Descheene woke up caged the following 
morning. 


According to Mr. Descheene, Dr. Braun was in 
the process of building a strange-looking 
electro-mechanical contraption (involving a 
collection of guns pointing at his cage) when 
he was mauled and subsequently consumed 
by a pack of bears. Dr. Braun did not respond 
to Mr. Descheene's repeated queries over the 
past months, telling him only that everything 
he was doing was for love of science and 
humanity. Occasionally, Dr. Braun would add 
that while he bore no ill will towards Mr. 
Descheene, he had little choice, for he would 
be unlikely to get his hands on another test 
subject. From time to time, Dr. Braun would 
also remark that the most probable outcome of 
his actions would be his own death. 


The device Dr. Braun was in the process of 
constructing appeared to be a chamber for the 
stabilization of a microscopic black hole. 
Classified Foundation technology in the form 
of was used; 
investigation into how Dr. Braun was able to 
move these materials off-site is ongoing. 


Since Mr. Descheene proved resistant to 
amnestics in the past, a coma was induced via 
repeated administration of pentobarbital. 
Consistent with previous testing, no 
"interference" from SCP-3192 was observed, 
as it apparently does not consider a coma to 
be the equivalent of death. 


Containment Breaches: The following incidents are representative 
of the challenges faced by previously proposed containment 
procedures. 


+ Breach 1953-C 


On 1/4/1953 SCP-3192 was used without 
authorization by Dr. Kelly and Mr. Nowak, 
researchers at the Foundation who were 
engaged at the time. SCP-3192 predicted that 
Mr. Novak would die after four years whereas 
Dr. Kelly would die after approximately fifty 
years. The engagement was subsequently 
called off. Dr. Kelly and Mr. Nowak were 
suspended for two weeks without pay. 


+ Breach 1955-F 


On 1/7/1955 SCP-3192 was used by Dr. 
Auerbach, who faked documentation from O5 
command authorizing the resumption of 
testing. The following exchange between Dr. 
Auerbach and three members of the 
disciplinary committee (henceforth DCM-1 
through DCM-3) occurred at her hearing. 


DCM-3: Dr. Auerbach, you stand accused 
Glewe: 


Dr. Auerbach: Let's just cut the bullshit. I'm in 
a bad enough mood as things are. 


DCM-3: Formalities must be observed, Doctor. 
Dr. Auerbach: To hell with formalities. 


Dr. Auerbach: Yes, | did it. Yes, it's against 
the rules. Yes, | forged those papers. 


Dr. Auerbach: | had to know. 


DCM-3: Dr. Auerbach, you stand accused 
Glen 


DCM-1: I'd like to ask a question. 
DCM-3 nods. 


DCM-1: Doctor, doesn't it bother that you set a 
chain of events in motion? By using 3192? 


Dr. Auerbach: Events are always in motion. 


DCM-1: Yes, but what | mean is — the future 
you face now might have been different if you 
didn't use 3192. 


Dr. Auerbach: That's true for every decision | 
make. If | do the opposite thing, the future 
might turn out differently. 


DCM-2: You realize the clock will come after 
you now. 


Dr. Auerbach: Something was always going 
to come after me. Cancer. Some Keter 
monstrosity. Old age. At least the clock has 
the decency to let me know when. 


Dr. Auerbach was subsequently demoted. 
+ Breach 1966-E 


On 2/9/1966 SCP-3192 was used by Dr. 
Reyes, who was at the time considering a 
course of treatment for lymphatic melanoma. 
Dr. Reyes asked Mr. Ruiz, one of the on-duty 
guards, to give him access to SCP-3192. Mr. 
Ruiz complied, offering the following rationale 
for his actions during his disciplinary hearing: 
"He's my buddy, | had to help him out." 
Following Directive 63-FL-4 mandating tougher 
punishments for infractions leading to 
containment breaches of objects with high 
destructive potential, Dr. Reyes and Mr. Ruiz 
have been 


Due to frequent breaches, containment procedures for SCP-3192 
are to be kept in a constant state of review. 


+ Memo to personnel with Level 4 clearance 


We are now in a Curious situation with 3192: 
the main object of containment is not to keep 
the thing in but to keep the Foundation out. 


| take it you've all seen the report on the latest 
breach? Investigation is on-going as to how 
the bunker was penetrated this time. Of 
course, it makes little difference — where 
there's a will and all that. I'm sure the reason 
will turn out the same as always: someone had 
to know, causality be damned. 


To those of you who haven't been around very 
long (specifically, O5- and O5- ): we've 
discussed some more extreme measures for 
the containment of this item but have not had 
the courage to pull the plug. The obvious 
solution would be to put it back where we 
found it and amnesticize everyone who knows 
about it (which includes ourselves). 
Unfortunately, at this point we'd have to black 
out a few decades of memory from the 
majority of the Foundation's staff. 


In the past, I've advocated for containment 
procedures making 3192 as difficult to reach 
as possible. My thinking is that you're probably 
not going to take a trip to Bhutan, assault an 
armed outpost, and blast a hole in one of the 
sturdiest bunkers in existence, all the while 
avoiding detection — just to make use of this 
thing. 


To some extent, this has been effective. These 
days, it's the people right next to 3192 — the 
guards, the on-site researchers — who figure 
out how to circumvent containment and 
succumb to the temptation to take a peek. 
We've tried to keep them in the dark, with no 


success (too many people know about this 
thing by now). 


| don't mean to exaggerate the scale of the 
problem; almost all of our employees are 
reliable. Unfortunately, even with the screening 
procedures we've put in place for assignments 
to the 3192 containment site, we've never 
been able to avoid the odd outlier who 
becomes obsessed with getting a glimpse of 
what the future holds. On average, we've 
suffered a containment breach once every 4.1 
years since testing stopped in the mid 1950s. 


| move that we construct a new containment 
facility manned exclusively by armed robotic 
platforms. Any intruders will be automatically 
attacked. The robots should be fully 
autonomous and capable of self-modification 
to keep up with technological progress. Our 
only means of control will be a "kill switch" that 
can be activated by unanimous agreement of 
O5-command. 


Thoughts? 
— O5- 


Footnotes 

1. The length of a biblicalheleq. 

2. The amnestics administered to Mr. Descheene had worn off, an 
effect known to occur in 0.02-0.03% of cases. 


SCP-3193: Closed Circle 


Item #: SCP-3193 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3193 is to be closed off to 
the public under grounds of being a protected historical site. Groups 
of D-class personnel are permitted access under controlled testing 
conditions only. Any surviving instances of SCP-3193-A are to be 
given B-class amnestics. In the event that a clean-up team is 
required, no more than two personnel are permitted to enter 
SCP-3193 at any time. Given SCP-3193’s apparent capacity for self- 
maintenance, however, clean-up is needed only in highly unusual 
circumstances!. 


Description: SCP-3193 is a 14th century castle, built on an island in 
the centre of Lake __, Scotland. Its layout and construction appear 
to be standard for the location and time period. The anomalous 
properties of the grounds were only discovered recently, in 19 , 
upon an attempt to reopen the property as a tourist attraction. 


The castle begins to manifest anomalous properties when any group 
of three or more enter the castle grounds. Whenever a group fitting 
this criterion arrives on the island, several anomalous effects begin 
to occur. These effects have included: 


¢ The rapid onset of extremely severe, stormy weather, 
generally involving frequent lightning strikes. 

¢ The water in Lake becoming extremely choppy and 

turbulent, preventing safe use of boats, despite the weather 

being otherwise calm. 

Doors and gates within the castle closing and locking, 

apparently of their own accord, thus entrapping subjects within 

the building. 

Subjects attempting to navigate the castle frequently become 

confused and disoriented, having difficulty finding exits to the 


building, despite maps of the castle showing a simple and 
standard layout. 


When one of these anomalous effects begins to occur, it will remain 
in effect until all but one of the subjects on the island have been 
killed. Most commonly, this takes the form of one of the subjects, 
designated SCP-3193-A, killlng the others with weapons found 
within the castle grounds. These have included ceremonial swords, 
kitchen knives, and a large variety of blunt objects. Despite the 
ancient nature of this weaponry, it shows no signs of rust or decay. 
At least one instance has been recorded of an accidental death due 
to falling masonry, but it is unclear if this was part of the anomalous 
effect or simply due to SCP-3193‘s age. 


Of particular note, each instance of SCP-3193-A goes to great 
lengths to hide their identity from the other subjects in their group. 
The other subjects, simultaneously, will become increasingly 
obsessed with discovering the identity of SCP-3193-A, although this 
may be out of a survival instinct rather than any anomalous effect. In 
any instance of events where identity of SCP-3193 is discovered, an 
altercation has always been shown to follow, inevitably resulting in 
the death of SCP-3193-A. If two or more people remain in the group 
afterwards, one of them becomes a new instance of SCP-3193-A. 
Which member of any group becomes an instance of SCP-3193-A 
appears to be entirely random, with criminal history, tendencies 
towards violence, and personality having little to no effect. 
SCP-3193-A instances often seem to be acting entirely at odds with 
their known character. 


As previously noted, anomalous effects cease when one survivor 
remains, allowing them to be retrieved from the island. After the 
subject has been retrieved, all evidence of altercations appears to 
vanish entirely. This includes the corpses of deceased subjects, spilt 
blood, and marks made by weaponry on the walls or floor. In 
essence, the castle appears to return to a “default” state. 


+ Show Incident Log 3193-14 


Incident 3193-14 was an instance of a group entering the 
castle that did not follow the standard pattern of events 
under SCP-3193. A group of 8 subjects, consisting of D- 


class subjects selected from already convicted killers. 
Foundation observers noticed that the weather began to 
clear within a few minutes after the group had been sent 
to the island. Upon recovery of the surviving D-class, one 
Mr. — , itbecame clear that he had managed to 
smuggle a handgun onto the island, which he had used 
to kill the other members of his group immediately. Upon 
interview, it became clear that Mr. had somehow 
become aware of the island’s nature and “wasn’t fucking 
going to become another fucking piece of dead meat for 
you fucking suits.” The incident had numerous qualities 
distinct from a standard case of SCP-3193 influence, 
including: 


¢ The presence of a modern weapon, rather than 
one sourced from within SCP-3193 and 
appropriate to its period of construction. 

* The lack of any attempt to hide the killing, as well 
as the killing of multiple subjects at the same time. 

¢ The corpses, blood, and fired bullets remained 
where they were after the surviving subject’s 
retrieval. 


Upon investigation, Incident 3193-14 was declared to be 
non-anomalous, Mr was returned to custody, and 
security around SCP-3193 was tightened to prevent 
further incidents of this nature occurring. 


Footnotes 
1. See Incident Log 3193-14 for details. 


go away, Dance, do the maniac dance, damn whore had 
it coming to her, how, SHUT UP SHUT UP! Says here 
that his real name is, one, two, three, four, one, two, 
three, four, one, two, three, four, it's all a cry for help you 
know. One day the world, how do you get it to the lock 
again? Elizabeth, | miss you but not that, MY HEAD. 
GET OUT OF MY HEAD! 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: [The progression of symptoms here is clear, 
Agent held out longer than most but was driven to suicide 22 
days after exposure. Agent managed to pull over his restraint 
chair and [REDACTED]. 


Return to SCP-405 


SCP-3194: Divine Presence 


Item #: SCP-3194 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Area 837B has been 
constructed around SCP-3194 under the pretense of establishing a 
protective habitat for a previously unknown and critically endangered 
species of inland Aptenodytes. The four-square-kilometer site 
includes temporary facilities to support the exploration of SCP-3194 
and is surrounded by a continuously patrolled perimeter fence. The 
entrance to SCP-3194 is enclosed in a 50 m opaque geodesic 
dome. Due to the geographical remoteness of SCP-3194, no 
additional containment procedures are deemed necessary at this 
time. 


Description: SCP-3194 is an underground structure of unusual size 
located beneath the Antarctic Plateau. It consists of two sub- 
structures, designated SCP-3194-1 and SCP-3194-2. 


SCP-3194-1 is a 2.4 m x 3.6 m x 280.45 km tunnel that intersects 
the surface of the plateau at 87° ' "S., -126° ' "W. It descends at 
an angle of 2.55° (measured 5 m from the opening) to a depth of 
approximately 6.3 km beneath the surface. At its terminus, 
SCP-3194-1 opens into an immense chamber designated 
SCP-3194-2. Estimates based on dead reckoning place 
SCP-3194-2 within ten kilometers of the geographic south pole. 


Both SCP-3194-1 and SCP-3194-2 are constructed out of cubic 
blocks of basalt measuring 1.2 m and weighing approximately 5.2 
tonnes each. The origin of these blocks is unknown. Radiometric 
dating has thus far been unsuccessful due to abnormally low 
concentrations of potassium, rubidium and uranium isotopes in the 
stone. The best-confidence upper limit for the age of the blocks is 
9.9 Gy, which is somewhat in excess of twice the currently 
estimated age of the Earth. 


SCP-3194-3 is the designation for the phenomenon located at the 
approximate center of SCP-3194-2. SCP-3194-3 appears to be an 
ovoid-toroidal volume of circulating hot gas 21 m in diameter at its 
widest point and 27 m long, oriented with its axis of symmetry 
parallel to SCP-3194-1. The lowest point of SCP-3194-3 is 
approximately 5 m above the floor of SCP-3194-2. SCP-3194-3 
emits light in a spectrum close to that of a blackbody with a 
temperature of 5900K. However, the luminance of SCP-3194-3 is 
inconsistent with its apparent composition and temperature, and it 
appears to radiate no heat into its environment. No abnormal 
radiation or magnetic fields have been detected in proximity to 
SCP-3194-3. 


Document 3194.1: Discovery 


SCP-3194 was initially discovered on // during a routine review 
of Earth-observation imaging. The feature was initially believed to be 
a moulin! of unknown origin in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. 
Foundation satellite KNOTHOLE-33 was tasked to obtain high- 
resolution imagery of the feature. It was at this time that the 
geometric properties of the feature were identified. A Foundation 
research team was redirected from [DATA EXPUNGED] confirmed 
the apparently anomalous nature of the structure. In / Area 837B 
was constructed to contain SCP-3194 and to facilitate exploration of 
the structure. 


Document 3194.2: Exploration Reports 
Exploration Report 3194-01 
Date: / / 


Report Filed By: Dr. , Lead researcher, 
SCP-3194 


Mission Brief: Attempts at using laser 
rangefinding to determine the extent of 
SCP-3194 have failed. It is unknown if this is 
the result of atmospheric conditions inside 
SCP-3194 or another cause. A standard Mark 
VI-B1 remotely operated exploration robot