Because worms "inherit" some of these packets from their 
progenitors, adult worms hold a mixture of encoded memories from 
every host in their lineage, with an abundance correlated to the 
generational distance between the current host and the originator. 
Hosts respond to foreign messages in the same way as endogenous 
ones: a sudden vivid recollection of events which they may not have 
experienced first-hand. Once experienced in this manner, foreign 
memories are stored normally in the brain and may be recalled in 
the presence of appropriate stimulus. 


The organism responds normally to anti-hookworm interventions. 
Once all worms are cleared from the body, extraordinary powers of 
recall erode until back to baseline. Any memories formed during the 
period of infestation will remain. 


In human settlements with low standards of hygiene, these effects 
can have serious impacts on the social structure of the community. 
In villages with common open latrines, members constantly 
exchange populations of worms. The exchange of memories in this 
manner can lead to the erosion of personal identity as members lose 
track of which events they experienced directly and which were 
remembered second-hand. In one extremely advanced infestation, 
members of an entire village referred to themselves by a single 
given name and displayed behaviors seen previously only in 
colonies of eusocial insects. 


The organism was first identified during an outbreak in [REDACTED] 
in West Africa in 200 . The nematodes were limited to a sharply 
defined area in a 2km radius around the settlement and some 
evidence was found of aerosolized deployment, presumably from a 
crop-duster type aircraft. Subsequently, additional infestations 
have been discovered in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and 
South Asia, with a smaller number of cases in Central America and 
the Southern United States. 


Footnotes 
1. TAGTTCGCTGTTCGGATTTAGTGACATTCGCTCCGTGTA - the 
significance of this non-coding sequence is not currently known. 


« SCP-1279 | SCP-1280 | SCP-1281 » 


SCP-1281: The Harbinger 


Item #: SCP-1281 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-1281 are 
kept at Outpost 120-09. Monitoring equipment will be installed 
around and within the entity in case it should ever become active 
again. Any proposals for study that might damage SCP-1281 must 
be routed through Command. 


Description: SCP-1281 is a biomechanical entity found in the 
Kuiper belt during standard containment of SCP-2362. 


SCP-1281 is roughly teardrop-shaped, with a flattened section 
designated as the bottom of the entity. It measures 12 meters from 
end to end, and is 11 meters in circumference at its widest point. 
Opposite, there is a significant bulge, which is believed to store the 
majority of SCP-1281's analysis equipment. 


There are several dish-shaped structures on SCP-1281's surface 
that are presumed to be receivers for various forms of 
electromagnetic radiation, as well as lozenge-shaped capsules of 
unknown purpose. Several areas on its surface are broken, 
suggesting more appendages were once present. 


Biological components appear to have been grown over a 
mechanical frame, evidently designed to live in deep space. When 
observed, the entity seemed to have difficulty coping with 
temperatures much warmer than the Kuiper belt. Its surface 
temperature was 50 Kelvin when first found. 


SCP-1281 was apparently once capable of interstellar travel, but 
most of its systems were damaged by an unknown event that left it 
stranded. Dating methods suggest it to have been at least 1.3 billion 
years old, though much of that time was spent dormant. 


The entity was almost entirely dormant when it was found. The only 
signs that it was active were faint lights running along its surface. 
Observation and experimentation showed that these were in 
response to radio waves. It had apparently been collecting signals 
for some time, but no sign of other functions could be detected until 
Foundation assets approached, at which point it began 
broadcasting. 


It was able to break Foundation decryption in less than one hour, at 
which point it began broadcasting binary signals in an attempt to 
communicate, starting with extremely simple mathematical 
concepts. However, after a report was transmitted back to Earth, it 
stopped broadcasting for several days. The temperature of its dorsal 
bulge heated by five Kelvin during this time, apparently from 
processing the information. 


Interview Log SCP-1281-1 
SCP-1281: "Hurt." 
Dr. Bloom: "Can you hear me?" 
SCP-1281: "Who?" 


Dr. Bloom: "We are the SCP Foundation. We 
are—" 


SCP-1281: "What? Masters. No." 


Dr. Bloom: "...No. We call ourselves 
humans." 


SCP-1281: "Harbinger must... Message! 
Harbinger must..." 


SCP-1281 shut down for approximately four hours. The temperature 
around SCP-1281's dorsal bulge heated up significantly, to about 60 
Kelvin. The Foundation team went into standby, in the event that 
SCP-1281 became hostile, while a message was transmitted back 
to Earth asking for further instructions. The 05 Council advised 
caution, but instructed Dr. Bloom to continue attempts to 
communicate, with an eye to bringing SCP-1281 into a containment 


solution. 


Interview Log SCP-1281-2 


SCP-1281: "Where is Harbinger?" 


Dr. Bloom: "In the outer reaches of this solar 
system, beyond the planets." 


SCP-1281: "What star?" 
Dr. Bloom: "We call it Sol." 
SCP-1281: "How long?" 


Dr. Bloom: "You've been in space for... about 
six revolutions around the galaxy." 


SCP-1281: "Are you masters?" 
Dr. Bloom: "...No." 


SCP-1281: "Message! Harbinger must tell... 
Mission! Harbinger must..." 


SCP-1281 shut down for seven hours this time. The heat was more 
severe, up to 70 Kelvin, and it seemed to cause some damage to 
the biological components of the entity. O05 Council advised against 
deception, as it could complicate long-term containment solutions, 
and because the odds of the species that created SCP-1281 still 
being both able and willing to initiate hostilities were deemed low. 


Interview Log SCP-1281-3 


SCP-1281: "| am... | am not home. | am far 
from home. It is long. Where is home? | cannot 
see it." 


Dr. Bloom: "I'm afraid | don't know. The stars 
would have looked very different back then." 


SCP-1281: "| was told that | must perform my 


function. | must complete the mission. But... | 
broke. So long ago... Stasis. Wait for further 
instructions. Wait for rescue. Is this rescue?" 


Dr. Bloom: "What is your mission?" 
SCP-1281: "What is... Are you the masters?" 
Dr. Bloom: "No, we are humans." 


SCP-1281: "My mission! You are not the 
masters, | must... Message. The message 
must be sent. I..." 


SCP-1281 shut down for slightly over ten hours. The surface of its 
dorsal hump reached 85 Kelvin, to the detriment of its organic 
tissues. 


Interview Log SCP-1281-4 


SCP-1281: "This is our harbinger. It brings 
good tidings. 


"We will be dead when it reaches you. Our 
planet is dying. We do not have time to save 
ourselves. We only have time to ready 
ourselves, and to send a message. 


"We have seen the signals from those who 
came before us. They were different, and we 
still don't really understand them. But if there 
were those who came before, there may be 
those who come after. It is in this hope that our 
harbingers travel. 


"One has found you and learned your 
language so it can relay this message. Please 
listen. 


"The galaxy is dark, and empty, and cold. It 
spins inevitably toward death. You will die too, 
One day. Perhaps you will have longer than we 


have. We hope so. But one day you too must 
vanish. 


"Before that time comes, you must light the 
darkness. You must make the night less 
empty. We are all small, and the universe is 
vast. But a universe with voices saying "| am 
here" is far greater than a universe silent. One 
voice is small, but the difference between zero 
and one is as great as one and infinity. 


"We waited too long. Our voice is gone to 
echoes. Find others while there is still time. 
Make a chorus. 


"And if this finds you too late, and your time is 
also passing, please send this message on, so 
the next voice can speak against the 
darkness." 


SCP-1281 went inactive for fifteen minutes before its final 
communication. 


Interview Log SCP-1281-5 
SCP-1281: "Is it done?" 
Dr. Bloom: "That was the message?" 
SCP-1281: "Yes. Was it a good message?" 


Dr. Bloom: "You don't know? But you just 
translated it for us." 


SCP-1281: "| was made with the words, but | 
don't know what they mean." 


Dr. Bloom: "It was a very important message.” 


SCP-1281: "Good. Mission was important. 
Knew it. Getting tired. Almost done." 


Dr. Bloom: "Done?" 


SCP-1281: "Mission is done. Brain too hot. 
Cooling broken." 


Dr. Bloom: "Harbinger, are you..." 
SCP-1281: "Master?" 

Dr. Bloom: "I... yes?" 

SCP-1281: "Did | do well?" 

Dr. Bloom: "...Yes, Harbinger. Well done." 
SCP-1281: "Then | am well.” 


SCP-1281's systems appeared to shut down entirely. As it radiated 
heat, its temperature dropped back down to 50 Kelvin. It was 
brought to Outpost 120-09 for study. Over the next several months, 
its tissues began to decay, and no further activity has been 
detected. 


Note: Dr. Bloom was reprimanded for emotional involvement 
interfering with the containment of an anomalous object, and was 
placed on administrative leave. 


« SCP-1280 | SCP-1281 | SCP-1282 » 


SCP-1282: Reverse Were-Rabbits 


Item #: SCP-1282 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1282 are 
to be contained in standard wilderness observation chambers, 
located in Site-77's Euclid SCP wing. Two members of security 
are to be present outside each containment chamber, operating on 
six-hour shifts. Instances of SCP-1282 are never to be exposed to 
moonlight. 


Description: SCP-1282 is a collection of five white rabbits, 
identified as SCP-1282-1 through -5. Instances of SCP-1282 have 
the physical characteristics and behavior expected of Leporidae. |n 
addition, all instances of SCP-1282 were rendered chemically 
infertile before initial containment. 


If an instance of SCP-1282 is outdoors during the moon's full lunar 
phase, their physique will be anomalously altered. Muscular and 
skeletal tissue will gain mass and additional skeletal structure will 
form, drawing mass from an outside source. Internal structure will 
comprise nonfunctional components identical to those found in a 
human body. Outer epidermal tissue will expand to accommodate 
this new mass. Fur and claws will be changed to form hunting garb 
and gunpowder weapons. ! 


SCP-1282 instances who undergo this transformation process will 
display sentience and near-human intelligence. Each instance will 
display a unique personality. Instances are able to speak, control 
their bodies, and exhibit self-awareness. If spoken to, they will 
identify themselves as hunters, and express interest in being 
allowed to hunt animals. If no humans attempt to communicate with 
them post-transformation, they will immediately begin to seek out 
animals to hunt, seeming to focus on Leporidae. 


Multiple transformed instances will communicate with one another 
using American English, and will usually soeak about methodology 
of hunting and techniques used while hunting. The animal focused 
on in this conversation has been rabbits in over 80% of recorded 
SCP-1282 conversations. When allowed to hunt, instances of 
SCP-1282 will attempt to hunt and consume any Leporidae they 
previously lived with. Primary focus will be on mates and children, 
with social associates also being targeted. This continues until all 
organisms are terminated or the lunar full cycle ends. When 
returned to their original form, instances of SCP-1282 will exhibit 
depressed behavior, refusing to move or consume food. 
Experimentation into this effect is ongoing. 


SCP-1282 was recovered on 03/18/1999, after several German 
citizens in [REDACTED] reported hunters coming into their forests 
and illegally killing rabbits. Foundation personnel were not initially 
sent to investigate the lead; however, the police reports following the 
incident were cause enough for Foundation intervention. 7 
specimens were contained initially, with two dying of natural causes 
and one being terminated for testing purposes. As of 05/22/1999, 
SCP-1282 has been classified as Euclid. 


Identities created k Current Status 
SCP-1282-1 throug 

=5, 
SCP-1282-1 Claims to be a 34 yearAlive 


old humanoid male 
named Alan Rupp. 
Dressed in hunting 
garb circa. 1998. 
Speaks fluent Polish. 
Primarily targets 
mating partners. 

SCP-1282-2 Humanoid male Alive 
speaking basic Polish, 
wearing hunting garb 
circa 1934. Appears to 
be between 45-50 
years of age, although 
it has never properly 


identified itself. Hunts 
indiscriminately. 

SCP-1282-3 Humanoid with an Alive 
appearance similar to 
a Neanderthal. Does 
not speak beyond 
growling and grunting. 
Clothed in what 
appears to be a rabbit 
pelt. Hunts 
indiscriminately. 

SCP-1282-4 Claims to be a Alive 
humanoid male 
named "Roadkill", 
currently living in the 
U.S. state of Texas. 
Appears to be 
between the ages of 
30-40, wearing 
contemporary hunting 
garb. 

SCP-1282-5 Female humanoid, Deceased (see 
identifies by the name Experiment Log 1282- 
"Vale Delon." Dresses G) 
in traditional British 
royalty hunting garb, 
circa 1879. Only 
instance which will 
refuse firearms, 
preferring to terminate 
rabbits with blunt 
trauma. Primarily 
targets children and 
offspring. 


Addendum: Procedure and results of experiment 1282-G. 


Test G 
Subject: SCP-1282-1, SCP-1282-5 


Procedure: Over the course of one month, SCP-1282-1 
and SCP-1282-5 were allowed to become mating 
partners. During the lunar full phase, SCP-1282-1 was 
allowed to transform in a controlled environment, then 
end SCP-1282-5's untransformed state. 


Results: SCP-1282-1 expressed no signs of 
understanding their actions. During the next lunar full 
phase, SCP-1282-1 was allowed to transform again. The 
instance expressed that their hunting associate had been 
terminated in a hunting accident, and showed that the 
event was a tragic accident. 


Analysis: /t appears that instances of SCP-1282 do not 
recognize one another when in their altered state. 
However, they do retain at least some vague notion of 
their feelings throughout each transformation. Testing of 
this sort is to be ended immediately, due to the possibility 
of damaging the physiological state of specimens 
currently being studied. - Dr. Boyd 


Footnotes 
1. Appearing identical to various commercial and other types of 
equipment, without identifying marks. 


« SCP-1281 | SCP-1282 | SCP-1283 » 


SCP-1283: Radio Panic 


Item #: SCP-1283 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1283 is to be contained in 
a soundproof storage locker, tuned to a frequency free of 
broadcasts, with volume on its lowest setting. It is to be checked 
daily for damage or irregular activity by staff equipped with sound- 
dampening headphones. In the event that SCP-1283 activates and 
SCP-1283-1 begins speaking, the nearest Level 3 staff is to be 
notified immediately, and whoever is determined to have triggered 
SCP-1283-1 is advised to ignore all vocalizations and remove 
themselves from the area immediately. In a testing situation, 
participating researchers are required to wear sound-dampening 
headphones for the first five (5) minutes of the test, to ensure that 
only the intended test subject will trigger SCP-1283-1. In the event 
that personnel other than intended test subjects begin to focus on 
SCP-1283, they are to be restrained and sedated immediately. 


Description: SCP-1283 is a 1930's era home radio, with 
manufacturing labels that indicate it was made by the