During a routine Foundation moon orbit, the entirety of the crew 
(consisting of 11 operatives) witnessed an instance of SCP-2859 
manifest approximately 10,000km from Earth. SCP-2859-1 
manifested shortly thereafter, feeding upon various organisms that 
came through SCP-2859; the operatives contacted Foundation 
facilities on Earth in an attempt to triangulate the location of 
SCP-2859's other entrance, eventually finding it inside of an 
abandoned storefront, located in northern Kenya. The Mobile Task 
Force team dispatched to SCP-2859 uncovered a group of men 
clothed in brown robes collecting wildlife to be sent through the 
entrance, with various artistic depictions of SCP-2859-1 along the 
walls, apparently created using fluids from the animals in question. 
This has since been classified a religious gathering; the Foundation 
is currently searching for evidence of the group's history based on 
this incident. Research remains inconclusive. 


« SCP-2858 | SCP-2859 | SCP-2860 » 


SCP-2860: Made of Stone 


Item #: SCP-2860 
Object Class: Euclid (Formerly Safe) 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2860 is to be contained 
within a Type S Standard Humanoid Anomaly Containment Cell at 
Site-19. In addition to standard furnishings, the contents of 
SCP-2860’s former office have been moved into its cell. Medical 
assistance is to be provided upon request and psychological health 
screenings are to be performed every two weeks. Prior to any 
interaction with living organic material, SCP-2860 is to be required to 
wear specially treated leather gloves so as to limit risk of accidental 
exposure of personnel to SCP-2860’s effect. 


+ Update 06/10/2015 


Update (06/10/2015): Due to increased sensitivity of 
SCP-2860’s effect to include the entirety of the object’s 
body, SCP-2860 and the contents of its cell have been 
moved to a sealed humanoid containment cell with an 
independent filtration system. Prior to any interaction or 
transport, SCP-2860 is to be required to wear a modified 
isolation suit so as to prevent any further exposure of 
personnel to SCP-2860’s effect. This isolation suit is to 
be replaced after each individual use. Due to the 
increased risk of performing psychological health 
screenings, such screenings have been reduced to once 
per month. 


+ Update 07/11/2016 


Update (07/11/2016): Due to increased sensitivity of 
SCP-2860’s effect to include any hair shed by the object, 
SCP-2860’s cell is to be cleaned of any particulates shed 
by SCP-2860 every two weeks by personnel equipped 


SCP-338: A Portable Radio 


Item #: SCP-338 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-338 is to be activated and 
constantly monitored at all times, with its broadcasts recorded for 
later analysis. Every 10 minutes, the channel is to be changed, 
alternating between the broadcasts at 89.1 MHz, 100.2 MHz, 

104.9 MHz and 107.9 MHz. If at any time SCP-338 does not receive 
a broadcast on one of these frequencies, Dr. is to be 
immediately notified and the entire frequency band is to be scanned 
to determine the status of the remaining broadcasts. Only personnel 
with Level 3 clearance or greater are allowed to listen to, interpret, 
or analyze data resulting from recordings of SCP-338. 


No personnel are allowed to spend more than 100 cumulative hours 
interpreting the broadcast at frequency 107.9 MHz. Any personnel 
that has reached the maximum number of hours of exposure is to be 
administered a class C amnestic and returned to the regular 
workforce as appropriate. All personnel working on data from the 
broadcast at 107.9 MHz are to be searched before leaving the data 
analysis center. Any and all data storage devices are to be 
confiscated and the personnel involved terminated, in order to 
prevent the possibility of [REDACTED] occurring in this reality. 


Description: SCP-338 is a portable crank- and battery-powered 
survival radio manufactured by , Inc. Disassembly reveals 
no anomalies compared to similar radios, with the exception of 3 
small (~1 mm in diameter) drops of solder on the receiver circuitry. 
Replicating this defect on other models does not result in effects 
similar to SCP-338. Excepting the anomalous properties described 
below, SCP-338 functions identically to similar models manufactured 
by , Inc. 


SCP-338 is capable of receiving anomalous broadcast signals on 11 


with Class-B hazmat suits. Hair collected in this matter is 
to be incinerated on-site. On a daily basis, SCP-2860 is 
to be moved to a specialized decontamination chamber 
for removal of any transformed skin cells. Psychological 
health screenings are to be performed via teleconference 
on a weekly basis to monitor SCP-2860’s declining 
mental state. 


+ Update 15/11/2017 


Update (15/11/2017): Due to SCP-2860’s declining 
mental state and increasingly frequent attempts at 
suicide, the subject has been placed in a medically 
induced coma according to the guidelines set by the 
Palmer Protocol. Personnel equipped with Class-B 
hazmat suits are to remove all transformed skin cells 
from the subject on a daily basis. Hair samples are to be 
collected from SCP-2860 for continued testing of the 
object’s effect on an as needed basis. 


Description: SCP-2860 is the former Dr. Harold Thompson, a 46- 
year-old, Caucasian male. Prior to containment, SCP-2860 served a 
total of ten years as a Level 2 Researcher of Site-19’s Experimental 
SCP Object Cataloging Lab. During this initial time period, 
SCP-2860 did not display any anomalous properties. 


SCP-2860’s effect manifests when any living organic material comes 
into direct physical contact with its hands. Any such contact results 
in the near —instantaneous transformation of the organic material 
into solid marble. Analysis of material transformed in this fashion 
shows that materials covering the tested material, or inorganic 
components of the material (osseous tissue, etc.) are not affected by 
SCP-2860’s effect. Use of high-speed photography has indicated 
that each transformation event doesn’t occur completely at once, but 
rather radiates from the point of contact. Testing to determine 
exactly how this transformation process begins, or is maintained is 
currently ongoing. 


The degree of sensitivity of this ability seems to extend down to a 
microscopic level, as individual microscopic organisms present on 
SCP-2860’s skin undergo transformation upon exposure. This 


results in a very fine marble powder forming on SCP-2860’s 
ungloved hands after a few seconds of exposure. 


Testing of SCP-2860’s effect has shown that the marble produced 
matches the composition of marbles found in a variety of geographic 
regions including: 


* Yule (US) 

« Purbeck (UK) 

¢ Makrana (India) 

* Carrara (Italy) 

¢ Pentelic (Greece) 


As of the time of writing, no two subsequent uses of SCP-2860’s 
effect have produced the same composition of marble. 


SCP-2860’s effect first manifested on 17-10-2004, following 
accidental exposure of SCP-2860 to a particulate released from an 
experimental anomalous object acquired from a raid on an anart 
studio near Portland, OR. This object was a hollow steel rod with a 
brass tip that had the same effect as SCP-2860. The rod was 
engraved with “# 5” on its side. Exactly how SCP-2860 effected the 
release of the particulate from the rod, or what its exact composition 
was, is currently unknown due to its immediate disappearance after 
release. The rod lost its anomalous effects upon release of the 
particulate. Investigation as to whether more instances of this object 
are currently at large is ongoing. Dr. Thompson has since been 
considered KIA and his family has been provided the standard 
bereavement package in addition to Cover-Story #31 (Lab 
Accident). Updated photographs of SCP-2860’s former wife and son 
have been provided on a yearly basis to help deter any mental 
decline. 


Addendum: 2860-1: Interview Log 2860-1 
+ Interview Log 2860-1 


The following interview was conducted 
following SCP-2860’s initial containment. 


Interviewed: SCP-2860 


Interviewer: Dr. Freemont 


Foreword: This interview was done following 
an initial screening of SCP-2860’s anomalous 
properties. 


<Begin Log> 
Dr. Freemont: Good afternoon, Harold. 


SCP-2860: Afternoon Melissa. | have to say 
this is really weird. | never really imagined 
what it was like to be on the other side of what 
we do here... | can’t say I’m too fond of it. 


Dr. Freemont: Go with the flow and everything 
should work out fine. Now, | have a few 
questions about that round of testing we just 
did... 


SCP-2860: Fire away. 


Dr. Freemont: Your effect is automatic, 
correct? 


SCP-2860: Yeah. | don’t think | have any 
control of it. It just... happens. 


Dr. Freemont: Do you feel anything? 


SCP-2860: | do. It’s kind of like the feeling of a 
small static discharge. Each time the effect 
happens, it goes off. It's... rather 
uncomfortable. 


Dr. Freemont: Interesting, and you say this 
happens every time? 


SCP-2860: Yeah. Every time... 


<End Log> 


Addendum: 2860-2: Interview Log 2860-2 
+ Interview Log 2860-2 


The following interview was conducted as part 
of a standard mental health screening on 
10/11/2006. 


Interviewed: SCP-2860 
Interviewer: Dr. Freemont 


Foreword: This interview was done at the end 
of a standard mental health screening. During 
the testing sessions prior to this screening, 
SCP-2860 requested to keep several of the 
items transformed for its own personal use. 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. Freemont: One more thing before we are 
finished for the evening, Harold. 


SCP-2860: Go for it. 


Dr. Freemont: During the last few testing 
sessions, you requested to keep a few of the 
items you transformed into marble. Now, a few 
of the higher ups have considered granting this 
request, but first you need to tell us why you 
would like them. 


SCP-2860: [Chuckles] Well, yeah... Its kind of 
funny. You’d think I’d want to keep them as far 
away from me as possible. | mean, here | am, 
having done something incredibly terrible, 
turning some poor bird or butterfly to stone, 
and yet, when | look at some of these things, | 
just... | don’t know... get lost in them. Some of 
them are so beautiful, like a moment that | 
trapped in time. | guess this is what some 
artists must feel after they finish a painting. 


Dr. Freemont: So what are you going to do 
with them? 


SCP-2860: Probably just keep them on my 

desk or something. Look at them every now 
and then. Especially the sparrow. That one 

really gets to me... Maybe they will help me 
feel a little less lonely sometimes. 


Dr. Freemont: Pardon? 


SCP-2860: You've worked for the Foundation 
as long as | have, Melissa, so | bet you’ve 
probably had this thought every now and then. 
You know, "What if that was me?" You think 
about it when you hear about some new 
humanoid they contained at Site-64, or 
some new reality bender they have at 
Site-81, or when you bump into Bright, or 
that time guy out at Site-17. You think “What if 
| had that ability?” or “What if that happened to 
me?” or “What would | do if | could turn bullets 
into sand?” You always think about “What 
would | do if | had that kind of power?” But | 
bet you never stopped to think about how 
isolating it is, especially with how we run things 
at the Foundation. We just put these people in 
these boxes and hope to learn as much as we 
can about them before they break down. It’s 
really quite something to see it from the other 
side. | guess | want those items, because it 
would be nice to have something in here that 
is just as trapped as | am. 


Dr. Freemont: | see... 


SCP-2860: [Chuckles] As | said before, it’s 
kind of funny. 


<End Log> 


Addendum: 2860-3: Update As of 06/10/2015, SCP-2860’s effect 
has increased in sensitivity from direct physical contact with its 
hands to direct physical contact anywhere on its body. As a result, 
the subject is almost constantly covered with a fine marble powder 
on all exposed areas when outside of a sterile environment. 
SCP-2860 claims this constant use of its effect causes it continuous 
discomfort, and as a result has made SCP-2860 increasingly 
irritable. Special Containment Procedures have been updated to 
reflect this change. Object class has been upgraded to Euclid. 


Addendum: 2860-4: Update As of 07/11/2016, SCP-2860’s effect 
has increased in sensitivity to not only include direct physical contact 
with any hair shed by the object, but also transforms all organic 
matter, living or dead, including the stratum corneum layer of 
SCP-2860’s own epidermis resulting in a near constant coat of 
marble dust on SCP-2860’s body. Shed hair seems to maintain 
SCP-2860’s effect indefinitely. As a result of the transformation of 
SCP-2860’s skin, the subject claims to be in a near constant state of 
discomfort. At the time of writing, SCP-2860 is unable to sleep 
without sedation, and must be fed intravenously due to food 
undergoing transformation during all attempts of SCP-2860 to feed 
itself. At the current time, SCP-2860’s internal tissue does not 
appear to present with the same anomalous properties. 


Repeated inhalation of the marble dust generated by SCP-2860’s 
effect has resulted in dust deposits forming within SCP-2860’s 
lungs. These deposits have resulted in accelerated silicosis and 
progressive massive fibrosis. The nearly constant buildup of marble 
dust along SCP-2860’s eyes has resulted in severe abrasions to the 
object’s corneas, resulting in SCP-2860 becoming largely blind in 
both eyes. Medical treatment to alleviate these conditions is 
currently ongoing. Special Containment Procedures have been 
updated to reflect this change. 


Addendum: 2860-5: Interview Log 2860-3 
+ Interview Log 2860-3 


The following interview was conducted 
following a standard mental health screening 
on 17/12/2016. 


Interviewed: SCP-2860 
Interviewer: Dr. Cassidy 


Foreword: This interview was done by 
SCP-2860’s request following a standard 
mental health screening conducted via 
telecast. Due to SCP-2860's progressive 
massive fibrosis, the object experienced 
shortness of breath throughout the interview's 
duration. 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. Cassidy: Good afternoon, SCP-2860, 
what is it you wished to speak about. 


SCP-2860: For the love... of god... Drake. 
Please, for the sake of my sanity... call me 
Harold. 


Dr. Cassidy: I’m sorry. What is it you wish for 
to speak with me about, Harold? 


SCP-2860: Please... kill me... 
Dr. Cassidy: I’m sorry... what? 


SCP-2860: I’m falling apart Drake. | can’t 
eat... | can’t sleep... | feel like there is... a 
swarm of... fire ants living in my skin! | can’t go 
on... If you have any mercy... in you... put on 
a goddamn hazmat suit... grab a gun... and 
shoot me... in the fucking head! Please... 


Dr. Cassidy: Harold... | can’t do that. Even if | 
wanted too, its just... 


SCP-2860 violently coughs for several 
minutes. 


SCP-2860: Then... get the fucking... ethics 


committee to sign off on it... Have the O5’s 
give you... a smiley face... sticker... Just, 
please... | can’t do this... this is just... cruel... 


Dr. Cassidy: | just can’t do that. Secure, 
contain, protect... they have a testing schedule 
booked for you several months long. | can’t go 
to them saying, “Hey, let’s kill the man.” If 
things are getting too much to handle, we 
could see about getting you some pain killers, 
or maybe a medically induced coma. 


SCP-2860: Wouldn’t that... be nice... Spend 
the rest of my life... as a vegetable, or drugged 
out of... my skull... Drake, | don’t know how 
much worse... this is going to get... I’d 
rather... take my exit now... on my terms... 
than die twenty to thirty... years from now... 
having slept my life away... hooked up to 
machines... You don’t even have to be the one 
to pull the trigger... please...