Special Containment Procedures: The areas within a two 
kilometer radius surrounding instances of SCP-2168 are to be 
marked off as off-limit to civilian access under the guise of a 
governmental project to modernize the region. Personnel stationed 
in the surroundings of SCP-2168's instances should avoid 
approaching the aforementioned area, unless directed otherwise by 
the Research Team. Foundation operatives are to keep track of the 
size and population of unaffected towns in order to prevent the 
emergence of new instances. 


Due to the self-containing nature of instances of SCP-2168-A and 
their docility towards the personnel, no special procedure is 
necessary. Whenever an instance of SCP-2168-A is required for 
interview or testing, it should be taken from its residence inside 
SCP-2168 by at least two unarmed members of the personnel. 


Description: SCP-2168 is a phenomenon occurring in rural towns in 
the Uruguayan countryside. Areas affected by SCP-2168 will be 
subjected to a series of anomalous changes to their infrastructure 
and population, happening through two stages. 


During stage one, populations living in areas under SCP-2168's 
effects will feel a gradually increasing urge to abandon their homes 
during a seemingly arbitrary period of time’. Once this period has 
passed, regardless of the number of inhabitants left in the area, 
human-built infrastructure and objects in the area will start to 
spontaneously collapse. At the same time, the remains will 
rearrange into a structure reminiscent of a skyscraper, always 
located in the geographical center of the affected town. Attempts to 
dismantle these structures have been unsuccessful. Humans who 
stayed in the area once the structure's construction starts will 


invariably go missing. 


The structure will continue growing in height until all surrounding 
buildings have been completely destroyed. At this point, the instance 
will enter into stage two, when several entities, the exact number 
being depending on the structure's size, start to appear inside the 
skyscraper. These beings, hereby designated SCP-2168-A, are 
sapient, pale, genetically identical humanoids of unspecific sex and 
gender. Instances of SCP-2168-A are extremely docile and display 
no threat to the personnel, complying with any order given. 


Observation in situ of SCP-2168-A has revealed that the entities 
follow a very strict daily routine, spending an average of ten hours 
per day sitting near a desk (apparently prevalent in all known 
instances’ habitats) and performing seemingly meaningless tasks, 
such as reading from blank sheets of papers, connecting and 
disconnecting USB devices and pressing random buttons ona 
disconnected keyboard. 


Addendum 2168-1 
+ POI 2168: Audio log 


Interview POI 2168-5-07: Mr. Rodriguez 
Date: 3/6/1999 

Interviewer: Agent Sebastian Garcia 
Interviewee: Mr. Juan Rodriguez 

Foreword: Mr. Rodriguez is a former resident 
of [REDACTED], Tacuarembé, town currently 
designated as SCP-2168-5. The exchange has 
been translated from its original Spanish. 


<Begin Log> 


Agent Garcia: Thank you for accepting this 
interview, Mr. Rodriguez. 


Mr. Rodriguez: Please, son, call me Peon. 
Mr. Rodriguez was my father. 


Agent Garcia: Okay, Mr. Peon. You lived in 


the town of [REDACTED], correct? 


Mr. Rodriguez: That's right. Lived there my 
whole life, as everyone in my family since my 
good old grandfather came from Spain almost 
a century ago. Nice town, gotta say. Small, 
quiet, far from all the city noise, ya know? 
Everybody was polite and friendly with each 
other and the kids could play outside without 
fearing a car would run over them. 


Agent Garcia: | see. Why did you move from 
there, then? 


Mr. Rodriguez: [After five seconds of 
hesitation] Heh... Well, you may find this 
unbelievable, young man... 


Agent Garcia: | have a pretty open mind, sir. 


Mr. Rodriguez: Very well, then. You look like 
a city boy, so you probably don't understand it, 
but... The fields know. It's hard to explain. 
How the wind blows, how the grass grows. 
And the animals! The animals always know 
when something is wrong... 


Agent Garcia: Interesting. What made you 
think something wrong was happening? 


Mr. Rodriguez: Everything, son, everything. 
The cows started to moo in the night, all night 
long, and stopped producing milk. The dogs 
were restless, jumpin' here and there, barkin’', 
cryin’. And the chickens, good God, the 
chickens; they started to climb onto things and 
jump, over and over again until something 
breaks. And after all that, | myself started 
feeling uneasy there. Nausea, headaches, 
allergies. My gut started to tell me to get the 
hell out of there, and God forgive me, | did. 


Agent Garcia: | understand. Something else 
you wish to tell me about it? 


Mr. Rodriguez: Uh, well... There was this 
thing. Everything started when this man with 
the hat appeared. Polite but very weird. 
Smelled like smoke, not good old tobacco but 
like an exhaust pipe of an old car. Came, 
talked with the Capitan Suarez, invited him for 
a few shots and then left. The Capitan always 
liked to talk with strangers, specially city dogs 
like this guy. No idea who he was, but he 
made my gut feel the same shit that | felt 
before | moved. 


Agent Garcia: Hmm... Any idea of who this 
man was? 


Mr. Rodriguez: Didn't give his name. 
Suspicious, heh? | am pretty sure he was a 
foreigner, if the accent means anything. | think 
he may be some kind of white glove criminal or 
one of those secret agencies’ guys! 


Agent Garcia: Very well. Thank you Mr. 
Rodrig- | mean, Mr. Peon. 


<End log> 


Addendum 2168-2: On 2/4/2001, 2:00 am -3 GMT, a squad of 
Foundation operatives were deployed to explore the location 
affected by SCP-2168-7. Exploration of the surroundings of the 
structure revealed that natural resources including bodies of water, 
wild animals and vegetation in the affected area were depleting. At 
this point, operatives were ordered to enter the main building. 


Operatives crossed the main entrance of the structure without 
inconvenience and proceeded to explore the building. The structure 
was discovered to contain only a few rooms inhabited by instances 
of SCP-2168-A, while several hundreds of other rooms were empty 
of occupants. All rooms displayed the exact same minimal 


organization and furniture, containing: 


* A bed for one person 

¢ Asingle plastic desk with a single plastic chair 

¢ Standard bathroom equipment 

¢ A prismatic structure resembling a modern refrigerator with 
several pipes emerging from behind2. 


In order to find out more about these entities, Foundation operatives 
were tasked to take a single instance under custody for studying and 
interviewing purposes. 


+ 2168-A: Audio logs 


Interview 2168-A-01 

Date: 2/4/2001 

Interviewer: Dr. Daniel Adams 

Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176 

Foreword: SCP-2168-A-176, seventeenth 
instance of SCP-2168-A discovered in the 
area of SCP-2168-7, was taken to a nearby 
Foundation's facility, two kilometers west from 
the affected area. The entity displayed no 
resistance and followed willingly. 


<Begin log> 


Dr. Adams: Good morning. Please state your 
name for the record. 


SCP-2168-A-176: Huh... a name? I... hum... | 
don't know. 


Dr. Adams: You don't have a name? 
SCP-2168-A-176: |-I... Well, if by n-name you 
mean how people... call me... | guess n-no. | 
don't have one. Hum... 


Dr. Adams: | see. Well then- 


SCP-2168-A-176: Wait! Eh... Huh, sorry... 


but, the Director calls me... eh... Peon. I-ls 
that... fine with you? Be-Because if it is not... 


Dr. Adams: Yes, it's alright. Very well, Mr. 
Peon, my name is Dr. Adams, nice to meet 
you. | would like you to answer some 
questions regarding your residence. 


SCP-2168-A-176: M-My cubicle? There is not 
much to say actually... | sleep there, and eat 
there and work there... | live a simple and 
productive life. 


Dr. Adams: Right. Actually, we are more 
interested in hearing how you came to the 
skyscraper you live in. 


SCP-2168-A-176: A-A skyscraper? Like... tho- 
those huge buildings? The... The ones that... 
almost scrape the skies? 


Dr. Adams: Yes... You are saying you never 
knew where you were? 


SCP-2168-A-176: |-| knew where | was. | was 
inside my cubicle. Wo-working, being 
productive... | wonder if my shift is about to 
start... 


Dr. Adams: Your job, yes. Could you please 
explain to me what it implies? 


SCP-2168-A-176: O-Of course! My job... | am 
productive. | sit at my desk and think ways to 
be productive... more efficient. | check how 
much energy and food | consume and see how 
much can | reduce it... 


Dr. Adams: | see. How do you achieve this, 
may | ask? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Oh, through a lot of ways... 


Uh, like eating less. Or using less electricity. 
Oh! And | thought of a very good one 
yesterday. Listen, listen. Ready? | sleep as 
few hours as possible so the bed never 
breaks! Am | smart or what! Heh... 


Interview 2168-A-02 

Date: 6/5/2001 

Interviewer: Dr. Adams 

Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176 

Foreword: Second recorded interview with 
SCP-2168-A-176. Dr. Adams was tasked to 
gather as much information as possible about 
the supposed entity SCP-2168-A-176 
designated as "the Director" in the previous 
interview. 


Dr. Adams: Hello Mr. Peon. How are you 
feeling today? 


SCP-2168-A-176: H-Hi Doctor. Very well, 
actually... Th-The food tasted weird... 
Delicious, but... weird. And the room you gave 
me is very nice too... though it feels strange 
not having the Director to talk with me... 


Dr. Adams: | am glad. Now, as we are talking 
about this "Director", could you please tell me 
about them? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Th-The Director? Sure... He 
is m-my friend. He is everyone's friend... He is 
the bond between the cubicles, between all the 
workers of the company. He is everywhere... 
He feeds us and keeps us safe and we are 
productive in exchange... 


Dr Adams: So he is in control of the 
skyscraper's facilities? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Uhh... | guess so. | haven't 


seen anyone else until... you appeared, but 
the Director says there are other employees, 
so I-I can't tell for sure... 


Dr. Adams: | understand. How do you 
communicate with the Director? 


SCP-2168-A-176: |... He talks to me. Through 
the walls. Because, he is everywhere you 
know? Looking after us. Complimenting us 
when we do a good work. Punishing us when 
we do not. 


Dr. Adams: Punishing you? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Uh... Yes. He does that 
from time to time... Cutting our food and water 
supplies, for example... He always says it is to 
compensate for what we have not produced, 
so | have no problem at all with it! Really! 


Dr. Adams: | see. Do you know anything else 
about him? 


SCP-2168-A-176: |-I... | do-don't know! H-He 
never said a-anything about himself! 


Dr. Adams: Mr. Peon, please, if you do know 
something, we would be very grateful if you 
told us. 


SCP-2168-A-176: ...Eh ... W-Would y-you 
release me... i-if | told you? 


Dr. Adams: | can make no promises, that 
depends entirely on when the medical test's 
results are finished. | can, though, tell you that 
once they are done we will return you to your 
cubicle. 


SCP-2168-A-176: O-Okay... He... He once 
said he was the most important thing that the 


building has. Its root and gardener, and what 
feed it. | know no clue of what he meant, 
though... Oh, goodness, | am not supposed to 
talk about this... 


Dr. Adams: Thank you for your cooperation, 
Mr. Peon. 


Interview 2168-A-03 

Date: 20/5/2001 

Interviewer: Dr. Daniel Adams 

Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176 

Foreword: Interview requested by SCP-2168- 
A-176. Request approved unanimously by the 
research team. 


<Begin log> 


Dr. Adams: Did you wish to talk with me, Mr. 
Peon? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Y-Yes. I-| demand to go 
home! 


Dr. Adams: Excuse me? 


SCP-2168-A-176: Uh... Yeah... Yeah! I-l've 
been here for too long. | have... | have to go to 
work! So... P-Please, let me go. 


Dr. Adams: Oh, don't worry about that. | am 
sorry the testing is taking longer than we 
thought, but | can assure... 


SCP-2168-A-176: S-Shut up! | am tired of your 
lies! |... | have to go home! The Director needs 
me. The company needs me. My coworkers 
need me... 


Dr. Adams: You said you didn't know your 
coworkers. 


D-class subject was shown a film entitled "So You're Not Going to 
Live Very Long!". Shortly afterwards, she was terminated at the end 
of the month as per procedure. An introverted D-class subject = 
(despite previous convictions for [REDACTED]) was shown "Three 
Easy Ways to Remove ", a film explaining tools and techniques 
for home surgery, and was subsequently terminated after his 
attempt to use a toothbrush as a surgical instrument. That night, Dr. 

, employed as a surgeon before the Foundation [DATA 
EXPUNGED] and who had supervised - , attempted to follow 
the film's advice. 


He was found dead the next day, and viscera scattered on the 
floor around him. Further experimentation resulted in the films 
"Digestive Systems of Woodland Creatures", "Three Handy Tips for 
Handling Amputation", and "Sightless Eyes: Dealing with Total 
Paralysis", which involved graphic descriptions of stroke victims’ 
slow death by starvation before being found by relatives. All subjects 
suffered the described afflictions shortly after exposure to SCP-246. 


Researchers are therefore discouraged from following SCP-246's 
directions, and to report any urges to activate SCP-246 to their 
research supervisor. 


« SCP-245 | SCP-246 | SCP-247 » 


SCP-2168-A-176: Th-That doesn't matter, at 
all! | know they are out there, and they need 
me, as much as | need them. We are a 
company. A family. A community. We need 
each other, and y-you are a... a bad person for 
not allowing me be there with them! 


[SCP-2168-A-176 becomes visibly distressed, 
covering its face with its hands while its body 
shakes erratically.] 


Dr. Adams: Mr. Peon... 


SCP-2168-A-176: /Yelling. Highly agitated] He 
is calling me! He is right here but so far 
away... The progress needs everyone... The 
progress needs everyone. The progress needs 
everyone! 


[SCP-2168-A-176 jumps suddenly towards 
Doctor Adams and start shaking him by the 
shoulders. ] 


Dr. Adams: Get away. Security! 


<End log> 

Closing statements: SCP-2168-A-176 was 
taken out of the interview room by a security 
guard and was put in a Type C sapient entity 
containment room. SCP-2168-A-176 was 
found dead in its room the following morning, 
with heavy damage in its forehead and 
knuckles. The room displayed bloodstains on 
its the eastern wall. Dr. Adams was uninjured 
but reported minor psychological distress and 
required counselling afterwards. 


Proposal to limit all further interactions with 
instances of SCP-2168-A to areas affected by 
SCP-2168 in order to avoid further incidents is 
pending approval. 


Footnotes 
1. The longest recorded timespan being 6 months, and the shortest 


being 16 days. 

2. Dismantling of this piece revealed that it serves as some sort of 
container for SCP-2168-A's food, which is provided through the 
pipes in the form of capsules. 


« SCP-2167 | SCP-2168 | SCP-2169 » 


SCP-2169: Conversational Surgery 


Item #: SCP-2169 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2169-1 has been marked 
as off-limits to civilians and is to be secured by Foundation security 
personnel masquerading as hospital staff. 


SCP-2169 is to be activated at least once per month utilizing a Class 
D test subject with an injury or condition requiring surgical 
procedures to correct. Experimentation with or activation of 
SCP-2169 outside of scheduled activation events may only be 
performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior 
Researchers.