After bonding with SCP-2200-1, SCP-2200-2 subjects experience 
heightened epinephrine and testosterone levels and immediately 
gain an understanding of SCP-2200 in its entirety. These factors, 
combined with the SCP-2200-2 subject's background (see 
Document 2200-A) have invariably resulted in SCP-2200-2 killing 
those around them with SCP-2200-1. 


SCP-2200-3 is a 50km2 area of land located in 

Whenever a person is killed by SCP-2200-1, a likeness of the 
individual formed out of an anomalous, silver-based alloy 
(SCP-2200-4) will appear in SCP-2200-3. Despite being made of 
inorganic material, instances of SCP-2200-4 are fully animate and 
capable of vocalization. Interviews have shown that SCP-2200-4 
instances share the personality and memories of the victim they 
resemble. 


Because of their metallic composition, SCP-2200-4 cease aging 


after their conversion and are resistant to physical damage. 
SCP-2200-4 do not need to eat, drink, or sleep in order to sustain 
themselves, but may perform these actions if they so choose. 
Instances of SCP-2200-4 that leave SCP-2200-3 will cease 
animation upon setting foot outside the designated 50km? space. 
SCP-2200-4 instances seem to be innately aware of the dimensions 
of the "safe" area. Any that leave remain permanently inert and 
cannot be restored by being returned to SCP-2200-3. 


Document 2200-A: Characteristics shared by SCP-2200-2 subjects: 


¢ Between 15 and 45 years of age 

¢ Physically active 

¢ Strong fear of death 

¢ Negative view of what happens after death 
« Psychological/emotional instability 


Interview 2200-I-0015 


Interviewed: SCP-2200-2.037, a 36-year-old male from 
British Columbia. 


Interviewer: Dr. Stems 


Foreword: Interview was conducted on / /_ , two days 
after SCP-2200-2.037 was detained. 


<Begin log> 


Dr. Stems: All right, we're going to run through this one 
more time for the records. Please describe the series of 
events that transpired after SCP-2200-1 appeared in 
your hand. 


SCP-2200-2.037: One moment | was just sitting in my 
bedroom, reading, when all of a sudden | had this ... this 
vision. | saw this place where people could live forever. | 
mean, on an intellectual level | was aware that what | 
saw was impossible, but at the same time | was 


convinced it was true. And | knew that | could send 
people there with the sword. 


Dr. Stems: What was your first course of action? 


SCP-2200-2.037: | waited until dark. | live alone so 
nobody noticed me going out in the middle of the night. 
Whenever | came across some homeless person 
sleeping alone, I'd slit their throat or stab them in the 
heart or something like that. It went on for a few nights 
until | got caught by the cops. They turned me over to 
you guys, and, well, here | am. 


Dr. Stems: | see. Anything else you'd like to add? 


SCP-2200-2.037: | wanna make it clear that I'm not a 
psychopath or anything. | sent those people away 
because death could have come for them at any 
moment. What if they weren't right with God? The way | 
see It, when someone is sent to that place, they're 
basically guaranteed eternal life. | was eliminating the 
risk of Hell for them, you know? | know it sounds terrible, 
but | had good intentions. | wasn't really killing them. Just 
sending them to heaven, kind of. Or at least keeping 
them safe from the alternative. 


Dr. Stems: Thank you for your time. 


<End log> 


Interview 2200-I-0124 


Interviewed: SCP-2200-2.082, a 29-year-old female 
from Washington, USA. 


Interviewer: Researcher Iwataki 


Foreword: Interview was conducted on / /_ , three 
weeks after SCP-2200-2.082 was detained. 


<Begin log> 


lwataki: Okay, we're going to be recording this time. If 
you're ready, please describe the series of events that 
transpired after SCP-2200-1 appeared in your hand. 


SCP-2200-2.082: | immediately knew that my life was 
pretty much over. | knew that | couldn't let go of this 
sword. Ever. All my plans for my life, my career, my 
family—all of it was gone. But at the same time, | guess | 
thought | had an opportunity. 


Iwataki: Were you happy with the situation? 


SCP-2200-2.082: No. God, no. | would have given 
anything to stop what happened. 


lwataki: So why did you do it? 


SCP-2200-2.082: Don't you judge me. Not for a second. 
What would you do if you could keep your loved ones 
alive forever? My sister died when she was six. How 
could | be sure that my kids wouldn't die young, too? 


[20 second pause.| 


| may have saved them, but | hated doing it. It destroyed 
me. Honestly, after | finished with my family, saving 
strangers felt like a walk in the park in comparison. God. 
| still can't believe any of this happened. I'm surprised the 
police didn't just shoot me on the spot. 


lwataki: That's what usually happens. Makes things 
much more difficult for us. 


SCP-2200-2.082: If you see my family, please tell them 
I'm sorry. 


Iwataki: I'll pass that on. Thank you for your cooperation; 
| know these past few weeks haven't been easy for you. 


<End log> 


Interview 2200-I-0207 


Interviewed: SCP-2200-4.00581, a 68-year-old male 
religious leader in SCP-2200-3. 


Interviewer: Researcher Pittenger 
<Begin log> 


Pittenger: If you would, please describe the Exodus 
Movement to me as if | was unfamiliar with it. 


SCP-2200-4.00581: Certainly. Here in Soulberg—or 
Silverville, whatever you want to call it-there are a 
multitude of people who fear what awaits when they 
cross the threshold and give up their life. Those of us 
who are of faith believe that this is more of a purgatory 
than the paradise that God intended for us. You see, this 
place is founded on the fear of what happens after death. 
Once you've been sent here by the sword, you can 
postpone your fate as long as you like. Your life will only 
end when you cross the city limits. The Exodus 
Movement is a religious initiative that seeks to helps 
Soulberg's citizens come to term with their mortality and 
willingly pass on to the next world. 


Pittenger: If you believe in an afterlife, why have you 
yourself not "crossed the threshold" as well? 


SCP-2200-4.00581: Some of us believers have to 
remain to maintain the church and continue to spread the 
good news. As much as | desire to meet my heavenly 
father, | stay behind so that | might aid those who are still 
shackled by fear and doubt. 


Pittenger: Opponents of the Exodus Movement have 
accused you of merely wanting to reduce overpopulation 
and increase your field of influence. How do you answer 
these allegations? 


SCP-2200-4.00581: | can understand why they would 


If the mass of cancerous cells within a population does not reach a 
biomass threshold of approximately one-thousand four-hundred 
kilograms (1400 kg/3100 Ibs), the cells will overwhelm the host 
within five (5) days, resulting in death. If not transferred to a new 
host, the cancer cells will consume any remaining usable biomass of 
the host's corpse before finally running out of resources and dying. 


However, if the mass of cancer cells within a population reaches the 
threshold, electromagnetic phenomena will start to manifest. The 
sources of these phenomena appear to be the infected hosts, but 
the mechanism of the EM manipulation is not understood at this 
time. 


Further, it appears the EM emanations facilitate some sort of 
communication between the hosts. Coordinated in some fashion by 
the neoplasms, the hosts start to act as one entity spread through 
many bodies. The intelligence of this entity is initially animalistic and 
reactive. As the intelligence of the gestalt entity is believed to be 
based on the remaining brain tissue within the hosts, it is 
hypothesized that the entity may be able to achieve human-like 
intelligence. The events from Incident |.J77.82 appear to support this 
hypothesis, and research suggests that some of the more unsettling 
things seen at Hospital are manifestations of this intellect. 


Until suitable methods can be created to jam the EM transmissions 
of the end-stage infection entity, and until efficacious treatment 
alternatives for the diseases known as cancer enters common 
usage, the utmost care must be taken with samples of SCP-253. 


Addenda: 
253a: Proposal that SCP-253 be classified as Euclid is pending 
review of Incident I.J77.82 by the Overseers. 


253b: SCP-253 has been given provisional Euclid classification. 
Final report on Incident |.J77.82 has been released. Research into 
the events of Incident I.J77.82 has been approved. 


253c: Research involving approaching the threshold biomass in 
human subjects has been denied. Decision on request to test 
threshold biomass in cultured samples pending. 


think such things. As long as the church has existed, so 
have its critics. Even among believers, there are those 
who believe crossing the threshold to be a sin, as it 
equates to suicide. Disagreements are a given in matters 
of religion. 


Pittenger: Any additional comments you would like me 
to record? 


SCP-2200-4.00581: This society is built upon man's fear 
of death. Whether you believe in heaven or hell, afterlife 
or finality, you must ask yourself: is the pursuit of 
immortality truly virtuous? By choosing to remain safe in 
our silver shells, we rob ourselves of our dignity. By 
fearing death, we only give it more power. 


<End log> 


Footnotes 
1. Askin condition caused by high quantities of silver in the body. 


« SCP-2199 | SCP-2200 | SCP-2201 » 


SCP-2201: Cross-Dimensional Barbershop 


Item #: SCP-2201 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2201 is stored ina 
standard Safe-class Anomalous Item containment locker located at 
Site-118’s Gamma Wing. Researchers wishing to test the item 
should submit a request form to Dr. Louef, the current head of 
Site-118’s Gamma Wing. 


All researchers testing SCP-2201 should take note of the current 
schedule of testing to ensure that a month has passed since the last 
test. 


Description: SCP-2201 is a tin coin roughly 3 cm in diameter. The 
obverse is stamped with a pair of hair-styling scissors and a straight 
razor crossed against each other. The reverse features a stylized 
inscription that states: “la Barberia,” along with a line of text that 
reads, “For the best in the world...and beyond.” 


When any male is holding the coin in his hand, and firmly states the 
words, “I could really use a haircut,” the individual immediately 
disappears, and reappears within SCP-2201-1. 


SCP-2201-1 is a designation referring to an anomalous building 
resembling a 1930’s barbershop. The location of the barbershop is 
currently unknown, as all attempts at tracking it have failed. 
SCP-2201-1 is currently only reachable through the use of 
SCP-2201. The actual door in SCP-2201-1 does not open, and 
SCP-2201-2 has requested that individuals not try to open it. 


SCP-2201-2 is a designation referring to a humanoid entity that 
refers to itself as “Giuseppe.” SCP-2201-2 states that it is the owner 
and only barber of SCP-2201-1. Once an individual enters 
SCP-2201-1, SCP-2201-2 will always be found rearranging tools on 


its table, but will immediately turn and ask the individual what they 
would like. 


SCP-2201-2 speaks the language that the subject is most 
comfortable speaking in. Regardless of the language, SCP-2201-2 
possesses a thick Sicilian accent, but is capable of fluently speaking 
any language tested. SCP-2201-2 is generally polite and courteous, 
though it will often brush off questions regarding the location of 
SCP-2201-1 or other questions that it deems to be too intrusive. 


SCP-2201-2 is capable of fulfilling any requests made to it that are 
in line with the functions of a mundane barbershop, along with more 
antiquated functions of barbershops, such as teeth removal or 
surgery. SCP-2201-2 has been noted to perform any requested 
functions extremely well. In one instance, SCP-2201-2 was able to 
shave D-28091’s facial hair to within 5 micrometers of the requested 
length for the shave. 


When the requested operation has been carried out, SCP-2201-2 
will thank the subject for coming, and will snap its fingers, causing 
the subject to be returned to the location where they originally used 
SCP-2201. 


Female subjects cannot use SCP-2201. When questioned as to why 
it only accepts males, SCP-2201-2 scoffs and refuses to answer the 
question. In addition, should any individual attempt to use SCP-2201 
before 30 days have passed since its last use, the subject will hear 
the voice of SCP-2201-2 in their mind, stating “It’s not time yet.” 


SCP-2201 was first discovered on 12/02/1882, during a raid of a 
Marshall, Carter and Dark warehouse. SCP-2201 was promised as 
an item that would give “Perfect grooming for the esteemed 
gentlemen.” 


During the first activation of SCP-2201, SCP-2201-2 was noted to 
appear identical to the modern day activation of SCP-2201. It has 
been noted that SCP-2201-1 itself resembled a 19th century 
barbershop as opposed to its modern appearance. 


Interview Log 2201-A: The following interview was completed by 
Agent Ethan Lang in an attempt to acquire more information about 


SCP-2201. 
Lang: Morning, Giuseppe. 


SCP-2201-2: Ahh, welcome, Ethan. What will be it 
today? 


Lang: Just the usual. Give me a clean shave today, I’ve 
got some time. | want it very clean. 


SCP-2201-2: Of course, of course. You know how | run 
this shop, Ethan. You won't be disappointed. 


Lang: Do you mind if | ask you some questions while 
you're doing your work? 


SCP-2201-2: | don’t think so. What is on your mind? 
Lang: What exactly is this place? 


SCP-2201-2: It’s a barbershop. Is that not obvious? 
You've come here long enough to know that much, | 
would hope. [SCP-2201-2 chuckles] 


Lang: Yes, but where are we? Is this on Earth, 
somewhere? 


SCP-2201-2: [Seems uncomfortable answering] Ina 
way, | suppose. Do you have any other questions? 


Lang: Yeah. How long have you been a barber for, and 
why? 


SCP-2201-2: Since | was a little boy. My father taught 
me the trade, and how to run the business. How to cut 
hair, shave beards, style hair, trim tentacles, wax 
probosci, you know. His father taught it to him, and his 
father taught him, and so on. I’m a barber because it’s 
what | can do. 


Lang: So, why has this place not changed? It seems like 
this place used to change to fit the times quite often. 


SCP-2201-2: People just don't go to barbershops like 
they used to. What's with all of these new salons? 
"Tentaclips?" Do people appreciate a classic barbershop 
anymore? | keep that spirit alive. 


Lang: | see. Did you ever have other barbers here? 


SCP-2201-2: [Sighs] Once, yes. There used to be lots of 
barbers here, doing all sorts of work. Now it’s just me, 
catering to those who can still find the coins. Aside from 
Signor Dark, Signora Wondertainment, and some of the 
others, there aren't many regulars from where you are. 


Lang: Umm...Signora Wondertainment? 


SCP-2201-2: It’s a favor to her father. | knew him quite 
well, and | had to give him a favor somehow. And, it 
looks like we’re done here. Thank you for coming, Ethan. 
It was good talking to you. 


« SCP-2200 | SCP-2201 | scp-2202 » 


SCP-2203: Find the One for You! 


Item #: SCP-2203 
Object Class: Safe