SCP-214: I've always been there. I'm still there. Home is where the 
Library is, after all. And this is my home now, isn't it? So this is the 
Library now. It'll be a fine one too, once | get everything organized. 


Researcher : What do you remember of before the library? Do 
you remember your name? Do you remember why you were sent to 
the library? 


SCP-214: Oh, my name is SCP-214, isn't it? Filed and stored away 
with so many other texts. | greatly admire your work. You hold so 
many beautiful things here. 


Researcher : That's your designation, yes. Do you remember 
what it was? 


SCP-214: Designation, a distinguishing name. Yes. | know it. Do 
you remember what yours is? 


Researcher : Of course, it's , but I'm not the one answering 
the questions here. Do you remember what happened at the library 
between when you arrived and you were found? 


SCP-214: Are you sure? Because you told me it was Alicia before. 
Some times, people lose themselves and | wouldn't want that to 
happen to you. It's for your own good that you know yourself. What 
happened? What always happens in a Library. Knowledge was 
exchanged. 


Researcher : Alicia? What, no. You're attempting to change the 
subject. What knowledges were exchanged in the library? With 
whom? Reports suggested people inside engaging in some kind of 
synchronized ritual, but when we showed up, you were the only one 
there. What happened to the rest of the people, 214? 


SCP-214: | already told you. Knowledge was exchanged. Everything 
is information, to be stored and sorted. Compressed, if need be. 


Researcher : Stored where? There were no traces of any other 
individuals inside that building when the recovery team arrived, but 
you were covered in [long pause] the unknown sample. 


SCP-214: Oh Alicia, you do have such a limited view of things here. 
You ask the wrong questions. You already know where. They're in 
the Library. They never left. 


Researcher : My name isn't... we did a thorough search of the 
library. You were the only one inside. We didn't even pick up DNA 
traces; someone or something had swept it clean. Tell me what 
happened in the library. What happened to those seventeen people, 
T... 214? 


SCP-214: You keep confusing the map for the territory Alicia. It is a 
bad habit. They've been indexed in the Library, stored, numbered 
and sorted. 


Researcher : You... you don't mean the building, do you? When 
you talk about the Library? 


SCP-214: You do good work here. We work at complimentary 


purposes. To secure, protect and contain. To organize, quantify and 
enlighten. You are so bright, Alicia. Just a few more steps now. 


Researcher : Can you... can you show me the Library? 
SCP-214: Of course | can. 
<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Researcher was found after the interview 
inside SCP-214's enclosure, leaking silvery fluid from [REDACTED]. 


SCP-215: Paranoia-Inducing Spectacles 


Item #: SCP-215 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-215 presents no threat 
unless worn, and so shall be kept in Dr. Naamdi's office until studies 
are concluded. SCP-215 is to be kept in its case when not in use, so 
as to prevent scratches to the lenses. 


Description: SCP-215 is a pair of prescription glasses designed to 
correct myopic vision. When worn, SCP-215 induces a belief in the 
wearer that inanimate objects are sentient and capable of 
communication with the wearer. The severity of this delusion varies 
from wearer to wearer, but generally strengthens over time if 
SCP-215 is worn regularly, and in the worst cases manifests as a 
severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, culminating in an 
irrational fear of all machines. 


There is no definite "safe" amount of time to wear SCP-215; while 
the onset of delusions generally takes at least twenty-four (24) 
hours, a great deal depends on the psychological disposition of the 
wearer before SCP-215 is put on, and persons who already have 
some varieties of obsessive-compulsive, synesthesiac, or 
technophiliac disorders have been known to begin suffering 
SCP-215's effects less than an hour after donning it. 


Removing SCP-215 does not remove the delusion, although normal 
methods of therapy have proven to be effective in less severe cases 
so long as SCP-215 is not put on again; a full recovery can turn to a 
full relapse in less than a day by the return of SCP-215. By the end 
of the second week, wearers tend to violently resist any attempt to 
separate them from SCP-215. 


Case Study 215-99983-D 
99983-D displayed a typical progression of SCP-215-related 


symptoms. The subject had no record of mental illness before the 
commencement of the test. 


Week 1, Day 1: 99983-D is given a temporary position as a research 
assistant to Dr. Naamdi and is issued SCP-215 to replace a pair of 
his own spectacles that were destroyed by Foundation personnel. 
Subject complained that SCP-215 didn't match his old prescription, 
and stated that he was suffering from blurry vision and headaches 
by the end of the day. 


Week 1, Day 3: Subject stopped complaining of blurred vision and 
began referring to SCP-215 as "Steve." Subject stated that "Steve 
and | get along alright; it's not exactly a match made in heaven, but 
we get by." Subject did not assign names or personalities to any 
object besides SCP-215. 


Week 1, Day 6: Subject began to assign personalities to complex 
electrical and mechanical devices that he regularly interacted with, 
including the computer that he logged data entries in, the breakroom 
coffee machine, refrigerator, microwave, and a PDA he was issued 
by Dr. Naamdi. Most interactions involved complaining about the 
general uncooperative behavior of these devices. 


Week 2, Day 1: Subject began having prolonged conversations with 
the aforementioned mechanical and electrical devices, giving all of 
them names and sometimes speaking of them in personal terms 
with other Foundation personnel, almost always to the effect that the 
devices were somehow antagonistic. Subject reported that while he 
could not "hear" the machines speaking, their "body language" was 
very clear. 


Week 2, Day 5: Subject began assigning personal qualities to less 
complex objects in his work environment, starting with his office 
supplies. 


Week 2, Day 7: Subject began minimizing interactions with living 
people and talked almost constantly to his inanimate "companions." 
Discussions with staff psychologists indicated a sophisticated web of 
relationships between 99983-D and the objects. 


Week 3, Day 3: Subject had a violent altercation with the breakroom 


microwave after a burrito came out of it underdone. Subject 
reportedly cursed and shouted at the machine before attempting to 
destroy it with a breakroom chair. Subject was restrained and 
subdued, and later apologized for his behavior to the microwave and 
the chair. 


Week 3, Day 6: Subject began personifying set-pieces in his 
environment, referring to floor tiles and ceiling lights as people. 
Subject would stop to thank each inanimate object he interacted with 
(including each individual floor tile) for permitting him to use it. 


Week 4, Day 2: Subject began displaying signs of stress when 
asked to interact with any complex electrical or mechanical 
appliance, claiming that the machines had become hostile and 
threatening. Mechanical failures or faulty performances by any 
machines in 99983-D's presence were interpreted as signs of 
impending rebellion. 


Week 4, Day 3: Subject refused to come to work. His PDA had been 
smashed; 99983-D claimed it was an act of self-defense. After being 
coerced into coming into the office, the subject began screaming 
and showing other signs of acute stress at the sight of his computer, 
which was turned off at the time. He attempted to force his way past 
the security guards at the door and had to be sedated. 


Week 4, Day 5: Subject destroyed his table lamp, alarm clock, 
watch, and ceiling fan. Afterwards, he refused to come out of his 
room. When Foundation personnel forced their way into his cell, 
they found him dead, with severe burns on his hands and arms. He 
is presumed to have been fatally electrocuted while attempting to 
disable an electrical outlet in the room. 


Addendum: | have been asked many times now if SCP-215 
enables the wearer to actually interact with machines in any 
meaningful way differently from how normal people do it, and I'm 
pretty confident the answer is "no." I've done every test | can think 
of, and all the evidence I've seen suggests that the "living" machines 
only exist in the wearer's head. There are things in this Foundation 
that can make what you believe real, but this isn't one of them. -Dr. 
Naamdi 


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SCP-216: The Safe 


Item #: SCP-216 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-216 currently resides in 
Laboratory 5. Access requires Level 2 clearance. Insertion of 
recording devices into SCP-216 is prohibited without O5 approval. 


Description: SCP-216 is a 35.6 cm (14 in) high iron safe with a 
multiple-dial combination lock. The lock has 7 dials each with 
numbers ranging from 0 to 9. The combination cannot be changed 
while the door is open. The weight of the device appears to fluctuate 
in an obtuse manner (see document 88-B). 


The door of SCP-216 can always be opened, but the accessible 
interior space appears to change depending on the currently entered 
combination. Objects placed inside SCP-216 may be accessed by 
re-entering the combination that was configured when the object 
was inserted. Objects retrieved from SCP-216 appear to be 
undamaged by the device. 


It is speculated that every possible lock combination results in a 
different interior, and that there are therefore 10 million available 
compartments. It is unknown how many objects currently reside 
inside SCP-216. 


An engraving found on the bottom of the safe reads "3/4". It has 
been hypothesized that the compartments of SCP-216 are shared 
with three other devices of a similar nature. This hypothesis is 
consistent with the findings reported in document 88-B. 


Document # 88-A: Dr. Initial test log 


- Combination lock set to 6692724 and door opened. Compartment 


appears empty. 

- 1 notebook and pencil placed inside and door closed. 

- Combination lock set to 6692725 and door opened. Compartment 
appears empty. 

- Combination lock re-set to 6692724 and door opened. Notebook 
and pencil retrieved from compartment. 


Note: "SCP-216 appears to be a very efficient storage solution." - Dr 


Document # 88-B: Dr. Test log 
Testing the effect of inserted items on the SCP’s total mass. 


- Total mass of unit before inserting item: 935.877 kg 

- Notebook and pencil (total mass 350 g) inserted into SCP-216 and 
door closed. 

- Total mass of unit after inserting item: 935.965 kg 


Expected mass: 936.227 kg 
Actual mass: 935.965 kg 
Difference: 262 g 


Testing shows that SCP-216 takes on approximately 25% of the 
mass of its contents, suggesting the mass is distributed evenly 
between SCP-216 and the three other hypothesized devices. 


Document # 122-A: Dr. Test log 


Compartments 0000000-0000206 checked for contents. 
Compartment 0000000 found to contain traces of sawdust. 
Compartments 0000001 -0000206 found to be empty. 


Further testing arranged. 


Document # 152-D: Dr. Test log 


Compartments 0000332 - 0000398: Each compartment had a body 
part from , a 28-year-old female who had been reported 


missing on / /20 . Contents removed for identification and then 
incinerated. Liver, spleen, and lungs not recovered. 


Document # 159-B: Dr. Test log 


Compartment 0000409: A live wolverine (Gulo gulo; adult male) with 
a mass of 30 kg. Upon the door being opened, it attacked and killed 
Dr. and mutilated two nearby D-class personnel before being 
shot five times by guards. Autopsy of the wolverine revealed no 
anomalies. 


Subsequent examination of compartment 0000409 has revealed it 
now contains only loose wolverine hair, with residual traces of 
wolverine urine and wolverine anal musk. 


Document # 160-A: Dr. Test log 


Compartment 0000456: A fully loaded Glock 19 handgun with a 
round in the chamber, and one regular flavor Klondike Bar ice cream 
dessert. The ice cream bar was not melted, cold to the touch and 
remained so as long as it was in the compartment. It was removed 
for inspection, and began to melt within 2 minutes. It was placed 
back in the compartment; the door closed for 3 hours, and then 
reopened. The ice cream bar was in the same slightly melted state 
as when it was placed back three hours prior. The ice cream bar 
was removed, placed in a freezer in the nearby 2nd floor cafeteria 
for one hour. After one hour it was placed back into the 
compartment with the handgun and the door closed. 


Document # 161-A: Dr. Test log 
Chamber 0000501, confirmed to be empty, had one (1) standard 
Foundation GPS unit placed inside it. When the chamber was 


sealed, GPS failed. Data from the unit upon retrieval showed that 
the satellite was unable to confirm source location during this time. 


Document # 174-B: Dr. King Test log 


Chamber 6162384: 51 apple seeds. 

Chamber 1846563: 22 apple seeds. 

Chamber 2960104: 9 apple seeds. 

Chamber 8585821: 78 apple seeds. 

Chamber 1111111: one heavily-decomposed apple. 


Document # 152-E: Dr. Test log 


On 04/16/ all previously checked compartments were opened with 
the intention of confirming contents. When compartments 0000332 
to 0000398 were opened, individual body parts were found 
corresponding to an unknown male, arranged in the same order as 
found in experiment 152-D, including the liver, spleen and lungs. All 
previous traces of tissue from experiment 152-D, which had not 
been cleaned, were found to have been sterilized from these 
compartments. Pursuant to request for O5 directive, body parts were 
placed back into their compartments. Containment procedures 
currently under review. 


Document # 162-A: Dr. Test log (testing performed by Dr. 
) 


One digital videocamera recorder was set to record and 
placed in compartment 5500000, oriented so as to face outwards 
towards the door. The door was closed and compartment 5500001 
was opened. Compartment 5500001 was found to be empty. The 
door was closed, compartment 5500000 was opened again and the 
videocamera recorder was retrieved. 


Upon viewing the recorded footage, Dr. suffered from a transient 
ischemic attack. 


The recorded footage shows Dr. placing the videocamera inside 
the safe and closing the door. No time passes before the door is re- 
opened and the videocamera is retrieved from the safe. This is 
inconsistent with the scene reported by Dr. 


No audible sound is present on the recorded footage. A subsequent 
analysis of the videocamera revealed that several internal 


components of the camera had been fractured. 


Document # 162-B: Dr. Test log 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 


Document # 162-D: Dr. Test log 


One tape recorder was placed inside compartment 5500000 and the 
door was closed. Several other compartments were opened and 
closed before returning to compartment 5500000 and retrieving the 
tape recorder. 


The following file has been reported to cause disorientation, 
nausea, sweating, a sense of overwhelming despair, abdominal 
pains, panic attacks, migraines, and strokes. 

- This file should only be listened to in a secure environment. 

- Do not drive or operate heavy machinery for up to 24 hours after 
listening to this file. 

- Refrain from making quick eye movements while listening to this 
file. 


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SCP-217: The Clockwork Virus 


Item #: SCP-217 
Object Class: Keter