ? ? 


3 3 b x 3 3 3 bl Be Re 


(Interview was at this point suddenly terminated by authority of O5 
administrator ah 


Closing statement: 
Polygraph results indicate responses are not consciously deceptive. 


Footnotes 

1. The Capgras delusion theory (or Capgras syndrome) is a disorder 
in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or 
other close family member has been replaced by an identical- 
looking impostor. The Capgras delusion is classified as a delusional 
misidentification syndrome, a class of delusional beliefs that involves 
the misidentification of people, places, or objects. It can occur in 
acute, transient, or chronic forms. Cases in which patients hold the 
belief that time has been "warped" or "substituted" have also been 
reported. 

2. The Cassandra metaphor (variously labelled the Cassandra 
‘syndrome’, ‘complex’, 'phenomenon’, 'predicament’, ‘dilemma’, or 
‘curse'), is a term applied in situations in which valid warnings or 
concerns are dismissed or disbelieved. Cassandra was left with the 
knowledge of future events, but could neither alter these events nor 
convince others of the validity of her predictions. The metaphor has 
been applied in a variety of contexts such as psychology, 
environmentalism, politics, science, cinema, the corporate world, 
and in philosophy to refer to a belief that things could be known in 
advance and yet remain inevitable. 

3. Literally, "hidden sensation." Cryptesthesia refers to information 
gathered by the senses that enters conscious awareness by some 
other form. 

4. Folie a deux (English pronunciation: /fo'li a 'du:/, from the French 
for "a madness shared by two") or shared psychosis is a psychiatric 
syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are transmitted 
from one individual to another. Recent psychiatric classifications 
refer to the syndrome as shared psychotic disorder and induced 
delusional disorder, although the research literature largely uses the 
original name. 


SCP-1969: Disco Inferno 


Item #: SCP-1969 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the inherently immobile 
nature of SCP-1969, it is located at the recovery site (now named 
Site 1969). The primary containment unit is a hollow steel ball (1 cm 
in thickness), containing multiple low-powered electric pistons. 
These pistons are controlled by a computer located 1.2 meters away 
on the floor of the secondary containment unit, allowing them to 
fluctuate in a controlled manner in order to keep SCP-1969 
perpetually in the Lambda state. The steel ball has a diameter of 

56 cm and is attached to the roof of the secondary containment unit. 


Outside the primary containment unit is a concrete room known as 
the secondary containment unit. Dimensions are 15m x 15m x 3.5m. 
50 small transmitters are attached to the walls, relaying a constant 
message to either one of four offsite receivers or two of eight onsite 
receivers. In the event that more than two of these transmitters stop 
working, MTF Alpha-9 ("Party Poopers") will secure the tertiary 
containment unit and administer amnestics and tranquilizers! to 
locals if necessary. 


The tertiary containment is largely a mimicry of the transmitter/ 
receiver setup in the secondary containment unit. This unit contains 
1500 transmitters and eight receivers scattered over twenty square 
miles, spanning the entirety of Site-1969. It serves as a secondary 
method of monitoring the Sayaw Zone when SCP-1969 is in an 
Alpha state. Along the edge of Site-1969 are 20 outposts for guards 
(three guards per outpost). One final outpost contains the research 
and administrative staff of Site 1969, housing thirty-five people at the 
time of writing ( / /201 ). Ground and aerial transportation is 
available for each outpost to provide immediate evacuation in the 
event of SCP-1969 entering a continued Alpha state. 


If SCP-1969 remains in an Alpha state for longer than 40 seconds, 
site personnel are to alert Site Director Nelson or Assistant Director 
Jackson. 


Description: SCP-1969 is a disco ball made by an unknown 
manufacturer. It is 50.8 cm (20 inches) in diameter, and has a hook 
attached to the top of the ball in order to hang it from a ceiling. There 
are separate surfaces on the ball, all small (approximately 5mm x 
5mm) in size and mirror-like in appearance. Despite the lack of a 
power source, electromagnetic waves pulsate from each separate 
face of SCP-1969. However, the faces on SCP-1969 do not 
consistently radiate at the same wavelength, and randomly change 
after anywhere between less than 0. seconds and close to two 
minutes2. These waves have ranged through the entire 
electromagnetic spectrum, although wavelengths in or near the 
human visible spectrum are more likely to linger than extremely long 
or short wavelengths, which shift quickly. This lends to the classic 
image of a disco ball, with multicolored lights shining from a mirrored 
spinning ball. 


Light emanating from SCP-1969 shines through or penetrates 
materials normally opaque to it*. Despite this, all electromagnetic 
waves seem to reflect normally, but paradoxically seem to penetrate 
materials as well without lowering in intensity. However, the area in 
which this effect takes place is limited to an ellipsoidal space 
centered around SCP-1969, known as the Sayaw Zone. This area 
spreads out horizontally much more quickly than vertically. 


SCP-1969 has three states of existence, hereafter referred to as 
Alpha, Beta, and Lambda. The Alpha state is highly dangerous. 
During the Alpha state, the Sayaw Zone expands. Alpha states are 
triggered and continued by gross physical motion within the Sayaw 
Zone®. However, this movement does not need to be artificially 
caused, allowing natural causes to propel an Alpha state in 
SCP-1969. During this time, SCP-1969 rotates clockwise with 
respect to the ceiling at varying speeds. 


The rate of growth of the Sayaw Zone is not constant. Approximately 
seconds after the cumulative movement inside of the Sayaw Zone 

reduces to %, the Sayaw Zone's sensitivity to kinetic energy 

readjusts to allow fewer Joules applied to trigger an Alpha state. 


After a certain point, it becomes possible for such small 
uncontrollable movements as normal tectonic motion to put 
SCP-1969 in an Alpha state. Mathematical measurements and 
speculations relating to Alpha states are located in Document 1969- 
Alpha-01. Fortunately, the sensitivity of the Sayaw Zone during 
Alpha states lowers, allowing it to enter a Beta state. 


Beta states occur following an Alpha state. As its kinetic sensitivity 
decreases, the Sayaw Zone slows its growth due to the relative lack 
of new movement. If the amount of movement within the Sayaw 
Zone goes down enough, the Zone will begin to shrink, inciting a 
Beta State. During this state, SCP-1969 spins counter-clockwise 
with respect to the ceiling at varying speeds. 


If enough Joules were to be exerted inside the Sayaw Zone, it could 
expand to cover all of Earth (a theoretical event referred to as an 
Ennui scenario). Dr. speculates that if the Sayaw Zone were to 
reach the town of [REDACTED], an Ennui scenario would be 
inevitable, as no means available to the Foundation could halt its 
growth. An Ennui scenario would affect all light entering the Earth's 
atmosphere, eventually kill 99% of all organic lifeforms from 
radiation poisoning, and cause a multitude of other problems. 


The Sayaw Zone shrinks considerably while in a Beta state before 
returning to an Alpha or a Lambda state. The Lambda state 

constitutes constant fluctuation between Alpha and Beta states, to 
the effect that the Sayaw Zone's size never changes significantly. 


Addendum: The following note was discovered near SCP-1969 
during recovery. Most of the upper right portion was burned off 
during Incident 1969-A, prior to collection by Foundation assets. 
Document appears to be a receipt. Part of the Marshall, Carter, and 
Dark logo is drawn lightly on the background of the note. 


Bu[DATA LOST] 

Amount of B[DATA LOST] 

Location of Auction: The C[DATA LOST] 

Note: Due to this item not having been tested by MC8&D, starting bid [DATA LOST] 
Description of Item: Disco ball, measuring 20 inches in 
diameter. Actively hunts for parties to service. When 
partying ends, stops. Does not require a power source. 


Runs indefinitely. 


Footnotes 

1. If it becomes apparent that the growth of the Sayaw Zone can 
only be halted by the termination of a large number of civilians, MTF 
Alpha-9 is authorized to do so, using memetic agents and chemicals 
such as desflurane. 

2. Each face acts separately, andas such, different wavelengths 
emanate from SCP-1969 at any given time 

3. Although being inside the Sayaw Zone will not lead to immediate 
death, the amount of radiation is extremely harmful and is inevitably 
lethal after an extended period of time. 

4. For example, light from SCP-1969 with a wavelength of 580nm 
(yellow) would be able to pass through a material fully opaque to 
visible light. Gamma rays coming from SCP-1969 are similarly 
unaffected by radioactive shielding. 

5. The rate of growth correlates directly to the cumulative Joules of 
kinetic energy being applied in the Sayaw Zone, compounded 
continuously at a rate ofe. 


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SCP-1970: Little Men in the Television 


Item #: SCP-1970 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Item is located at Storage Site 
23, room 3. Although SCP-1970 requires minimal security, it must 
be isolated from other anomalous objects. Item is to be under 
constant audio supervision for the purpose of recording its 
vocalizations, and the item should be visually inspected at least two 
times daily. Objects classified as SCP-1970-1, 1970-2 and 1970-3 
are to be kept in sealed plastic bags in separately locked containers 
within room 3. 


Description: SCP-1970 is a television set similar to Zenith Model 
LO92Y. Labels on its back indicate that the device was 
manufactured in 1979, however the piece was recovered in 1972 
from Russel Fouth of Yonkers, NY who had owned the device for at 
least 4 years according to recovered journals and letters. 


SCP-1970 was able to function as a normal analog television and 
can still receive analog signals, although it is no longer capable of 
displaying an image following test 1970-ae34.1 SCP-1970 does not 
require any power source and will begin functioning as soon as it is 
switched on. 


When turned on an internal light would illuminate a tightly packed 
group of thousands of humanoid figures pressed against the screen, 
ranging from 1 to 1.5 millimeters in height. The skin color of the 
humanoids were distinctly blue, red or green and they were capable 
of rapid movement, climbing across each other or disappearing 
deeper into the item for the purpose of displaying whatever 
broadcast image SCP-1970 was tuned to receive. A fourth group of 
white and grey skinned humanoids can occasionally be observed 
within the speaker housing, and their vocalizations mimic the audio 
broadcast. 


The number and designation of these humanoids are as follows: 
SCP-1970-1: Red, population 1,982 

SCP-1970-2: Green, population 3,946 

SCP-1970-3: Blue, population 1,979 

SCP-1970-4: White to Grey, population unknown 


The humanoids exhibit individual features and sexual characteristics 
similar to human beings, but no infant or young examples were 
recovered after test ae34. 


When SCP-1970 was not in operation it was possible to hear 
movement within the casing, as well as occasional whispers and 
breathing noises, including snoring. 


Following test ae34, breathing can still be heard from within the 
speakers, and an audio broadcast will still be produced if the item is 
exposed to a proper analog signal. When not in use SCP-1970-4 will 
often call out in Taiwanese, in an attempt to communicate with the 
other population groups of SCP-1970, or to vocalize distress at the 
lack of ambient analog television signals. 


Addendum: Russel Fouth was a diagnosed schizophrenic and 
committed suicide in 1972, although research with exposure to 
SCP-1970 indicates that his condition was neither triggered nor 
directly worsened by SCP-1970's anomalous properties. However, 
due to his condition he was living alone and unable to convince any 
family members or caretakers that his television set was "filled with 
tiny, writhing men." 


Footnotes 

1. Conducted on March 1st 2009. Test ae34 required the opening of 
SCP-1970's outer casing, which produced distressed vocalizations 
from members of SCP-1970-1, 2 and 3, all of whom appeared to 
asphyxiate shortly afterward. Their remains are now stored 
separately from the item. No mechanical moving parts were 
discovered within the casing, and the test was aborted before the 
separately enclosed speaker casing was opened. 


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SCP-1971: Town That Never Existed 


Item #: SCP-1971 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1971 is held in the 
Reliquary Research and Containment Site-76, Building C, room 23, 
and container 5. A retinal scanner will verify level 2 clearance before 
room entry is permitted. The three objects that comprise SCP-1971 
are believed to be safe for human interaction. Non-destructive 
testing of these objects is permitted. No more than one object in 
SCP-1971 may be removed from the building at one time. 


Description: SCP-1971 is a collection of the following three items: