Franklin Lee: Like there was something up 
there. Not that | could see it or anything, and 
we didn't hear anything either. The mood in 
the house changed, and we thought it was 
because she- |... no, it wasn't that. 


Dr. Dorsett: Mr. Lee? Who do you mean, 
she? 


Franklin Lee: Our oldest daughter, Olivia. She 
left when she was seventeen, and... there 
were some other things going on then, we 
were going through some hard times. Olivia 
left to go live with my wife's sister, we haven't 
talked to her in years. | think... | don't know, 
maybe we did start to notice it then. 


Dr. Dorsett: What did you originally notice? 


Franklin Lee: The quiet, everything was real 
quiet. Didn't sound like a house with three 
other kids, you know, but... | don't know, it just 
built up over time, right? And after a while | 
decided | needed to know, | needed to find out 
what was up there, what she had left- 


Dr. Dorsett: Mr. Lee? 


Franklin Lee: ...| tried, | can't tell you how 
many times I've tried. I'll begin climbing, and 
open my eyes, and I'll be back in bed, or in the 
living room by the tv, and the feeling never 
goes away. | quit my job, | couldn't handle the 
stress. | couldn't explain it to anyone, 
everybody thought | was crazy, but... there 
were a few times | contemplated knocking the 
whole house down, | even signed the papers 
once, but then | called back and the company 
didn't exist anymore. 


Dr. Dorsett: Why didn't you move? 


Franklin Lee: ...You don't think we tried? It 
was like climbing that ladder; you get halfway 
up, you push open the door, and you can fee/ 
it, but then... then you're sitting at the kitchen 
table. 


[END LOG] 


Following this interview, Mr. Lee and his family were 
moved to Site-81 for holding and examination, with 
release pending further study of their mental condition 
The Lee family has not been moved to Site-81. 
Information claiming otherwise has been proven 
inaccurate. Research into this is ongoing. 


Interview 2740-B: Yvette Lee 


+ Access Interview 


The following interview was conducted after the 
discovery of SCP-2740 with Yvette Lee, the co-owner of 
the home at . Stand matriarch of the Lee family. 


Interviewer: Dr. K. Dorsett 
Interviewee: Yvette Lee 
[BEGIN LOG] 


Dr. Dorsett: Mrs. Lee, can you tell me 
anything about why your husband wasn't able 
to articulate any details about SCP-2740? 


Yvette Lee: ...Have you not been in the 
house, Dr. Dorsett? 


Dr. Dorsett: | have not, my station has been 
here in our mobile facili- 


Yvette Lee: Then you can't understand. We've 
lived there for twenty years, and we can't 
even... we can't do anything about it either. 
We've tried everything, but nothing works. 


Dr. Dorsett: We have reason to believe that 
you have entered the attic! on // .Canyou 
confirm this? 


Yvette Lee: I- no, of course not, I- 


Dr. Dorsett: Mrs. Lee, this will be much easier 
if you can be honest with us. 


Yvette Lee: ...My husband and I, we've been 
good parents, but we fought with Olivia over so 
many things, things that seem inconsequential 
now, but... it drove a wedge between us, and 
we all knew there was something festering in 
that space. She couldn't admit the mistakes 
that she had made. When she left, | could still 
feel the wedge, like it never went away. One 


night | woke up and heard her, and went to the 
ladder and climbed up into it, and... 


Dr. Dorsett: And? 
Yvette Lee: ...! don't know. It wasn't Olivia. 
[END LOG] 


Incident Log 2740-A: After interviews with Mr. and Mrs. Lee and 
their children, and with neighbors also affected by SCP-2740, all of 
whom were certain of the existence of SCP-2740 but uncertain of 
any other details, several attempts were made to penetrate the attic, 
both manned and unmanned. In all cases, further investigation 
revealed that no attempts were actually made, regardless of the 
claims made by involved personnel stating otherwise. 


These attempts may have included direct access through the 
second floor attic ladder, shaped charges situated at various points 
on the second floor ceiling, drone access through the ladder 
opening, manned and unmanned access by cutting through the roof, 
and complete leveling of the home. As stated above, no records 
exist that any of these methods were actually attempted. 


Interview Log 2740-C: Olivia Lee 
+ Access Interview 


The following interview was taken after the eldest 
daughter of the Lee family, Olivia, was located in : 

, working as a landscape contractor after changing her 
name to Rebecca Feldman. 


Interviewer: Dr. H. Garrett 


Interviewee: Rebecca Feldman (a.k.a. Olivia 
Lee) 


[BEGIN LOG] 


Dr. Garrett: Ms. Feldman, what | want to 
discuss with you is a phenomenon associated 


with your parents home, likely located in the 
upstairs- 


Ms. Feldman: The attic, | know. | thought 
somebody would come after me about that, | 
just didn't think it would be so soon. 


Dr. Garrett: Are you saying you're aware of 
this phenomenon? 


Ms. Feldman: | left my parents when | was a 
kid, Dr. Garrett. We... we had always fought. 
They weren't happy with the choices | had 
made, the things | believed in, the people | 
spent time with. There was anger there, so 
much anger | thought it might suffocate me. 
When | left, | felt like | could breathe again. | 
never went back after that, but... sometimes, | 
can still feel it. You Know how you feel when 
you're dreaming, and you're trying to run from 
something but you can't see it and you don't 
know if it's really there, but you run anyway? 
That's how it feels. 


Dr. Garrett: What prompted you to leave your 
parents? 


Ms. Feldman: There was one night, we had a 
fight, and my dad was drinking and mom was 
even worse off at that point, and... | had kept a 
knife under my pillow for a long time, in case 
something would happen, and they came into 
my room that night, | don't know what their 
intentions were, but | drew it and backed them 
into the wall. The whole thing felt like | was 
being choked, and that was the first time | 
heard it, something moving above me. | 
dropped the knife and ran, and | didn't look 
back. 


Dr. Garrett: Do you... do you know anything 


about what is in the attic, Ms. Feldman? 


Ms. Feldman: There are always secrets, 
doctor. There's only so much that hate can 
build up in a place before it starts hating you 
back... | don't know what's in the attic, or if 
there's anything up there at all, and | don't 
think | want to. 


[END LOG] 


At the conclusion of this interview, Ms. Feldman was 
detained by Foundation personnel, pending further 
investigation of her claims. Currently, it is believed that 
Olivia Lee does not exist, nor has ever existed. The 
information in Interview Log 2740-C is undergoing further 
examination. 


Footnotes 

1. This information was gathered after discussions with the three 
young Lee children, each of whom referred to an event where their 
mother entered the attic, stayed for several minutes, and then 
descended. No other information was recovered regarding this 
event. 


« SCP-2739 | SCP-2740 | SCP-2741 » 


SCP-2741: A Sinister Device 


Item #: SCP-2741 
Object Class: Safe Neutralised 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2741 is to be stored ina 
standard containment locker. Though its anomalous properties are 
presumed to be no longer extant, any personnel interacting with 
SCP-2741 should avoid inserting their hands into the device unless 
explicitly instructed otherwise. 


Description: SCP-2741 is a crude wooden box, 40cm in height and 
width and 1m long. On either side of the box are two holes, labelled 
LEFT and RIGHT respectively, with rubber gloves fixed to the box 
inside; wearing the gloves reveals a large button by the fingers on 
each side. The top of the box is dominated by a plastic skull; in the 
mouth of the skull is a speaker, and behind it is a slot fora AA 
battery and an on/off switch. 


Experiment 2741-01 

Subject: D-582 

Procedure: D-582 was instructed to switch on 
SCP-2741. Upon activation, it began to speak: 


SCP-2741: “A HA HA HA HA! ARE YOU 
READY TO GET... SINISTER??” 

D-582: [expletive redacted] 

SCP-2741: “DON THE GAUNTLETS, PRESS 
THE BUTTONS WHEN READY, AND 
THINGS WILL BECOME TRULY... 
SINISTER!!” 


D-582 was instructed to place his hands inside 
SCP-2741 and press the buttons. 


SCP-2741: “YES... YES!! MY TASK IS 


COMPLETE. YOU HAVE BECOME... 
SINISTER!” 


D-582 was instructed to remove his hands and switch off 
SCP-2741. 

Results: Within six hours of interaction with SCP-2741, 
D-582 reported the development of mild paresthesia in 
his right arm, and a sensation he identified as 
correspondingly pleasurable in his left arm. The 
symptoms dissipated within twelve hours, but motor skills 
testing revealed that D-582, formerly right-handed, had 
become left-handed. 


Further experiments on right-handed D-class personnel confirmed 
the phenomenon. 


Experiment 2741-06 

Subject: D-831, left-handed. 

Procedure: The experiment proceeded as above until 
D-831 placed his hands inside SCP-2741 and pressed 
the buttons. 


SCP-2741: “MY WORD! YOU ARE ALREADY 
SO... SINISTER!” 


The experiment continued as before. 
Results: D-831 reported no symptoms, and testing 
revealed no change to his handedness or motor skills. 


Testing with other left-handed D-class personnel, including D-582, 
revealed no deviance from the formula above. 


Experiment 2741-12 

Subject: D-452, ambidextrous. 

Procedure: The experiment proceeded as above until 
D-452 placed his hands inside SCP-2741 and pressed 
the buttons. 


SCP-2741: “MY WORD- WORD- WORD- 
WORD- YES- YES- YES- Y- AAAAAA-” 


SCP-316: Color-Draining Light 


Item #: SCP-316 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-316 needs no special 
containment, other than to prevent misuse by unauthorized 
personnel. Those operating SCP-316 should wear highly reflective 
full-body wear to prevent accidental exposure. Personnel privy to 
sensitive information should be kept out of visual range of SCP-316, 
due to its ability to induce a suggestive state. 


Description: SCP-316 is a bronze, aged carbide lamp. The casing 
corresponds to no manufactured models and appears to be 
homemade. The bulb is ordinary, and can be replaced without 
impeding the function of SCP-316. Internal circuitry of SCP-316 is 
constructed of an unknown metal, rather than copper. The casing 
has a battery compartment which takes two D batteries. 


SCP-316 does not function unless two D batteries are in the battery 
compartment with their positive ends facing each other. When 
switched on, SCP-316's bulb emits a nearly opaque beam of white 
light. Non-reflective objects and materials in contact with this light 
have their molecular structure rearranged into patterns which 
homogenize reflected photons, distributing their wavelengths equally 
throughout the visual spectrum. Effectively, over approximately 6 
cumulative seconds of exposure, affected surfaces lose all color, 
retaining shades of gray of the same luminosity as the original 
surface. Reflective surfaces remain unaffected, but appear to stop 
SCP-316's light rather than reflecting it. 


SCP-316 has a temporary, but more drastic effect on living or 
sentient organisms. Its effect is soread evenly across an organism, 
even internally, as long as part of the organism is exposed to its 
light. Effects set in over approximately 27 cumulative seconds of 
exposure, and gradually wear off over the next 24 hours. In addition 


SCP-2741 then screamed continuously for 26 seconds 
until struck forcefully by Dr J, at which point it fell silent. 
D-452 removed his hands from the device, and Dr J 
switched off the device. 

Results: D-452 reported mild paresthesia for the next 
sixteen hours, but testing revealed no change to his 
handedness or motor skills. 


Following this experiment, SCP-2741 no longer spoke when 
activated, and its anomalous properties were no longer apparent. 


« SCP-2740 | SCP-2741 | SCP-2742 » 


SCP-2742: Caelivorous Remnants 


Item #: SCP-2742 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2742 instances should be 
contained in an aquatic containment chamber, outfitted with a Kant 
Counter to monitor Hume levels. One Long-Ranged Reality 
Adjuster! should be kept focused on the chamber at all times, 
increasing the Hume level of the chamber to keep the SCP-2742 
instances fed. Hume levels should be around the area average as a 
result of the changes from feeding. The LRRA should be checked 
for maintenance on a weekly basis to ensure optimal Hume levels 
are kept. If any changes in Hume levels are detected, Level 4/2742 
personnel should be notified immediately. 


Any new SCP-2742 instances should either be transferred to 
containment sites or used in experiments at secure testing facilities. 
In the event of a containment breach or the discovery of instances, 
an LRRA should be focused on any aquatic location away from 
civilians and increase the location's Hume level. Once the instances 
arrive at the location, a task force will be deployed for containment. 


lf a 2742-VARDIA Event occurs, the area of the event should be 
quarantined for as long as necessary. Following the end of the event 
the area should be assessed for any remaining anomalies, and 
personnel should be interviewed. Any remains of an SCP-2742-1 
instance should be collected and studied. 


Description: SCP-2742 is a species of anomalous aquatic animals, 
resembling Anguilliformes in body shape. SCP-2742 instances have 
1.5 meter long trilaterally symmetric bodies, with slight edges 
separating each side. The instances are dark purple in coloration, 
with lighter patches on certain parts. The head is a tetrahedron, 
composed of a grey rocky material. Extending from each edge on 
the base are frills resembling the gills of Ambystoma mexicanum, 


likely used in feeding or as a sensory organ. Each side of the body 
has a row of three bioluminescent sacs, which rapidly flash random 
colors. SCP-2742 instances do not have blood or any similar 
substance. Instances reproduce asexually, transforming a sac on 
their body into a new instance. A single instance may reproduce up 
to nine times, as the sacs do not regenerate.2 


The entities are caelivores, consuming the strength of reality for 
sustenance’. This is seen as a decrease in Hume levels4 within a 
15 meter spherical region around the head of an instance. As more 
instances enter a single region the decrease will become more 
severe. Once seven are present any additional instances will begin 
to die from starvation. As a result, SCP-2742 are rarely seen in 
groups; though they can form schools. Instances also move 
between locations frequently, suggesting that staying in one area 
can also lead to starvation. 


Effects of the Hume decrease include a region of visual distortions in 
the area, normally resembling those caused by heat waves. Sounds 
also undergo various distortions. A sense of unease is often 
reported from subjects, sometimes escalating to terror. There is also 
a higher chance of non-anomalous subjects becoming reality- 
benders for the duration of the decrease. In most subjects this is 
done unintentionally, often stemming from changes in perception 
being applied to the area. It is also more likely for anomalous 
phenomena to spontaneously occur, though it is rare for anything 
created during this to exist outside of the area.