SCP-2156: Red and Black 


Item #: SCP-2156 
Anomaly Class: Euclid // Object 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2156 is to be contained in 
a Type 5 Humanoid Containment Cell at Site-17. In addition to 
standard amenities and precautions associated with TSHCC, 
SCP-2156 has been permitted to provide its own bedding, and may 
wear clothing that covers its entire body. 


SCP-2156 is currently being treated for its insomnia and anxiety. As 
significant periods of isolation have been shown to increase 
SCP-2156's anxiety, SCP-2156 is to be visited no less than thrice 
weekly in addition to its regular therapy sessions. The personnel 
assigned to this duty and suggested discussion topics are to be 
prescribed by SCP-2156's HMCL supervisor and are available in 
Document 2156-C3. 


Personnel are only permitted in SCP-2156's cell during the two 
hours immediately after the conclusion of SCP-2156's active state, 
during which any necessary maintenance and replacement of items 
must be performed. Any movement of SCP-2156 to another cell 
must also be performed during this time. 


Description: SCP-2156 is a human female 20 years of age, with 
either bright red or black skin pigmentation that alternates after each 
active state’. SCP-2156 experiences chronic insomnia and anxiety, 
most often sleeping between two and four hours per day at irregular 
intervals immediately following its active states. 


SCP-2156 will involuntarily enter an active state for roughly one 
minute between three and seven times daily. Active states are more 
frequent when SCP-2156 is particularly anxious or when it has gone 
more than five hours without sleep, but will generally not occur more 
than once in a given two-hour period. If provoked or severely 


startled, SCP-2156 may enter an active state immediately, although 
it will not fall asleep after an active state triggered in this manner. 


During an active state, items in SCP-2156's vicinity will be altered 
in one of several ways outlined below: 


* Items with multiple well-defined states (ex. a lightbulb's "on" 
and "off" states; a candle's "lit" and "unlit" states) will alternate 
rapidly between the different states. 
Items with multiple layers (ex. a sofa with a frame, stuffing, 
and covering; a living organism) will have their layers 
exchanged with each other, both between items and within the 
same item. 
¢ The positions of items not fully contiguous with SCP-2156's 
surroundings will be displaced at high velocity, often causing 
damage to SCP-2156's surroundings. Frequently, stacks 
between two and seven items high are briefly formed. 
ltems that can be assembled or disassembled (ex. a jigsaw 
puzzle; a piece of cloth) will rapidly assemble and 
disassemble, often in the wrong configuration. 
All items that are primarily red or black in coloration (except 
for SCP-2156) will be duplicated for the duration of the event. 
¢ SCP-2156 itself will appear to possess between one and 
thirteen heads, changing in number once per second. It will 
not retain an abnormal number of heads. 


SCP-2156 perceives its active states as though it is playing several 
consecutive games of Klondike? with the interface associated with 
the game's inclusion in the Windows 7 operating system4. While 
SCP-2156 reports that it has control over the cards within the rules 
of the game, it is unclear whether its actions directly translate to the 
events that occur during an active state. SCP-2156 firmly believes 
that meeting some unidentified criteria during an active state will 
cure its insomnia. 


After every 52nd active state, SCP-2156 will disappear completely 
for thirteen hours and four minutes before reappearing at its prior 
location. SCP-2156 reports that it is "shuffled" during this time, and 
experiences substantially heightened mood and alertness for a short 
period of time thereafter. 


History: SCP-2156 was recovered from its dormitory room at 
University on February 22, 2014, after it entered its first active state. 
Due to SCP-2156's alarm at its sudden development of anomalous 
properties, as well as the mutilation of the two students closest to it, 
several active states in a row occurred, resulting in six total 
casualties and substantial property damage. Containment was 
achieved with great difficulty. 


Reports indicate that SCP-2156 began to develop insomnia during 
January of 2014. Poor grades and dismissal from its part-time job 
(both due primarily to symptoms of insomnia) resulted in the 
development of substantial anxiety. No immediate trigger for the 
development of SCP-2156's anomalous properties has been found. 


Footnotes 

1. The coloration's origin has not been identified. 

2. This is generally limited to the room that SCP-2156 is in, except 
when the room has relatively few items that would be affected by the 
active state. The standard furnishings of a TSHCC are more than 
sufficient to limit an active state's effects to SCP-2156's cell. 

3. A patience game, known as "solitaire" in the United States, played 
with a standard 52-card deck. 

4. Records recovered from SCP-2156's personal computer indicate 
that, prior to recovery, SCP-2156 had played Klondike solitaire with 
this interface 2704 times, with a win percentage of 52%. 


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SCP-2157: The Human Forest 


Item #: SCP-2157 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Site-49 has been constructed 
around SCP-2157 for the purposes of containing and studying it 
under the public pretense of an agriculture research outpost. Guards 
armed with light weapons are to patrol the exterior of the site and 
deter civilian approach. Persons actively attempting to breach the 
site are to be detained and questioned. 


Site-49 is a circular one-story building consisting of a central 
chamber containing SCP-2157, research laboratories, examination 
rooms and storerooms in the inner ring, and barracks, offices and 
interrogation rooms in the outer ring. The central chamber has no 
floor so that SCP-2157 has access to the natural ground, and it is 
equipped with a retractable roof to be opened at the discretion of the 
Site Director or Senior Medical Researcher. 


Description: SCP-2157 consists of 43 humans (21 males, 22 
females) 41 humans (20 males, 21 females) of Asian ethnicity but 
varying heights, weights and builds, located in an approximate 20m2 
area within the forest in Japan. 


Although standing in a seemingly random arrangement, each 
member of SCP-2157 faces a western direction and, while they 
have never displayed any autonomous movement, they are capable 
of involuntary actions, such as blinking and flinching from stimulus. 
They show no adverse reaction to extreme cold beyond a reduction 
in metabolic activity, similar to hibernation in some mammals. 
Sunlight and occasional rainwater seem to be the only sustenance 
they require. 


Biological analysis on SCP-2157 has found that its members are 
genetically siblings and are approximately thirty years old. 


Each member of SCP-2157 has its feet covered in soil, but there is 
no physical connection to the earth. Despite this, removal from the 
soil is fatal to SCP-2157 members (see Addenda 1A and 1B). 
Analysis of the soil has found nothing anomalous. 


SCP-2157 was discovered on 04/13/20 when Foundation agents 
embedded in local law enforcement were made aware of its 
existence following an indecent exposure report from two hikers who 
reported encountering a “group of nudists” in the forest. It is 
unknown how SCP-2157 went undiscovered before this, given its 
public location. The hikers, and all affected police officers, were 
administered Class-A amnestics. 


Addendum 1A: 04/05/20 — A male member of SCP-2157 
(SCP-2157-01) was scheduled to be removed for further testing. 
Medical Technicians S_ andC lifted SCP-2157-01 onto a 
gurney for transport, at which point every member of SCP-2157 
screamed loudly upon its removal from the soil. SCP-2157-01 
immediately expired. 


Each member of SCP-2157 then turned their heads to look at Med- 
TechsS andC , maintaining eye contact where possible until 
the technicians left the containment chamber, at which point 
SCP-2157 resumed facing west. 


Autopsy on SCP-2157-01 found cause of death to be heart failure 
and its stomach to be full of soil similar in composition to that at the 
base of SCP-2157. The full autopsy results can be found in Medical 
Report 2157-01. 


"We have no idea how that soil gets into their bodies, or, 
for that matter, how it gets out, if it does at all." — Dr. 
Masuda, Senior Medical Researcher, Site-49 


Note: All subsequent times Med-Techs S_  andC have 
entered SCP-2157’s containment chamber, its members have 
turned to face them as much as their necks will allow. 


Addendum 1B: 05/05/20 — A female member of SCP-2157 
(SCP-2157-02) was removed to compare results with the 
SCP-2157-01 incident. Medical Technicians K andOQ were 


tasked with lifting SCP-2157-02 onto a gurney. Outcome was 
identical, with exception that observers noted that SCP-2157’s 
screams were louder. Autopsy results can be found in Medical 
Report 2157-02. 


"Further testing that requires removing SCP-2157 
members from the soil has been suspended indefinitely." 
— F. Ishimoto, Site Director, Site-49 


Addendum 2A: 05/20/20 —Med-TechO _ was found deceased 
in his barracks bunk. Autopsy found that his stomach and 
esophagus were filled with soil of similar composition to that at the 
base of SCP-2157, and he had died via asphyxiation. Trace 
amounts of the soil were also found inO _ 's blood. Other 
personnel sharing the barracks reported hearing no disturbance 
through the night. Given the nature of O _ 's death, locating Med- 
Techs K ,S andC was made a level 3 priority. 


Med-Tech K was discovered in Storeroom C shortly after this, 
deceased via the same means. He was positioned as if sleeping, 
and there were no indications on his body or surroundings of a fall. 


Med-Tech C was off-duty and a team of agents was sent to her 
residence. After forcing entry, the agents found C on her 
bedroom floor, deceased via the same means, in a similar position 
to Med-Tech K 


Med-Tech S__ was also off-duty, but has yet to be located. 
Throughout these events, SCP-2157 showed no change in activity. 


UPDATE: As of 11/20/20 Medical Technician S_'s whereabouts 
are still unknown. Although he is presumed deceased, investigation 
is still ongoing but has been downgraded to a level 4 priority. 


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SCP-2158: The Gun That Never Misses 


Item #: SCP-2158 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2158 is kept in a lockbox 
in Site-17. SCP-2158-1 is kept in the Site-47 morgue. 


Description: SCP-2158 is a Remington Model 1875 revolver 
clasped in the disembodied hand of Joshua Graham (1868-1893). It 
is unmodified save for hand-made grips of cow-horn. It fires .44-40 
cartridges. Any bullet fired from this revolver will change course 
upon leaving the barrel, taking the most direct route to SCP-2158-1, 
where it will lodge itself, passing through any obstacles. 


SCP-2158-1 is the embalmed body of Stanley Tewksbury 
(1871-1924), a rancher originally buried in Punkin Center, Arizona. It 
currently contains over 130 bullets, 80 of which were present before 
retrieval. 


SCP-2158 was found in an abandoned ranch house in Punkin 
Center, held by the corpse of Joshua Graham, another rancher. 
Autopsy showed death by hanging as the cause of death. Most of 
the body was badly decomposed, but the hand was mummified and 
could not be removed from the revolver. 


Notably, Stanley Tewksbury died of natural causes thirty years after 
Joshua Graham passed away. 


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SCP-2159: Head-"Kannon" 


Item #: SCP-2159 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2159 is to be kept ina 
secure locker at Site-44. Once per month, at least two Level 2 
personnel are to inspect SCP-2159 and compare SCP-2159's 
description with Iteration 0 (Description of Iteration 0 can be found in 
Document 2159-Ki). If any discrepancies from Iteration 0 or among 
the personnel are noted, Site-44 Director is to be notified 
immediately. Personnel are to wear protective gloves prior to direct 
contact with SCP-2159. 


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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2159 is to be 
kept in a secure locker at Site-44. Whenever there are 
tests involving SCP-2159, there must be at least two 
personnel present. Personnel are to wear protective 
gloves prior to direct contact with SCP-2159. All unique 
descriptions of SCP-2159's appearances are to be 
documented and archived in Document 2159-Ki. 


Update (28/07/2004): Handling of SCP-2159 is to be 
conducted by two teams consisting of two research 
personnel each (dubbed Team Alpha and Team Bravo). 
Team Alpha and Team Bravo personnel are not to be 
informed of SCP-2159's SCP designation. They are to 
avoid using numeric designations or unique nicknames 
to refer to SCP-2159. Instead, they are to use broad 
generalised designations; specifically, the term "item" for 
Team Alpha and the term "object" for Team Bravo. 


Team Alpha and Team Bravo personnel are denied 
access to all SCP-2159 files on RAISA. They are to 


submit findings regarding SCP-2159 to a designated 
Level 1 clerical staff (currently Ms. Aya Sotoda), who will 
then catalogue them. If Team Alpha or Team Bravo 
personnel intend to request data regarding SCP-2159, 
approval is to be sought from the Project Head (currently 
Dr. Carlos Fujimori). 


Personnel aware of SCP-2159's SCP designation are not 
allowed access to SCP-2159, unless permission is 
granted by Site-44 Director. 


Description: SCP-2159 is an object with an indeterminate 
appearance. Its appearance is dependent on individual perception; 
no two individuals perceive SCP-2159 as the same object.! Each 
iteration of SCP-2159 tends to relate to the observer in some way. 
Depictions of SCP-2159 on photographs and video footage also 
display this anomalous property. Below is an abridged list of known 
iterations SCP-2159 is perceived as. 


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Iteration! Descriptio Correspond| Correlation 


Subject 
1 A bust of ; Practitioner of 
Guan Yin. eyewitness | Tendai 
Buddhism 
and often 
prays at 
Senso-ji.2 
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depicting eyewitness | proclaimed 
Hunter x anime 
Hunter "otaku", 
character although he 
Isaac Netero. claimed that 
Hunter x 
Hunter is "so- 
so" for an 
anime. 
26 A 1:20 scale Agent Previously 


model of a | Kensuke served in the 


Addendum 2: Given the release of Animation Studios's film 
"Knick Knack" prior to containment of SCP-243, in which a flamingo 
is one of several characters, it is currently hypothesized that 
SCP-243 may be a possible origin for SCP-1507. The style of 
movement observed in SCP-1507 instances matches movement 
observed from the character in the film, and the effects of SCP-243 
would explain the former's flocking behaviors. If SCP-243 is the 
origin of SCP-1507, it is currently unknown why SCP-1507 has yet 
to deanimate, or if it will deanimate in accordance to SCP-243's 
behavior in the future. 


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