Special Containment Procedures: Subject is to be kept in a 
secure box with a combination lock, code - - inastandard 
fireproof safe with a number pad locking system. Neither lock will 
contain a backup keyhole. Within this context, SCP-1016 poses no 
threat. Approval of at least one (1) Level 4 personnel is required for 
the removal of object from its containment area for research 
purposes. Due to the nature of the device, testing may only be 
performed at the isolated building at Site after making sure the 
building contains only D-class personnel. 


Description: SCP-1016 appears as a standard door key of 
unremarkable make. If placed on a keychain with two or more keys 
of a similar make, SCP-1016 will gradually alter its appearance to 
match over the course of several weeks. Regardless of form, the 
SCP may be identified by indelible bloodstains on the fob. 
Bloodstains contain human DNA from 27 different specimens, none 
of which matches any individual on file. If left in place for more than 
two weeks, the surface SCP-1016 rests on will show evidence of 
similar bloodstains. 


The Foundation became aware of SCP-1016 upon review of the 


arrest of for the murder of his wife and two children. 
Anomalies and an allegedly airtight alibi triggered the curiosity of 
Agents and who proceeded to investigate. Initially 
believing to be the threat, SCP-1016 was transferred to Site 
with his personal effects. Upon noting the unusual nature of 
SCP-1016, was given a Class A amnestic and transferred to 


a different federal institution. 


When inserted into an unlocked mechanism, the key has no effect. 
When inserted into the locked mechanism of a door or similar barrier 


behind which are one or more mammalian lifeforms, the key will 
open the lock, and have its secondary effects. 


When SCP-1016 is inserted into such a lock, any lights in the 
structure dim noticeably. At such time, instruments detect no 
fluctuation in the power grid. The dimming phenomenon is noted 
with both electrical and incendiary light sources, and lasts until the 
key is removed from the lock or the door is opened past the frame. 
Following this, an additional presence appears in the structure. 
Experiments involving autonomously-powered video surveillance of 
the interior show the video monitoring devices to malfunction as 
power is restored, in a manner consistent with manual tampering; 
batteries are removed, lenses covered, or power is turned off. Upon 
the user entering the structure, persons and higher animals inside 
the structure at the time of the unlocking act are found to be dead. 


Cause of death in SCP-1016'‘s victims is universally penetrating 
trauma with a large, bladed object. Victims bear wounds running 
along entire lengths of limbs, and in many cases appear to be 
partially dissected. In each instance, blood and organs from at least 
one victim will be arranged in what appears to be a specific pattern, 
although no consistent system has been found between instances. 
The interior of the residence will show signs of struggle, with 
overturned furniture, bruising on victims’ intact skin, and [DATA 
EXPUNGED] being commonplace, despite no audible indication of 
this, even in the room just beyond the entrance. Even in situations 
where video surveillance would seem to indicate mere seconds 
passing between tampering and assault, the site contains evidence 
of struggles that appear to have lasted hours. The original activator 
of SCP-1016 never reports seeing or hearing anything definite, 
although upon their initial entrance of the structure, some subjects 
have reported having their attention inexplicably drawn to empty 
windows or doorways, or to hear breathing from an unlocatable 
source. 


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SCP-1017: The Replacement 


Item #: SCP-1017 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-1017 remains confined 
to the London Underground Metropolitan Railway, containment must 
be enacted in-situ. Detection and identification of an instance of 
SCP-1017 is crucial, and to be carried out by three Foundation 
agents who have been inserted into the human resources, train 
control, and departments of the Transport For London (TFL) 
administration. Fail-safe explosive charges are placed at key 
locations in the network, so as to be able to isolate segments in the 
event of a containment breach. 


When a manifestation is detected, two additional Foundation agents 
are to board the affected train disguised as members of the public, 
carrying concealed type-21 (Somniacene) gas grenades. MTF 
Epsilon-12 (“The Train-spotters”) are to follow the affected vehicle in 
a train disguised as an underground railway maintenance vehicle. 
Any TFL staff attempting to contact the driver of the affected train is 
to be subtly distracted by the embedded agents. Class-B amnestics 
are authorised for use if necessary. 


Should a Phase-2 event occur, all personnel are to enact procedure 
108-Captum, as detailed in this report. Any minor delays or 
interference caused with the wider London transport network are to 
be explained to staff and members of the public as “signalling errors 
or “planned engineering works”. 


” 


Description: SCP-1017 is an anomalous phenomenon which 
frequently occurs on the London Underground Metropolitan Railway. 
The effect will happen if at least one member of the train driving staff 
is not present at work due to illness or injury. 


The effect first starts when the staff member attempts to notify their 


supervisor that they will unable to attend work by telephone. The 
telephone call will not be received and interviews with the staff 
member in question have revealed that their call went through to an 
unidentified male recipient, who agreed to pass on the message. 


After this, the train that the absent driver was scheduled to operate 
will function as normal along the planned route. The effect seems to 
occur with a preference for operating on the : and 

lines. The train will stop at stations as normal, and allow passengers 
to board and disembark as expected. However, the driver's cabin 
will be entirely empty. CCTV camera footage of affected trains 
shows the vehicle’s controls operating without any visible operator. 
Curiously, members of the public rarely seem to notice this 
anomalous effect. Under most circumstances, the train will operate 
for a full working day, and then be left at the appropriate sidings at 
the end of the shift. 


Although SCP-1017 will always tend to operate when an employee 
is unable to work, the effect has been noted never to occur during a 
number of circumstances, including: 


¢ Sundays 

¢ An annual period, normally two weeks in duration, usually 
occurring in the summer. 

* Aone week period stretching over Christmas and New Year’s 
Eve. 

¢ Any time that industrial action is undertaken by the National 
Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers. 

¢ Any day where the soccer team “ ”is playing ina 
premiership match. 

* The th of October. 


Infrequently SCP-1017 may undergo a Phase-2 event, requiring 
more direct intervention by the Foundation. These are normally 
triggered by individuals attempting to make contact with the driver of 
the train, members of the public noting that the train is driver-less, 
interference with the normal running of the train, [DATA 
REDACTED] and reflective surfaces positioned near the driver's 
cabin. 


Should a phase-2 event occur, the train will immediately begin to 


accelerate to dangerous speeds, ignoring any stop signals, and 
potentially injuring members of the public who are attempting to 
board or disembark. The train will continue to build speed, and 
should procedure 108-Captum not be enacted, there is a major 
likelihood of a collision with another vehicle or a de-railing incident. 
Any conscious passengers on board the train will quickly begin to 
develop a number of harmful symptoms including: 


¢ Intense headaches. 

¢ Brain hemorrhages or aneurysms. 

¢ Apparent auditory and visual hallucinations. 

¢ Loss of reason/rationality. 

¢ [DATA REDACTED] 

¢ Intensely violent and frenzied assaulting of other passengers. 
¢ Violent self-harm or mutilation of the face and eyes. 


A summary of procedure 108-Captum follows: 


1. Agents on board the train are to immediately render any 
members of the public present unconscious, followed by 
themselves. 

2. Foundation staff are to remotely cut power to the section of 
the track containing the affected train, ensuring that the train 
comes to rest between platforms. MTF Epsilon-12 is to 
rendezvous with the train. 

3. MTF Epsilon-12 is split into two teams. Team Alpha will 
proceed to the front of the affected train, and deploy 
concussion grenades through the driver’s compartment 
windows. Team Beta is to position themselves outside the 
passenger doors of the train, and commence breaching and 
boarding actions. If the Foundation agents on-board the train 
are unsuccessful in their mission, team beta is to tranquillise 
any members of the public still active. 

4. Should MTF Epsilon-12 fail, the appropriate explosive charges 
are to be detonated remotely. 


Following the conclusion of these events, standard clean-up 
operations can be carried out, including administration of amnestics 
to involved members of the public and the release of a cover story 
(approved stories include gas leakages, unexploded WW2 
ordnance, or terrorism). To date, procedure 108-Captum has been 


modestly effective in preventing a containment breach, dealing with 
38 Phase-2 events in the past decade, only one of which required 
the use of the fail-safe explosive charges. 


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SCP-1018: The Thirst 


Item #: SCP-1018 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1018 is currently 
contained in Storage Unit , located at Site 


All components of SCP-1018 are to be kept in 1m x 1m x 3m 
containers and kept under guard by two (2) members of security at 
all times. No liquids are to be introduced to SCP-1018 components 
without the express permission from one (1) member of Level 3 
personnel. 


Description: SCP-1018 is the overarching designation given toa 
group of three statues hereafter referred to as SCP-1018-1, 
SCP-1018-2 and SCP-1018-3. All components of SCP-1018 depict 
an emaciated or elderly human male and are composed primarily of 
concrete and gravel. A red luminescence is visible on several points 
on the surface of SCP-1018 components, mostly present on the 
head and throat. SCP-1018-1's anomalous effect is activated by 
applying pressure to the back of its neck while SCP-1018-2 and 
SCP-1018-3's are activated by contact with liquid. 


When SCP-1018-1 is activated the area within ten (10) meters of it 
will experience heavy rainfall. In situations where SCP-1018 is 
activated indoors, this rain will rapidly fall from the ceiling of the 
structure. Further examination of rainfall produced by SCP-1018-1 
shows no anomalous properties. This rainfall will last thirty (30) 
minutes before abruptly ceasing. The rainfall brought on by 
SCP-1018-1 will typically activate SCP-1018-2 and SCP-1018-3 
when they are in the same structure. 


When SCP-1018-2 is activated, six (6) manifestations of what seem 
to be emaciated children will appear in the area surrounding 
SCP-1018-2. These children appear identical to several who 


disappeared two (2) months before SCP-1018's recovery. All 
manifestations will approach individuals present and frantically 
request water. These manifestations are incorporeal and so are 
unable to consume water even when it is provided to them. Twenty- 
five (25) minutes after the initial activation, all manifestations will 
clutch their throats and fall to the ground, where they remain for an 
additional two (2) minutes before disappearing. 


SCP-1018-3 appears to have been heavily modified at some point in 
the past. Several parts of its structure appear to have been removed 
and replaced, most notably the left leg and the head. A small hole 
has been drilled into the left ear of the statue, suggesting something 
has been removed or inserted. The purpose of these modifications 
is currently unknown. When SCP-1018-3 is activated, it will begin 
speaking in a highly distorted male voice. SCP-1018-3 will generally 
repeat the phrase "Are We Cool Yet?" although rare variations on 
this have been noted, such as "Art We Cool Yet?", "Are We God 
Yet?" and "Mars We Cook Yet?". When these variations are spoken, 
the distortion of SCP-1018-3's voice will increase heavily, with 
stuttering and slowing-down of speech being common. This speech 
will continue for thirty (80) minutes before ceasing. 


The components of SCP-1018 were first recovered when they were 
activated at a charity gala intended to raise money to provide clean 
water to those in troubled areas. Mobile Task Force Upsilon-23 ("Art 
Critics") were dispatched to recover SCP-1018 and did so without 
incident. Security camera footage of the incident shows two local 
activists placing the SCP-1018 components backstage and 
activating SCP-1018-1 before fleeing. Efforts to locate them have 
as-of-yet been unsuccessful. 


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SCP-1019: Anartist's Folly 


Item #: SCP-1019 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-1019 is transient in 
nature, current containment procedures are geared towards 
minimizing public knowledge of SCP-1019. When a phenomenon is 
recognized as an instance of SCP-1019, a decision should be made 
by a Level 3 or greater researcher on whether to document it 
immediately, or let it expire naturally, based on possibility of 
exposure to the public. Heuristic word processing algorithms are to 
be used on all SCP Foundation files for the possibility of 
documenting an instance of SCP-1019 before being uploaded to the 
main database, to avoid an unintentional disabling of the current 
instance. 


An investigation to discover the identity of the entity or entities 
known as "WAW" is presently underway. 


Description: SCP-1019 is the designation given to a series of 20 73 
more than 100 loosely related phenomena documented by the SCP 
Foundation since December 13, 2007. Instances of SCP-1019 have 
only six documented similarities, and have varied widely in every 
other respect. 


1: Instances of SCP-1019 are localized to either one object or an 
area of no greater than 20 square meters. 

2: Instances of SCP-1019 are not directly harmful to human life. 

3: Instances of SCP-1019 are accompanied by an odor of lavender, 
tea tree oil, Irish Spring soap, or lime. 

4: Instances of SCP-1019 are accompanied by a sensation of 
tingling in the fingertips of the left hand. 

5: Instances of SCP-1019 cease being anomalous or completely 
disappear 90 days after their inception or at the time of their 
documentation in official SCP Foundation files, whichever happens 


first. 

6: Instances of SCP-1019, upon ceasing to function, manifest within 
the area of effect a slip of paper 3x3 centimeters, displaying on one 
side a white sigil associated with Modern Chaos Magic! on a black 
background with the letters WAW in the center. The reverse side 
always contains a message in black text on a white background. 
These slips of paper are not otherwise anomalous, and have been 
designated SCP-1019-A. 


It is important to note that phenomena that fit these conditions are 
not SCPs in their own right; rather, they are instances of SCP-1019, 
apparently created by an unknown entity, suspected to be a talented 
anartist.2 


Partial list of past instances of SCP-1019: 


SCP-1019 instancé Description SCP-1019-A 
message 
SCP-1019-1 (Formerly SCP- ) A) None? 
small patch of grass 
outside Bend, Oregon 
which continuously 
wove itself into a 
fractal pattern. 


Documented 
December 13, 2007.