Special Containment Procedures: SCP-196 must be kept wholly 
ignorant of any information regarding the reason for his containment. 
The subject is to be kept in a two room cell inside Site-17. This cell 
is to be furnished with whatever SCP-196 requests as long as the 
request does not show any obvious likely lethal use and does not 
violate any SCP procedure. Subject must cohabit with at least one 
(1) member of the Site's Level 2 security personnel who must be 
armed exclusively with non-lethal weaponry. Subject is allowed to 
freely wander the installation if accompanied by at least one (1) 
member of Site-17's security personnel. Note that all staff below 
Level 3 have been told he is a Safe class object. SCP-196 has 
agreed to wear a satellite tracking anklet. Subject was told that 
removal of this anklet would result in his death, but this is not 
actually the case. SCP-196 displays no extraordinary physical 
ability, thus probability of escape is negligible. 


Description: SCP-196 appears to be a middle-aged male, under 
two (2) meters tall, of African-American descent. He claims to be 
forty-seven years old. Subject has black hair and brown eyes. There 
is no abnormal physical characteristic. Subject displays all basic 
needs of a normal human being. Subject tested with an 1.Q. of 109, 
well within normal parameters. Subject's psychological examination 
indicated that he suffers from institutionalization and Stockholm 
Syndrome in relation to the Foundation's security staff. SCP-196 
demonstrates no Euclid-type or other abnormal abilities. 


Note: /'ve run the full battery of tests & the exam says that the guy is 
normal. -Dr. 


Addendum 196-01: Those with Level 4 Security Clearance should 
see document #196-01 for information regarding SCP-196's origin 


and subsequent Keter classification. 


== LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE 
REQUIRED == 


Security Clearance Adequate: Access Authorized 
Addendum 196-01: document #196-01 


SCP-196 appeared at : : on / /200 inside of Site- . SCP-196 
claims he was recruited in of 201 through standard class D 
recruitment procedures for testing of SCP- . Subject also claims 
that his younger self is currently living in another location in : 

. Genetic identification checks confirm that SCP-196 has 
encountered Foundation security personnel in the past, in an 
incident at Site-17 on //196 . During that incident, SCP-196 was far 
older and was killed by SCP security personnel during an attempted 
break-in at that facility. SCP-196 was, at that time, not known to the 
Foundation as anything other than a lone human assailant; however, 
he was found to be carrying SCP- and several purely mundane 
weapons. 


While a Euclid class event of this nature would normally result in an 
individual being terminated to prevent any potential for a 
catastrophic paradox, SCP-196's future self is already dead. This 
means that if he were permitted to die, a catastrophic paradox could 
occur damaging or destroying this continuity. SCP-196 must be kept 
alive until he decides to and successfully manages to escape of his 
own accord and somehow travels back to experience his own death 
while carrying SCP- 


Note that because of the potential for paradox, SCP-196 must be 
kept far away from his younger double in ; . Additionally, 
a covert observation team must be permanently attached to 
SCP-196's younger self to protect his life. This dedicated security 
force should otherwise not intervene. Failure to permit the time line 
from unfolding naturally could result in damaging or destroying this 


continuity. For these reasons SCP-196, despite being otherwise 
mundane, must be carefully monitored and has been classified as a 
Euclid/Keter class object. 


« SCP-195 | SCP-196 | SCP-197 » 


SCP-197: The Greenhouse 


Item #: SCP-197 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-197 is maintained on site 
by local research team Beta-5 "Green Thumbs." Plants may not be 
removed from SCP-197 without permission from the plant, Dr. 
Kingsley and appropriate documentation. Plants which are removed 
from SCP-197 must be monitored and retrieved if necessary. 


To maintain secrecy, SCP-197 has been emptied and abandoned. 
Under cooperation with local city officials, the building and many 
other nearby structures have been condemned. On site security are 
to check the premises on a weekly basis to physically remove any 
plant material. The use of fire is not recommended unless it is 
necessary to facilitate the total removal of any vegetation found 
within SCP-197. Herbicides are to be applied on a monthly basis to 
discourage any future attempt at growth. 


Description: SCP-197 is a plant nursery and greenhouse located at 
; , . Currently the site is abandoned, although 
previous containment procedures were to maintain the location as a 
nursery. Most of the anomalous properties of SCP-197 are located 
within the glass structure of the greenhouse, although research 
conducted at the time of the site's abandonment suggests that 
SCP-197 has a wide sympathetic influence on the surrounding area, 
which has displayed a level of deterioration equal to SCP-197 itself. 


Organisms within the kingdom Plantae that grow within or are 
introduced to the greenhouse take on additional characteristics, 
including self-awareness, sensory awareness, sapience, and 
capacity for language and mobility, despite a lack of nervous 
system, brain, sensory organs, vocal chords, or musculature. 


Organisms also typically have an increased growth rate and 


elongated life span. Angiosperms that flower only at night or for 
short periods of time will be in a perpetual state of bloom while 
within SCP-197. Organisms removed from SCP-197 cease to 
display anomalous properties but will retain their hardiness and 
overall health. 


Organisms which lose their sapience upon removal from SCP-197 
will regain it upon reintroduction with no change in personality. With 
few exceptions, these organisms do not appear to greatly value their 
sentience and are often eager to leave SCP-197 despite being 
unable to experience the world outside as anything other than a 
typical member of their species. 


All organisms animated by SCP-197 displayed positive personality 
traits and affection for Foundation personnel and other forms of life, 
even carnivorous plants introduced as part of Experiment 197-63 
"Seymour." SCP-197 duty was often used as both a reward and 
therapy for agents and researchers who have concluded a stressful 
assignment or experienced a traumatizing event, as interactions with 
animated organisms were almost universally described as relaxing. 


Under the direction of the late Dr. Kingsley, SCP-197 testing 
involved distribution of organisms cultivated within SCP-197 to the 
public at large. A positive influence upon the poor urban community 
around SCP-197 was noted immediately, with both a reduction in 
crime and an increase to the average standard of living that has 
equally been reversed following the condemnation of SCP-197. Dr. 
Kingsley theorized that this was a result of SCP-197 itself creating a 
cycle of nurturing symbiosis between the community and plant life. 


Addendum: Testing and maintenance of SCP-197 was halted 
following incident 197-a644. Dahila Kingsley's decapitated body was 
found within the greenhouse, her severed head cradled within an 
empty flower pot being held by an ivy that had been present at the 
site since the time of its discovery. Dahila was the daughter of lead 
researcher Dr. Kingsley and a trained botanist who was alone inside 
SCP-197 at the time of her death. This was the first instance of any 
act of violence on the part of organisms raised within SCP-197. The 
ivy plant responsible for the killing compared its action to picking a 
pretty flower and displayed no remorse, although it expressed 
concern over Dr. Kingsley's reaction and well-being. All organisms 


distributed from SCP-197 were retrieved and eradicated, those 
within SCP-197 were eradicated upon removal from the site, with 
the exception of the ivy [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


« SCP-196 | SCP-197 | SCP-198 » 


SCP-198: Cup of Joe 


Item #: SCP-198 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-198 is located in a secure 
room of Site- with armed guards posted outside to prevent any 
unauthorized access. SCP-198 is to be stored under 24-hour video 
surveillance in a sealed and locked case (0.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m) 
and the key kept in a secured location accessible only to those 
personnel with Level 3 clearance and above. Under no 
circumstances are any Foundation personnel to handle SCP-198. All 
handling of SCP-198 is to be done via remote robotic means or by 
D-class test subjects only. 


In light of Incident 198-A and Incident 198-B, Object Class has been 
elevated to Euclid and Containment Protocol 198 has been 
established. SCP-198’s case must now be kept on a digital scale 
attached to an alarm system with redundant backups for power in its 
secure room. Any deviations in weight will indicate a breach and Site 
Supervisors must immediately enact Containment Protocol 198 
detailed below. 


Description: SCP-198 has taken numerous forms since coming into 
Foundation possession in 19 . Since acquisition, SCP-198 has been 
observed to have had dozens of different forms including a 
Styrofoam cup, brand glass beer bottle, and -_ brand 
aluminum soda cans, an oversized shot glass that read “One 
Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor’, a plastic water bottle 
with a label partially peeled off, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. These 
forms always appear partially filled with the expected liquid a vessel 
of that type would contain. 


Currently, SCP-198 appears as an ordinary white, porcelain coffee 
mug with blue, vertical stripes evenly spaced around its exterior. 
There are no visible manufacturer markings or otherwise remarkable 


details about its appearance in its current form. The object has 
resisted all attempts at destruction or sampling for further analysis. 
When inactive, SCP-198 can hold the expected 240 mL (8 fl oz) of 
liquid that any standard coffee mug would hold. 


Anomalous behavior does not manifest until a live human being 
grasps SCP-198 to hold it. Approximately 2 - 5 seconds after the 
SCP is held, it will instantly bond itself through unknown, albeit 
painful means to the handler’s hand or hands. Test subjects have 
reported the pain of bonding with SCP-198 as a “searing” or “fiery” 
sensation, though no heat can be detected by outside observers or 
instruments. The use of gloves or other barriers between the object 
and the hand does not prevent the bonding process so long as the 
subject can still grip SCP-198. Extensive testing has revealed that 
the bond appears to be at the molecular level and is permanent until 
the death of its holder. To date, no means have been found to break 
the bond including cutting or severing the fingers or hand of the 
holder as any wounds below the wrist of the test subject heal 
instantaneously. Further proposed testing of the range of healing up 
the handler’s arm is pending approval. 


Once bonded, any liquid inside SCP-198 will disappear and the 
container will inexplicably begin to fill from the bottom-up with a fluid 
or a semi-solid material, stopping only once it reaches the top of the 
container. The liquid or semi-solid is different for each holder, but it 
has to date been a bodily fluid or human excretion in each test 
instance. Such instances have included human saliva, sweat, blood, 
bile, mucus, urine, feces, and [DATA EXPUNGED] as well as 
combinations of two or more of these. 


Once SCP-198 has filled, the holder will undergo rapid dehydration 
and/or emaciation, becoming increasingly malnourished to the point 
of death, which usually occurs within 24 hours if nothing is done to 
prevent it. Ingestion of standard foods, liquids, or |.V.-supplied 
nutrients does nothing to reverse or slow this process. Testing has 
revealed that the only means by which the subject can gain 
nourishment is by consuming the contents of SCP-198; however, 
the constant rate of dehydration and emaciation remains the same, 
forcing the test subject to consume vast quantities of the excretions 
almost constantly to remain alive. As the contents are consumed or 


— as is often the case — dumped out of the container, SCP-198 will 
continue to refill itself automatically. Test subjects have lasted as 
long as 70 hours by consuming the excretions before finally 
succumbing to exhaustion or refusing to consume any more of the 
contents, which invariably leads to death. 


Upon expiration of the handler, the bond with SCP-198 is broken 
and the object can once again be manipulated. In approximately 
75% of test instances, SCP-198 will disappear once the bond is 
broken and reappear almost instantly on a nearby flat surface, 
seemingly with a preference for tables or shelves within the same 
room, and take on a new form. Approximately 90% of these 
reappearances of SCP-198 is within the general vicinity of the now 
deceased handler, but several times the object has been observed 
to reappear in nearby containment rooms, observation rooms, and in 
one case [DATA EXPUNGED]. Due to the catastrophic nature of 
that incident, extreme care is to be taken when in proximity to 
SCP-198’s containment or testing room. Foundation personnel are 
urged not to bring with them any beverages or containers within 
100 m of SCP-198’s containment room even when the object is not 
actively being researched. 


SCP-198 was acquired by the Foundation from an underground 
bunker in , Germany, after the bunker’s accidental discovery by 
construction workers. Reports of strange activity and deaths among 
the construction company regarding this bunker brought the object 
to Foundation attention. Agent , upon responding to the location, 
discovered several deceased and grossly emaciated corpses, both 
recent and some quite old. Unaware of the nature of their deaths or 
the SCP in question, Agent sealed off the area and awaited 
back-up. It was then that the nature of the SCP object revealed itself 
as the Agent mistakenly grabbed what appeared to be an unopened 
bottle of water from a table at the construction site. Backup arrived 
to find an extremely agitated Agent vomiting and struggling to 
remove from his hand a cup full of fresh [DATA EXPUNGED]. Agent 
later self-terminated during location clean-up. 


Incident 198-A: 


Date: - -20 
Location: Site- 


Description: At approximately 2:15 PM, Researcher 
John , who was working in an observation room 
adjacent to SCP-198’s containment room, reached for 
what he thought to be his thermos of iced tea only to 
discover he was firmly bonded to what appeared to be 
SCP-198. Immediately, Researcher notified Site 
Supervisors who, upon inspection of containment room 
198, discovered that SCP-198 was indeed missing from 
its case. At least 3 months had passed since the last 
experiment had been conducted on SCP-198 without 
incident. Researcher was interviewed by Site staff 
and was kept alive by consuming the contents of 
SCP-198 for 31 hours before finally refusing to drink the 
contents any longer. 


Incident 198-B: 


Date: - -20 

Location: Site- 

Description: At approximately 8:00 AM, Security Guard 
Albert stopped to get a cup of coffee from a break 
room later determined to be located three floors 
underneath and two hallways over from SCP-198’s 
containment room. The guard found himself bonded to 
SCP-198 when he attempted to grab a bottle of dairy 
creamer from the break room refrigerator. Once again 
Site Supervisors were notified of a potential containment 
breach and discovered SCP-198’s case to be empty. 
Guard was interviewed and chose to self-terminate 
rather than consume any of the contents of SCP-198.