Observation has shown accelerated time-progression within 
SCP-3038. While an exact age is impossible to determine, 
monitoring of SCP-3038's celestial activity has suggested 
SCP-3038-A-1 has aged at least 6 billion years while in 
containment. Monitoring of instances SCP-3038-A-2 through 
SCP-3038-9 has shown that, while all present periodic elements 
have undergone the expected amount of deterioration, all non- 
periodic elements have resisted deterioration. While it seems 
SCP-3038-A-1 will eventually die, the effect its death will have on 
SCP-3038 remains uncertain. 


Documentation on Psychoanomalous Properties: SCP-3038-B 
has been found to evoke one of several psychoanomalous reactions 
in any human whose cells are contacted by it.2 SCP-3038-B will lose 
its anomalous properties within 30 minutes of initial contamination. 
These reactions have included: 


¢ A fever of 40.5°C, along with all expected symptoms of high 
fever such as vomiting, sweating, and fatigue. As fever 
increases within Host-3038, the expulsion of SCP-3038-B 
becomes more violent and SCP-3038-A-1 burns hotter, 
sustaining the reaction for periods of up to 13 days. 

¢ Lapsing into a semi-comatose state, in which the affected will 

remain conscious of reality but will be unable to move. 

Audiovisual hallucinations of varying natures. Most common 

are vivid audiovisual hallucinations of inconsistent nature; the 

majority of hallucinations play on common instinctual fears 


such as insects, strangers, predatory animals, ambiguous 
monsters, etc. Also common are vague audiovisual 
hallucinations, 90% of which are forgotten after completion. 

¢ While 40% of recalled hallucinations seem to be of a random 
nature, 50% seem to detail an event 50 days before or after 
contact with SCP-3038-B, although events after contact 
usually vary from previous psychoanomalous hallucinations in 
several regards. 10% of recalled hallucinations are vivid, false 
accounts of events 50 days before or after contact with 
SCP-3038-B, and actions taken in response to these false 
events have consistently caused incidents of varying severity. 


As SCP-3038 has aged, the anomalous effects of SCP-3038-B have 
grown more pronounced. Additionally, more matter seems to be 
expelled each active phase. Further attempts to determine the 
source of these substances have been inconclusive. These 
substances consistently enter SCP-3038 from 1 of 4 trajectories 
originating in an anomalous space, seemingly between SCP-3038's 
"film" and the edge of SCP-3038. This suggests a larger, non- 
observable extent to SCP-3038. 


Documentation Regarding Host-3038: On / /1999, Dr. was 
transferred from former Site-187 to Site-157 as a Level-2 researcher 
studying SCP- 


Shortly after Dr. s arrival at Site-157, SCP-3038 was 
discovered and brought into containment. Physical inspection of Dr. 

before transferral showed no anomalies, and interviews have 
consistently shown Dr. to have no knowledge of how 
SCP-3038 was acquired. 


Considering what happened at Site-187-D, I'm not 
surprised that it might've caused something like this. 
Host-3038 was a good researcher, and so long as we're 
playing this safe and following proper protocol regarding 
SCP-3038 and SCP-3038-B, | see no reason to detain 
Host-3038 indefinitely. 


- Dr. Gregory Brimmings, Personnel Director of Site-157. 


Footnotes 


1. A gravitational velocity comparable to that of a large gas giant. 
2. Host-3038 is not immune to the effects of SCP-3038-B. 


SCP-3039: An Antiquated Guide 


Item #: SCP-3039 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Any copies of SCP-3039 are 
kept in a sealed, opaque storage locker at Site-39. Newly 
discovered instances are to be retrieved by agents who have been 
immunized to SCP-3039’s effect. Affected civilians are to read an 
instance of SCP-3039 to completion before amnestization in order to 
assure both removal and immunization to SCP-3039's effect. 


Description: SCP-3039 is a set of 34 contained instances of a 
paperback novel, titled An Antiquated Guide to Avoiding Writer’s 
Block. There is a high possibility of thousands more instances 
currently uncontained. The author, R. Sebastian, designated 
Pol-2665, has authored several other anomalies; attempts to track 
and capture this person are ongoing. The contents of the object are 
suspected to be highly saturated with infohazards, due to the nature 
of the object. themselves non-anomalous. The cover features a 
cognitohazardous image of a nondescript, grey rectangular prism. 
Upon viewing the image, any exposed parties will be affected by the 
manifestation of SCP-3039-1. 


SCP-3039-1 are rectangular prisms identical to the one depicted by 
SCP-3039’s cover. Instances of SCP-3039-1 appear whenever an 
afflicted party (the subject) attempts to record data in any physical 
fashion. The objects consistently manifest in a location that 
disallows the subject from recording said information, appearing 
covering a keyboard when attempting to type or obscuring a paper 
when attempting to write. Once manifested, SCP-3039-1 are unable 
to be shifted or damaged, and only dematerialize once the subject 
ceases attempts to record. Once a subject is under SCP-3039’s 
effect, no method of removing the effect has proven effective at 
removing it. See Experiment Log 3039. 


Sustained interaction with SCP-3039-1 has proven deleterious to 
mental health, causing intense enmity and irrationality in subjects. 
This is theorized to be an additional effect of SCP-3039-1, and not 
human reaction to the anomaly, due to the extreme shifts in the 
typical composure of several test subjects. 


During the first retrieval, 22 personnel were affected by the object 
before its effects were fully comprehended. 


Experiment Log 3039 


Listed are several notable experiments. For the full log, 
see Document 3039.6. 


Experiment 1: 

Procedure: Agent Coffey is amnesticized for 
the past 24 hours. 

Result: Agent loses all knowledge of past 24 
hours. SCP-3039-1 continue to manifest. 
Researcher Notes: Evidently SCP-3039-1 
aren't triggered by memory of their 
appearance. -Researcher Florence 


Note: Researcher Teals, one of the first 
afflicted personnel, has volunteered to join 
research team. Due to his training with 
cognitohazards, personal investment, and low 
value of risk involved, he will be the primary 
test subject for the foreseeable future. - 
Researcher Florence 


Experiment 15: 

Procedure: Subject exposed to a 
cognitohazard created specifically in an 
attempt to nullify SCP-3039. 

Result: SCP-3039-1 continue to manifest. 
Researcher Notes: The results of this 
experiment and of past experiments appear to 
show that the effect of SCP-3039 is unable to 
be removed. In accordance with this school of 
thought, in order to reassume partial value to 


affected Foundation assets, the 
experimentation will focus on circumventing 
instances of SCP-3039-1 rather than complete 
neutralization. -Researcher Florence 


Experiment 21: 

Procedure: Subject attempts to write upon 
paper. After initial manifestation, the subject 
shifts the paper and attempts to write upon it 
once again 

Result: SCP-3039-1 manifest initially as 
expected. When the object is shifted, the 
instance remains suspended and does not 
demanifest. The subject attempted to write 
again, at this point, a new instance of 
SCP-3039-1 manifested. This effect continued 
for each shift until the subject ceased attempts 
to record, at which all instances 
dematerialized. 

Researcher Notes: It’s almost mocking, no? 
Testing for sentience is under consideration. - 
Researcher Florence 


Experiment 29: 

Procedure: Subject attempts to film himself in 
order to log experiments without assistance. 
Result: SCP-3039-1 do not manifest initially. 
However, upon viewing the recording, 
SCP-3039-1 obscures view of the subject, and 
the audio track is replaced with silence. 
Notably, a recording logged incidentally by the 
subject, without intent to store information, was 
free of any changes. 

Researcher Notes: It appears intent is the 
main proponent of SCP-3039-1 manifestation. 
While it is assumed that SCP-3039-1 will 
manifest even with external intent as the 
driving force, this property will be further 
tested. -Researcher Florence 


Experiment 37: 

Procedure: Subject attempts to call 
Researcher Florence on provided phone in 
order to report the results of several previous 
experiments. 

Result: Subject is unable to transmit any 
audio to Researcher Florence. However, 
Researcher Florence is able to relay audio to 
the subject without issue. 

Researcher Notes: Even relay of information 
to other people is restricted. However, the 
subject was not prevented from dialing the 
number or from talking. With the crux of intent 
in mind, this experiment will be modified 
slightly and subsequently tested. -Researcher 
Florence 


Experiment 38: 

Procedure: Subject attempts to call 
Researcher Florence on provided phone and 
speak a string of random words followed by 
information on previous experiments. 

Result: Subject said, "Donkey, watermelon, 
crime, horse, battery." This portion of the audio 
was successfully transmitted. Upon switching 
content of the words spoken, no further audio 
was transmitted. Before the closing of the 
experiment, the subject repeated the previous 
word sequence. The audio was successfully 
transmitted. 

Researcher Notes: This further solidifies the 
idea of intent being the effect's basis, but 
shows that information containing no actual 
information is still able to communicated. - 
Researcher Florence 


Note: Researcher Teals has been showing 
signs of extreme anxiety since Experiment 38. 
While his varied attempts to circumvent 
SCP-3039-1 are commendable, and his 


current progress is far from nominal, I’m 
recommending that he be reassigned for a 
short period of time. -Researcher Florence 


Experiment 44: 

Procedure: Subject opens SCP-3039’s 
storage locker and inflicts significant damage 
to several instances with an axe while 
screaming counter cognitohazard, 
“TEXPLETIVE] you, you [EXPLETIVE], blocky 
[EXPLETIVE]. Let me [EXPLETIVE] write, you 
[EXPLETIVE]!” This course of action was 
unauthorized by necessary personnel. 
Result: SCP-3039-1 continue to manifest. 
Cursory checks were performed on other 
afflicted subjects, SCP-3039-1 continue to 
manifest. Possibility of additional effects added 
to SCP-3039-1’s description. 

Researcher Notes: Researcher Teals has 
been reprimanded for unprofessionalism and 
has been taken off the SCP-3039 research 
team for 2 weeks. Reprimand aside, this 
incident shows the anomaly has no degree of 
sentience as previously theorized, and that the 
effect is only provoked under certain 
circumstances. -Researcher Florence 


Experiment 53: 

Procedure: Researcher suggests that initial 
qualms of further infohazards being contained 
within the object may be unfounded, and 
offered to test it as a last resort. Subject reads 
through the entirety of the SCP-3039. 

Result: SCP-3039 yields no information on 
dispelling its effects. However, upon further 
testing, manifestations of SCP-3039-1 no 
longer occur. Subsequent exposure to 
SCP-3039’s cover displays the subject is 
immune to further affliction. 

Researcher Notes: This feels so good to put 


I’m freaking out here. | did a compassion ritual yesterday, made me 
feel a little better. [DETAILS OF RITUAL EXPUNGED]. Seeing 
Richard in this state is really messing with my head. He’s not himself 
at all — he’s freakishly cheerful, borderline manic, and he’s tried to 
breach the quarantine three times already. Managed to cause 
several infections by shouting what | assume were details about 
SCP-370's appearance. __, | don’t even know what information can 
spread this thing. | personally destroyed a bunch of documents 
without review earlier today, and had anyone who protested 
quarantined. Dr. C says I’m being paranoid so | quarantined him 
too. 


Personal Log of: Dr. 
Date: [DATA ABSENT] 2009 


Well. I’ve solved the mystery of the disappearing personnel. Some 
of the infected commit suicide, and when they do they vanish with 
this blinding flash. | caught maybe the very edge of the flash. I’m 
afraid I'm contaminated now — | can feel the key hovering around 
the edges of my mind. If | wanted to, | think | could see it in my 
head. Ugh. 


I’ve started a write-up of the containment procedure, for if we ever 
contain the — thing. Helps me keep my mind off... well, it. There are 
three kinds of infections — the murdering kind, the suicidal kind, and 
the happy kind. Suicides and murderers don’t actively try to spread 
the infection, but deaths caused by 370 all seem to create this 
infectious light. The happy ones seem mentally unaffected, but their 
only desire is to spread this thing by any means necessary. They're 
clever, though. They'll pretend not to be affected. The only give 
away is the happiness. Even if you torture them, they show signs of 
pain but don't seem to care — it doesn’t make them unhappy. 


On the bright side, | had a talk with Dr. C via a Class-D go- 
between and he told me to go myself, so I've let him go. 


Personal Log of: Dr. 
Date: [DATA ABSENT] 2009 


We've lost our grip on this thing. Richard and team are still 
contained, but we have the smilers wandering free in the base. I've 


into the written word. Thank you for 
[EXPUNGED], you [EXPLETIVE] bricks. - 
Researcher Teals 


Researcher Teals has been reprimanded for 
unprofessionalism. 


Transcript of SCP-3039 
Listed are several excerpts from SCP-3039. 


Forward: 

| would like to thank and wish good luck to 
both the sorry sap who saw the cover and the 
Brother, for the inspiration to create. 


Page 1: 

Here begins a journey. A chapter in your life. 
Or thirty chapters. So. You think that reading 
this is gonna help you? | don't think that it will. 
Or do I? Does it matter? You'll look through 
this book eventually. Might as well waste your 
time now than later. Here lies the story of the 
reader vs. the book. The writer vs. the block. 
The moron vs. the essence of futility. Etcetera. 
A battle of wills, a struggle for the ages! Nah. 
It's you reading a book that you're convinced 
will help with your... situation. 


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You little scamp. Already a third into the book. 
So confident and hopeful. Good. | like hope. It 
looks so glorious crushed into the ground. Not 
really, as it's not even a physical object, but | 
like to imagine that it does. Chaos is a beauty 
in spite of itself. Brother, does it look good. 
Keep reading to have your hopes nice and 
killed. Oops, did | mention something being 
killed? You won't be killed. Pinky promise. 


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You probably wanna know why reading this 
book hasn't killed you yet. Because you have 
to suffer and waste your time before you die, 
obviously. | kid. Or so | say. | planned to place 
encouragement to read more, maybe even an 
actual story, but an inspirational friend told me 
that good PR couldn't and wouldn't bring 
enough eyes to the page. That people like you 
wouldn't care unless something caused a 
ruckus. And death wouldn't cause a ruckus, 
cause you'd be dead, right? Seems odd that 
I’m telling you this. Huh. Maybe I’m making all 
this up to get you to finish this book. You’re 
almost done with this thing, quitting now would 
be foolish, right? Or is quitting while you're 
ahead (and not dead, for rhyming’s sake) the 
better option? 


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Here’s the penultimate stop on the train. 
You've almost done it! But what will completing 
this thing do? I’ve told you that it'll do nothing 
for you. Then | told you that | wanted you to 
read the book. Which one is the truth? Is either 
one the truth? What if kills you? What if it 
cures you? What if what | said first was true 
and it does nothing? Are you fucking brave 
enough to find out? 


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