Origin: On a blank sheet of paper found in the 
belongings of after her death. 


Approximate date of writing: 1830 
Recovered: 1956 


Message: I'm leaving this for you, Danny. | 
know your mother might not like it, but we'll 
keep it as our little secret. You always loved 
watching me work in the garage. 


Note: 's death was determined to be a 
homicide, but the murder weapon was not 
identified. Contemporary forensic techniques 
reveal it to be an electric steel saw. 


SCP-1595-20 


Origin: A scroll recovered from the 


madrasa, Baghdad. 
Approximate date of writing: 650-670 
Recovered: 1967 


Message: It's a good thing | keep those things 
numbered. God damn, but this temporal 
bullshit can get confusing. 


SCP-1595-34 


Origin: A footnote on a bill published by the 
Parliament of Flanders. 


Approximate date of writing: 1686 
Recovered: 1978 


Message: Someone's helping you, Molly, | 
know it. That's against the rules, doll, you 
know that. You'll have to be punished. 


SCP-1595-48 


Origin: On the enlistment papers of to 
the British army, recovered from the Imperial 
War Museum. 


Approximate date of writing: 1912 
Recovered: 1986 


Message: You went to them? Them, of all 
people? That takes guts, I'll give you that. It 
won't be enough though, not even where you 
are. Or rather, when you are. They can't 
protect you, not ever. 


Note: Enlistment papers also contained an 


African Elephant World Wildlife Fund 1st 
Stamp, dating to 2011. 


SCP-1595-51 


Origin: Etched on a copper plate found in an 
unmarked tomb, Siberia. 


Approximate date of writing: 5,000-4,500 
BCE 


Recovered: 1990 


Message: Can you hear the ticking, Molly? | 
hear it all the time, nowadays. It was irritating, 
at first, but | got used to it. You'd be surprised, 
the things you can get used to if you have to. 
Like the cage they must have put you and the 
kids in. How could you do that to them? 


Note: In addition to the body, the tomb 
contained three hundred (300) ivory beads, 
one hundred and fifty (150) fox teeth, and the 
remains of a .38 Smith & Wesson Special. A 
bullet belonging to the same firearm was found 
embedded in the skeleton's femur. 


SCP-1595-64 

Origin: Embroidered into the back of a 
Frankish tapestry, recovered from a local 
collector at Nantes, France. 
Approximate date of writing: 780-800 
Recovered: 2009 


Message: Don't you worry, Ben. Daddy's 
coming. 


SCP-1595-65 


Origin: Found on a stone wall in the 
archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe, Turkey. 


Approximate date of writing: 11,000-10,000 
BCE 


Recovered: 2011 


Message: He's coming real soon. 


« SCP-1594 | SCP-1595 | SCP-1596 » 


SCP-1596: House Fire 


Item #: SCP-1596 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1596 is to be kept in 
storage at Site , Section R- , Security Box 107. Room temperature 
should remain between 10° and 20° Celsius and 45%-55% 
Humidity. All testing involving SCP-1596 must be administered in 
the presence of at least one (1) Level-4 Staff Member A// testing 
involving SCP-1596 is suspended indefinitely pending further 
investigation. -O5 


Description: SCP-1596 appears as a nondescript matchbox 
containing individual matches, all standard in size and 
appearance. All attempts to track down the origins or manufacturer 
of SCP-1596 have yet to yield results, though further investigation 
by researchers is encouraged. 


When a match from SCP-1596 is struck alongside the box, it will 
remain aflame for approx. 26-34 seconds, at which point the flame 
will slowly smolder out. Despite being lit, matches from SCP-1596 
will exhibit no signs of damage after their flames extinguish, and in 
fact can be used multiple times without appearing to take on any 
sort of damage. Attempts to light the matches on any object other 
than SCP-1596 have proven futile, and trying to spread the flame 
from the match to any other object likewise seems impossible. 


When a match from SCP-1596 is lit, the "home" of the person who lit 
it (hereafter referred to as the "Subject") has been observed to catch 
fire at precisely the same time, steadily growing stronger as the 
match burns before eventually consuming the entire structure. 
Attempts to subdue or extinguish this fire have proven unsuccessful, 
though it has been observed that the flames will remain within the 
structure and not spread to the surrounding environment. The fire 
will continue to burn until the entire structure and all its contents, 


living or non-living, have been destroyed. 


Addendum: Dr. Test Log 

Test 1 

Subject: Agent 

Conditions: Subject lives approximately miles from Site and 
was briefed on the nature of SCP-1596 prior to testing; her home 
was emptied of all belongings prior to the experiment. 

Results: Staff assigned to monitor Subjects's home confirmed that it 
caught fire at precisely the same moment that she lit a match from 
SCP-1596. Their report shows the fire started on the far left of the 
second floor; Subject confirmed that this was her bedroom and the 
room in which she spent most of her time. During the test, Subject 
attempted to light a gasoline-soaked rag with her match; several 
attempts at doing so were all met with defeat. Subject was thanked 
for her cooperation and granted 110% market value of her home as 
compensation. 


The flame from the match seems to be "sterile" in its inability to 
spread to other substances; further testing could explore this 
peculiarity further. Also, it may be that there's a connection between 
where the fire starts and where the Subject spends the majority of 
his or her time. This may mean that there's no association between 
the Subjects "home" and SCP-1596 at all; after all, it would make 
sense that the majority of most subjects’ time is spent at home. -Dr. 


Test 2 

Subject: Agent 

Conditions: Subject was flown in from the Foundation's Chinese 
branch for this experiment. As with Test 1, Subject was informed of 
the nature of SCP-1596 and given time to prepare his home 
beforehand. 

Results: Subject was recorded attempting to light his match on a 
variety of substances, including three other matchboxes and even 
an open flame. The match remained unlit, however, until struck 
against SCP-1596. Staff assigned to Subjects's home confirmed that 
the fire again began at the exact moment that the match was struck; 
no deviation between times was recorded. Fire was observed to 
begin on the right side of the first floor; Subject confirmed this to be 


his "workplace" and where he would spend the majority of his time. 
While the match was lit, Subject attempted to light another match 
from from SCP-1596 with it. Despite several attempts, the flame 
from his match refused to spread before extinguishing. Subject was 
thanked for his cooperation and granted 110% market value of his 
home as compensation. 


Test 2 seems to indicate that the matches will not light by any 
means other than SCP-1596 and that a match's flame will not 
spread to any other substance. Furthermore, distance has not been 
observed to play any significant factor in the affect of SCP-1596, 
and Test 2 seems to add credence to my hypothesis that SCP-1596 
is tied to where the Subject spends the most time, not where their 
"home" is. -Dr. 


Test 3 
Subject: Agent 
Conditions: Match from SCP-1596 attached to a robotic arm and 
positioned to strike SCP-1596 upon activation. Subject was placed 
in separate room and told to press a button when prompted that 
would activate the arm and ignite the match. As before, Subject was 
warned of SCP-1596's nature and given the opportunity to prepare. 
Result: Staff positioned at Subject's residence did not report any 
event of a fire; further investigation showed no sign of fire damage 
within. Two hours later, Subject was informed of a house fire at 

; , his childhood home. Fire patterns were consistent 
with those found in Tests 1 and 2. The house fire claimed lives, all 
of which were immediate family members to the Subject. Subject 
was granted indefinite leave for grieving; upon his return, he 
revealed that his childhood house was where he always "truly felt" at 
home. When asked, he also confirmed that the kitchen, which is 
where investigation showed the fire began, was "the room that first 
came to mind when [he] thought of [his] old home". Subject's 
requests for amnestics that would block his memory of participating 
in Test 3 were denied; Subject was instead enrolled into counseling 
at the Foundation's Psychiatric Center. 


We still can't rule out the possibility that the house fire was 
coincidental and that SCP-1596 simply doesn't work when it's not 
used directly. Still, when you see hoof prints, think Horses, not 


Zebras. Seems to be that SCP-1596 might possess some sort of 
telepathic abilities to "sense" where the Subject "feels" most at 
home, which would negate my previous theories. More testing is 
going to be needed, but I'm going to petition for SCP-1596 to be 
reclassified a "Euclid" until further notice. -Dr. 


O5 Notice - All testing/experimentation involving SCP-1596 is 
suspended indefinitely pending further review of its nature. 
Requests for reclassification will likewise be evaluated. 


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SCP-1597: A Security Blanket 


Item #: SCP-1597 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1597 is to be kept in 
Containment Chamber #246 in Site 23 at all times unless it is being 
used for testing in Testing Chamber #523. If possible, the object’s 
active state should be observed solely by camera recording, due to 
its aversion to humans. When personnel successfully manage to 
start conversation with the object, they are to utilize casual tone. 
Research is currently underway to discover methods by which 
SCP-1597 can be forced into its active state. 


If the object resists interaction, testing, or attempts to escape, it is to 
be doused with water. Paperweights have been placed directly 
outside of the object's containment area in order to immobilize it 
during testing. 


Description: SCP-1597 is a wool blanket measuring 2m by 1m. The 
object can be used comfortably as a non-anomalous blanket; 
however, if used for more than approximately ten (10) minutes at a 
time, a high pitched crying will emanate from the object and continue 
until SCP-1597 is able to enter into an active state. 


SCP-1597’s active state consists of the object becoming animate 
and autonomously moving through levitation. During this active 
state, SCP-1597 displays signs of sapience and an aversion to most 
subjects that are older than approximately ten (10) years of age and 
will often cease animation if such a subject approaches it. However, 
through repeated exposure and tactfulness, Doctor and Agent 

have been successful in gaining SCP-1597’s trust and 
communicating with it. For the purposes of coaxing the object into 
conversation, the aforementioned personnel are allowed to refer to 
the object with its stated name, Zoey, as well as maintaining a 
slightly more casual tone when addressing it. 


Interview Log-1597-Alpha: 
Interviewed: SCP-1597 
Interviewer: Doctor 
<Begin Log> 
Doctor : Hello, Zoey. 
SCP-1597: [laughs] Hello, Mrs. | 
Doctor : How are you doing today? 


SCP-1597: [Object moves in a circular formation 
approximately 1m off of the ground before returning to 
Doctor .] That’s how | feel today. 


Doctor : That’s excellent, Zoey. Are you ready to 
talk about why you don’t usually like grown-ups today? 


SCP-1597: [Object remains stationary for approximately 
thirty (30) seconds before vocalizing.] Maybe just a little. 
| don’t like them ‘cause they took me away. They're bad 
people. 


Doctor : Took you away from what, sweetie? 


SCP-1597: Everything, mo—l’m sorry, | mean Mrs. 


Doctor : That’s okay, that’s okay. What did they 
do? 


SCP-1597: [Object once again remains stationary for 
approximately two (2) minutes.] | don’t know, | shut my 
eyes because it was scary. All | saw were a buncha 
people in coats like yours that were all around me, and 
then | just shut my eyes, and | think | fell asleep. | heard 
a lotta whispering though, and a lot of cold, metal things 
kept touching my arms and legs. | woke up and | couldn't 
see myself no more. All | had was my blanket. 


Doctor : I’m sorry you had to go through that. 


SCP-1597: Hey... you guys wouldn’t do anything like 
that to me, would you? 


Doctor : Of course not, Zoey. 
SCP-1597: I’m glad. 


Doctor : Well, | think that’s all for today. I'll see you 
tomorrow. 


SCP-1597: Okay. | love you. 
<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Doctor reportedly 
preemptively powered off the recording device due to the 
fact that she believed the session to be over, and nothing 
of importance occurred after the cessation of the log. 
These statements were confirmed by the security 
personnel present. 


Researcher's note: Due to the risk of causing SCP-1597 to become 
completely unresponsive and mistrustful towards all Foundation 
personnel, including myself and Agent , | hereby request no 
unnecessary testing other than interviews take place at the current 
time. - Doctor Adelaide 


Site Director's note: Granted. - Site Director Roger Langley 


Addendum-1597-Xi: Doctor and Agent were confirmed to be 
dead as of / /20 when SCP- _ breached containment. When 
informed that these personnel would not be returning, SCP-1597 
became unresponsive and did not enter into an active state for two 
(2) weeks. Though it was constantly reassured that Doctor and 
Agent would be coming back at any time, the object refused to 
interact with any other personnel and repeatedly demanded to see 
the aforementioned people. During this time, constant sobbing 
matching the voice of SCP-1597 was heard emanating from the 
object when no personnel were attempting to interact with it. This 
behavior continued for months. After this, any time personnel 


entered into its containment chamber during the object’s active 
phase, it would cease animation and resist all attempts at 
communication. 


Site Director's note: Due to the low likelihood of regaining 
SCP-1597’'s trust, testing has hereon been approved for the 
purposes of forcing SCP-1597 into an active state, revealing the 
origin of its anomalous properties, and researching the methods by 
which this object operates. - Site Director Roger Langley 


Addendum-1597-Chi: After experimentation on the object 
commenced on / /20 , SCP-1597 began animating in order to 
move itself away from personnel, usually in the upper parts of its 
containment chamber while emitting high-pitched noises. Through 
trial-and-error, it was determined that liquids, especially water, were 
effective in disrupting the object's ability to levitate. Furthermore, the 
object was shown to have little physical strength when active and 
was able to be subdued with paperweights. As such, containment 
procedures have been modified. 


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SCP-1598: Unforeseen Setbacks 


Item #: SCP-1598 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1598 is to be contained in 
Cell-14 at Research Site—45. The cell is to be lined with high 
density rubber with a thickness of 30cm. The floor is to be grated as 
to facilitate the disposal of waste from SCP-1598. The cell is to have 
an automatic antiseptic wash feature capable of cleaning the 
surrounding walls, grating, and SCP-1598 itself every 8 hours. Only 
D-class personnel are permitted to enter the cell.