When SCP-193-02 is brought into contact with the mucous 
membranes of any mammalian subject, the segment releases 3-5 
grams of an as of yet unidentified odorless, colorless gas 
(SCP-193-03). If inhaled, SCP-193-03 will permeate the sinus tissue 
and increase mucus production by 500 - 800%. In humans, the 
increased mucus production unsurprisingly results in the need for 
additional facial tissue, typically leading to further exposure to 
SCP-193-02 and -03 and further mucus production. Repeated 
exposure to SCP-193-03 can, in roughly 70% of cases, lead to 
permanent dysfunction of a subject's mucus production. The 
resulting symptoms vary, but include a variety of respiratory issues, 
prolonged pneumonia, and (in extreme cases) suffocation. In 
roughly 10% of cases of repeated exposure, the opposite effect is 
observed: damage to the mucus glands is so severe that the subject 
is left incapable of mucus production. Such subjects are especially 
vulnerable to inflammatory respiratory diseases, infection, and 
damage to the lungs due to inhalation of particulate matter. 


No explanation has yet been discovered for the unusual adaptations 
exhibited in SCP-193; research is ongoing. 


Addendum 193-1: As of / /_ , Dr. has confirmed additional 
properties of SCP-193-02. When exposed to at least 10 cc of mucus 
and left unattended, instances of SCP-193-02 will attempt to return 
to SCP-193-01 using a combination of bodily oscillation and gas 
propulsion (via controlled emission of SCP-193-03). The segments 
appear to detect possible observers via body heat to determine 
when they can safely return to SCP-193-01 unobserved. This 
behavior continues in the presence of thoroughly insulated 
observers, but not in the presence of large artificial heat sources, 
supporting the theory that SCP-193-02 detects heat. On reaching 
SCP-193-01, instances of SCP-193-02 will enter through folds in the 
bottom of the shell, reintegrating with the main body. These 
behaviors, combined with the previously cataloged adaptations, are 
believed to be the hunting and feeding method of SCP-193. More 
detailed research into the digestion and dietary needs of the 


organism are ongoing. 


The locomotion of SCP-193-02 was discovered following an 
irregularity in experiment 193- , in which several of the used 
"tissues" were left unattended for several minutes. When Dr. 
returned, he discovered that these instances of SCP-193-02 had 
surrounded the locker holding SCP-193-01, but were unable to 
penetrate containment. Further experimentation lead to the 
discovery of these previously unknown aspects of the organism. Dr. 

has been reprimanded for leaving a known organic SCP 
unsupervised in a testing chamber. 


« SCP-192 | SCP-193 | SCP-194 » 


SCP-194: Carrion Host 


Item #: SCP-194 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-194 are to be 
kept in an aviary on the grounds on Site-43. The area around this 
aviary will be fenced in with no less than fifty (50) meters of space 
between the aviary itself and any part of the fence. SCP-194 is to be 
fed daily on dead rodents; discarded feathers from SCP-194 can be 
collected at the time of feeding. Only personnel that do not have a 
history of introversion or isolation may be tasked with feeding 
SCP-194. Instances of SCP-194-1 are to be kept in a locked 
chamber underground in Site-43. This chamber will be furnished 
with straw and a ceiling light to simulate the sun. SCP-194-1 is to be 
fed a diet identical to that of SCP-194 with the addition of feathers 
from SCP-194 on request. At no time may SCP-194-1 come into 
contact with SCP-194 unless SCP-194-1 has fully transformed into 
SCP-194. Personnel are forbidden to interact with SCP-194-1 
outside of interviews and other events scheduled with Dr. 

Personnel who have had unauthorized interactions with SCP-194 or 
SCP-194-1 must undergo mandatory psychiatric evaluation. 


Description: SCP-194 are visually identical to Corvus corax, or the 
common raven. Their behavior is also identical to that of most 
ravens, save for how they display an abnormal degree of comfort in 
the presence of humans. SCP-194 will not flee from humans unless 
they are obviously threatened, and are known to perch on humans 
when it is convenient for them to do so. They also have a distinct 
diet from normal ravens, preferring to eat meat exclusively over 
grains and seeds. 


SCP-194 gather in large numbers around introverted persons, 
usually people with antisocial tendencies and little or no history of 
violence. SCP-194 groups will follow said people around, flocking 
near their homes or places of work, and flying through whatever 


areas they are in while outside. Persons who are in prolonged 
contact with SCP-194 become SCP-194-1. No evidence has been 
found to suggest that SCP-194 have this effect on other animals. 


SCP-194-1 quickly develop antisocial personality disorders and an 
isolationist mindset if they did not already have those attributes. 
SCP-194-1 tend to neglect work and relationships, preferring to 
spend most of their time outside in the presence of SCP-194. If 
SCP-194 begin to moult, SCP-194-1 will gather up the feathers to 
eat. Once SCP-194-1 develops a habit of eating feathers they will 
eat little or nothing else. They will begin to lose body weight at a far 
greater rate than would be possible even with voluntary starvation. 


Approximately one (1) week after the feather-eating stage 
commences, SCP-194-1 will undergo a metamorphosis; the 
shoulder blades will develop thin bony protrusions that grow 
outwards with skin and muscle tissue growing around the bones as 
they extend. Over the course of twenty-four (24) hours, the 
protrusions will continue to develop, forming hollow-boned, jointed 
limbs very similar to birds' wings. Feathers may already be visibly 
growing from the "wings" at this period, or they may grow in 
afterward. All SCP-194-1 who were interviewed have described this 
transformation as extremely painful, and internal injuries around the 
upper back are common, as are conditions associated with 
malnourishment. 


After the flightless wing-like appendages are fully grown, SCP-194-1 
will become lethargic and spend most of their time resting. They will 
also become increasingly obsessed with being in the presence of 
and mimicking SCP-194 and may be hostile to human interference. 
SCP-194-1 will continue to lose weight and undergo more physical 
changes, starting with a dramatic shrinking of the spine, atrophy of 
the limbs, and reshaping of the skull, and ending with the growth of 
black feathers over any parts of the body that do not already have 
them. If SCP-194-1 survives to the end of this stage (partial 
transformation was fatal in 70% of all observed cases), SCP-194-1 
will have fully changed shape into SCP-194. Testing has revealed 
that while it is possible to delay and prolong the transformation for 
up to six (6) months by keeping SCP-194-1 separated from 
SCP-194, there is no known way to stop or reverse the 


transformation without killing SCP-194-1 after the "wings" are 
sprouted. 


Interview 194-3 
Interviewed: 6754-D, currently undergoing middle stages of 
SCP-194-1 transformation 


Interviewer: Dr. 


Foreword: Out of several subjects, 6754-D was one of the most 
open interviewees. However, like all other subjects, 6754-D spoke in 
a quiet monotone for the entire interview and on every other 
occasion he was spoken to. 


<Begin Log, // > 


Dr. : Good morning. 

6754-D: (pause) ...Morning. 

Dr. : Today I'd like to talk to you about SCP-194. 
6754-D: That's not what they're called. 

Dr. : (pause) ... Then what do you call them? 
6754-D: They're my flock. My unkindness. My hosts. 
Carrion brethren. Any name you like, but not a number. 


Dr. : Can a number not be a name? 

6754-D: (silence) 

Dr. : (pause) ...Why are you drawn to SCP... the 
hosts? 

6754-D: They came to me. They recognized me as one 

of them. 

Dr. : AS araven? 

6754-D: As a prisoner. As lonely. As... (silence) 

Dr. : As what? 

6754-D: (silence) 

Dr. : Let me try a different question. Why did you 


eat their feathers? 
6754-D: They were gifts. You don't refuse gifts. 


Dr. : Why do you eat nothing but the feathers? 
6754-D: Don't need anything else. 
Dr. : ...Do you know what's happening to you? 


6754-D: I'm joining them. I'm becoming one of them. I'll 
be beautiful. 


Dr. : Are you aware that most people who have 
been in your position have died painfully in mid-shift? 
6754-D: (silence.) 

Dr. : Are you aware that if you do survive, you will 
be caged along with the other ravens in the aviary? 
6754-D: (silence. 6754-D did not respond to any more 
questions, and after twenty minutes Dr. 

concluded the interview.) 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Seeing how 6754-D seemed to empathize with 
SCP-194, | recommend that no more D-class personnel be allowed 
to come in contact with SCP-194. | also recommend euthanizing any 
Foundation personnel who become SCP-194-1, as I'm not sure how 
much of their intelligence the birds retain if they survive the change 
and don't want to risk a bunch of sapient birds with knowleage of the 
Foundation possibly getting loose. -Dr. 


Incident Report 194-1 On 05/09/ ~—at 1300 hours, a group of 
ravens flying over Site-43 landed on the SCP-194 aviary and took 
up perches around its surface. One latched itself onto the chain 
mesh around the entry door to the aviary and began trying to 
manipulate the handle. Shots fired by approaching security guards 
made the group take flight; of the invading birds, one (1) was shot 
dead, one (1) was injured and added to the aviary after recovery, 
and at least six (6) are confirmed to have escaped. 


Incident Report 194-2 On 05/09/ = at 1500 hours, Agent 
Andersson entered the fenced area around the SCP-194 aviary, 
using his security clearance to bypass the checkpoint. He was 
carrying a bucket of dead rats, leading the guards to believe that he 
was feeding SCP-194 off of the normal schedule. He opened the 
aviary door and began pulling specimens of SCP-194 out and 
releasing them into the air. Security responded quickly enough to 
incapacitate Agent Andersson and shut the aviary door, but not 
before three (3) specimens of SCP-194 were released. Andersson 
has since been redesignated SCP-194-1 and contained. 


Incident Report 194-3 On 05/09/ ~— at 2100 hours, , the 
designated feeder for SCP-194, entered the secure area around the 


SCP-194 aviary with a bucket of dead rats, and went to the rotating 
feeder outside of the aviary to fill it. Recordings show stopping 
outside the feeder for almost a minute and staring at SCP-194 inside 
the aviary. She then set the bucket down and moved towards the 
door. The security guards restrained before she could open it. 
Subsequent examination and questioning suggests a strong psychic 
compulsion was in effect and she was released without further 
penalties. 


Addendum: Dr. , |!expect much better from you than this. 
You should be focusing your efforts on what's really important: 
finding a way to distinguish SCP-194 from any other bird. We don't 
have the resources to exterminate every bird in the world, and your 
piss-poor job of keeping the ones we have captured in confinement 
isn't helping. We need something tighter than an aviary you got from 
Home Depot, and we need more information on the birds, not the 
people who turn into them. -O5- 


« SCP-193 | SCP-194 | SCP-195 » 


SCP-195: A "Medicinal Whiskey" 


Item #: SCP-195 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: One case containing seventeen 
(17) bottles of SCP-195 exists in Foundation custody. It is kept ina 
number three Secure Containment Locker unit in the Safe-class 
storage section of Site-1279. Access to SCP-195 requires written 
authorisation from no fewer than two Level Four personnel and 
accompaniment by a member of site security. Due to the untested 
possibility of exposure due to the inhalation of evaporated SCP-195, 
access requires full level-C HAZMAT kit including respirator gear. 


It is possible that further instances of SCP-195 exist. All recovery 
agents are advised to make note of bottles of similar style or bearing 
similar labels to contained samples of SCP-195, as well as 
[REDACTED]. Should further instances of SCP-195 be discovered, 
they are to be collected by a temporary containment team in full 
HAZMAT kit including respirators. 


Description: SCP-195 is a "medicinal whiskey" sold by a pair of 
traveling salesmen in the pre-Civil War South. Various historical 
sources agree that the "whiskey" was targeted primarily to the 
slavecatchers of that era, and was advertised as having "mind- 
enhancing" properties. These sources agree that the salesmen were 
often driven out of town when the side effects of their concoction 
were discovered, and were "...hanged for their devilsh ways [sic]" on 
at least two occasions. 


When a subject consumes any quantity of SCP-195, they will initially 
react in a manner consistent with the consumption of an equal 
quantity of "gutrot" whiskey or moonshine. Within a short span of 
time (time frame varies by subject), they begin to experience 
heightened awareness and increased sensory input (taste, touch, 
smell, et cetera). This effect of the "whiskey" was advertised by its 


salesmen and was the reason for its target audience. With this 
heightened sensory capability, however, comes a general decrease 
in impulse control and heightened fight-or-flight response which has, 
in testing, been shown to lead to markedly increased levels of 
violent behavior. This response is theorized to explain the brutality 
shown by [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


D-Class under the effect of SCP-195 were capable of and willing to 
[DATA EXPUNGED)]ing to enjoy the violence of the act. D-183578 
(first-degree murder, rape; terminated) expressed a desire to "rip the 
's head off with my teeth" [sic]. Further testing on the capacities 
of SCP-195 is deemed unnecessary. Late research assistant 
Renfield has been posthumously awarded a Foundation citation for 
performance above and beyond the requirements of duty. 


After the "whiskey's" effects wear off, the test subjects will generally 
return to normal, with the exception of those who [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. Within a month, however, all subjects will experience 
a generalized feeling of ennui coupled with fatigue. MRI scans at 
this stage show development of ulcer-like wounds in the stomach 
and lungs. These continue to spread indefinitely until the death of 
the subject. Additionally, the subject's skin and muscle structure 
begins to degrade, particularly around points of stress or motion. 
This degradation also continues indefinitely or until the death of the 
subject. 


SCP-195 was discovered by the -year-old son of a historian in ‘ 
Alabama, in late 20 . Mr. 's arrest and sentencing for the 
murder of [REDACTED] was an item of minor interest in local news 
in the area. The Foundation became interested in Mr. 's case 
when he was admitted to a hospital, at which point the unusual 
degradation of his skin and organs was noted by Foundation 
informants in the medical community and traced back to an 
antebellum home where he had assisted his father in cataloging 
various items of historical interest. A Foundation team was 
dispatched to the home and located an open case containing 
bottles of SCP-195. 


Addendum: Historical sources' descriptions of the salesmen seem 
to agree that one man was blond and unusually tall while the other 
had dark hair and walked with a stoop. Both men had "...strange 


bright eyes [s/c]" and wore matching . [REDACTED] match 
current Fac[DATA EXPUNGED] remain uncaptured. All personnel 
are reminded that the capture [DATA EXPUNGED)vel six priority. 


« SCP-194 | SCP-195 | SCP-196 » 


SCP-196: Time Paradox 


Item #: SCP-196 
Object Class: Euclid/Keter