There was another longer pause, before Light looked back down at 
the report in front of her and spoke again. "What are the odds that 
he'd hit that guy right in the jaw?" 


"There was another thing | wanted to talk to you about. It's not my 
field, but by my count that's three times Han's had an outrageous 
and improbable result come out of a life and death situation. That 
might be something you guys want to look into." 


"It's five actually. There were two undocumented terminations 
attempts by Director Maddox. And we are looking into it already." 


"Alright." Cimmerian stood up and grabbed his coat. 

Light smiled. "You didn't ask how we know about Maddox." 
Cimmerian's eyebrows went up. "I didn't?” 

Dr. Alto Clef smiled to himself and exited Dr. Maddox's cell. Dr. 


Cimmerian was standing on the other side of the door, leaning 
against a wall. Clef closed the door behind him and spun around. 


"What the fuck are you doing here?" Clef whispered with a raised 
eyebrow. 


Cimmerian half smiled. "You put in a requisition for a memory 
stealing object that leaves half the victims catatonic. You had to 
know one of us would be by." 

"The Committee turned down my request." 

"Yet, funnily enough, you just threatened Maddox with it." 

Clef shrugged his shoulders. "| needed to intimidate him." 


"I'm not saying that we don't trust you but uh... can | see the thing?" 


Clef pulled his hand from his pocket, showing an object attached to 


his fingers and wrist. 


Cimmerian opened his mouth to speak, paused, and then continued. 
"Ok. That's a fingertip vibrator." 


"It is." 
Cimmerian blinked. "Why do you have that?" 
"Last week was my birthday." 


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Serpent's Hand Hub 


Entries: 

Spirit Staff of Eastern Avian Shaman — It's like a cell phone for 
birds. 

The Choir Below — She who sings the deep. 

The Second Child — Envy's beacon. Aka SCP-017 (Shadow 
Person). 

Summer's Exile — Ever denied the lands of Summer. Aka SCP-682 
(Hard-to-Destroy Reptile). 

Blue Lily Chains — Keep the wasps out of your hair. 

|, Who Will Be One With All — Hello, | Am an Eldritch Horror. Aka 
SCP-426 (lam a Toaster). 

The Reassembled One — The Son of MEKHANE. Aka an alternate 
reality's interpretation of SCP-073 ("Cain"). 

The Hydra's Spine — The Camdorian Labyrinth leads to many 
treasures. Aka SCP-2344. 

The Lord of Endowments — The god of transhumanism. 

The Conspiracy of Sigma-3 — The Devils Among Us. 
Artificial Dragons Gate — Laurie's guide to turning carp to dragons. 
A Love Letter to a Lady Mantis — Cloud-scorpion seeks lady red 
mantis mate. 

Kol Format — Through a carp's eyes. 

How to Adopt a Butterfly Koi — For your school, household, royal 
court, water society, crustacean valet service, aquatic matchmaking 
house, or birthday party. 

A Wedding Gift For A Lady Mantis — He is a good pet who bit five 
noblemantids. 

Mr. Doggo — A very spirited doggo, creation of the Merrymakers. 
A New Age of Magic — Our time has finally come. 

The Sacred Djehuti — These are the sacred texts of Birds vs 
Sharks. 

The Millennium Aged Nine-tailed Fox — Also known as, "that 
damned Vixen." 


Tales: 


Sam: I'm Sam. I'm Sam. I'm Sam. 

Stolen Gilded Stolen Saved: Spooky scary skeletons. 

Birdseed: “Shh. I’m writing a love story.” 

The Serpent Sequence — A story about courage. Stars the Black 
Queen, SCP-239, and the Foundation. 

1. Prisoners 

2. Family 

3. Showtime 

4. Sisters 


SCP-3348 
SCP-3591 
SCP-285 
SCP-3615 
SCP-2414 
SCP-2247 
SCP-2196 
SCP-2178 
SCP-2175 
SCP-1083 
SCP-4055-J 
SCP-2600-J 
SCP-2456 
SCP-1203 
SCP-1783 
SCP-3731 
SCP-3406 
SCP-1527 
SCP-1765 
SCP-2975 
SCP-1326 
SCP-1564 
SCP-2091 
SCP-2635 
SCP-1591 
Tufto's Proposal 
SCP-1291 
SCP-900-J 
SCP-268 


SCP-2099 
SCP-407 

SCP-2950 
SCP-1000 


Nucleation 

Ash and Maple ~ Part 1 

Tale of 13 

Welcome to This Fabulous Magical Locked Door 
A Discussion with L. E. T. 

Rabbit Hole In Time Lapse 

The Pattern (Interlude) 

The Dedekind Infinite Demographic 
In The Garden 

Tunneling Between Worlds 

Ailier 

A Long Ways from Home 

Where There's A Will... 

Ex Nihilo Nihil 

Aftermath 

Not with a Whimper but with a Bang 
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel 
FUBAR 

How Tightly The Coils Squeeze 
Vision At Betar 

Transcript Found On Storage Level B 8 
A Eulogic Elegy For The Dreams 
Interlude: An Exhibition 

Last Words From Svalbard 

Orgy 5 Counsel 9: XXXK End of Virginity Scenario 
Angle of Attack 

Ganymede 

I Slip, I'm Still An Animal 

You Can Leave Your Friends Behind 
SCP-1926-R 

A Suicide Note 

Snippets From The Serpent 
Wanderer Symbols 

Magic Orientation 


Here find a compiled style guide for one of the formats used by the 
Serpent's Hand for documenting various entities, locations, events, 


apparatuses, and other phenomena. —M.S. 


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SCP-711: Paradoxical Insurance Policy 


Item #: SCP-711 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Under no circumstances 
whatsoever is SCP-711 to be operated. Operation or attempted 
operation of SCP-711 is to be punished in all cases by the severest 
and most extreme measures available to the SCP Foundation. 
Enforcement of this zero-tolerance policy, should it become 
necessary, is to become the single highest-priority assignment for all 
available Foundation personnel. 


The current instance of SCP-711 is to be embedded in concrete and 
stored in a Type 2 High-Value Item Vault at Storage Site- , secured 
by at least four multiply-redundant locking systems and guarded by 
armed Foundation agents of no less than Level 2 security clearance. 
The item should never be stored in operable condition. In any major 
crisis during which the survival of the SCP Foundation or of any 
significant (>20%) portion of human civilization is called into 
question, the item's supervisors are to destroy it immediately and 
determine a safe time and place for its reassembly. No person 
capable of operating SCP-711 is permitted to have any knowledge 
of the contents of String 17 (see below). 


Description: Built by the SCP Foundation from plans retrieved 
[DATA REDACTED], SCP-711 is a device assembled from several 
highly-modified [DATA REDACTED] high-energy physics 
equipment. Its primary function [DATA EXPUNGED]: in short, it is 
capable of sending data into its past and of receiving data from its 
future. Transmission is strictly one-way. Independent operation of 
the item is therefore causally impossible: any message it receives 
will necessarily be sent at some point in its future. All SCP-711 
messages predetermine their own existence and content. 


To date, exactly 17 messages have been received via SCP-711. 


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Here Note A Common Name. 


Choose a common name, recognizable to others who may have 
researched the subject. In the case of sapient entities, be sure to 
choose a name that will not cause undue offense. For a specific 
example of a type of item, make sure that the name is sufficiently 
unique by adding further detail. For example: "The Thirteenth-Made 
Rain Staff of Knight Charlotte Elsewooad" to describe a particular 
famed rain staff. If worthwhile, one might instead write a piece 
entitled "The Rain Staffs of Knight Charlotte Elsewood" and 
reference the thirteenth-made staff and its infamous history within 
the article. —M.S. 


Here note other names. 


List other common names, aliases, titles. List any names used 
notably in ancient texts, present mythological theory, or scientific 
literature. List also names used by other known organizations or 

entities, such as the Archivists of the Library, the SCP Foundation, 
the Global Occult Coalition, or the Association of Wanderers. — 
M.S. 


Conspectus 


This is a short general summary for the article's 
subject. This should also provide the context for 
the reader of the article; if it is a triviality, or has 
multiverse-wide implications; if it is friendly, or 
dangerous, or ethereal, or anything else, it can 
be noted here. The conspectus can be told in 


story form, so long as the story also serves as a 
summary. It should be kept to 1-3 short 
paragraphs. —M.S. 


Basically what she's saying is you don't need to 
use Neutral Point of View. We're not Wikipedia. 
This summary is partly about How We See This 
Thing. Sometimes this can be written like a 
fable, sorta like those old bestiaries that talk 
about how the animals fit morally into creation, 
that kind of thing. —l.J. 


If you're writing about a sapient entity or a 
People, remember to be appropriately 
respecttul. Like all the books tell us, words have 
power. —Q.R. 


Illustration 


Put visual materials here. Photographs, artwork, 
etc; anything is okay. This section can be cut if 
there's nothing to add. —l.J. 


Knowledge 


This section should have the gathered 
information we're reasonably sure about, and 
analysis of it.1 For animals, plants, and suchlike, 
style may resemble that of a field guide. —Q.R. 


Throughout the document, remember to treat 
sapient individuals or Peoples with respect, 
especially if they are also fellow Hand members 
or associated individuals. One approach to take 


is how an encyclopedia would approach notable 
or public figures; with neutrality, but reporting 
mayor events, public organizational involvement, 
and common points of view. Of course, also 
recall that there are sapient individuals who prey 
on other sapient individuals, and respect for a 
monstrous predator still entails calling them a 
monstrous predator. Conversely, do not assume 
every individual of a People prone to predation is 
a predator. —Q.R. 


Traits: Describe physical appearance. List 
notable characteristics. Ensure that all 
preternatural or otherwise unusual 
characteristics are noted; how an apparatus 
works (and primary uses or abilities), unusual 
biology, what the famed magical abilities of a 
notable figure are like. If characteristics are 
ordinary, briefly note this as well. This section 
can be long, or short. —Q.R. 


For apparatuses and designed objects, 
remember to explain craftsmanship. Note if 
handmade/forged/summoned(ritual)/machined (if 
separate pieces were made with different 
processes, list all of applicable). 

Elemental incorporation: what kind of raw 
materials with elemental affinities are 
incorporated in significant amounts into the 
making of the item? 

Also specify a focus or foci: one specific 
component that is key to the function or making 
of the item. 

—Z.S. 


Nature: "Nature" can be often thought of as 
"Usual Behavior". Describe how the subject acts 
in particular situations, or how it generally 
functions. For animals and the like, this is simply 
their behavior. For spells or phenomena, this 


can describe quirks in how they manifest. For 
machines, how they operate. 

For sapient entities, this section can note group 
divergence from expected patterns, or how a 
specific individual is remembered. 

If this section has nothing worth noting, as for 
inanimate or nonfunctional objects or unique 
events, write "Ordinary". 

—Q.R. 


For objects and apparatuses with forms of 
sapience/sentience, pay special attention to 
Loyalty. Loyalty is how well the subject's effects 
will manifest when used by different people. 


¢ Steadfast = effects will only manifest for 
one individual at a time (must be passed 
on willingly if new custodian) 

¢ Predestined = effects will manifest for only 
one predetermined individual (common 
with commissions) 

* Competence = effects will manifest for any 
individual with a certain level of ability or 
talent 

¢ Trial = effects will manifest for any 
individual who has completed a challenge 
specific to the item, required to unlock the 
capabilities of the apparatus (can involve 
carrying the item for a length of time, 
besting the previous custodian in a duel, 
or even killing the previous custodian) 

¢ Unfixed = effects will manifest for any 
individual 


—Z2.8. 


History & Associated Parties: Origin of 
subject, if known. Series of past events 
pertaining to the subject. Notable events that the 
subject was involved in, or connected to. 
Regarding associated parties: List information 


on significant friendly entities, as well as 
enemies and relationships with other associated 
entities and groups. —Q.R. 


For apparatuses and designed objects: Add 
name of creator, if known. Note if this was a 
special commission. 

For locations, note involvement of individuals or 
groups in shaping it, if any. 

Note Custodian if applicable. If an individual 
(due to age, fragility, etc.) or location or other 
subject is in the active care, protection, or 
possession of another individual, that individual 
is the custodian. If there is no custodian, but 
there could or should be, note there is no 
custodian. —Z.S. 


Approach: This tells you what you need to know 
to safely or correctly interact with the subject[s] 
of the article. Note how to deal with strengths 
and vulnerabilities of subject if applicable. Any 
information you need to know regarding safe 
handling, polite communication, correct rituals, 
or anything else of the sort. Knowledge is 
safety as well as power. —Q.R. 


A few traditional examples: 

"Don't ever say thank you to a mounds fairy..." 
"Nature of Old Ravenna changes based on time 
of day and year..." 

"Don't bother blue aerie torchbugs at night..." 
"Blow three kisses into the cauldron..." 

—l.J. 


Feel free to re-emphasize already noted 
information, though please don't use ALL 
CAPITAL LETTERS or get goofy with your 
format. One of our early entries was enchanted 
to have an animated rainbow monster jump out 
at the viewer and scream a garbled message 
followed with "AT ALL COSTS!". The article's 


author was not very popular after that. —I.J. 


Remember to note if applicaple: 

Invocations: words or phrases that when spoken 
aloud have a consistently observed and 
predictable (or semi-predictable) effect on the 
subject 

Handling: how to treat a subject when using it; 
how to behave around certain entities or 
locations 

Maintenance: how to keep objects or 
apparatuses in good condition, information on 
any cleaning/rituals to follow upon entering or 
exiting locations 

Tools change stories each time they change 
hands. Remembering stories deepens bonds. 
Honor your tools, and they will honor you. 
—Z.S. 


Include "Accommodations" for sapient beings 
with unusual requirements, as well as guidelines 
for respectful interaction. Remember that 
anomalous persons should be treated like 
people — because they are people. —l.J. 


Other Detail: List anything that does not fall into 
another section. —Q.R. 


Observations & Stories