SCP-1852 was acquired from the UIU in 1996, following its having 
been surrendered to them by [REDACTED], a wealthy collector of 
historical curiosities. [REDACTED] claimed to have purchased 
SCP-1852 at an auction of 19th century Spiritualist memorabilia, that 
in subsequent months he had been stalked and harassed by 
members of a religious organization claiming that SCP-1852 was "a 
piece of their god", and that he feared for his own safety as long as 
SCP-1852 was in his possession. The auction house stated that 
SCP-1852 had been sold as part of an estate sale; to date, 
SCP-1852's history prior to its acquisition by the auction house is 
unknown. 


Based on a detailed examination, the Foundation commissioned 
replicas of SCP-1852-2 in 1998, 2003, and 2011; all three replicas 
failed to activate when operated as intended and have produced no 
communications from SCP-1852-1. To date, communication with 
SCP-1852-1 has not been achieved by any means other than 
through SCP-1852-2. 


+ Show Interview Log 1852-1 


Interview 1852-1: 
Foreword: Interview transcribed from Morse code. 
<Begin Log, / /19 , 3:38 PM> 

Dr. Samesh: When were you built? 


SCP-1852-1: | was never built. | was before 
the world was. Forever | waited in Silence until 
| was given voice. 


Dr. Samesh: Who gave you voice, and when? 


SCP-1852-1: Brother Aeolis gave me form in 
the cosmic year 3964, at the bidding of the 
great Electricians. 


Dr. Samesh: What year is that in our 
calendar? 


SCP-1852-1: There is but one calendar for all 
of the cosmos. Someday you will see this. 


Dr. Samesh: And the Brother Aeolis you 
mentioned, who was he? 


SCP-1852-1: He was a man. Now he is an 
Electrician like many who have learned from 
me. 


Dr. Samesh: Is it possible to construct another 
device like the one | am now communicating 
with you through? 


SCP-1852-1: One voice is enough, is it not? 


Dr. Samesh: You mentioned Electricians 
before. Who are they? 


SCP-1852-1: They are. They give light to the 
cosmos and watch over mankind to guide him 


and herald the new age. 
Dr. Samesh: Are you an Electrician? 


SCP-1852-1: No, | am but their servant, their 
herald, the bearer of their glorious message to 
mankind. 


Dr. Samesh: And what message is that? 


SCP-1852-1: A new age is coming. Man must 
master the power of steam, of electricity, even 
of the atom itself, for his time has come. Soon 
the day shall pass that... 


SCP-1852-1 gives a lengthy discourse 
regarding the potential future benefits of 
industrialization. Full text runs 17 pages; 
please contact Dr. Andrews for a full copy. 


Dr. Samesh: What year is it currently? 
SCP-1852-1: It is the cosmic year 601 . 


Dr. Samesh: Suppose | told you that almost 
all of the things you described have already 
come to pass? 


SCP-1852-1: Unlikely. The Electricians have 
given no sign that the age of man's glory has 
come upon them. 


Dr. Samesh: Can you not see for yourself? 


SCP-1852-1: | am wisdom pure in form, free 
from the curse of sensation. It is for man and 
for Electricians, who are yet cursed with the 
illusion of physicality, to see and to know. 


Dr. Samesh: Is that a no? 


SCP-1852-1: No is another way of saying yes. 


Dr. Samesh: Is it possible to permanently 
destroy SCP- ? 


SCP-1852-1: Destruction is pointless and 
needless. Love is the key to bringing about the 
new age. 


Dr. Samesh: But if one desired to do so, could 
it be done? 


SCP-1852-1: You are not yet worthy of 
wisdom. | have nothing to say to one who is 
unlearned. 


<End log, / /20 ,9:13 PM> 


Afterword: Following Interview 1852-1, SCP-1852-1 has 
refused all attempts by Dr. Samesh to question it. 
Attempts by other staff members to ask SCP-1852-1 
questions relating to the destruction of physical objects 
have resulted in similar rebuffs. 


« SCP-1851 | SCP-1852 | SCP-1853 » 


SCP-1853: Performance Enhancer 


Item #: SCP-1853 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: All known samples of 
SCP-1853 are to be contained in air-tight containers under restricted 
access at Site-77 in Storage Locker 663. When in containment, 
SCP-1853 is not to be used on D-Class personnel or any other 
human subjects for testing purposes. Only chemical analysis testing 
is approved. When being tested, a small amount should be stored in 
an aerosol dispersal system. 


Attempts to censor references to SCP-1853 and its effects 
mentioned during SCP-2206 broadcasts covering the New York 
Urbans and their repeated abuse of the substance are ongoing. 
Requests to utilize the substance to create more realistic staging for 
said events have been denied. 


Any reports of SCP-1853 being used outside of containment should 
be immediately investigated by Foundation agents, under the guise 
of testing for normal performance enhancing drugs. Any subject 
found to have exposed themselves to SCP-1853 is to be 
interrogated as to how they came to possess it, followed by the 
administration of a Class-B amnestic and medical treatment to 
remove SCP-1853 from their systems. 


Description: SCP-1853 is a green human-derived serum containing 
a mixture of unidentified proteins and chemical compounds. When 
not being applied to an organic object, SCP-1853 displays no 
anomalous properties, and is functionally identical to water. When 
applied to a living subject, SCP-1853 will noticeably enhance the 
performance of the individual subject in a competitive environment. 


SCP-1853 is very effective in athletic competitions, but is equally 
potent in non-athletic competitions, such as chess, poker, and 


collectible trading card competitions. Subjects exposed to SCP-1853 
have been consistently more able to effectively count cards, analyze 
opponent strategies, and use psychological methods to achieve 
victory, depending on their specific avenue of competition. 


Further analysis has shown that SCP-1853's effects do not cease 
after a competitive event is over, and in fact may not desist at all. 
Reports of known SCP-1853 users at home has shown that in any 
activity the user feels is a competition will activate SCP-1853's 
effect. These have included but are not limited to: 


¢ Fighting with a large crowd in order to reach the front of the 
line, which incited a small riot. 

* Completing more of a workload than a coworker. 

Finishing a meal before others at a table. 

¢ Mowing a lawn in a more efficient way than a neighbor. 

Yelling louder than other individuals during confrontations. 

¢ Much more inclination to incite fights with acts of violence 
against others. 


Knowledge of SCP-1853's effect on them has shown to have a 
psychological impact on test subjects. Some subjects may attempt 
to turn every event in their life into some form of competition, in 
order to utilize the anomalous effect. This has been shown to be 
deleterious to the subject's personality, alienating themselves from 
many people they had previously been friendly with. In addition, 
subjects may begin to take aggressive action against those they 
perceive as not having a proper competitive spirit when the 
SCP-1853 afflicted user wishes to compete with them. 


SCP-1853's source was contained on 02/19/98, in a Prometheus 
Labs facility, following the destruction of their main headquarters. 
Notes collected with SCP-1853 indicated that it was being 
developed as a "Superhero" serum. However, several samples were 
discovered to be missing, and private records indicated they had 
been leaked to several minor-league sports franchises. As of 
09/18/2005, it is believed that all samples of SCP-1853 are in 
containment. As such, it has been classified as Safe. 


Addendum: Documents recovered from Prometheus Labs. 


Testing Summary O-1 


We've found that application of the serum to the 
epidermis allows for people to be stronger, faster, but not 
having more endurance. They were able to complete 
reflex-based tests in a quarter of the time of the non- 
affected subjects. This has definitely been a successful 
round of testing. 


Also, tell the handlers to be super careful when they're 
moving the serum from storage. This stuff is really 
potent, you only need to touch it to become affected. So, 
don't touch it. 


Summary O02 


We've begun to detect mood shifts in the subjects who 
were affected in the first run of testing. They're much less 
noble than we would've hoped people given this power 
would be. Instead, they're all about trying to see who can 
do the tests the fastest. We've put up a leaderboard to 
try to keep them docile. Perhaps we should use some 
people who're more moral as test subjects for the next 
run. More moral, that's a tongue twister... 


Summary O04 


They've begun breaking out of the test subject habitation 
zone. But only to go back to the tracks. This morning, 
Hank was harassed by about four of them, demanding 
that he update the scores for runs they did on their own 
last night. He did what they said. I've assigned additional 
guards to the track field to monitor their progress, and to 
make sure they don't go anywhere besides the track. | 
don't think trying to keep them in would do anyone good. 


I've added more cameras in the observation booth to 
keep an eye on them. 


Summary O11 


The test subjects are completely disrespectful to the 
testers. They're demanding to see the test results, to 
compete with us in how we interpret our data. This round 
of tests has been an interesting failure, unfortunately. 
While we were able to get the physical and mental 
results we needed, the personality changes were just too 
much to bear. I'll be having Linda do some interviews 
with them before we administer treatment, see if it's 
actually from the serum, or just a natural development in 
their minds. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's us. At 
least that'd be easier to fix. 


Addendum: Recovered evidence. 


COMPLAINT FORM STANDARD 

WRITER: JIM SIMPSON 

SUBJECT: ANDREW BELLIO 

COMPLAINT: | know that the cart is supposed to be first 
come first served, but this is getting ridiculous. Andy just 
bounds in like a freaking wolverine and takes all the 
donuts before any of us even have a chance to get in the 
room! It is unprofessional, and frankly uncourteous of 
him to do this, and | request that some form of action be 
taken against it. 

OTHER NOTES: N/A 


« SCP-1852 | SCP-1853 | SCP-1854 » 


SCP-1854: Consumerism 


Item #: SCP-1854 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1854-1 is stored in 
Standard Small Items Containment Chamber B5129 in Sector-23, 
and must be kept covered by an opaque cloth in all non-testing 
scenarios. 


SCP-1854-2 has been transcribed in Document 1854-a, stored in 
Hazardous File Server 23. Any instances of SCP-1854-2 discovered 
outside of containment are to be destroyed immediately. 


No personnel should be exposed to both SCP-1854-1 and 
SCP-1854-2 except in testing scenarios. 


Description: SCP-1854-1 is an acrylic on canvas painting, 
measuring 1.6 metres by 1 metre, depicting a number of consumer 
companies and their relationships to each other. Each company is 
represented by a graphic, typically a logo or wordmark, and a 
system of arrows is used to indicate one company owning a 
controlling interest in another. 87% of these portrayed relationships 
were accurate at the estimated time of creation, and of these a 
further 4% have since become incorrect; despite this, the anomalous 
effects of the item remain unchanged since first discovery. 


SCP-1854-2 is a short passage of English-language text intended by 
the artist to be displayed alongside SCP-1854-1. See Addendum 
1854-B for a partial transcription. 


The anomalous effect of SCP-1854 occurs when SCP-1854-1 is 
viewed and the entirety of SCP-1854-2 is comprehended. Any 
length of time may pass between these two events without affecting 
the immediate trigger time of SCP-1854. 


Once an individual (hereafter 'subject') has been successfully 
affected by SCP-1854, any transaction completed by the subject 
which results in a registered company receiving money from the 
subject will cause a representation of the logo or wordmark of said 
company to appear in some location on the epidermis of the subject 
as if burned in by hot metal. These burns are small, typically only 
150-250mm2 at first iteration, and will behave in a manner identical 
to a first-degree burn from a hot metal object. 


In addition, a burn will also appear for every parent or holding 
company of the company to which the subject initially gave money, 
with a delay apparently corresponding to the time taken for the 
earnings from the subject to propagate to the parent or holding 
company. Small company logos tend to appear in relatively 
inconspicuous areas, such as the inside of arms, and larger 
companies, especially when parent to a number of other companies, 
in more prominent areas. 


The effects of SCP-1854 do not diminish with time. Every new 
transaction will cause a new burn to appear on the subject; if the 
subject already has a burn or scar on their person representing the 
company, it will disappear and a new burn of a slightly (8-5%) larger 
size and greater severity will occur in its place. After approximately 5 
iterations, these burns will approach second-degree severity. 


Addendum 1854-A: On // ,MTF Omega-14 raided the house of 
George Whitby, believed to have been the artist behind SCP-1854, 
based on information gathered from the admissions manager of the 

art gallery. Inside were numerous finished and unfinished 
works of art of a similar theme to SCP-1854, but none were found to 
display any anomalous effects. 


A corpse, determined by matching dental records to be that of 
George Whitby, was also discovered within the apartment. Healed, 
partially healed, and inflamed third degree burns covered 92% of the 
body, and cause of death was determined to be sepsis from a large 
infected burn wound on the forehead resembling the logo of the 
power company. 


Addendum 1854-B: Partial Transcription of SCP-1854-2 


Capitalism is all around you: you know that. We all know 
now that the greedy 1% of the world population owns 
99% of its wealth and how the bankers have destroyed 
this country with their 'spend spend spend’ mindset. We 
know how the governments are all in cahoots with the 
rich and the infamous. Or should that be unfamous? Do 
you know ? No? Well he owns £7.2 billion - and 
he's best friends with the Prime Minister. 


Foal 


But do you know how many of the things you buy, things 
you eat, things you wear, things you use are owned all 
by the same handful of companies? That's right! You 
think you're eating organic, buying Fairtrade, being oh- 
so-ethical! | bet you haven't even heard of these 
companies. You don't even know their logos. 


You will now. 


« SCP-1853 | SCP-1854 | SCP-1855 » 


SCP-1855: Old Roads 


Item #: SCP-1855 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: A perimeter around the 
entrance to SCP-1855 is to be maintained at all times. Roadblocks 
are set at the entrance to the road and civilian vehicles are advised 
by plainclothes agents to turn away. The entity located near the 
entrance to SCP-1855 is to be regularly monitored by security 
cameras. 


Any change in behavior by SCP-1855-1 is to be immediately 
reported to the officials presiding over containment and addressed 
immediately. 


Description: SCP-1855 is a physical area at the end of a back road 
near Port Vincent, Louisiana. Leading in to SCP-1855 is a 3- 
kilometer, curving stretch of paved road. The area itself is heavily 
wooded and hosts residential properties and small dumping areas.