Foundation monitoring stations for Site-2031-A shall be located in 
the safe zone. No vertebrate animal massing more than 15kg is to 
enter the active zone outside an approved experiment. 


Description: SCP-2031 are anomalous colonies of Eciton burchellii 
(“army ant”) that to date have not been seen outside the active zone 
of Site-2031-A. Examination of the individuals comprising an 
instance of SCP-2031 have not provided any consistent genetic or 
morphological identifiers to distinguish them from non-anomalous 
Eciton burchellii. Experiments releasing non-anomalous Eciton 
burchellii colonies into Site-2031-A have shown that the introduced 


specimens will begin showing anomalous behavior associated with 
SCP-2031 within 20 to 40 days within the active zone. It is unknown 
if the transition to SCP-2031 is due to an anomalous effect peculiar 
to Site-2031-A, exposure to SCP-2031, or is a heretofore 
undocumented learned behavior. Investigation is ongoing. 


Until its anomalous behavior manifests, a SCP-2031 colony will 
behave normally for Eciton burchellii and other examples of New 
World army ants. Colonies will contain up to 2 million individuals, 
containing a variety of specialized individuals along with a single 
queen. They will undergo nomadic phases when the entire colony is 
mobile and forages for food. When they nest in a non-anomalous 
fashion they form a “bivouac,” linking each other’s bodies together to 
form a large ball with a complex internal structure, typically in a 
burrow or a hollow tree. 


SCP-2031 manifests its anomalous behavior when a colony 
encounters a vertebrate prey animal massing greater than 20kg 
during a nomadic foraging phase. Unlike a normal swarm of Eciton 
burchellii, SCP-2031 will send columns of soldiers to climb the prey 
animal and demonstrate what appears to be tactical behavior and an 
understanding of the prey’s anatomy. Columns of thousands of 
soldiers will climb the prey, massing along the spine and lower 
extremities. Soldiers will defer any actual attack of the prey until a 
significant number are in position, at which point all the soldiers will 
simultaneously bite through the skin and attack the spinal cord and 
the ligaments in the prey’s lower extremities. An SCP-2031 instance 
has successfully immobilized a 1000kg Angus Bull in less than five 
minutes in this manner, the majority of that time spent by soldiers 
getting into position. Animals massing less than this are subdued in 
a correspondingly quicker manner. 


Once the prey animal is immobilized, the remaining colony of 
SCP-2031 will mass around it, and the soldiers will burrow small 
openings into the extremities. The remaining colony will follow the 
soldiers and burrow inside the animal’s body. Unlike other carrion- 
eating insects, SCP-2031 will not immediately attack the soft tissues 
and mucus membranes (mouth, eyes, rectum, etc.) seeming to 
prefer the host to live as long as possible. SCP-2031 will not burrow 
into the animal’s major organ systems until it has expired, usually 


from dehydration. SCP-2031 will leave intact the prey animal’s hide 
and skeletal system as it nests within the carcass. 


When SCP-2031 again initiates a nomadic phase, it will move the 
entire carcass in apparent imitation of the animal’s normal behavior. 
This mimicry will continue as long as the carcass’s hide and skeletal 
system maintains structural integrity. The hides of these carcasses 
seem to undergo slower decay than is typical, possibly due to 
enzymes released by SCP-2031. Studies are ongoing to determine 
if this is anomalous or a natural product of Eciton burchellii 
infestation. 


Site-2031-A consists of a farm and pasture land located 150km 
northwest of [REDACTED] in [REDACTED]. Upon containment, 
twenty-seven separate instances of SCP-2031 were observed on 
site inhabiting various carcasses: 


¢ 15 Bos primigenius taurus. 9 adult female, 2 adult male, 4 
juvenile. Colonies designated SCP-2031-1A through 
SCP-2031-10 

¢ 5 Equus ferus caballus. 4 adult female, 1 juvenile. Colonies 
designated SCP-2031-2A through SCP-2031-2E. 

* 3 Sus scrofa domestica. 1 adult male, 2 adult female. 
Colonies designated SCP-2031-3A through SCP-2031-3C. 

¢ 1 Canis lupus familiaris. 1 adult female. Colony designated 
SCP-2031-4A. 

* 3 Homo sapiens sapiens. 1 adult female, 1 adult male, 1 
juvenile. Colonies designated SCP-2031-5A through 
SCP-2031-5C 


Addendum 1: Incident report I-2031-5 
+ Incident |-2031-5 
Document# I-2031-5 
Date: 7/15/19 


SCPs Involved: SCP-2031-5A, SCP-2031-5B, 
SCP-2031-5C, SCP-2031-4A 


Location: Site-2031-A 
Description: 


For several months Foundation observers had 
cataloged the various behavior patterns of 
SCP-2031, with particular attention to the three 
colonies mimicking human activity. Beginning 
at dawn, both SCP-2031-5A and 
SCP-2031-5B would typically perform various 
actions common to animal husbandry; 
watering the “livestock,” dispensing feed, 
moving other SCP-2031 colonies from one 
pasture to another. While SCP-2031-5C would 
often assist in these chores, several hours a 
day it would spend with SCP-2031-4A and 
engage in several different dynamic behaviors 
including mock wrestling and the throwing and 
retrieving of various objects. 


On the morning of 7/15/19 SCP-2031-5C 
attempted to engage in its typical interaction 
with SCP-2031-4A, when the hide containing 
the SCP-2031-4A colony suffered several 
structural failures. As a result, SCP-2031-4A 
abandoned the carcass and resumed foraging 
behavior typical to a mobile colony of Eciton 
burchellii. SCP-2031-5C ignored the 
SCP-2031-4A colony and continued to prod 
the remaining carcass in an apparent attempt 
to revive it. SCP-2031-5C continued this 
behavior until SCP-2031-5A and SCP-2031-5B 
observed it and approached. At this point, 
SCP-2031-5B lifted SCP-2031-5C and held it 
off the ground, removing it from the site. 
SCP-2031-5A then retrieved a shovel from the 
barn and buried the carcass. 


Approval is granted for the introduction of one 
25kg Golden Retriever into Site-2031-A. — Dr. 
T.S__ , director Site-2031-A, 7/18/19 


« SCP-2030 | SCP-2031 | SCP-2032 » 


SCP-2032: Father Time 


Item #: SCP-2032 
Object Class: Safe Keter! 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2032 is to be kept in a 
standard humanoid cell in Site-06-3. Four (4) armed guards are to 
be posted outside of SCP-2032's cell at all times to prevent false 
information from being planted in his belongings. All requests made 
by SCP-2032, within reason, are to be accepted pending review and 
written consent of a Level 3 Researcher. Newspapers documenting 
recent world events are to be delivered to SCP-2032's containment 
cell daily. SCP-2032 is to be given two (2) 16mg capsules of 
Galantamine daily, provided with the morning and dinner meals. At 
approximately 8:30 every morning SCP-2032 is to be given a 100mg 
subcutaneous injection of Anakinra. Provided that joint inflammation 
does not restrict movement, SCP-2032 is given two hours daily of 
physician approved exercise and socialization with the staff of 
Site-06-3 so long as he is accompanied by a nurse. Following a mild 
stroke SCP-2032 is on a mechanical ventilation apparatus and is 
confined to a wheel chair and is no longer allowed to leave his 
containment cell. The cell has been refurnished with life support 
equipment. 


Description: SCP-2032 appears to be an elderly man of Middle 
Eastern origin. His true age and ancestry are not currently known, 
although plausible records would indicate connection to the 
Caliphate circa - CE. Although SCP-2032 has an apparent 
inhuman longevity, his physical and mental health are estimated to 
have begun deteriorating with age several decades prior to coming 
into Foundation Custody. SCP-2032 is currently receiving daily 
treatment for moderate Alzheimer's and mild dementia, along with 
physical therapy for arthritis. SCP-2032 is now also undergoing 
speech therapy following a stroke (The cause of which is detailed in 
Addendum 2032-A). 


The main anomalous quality of SCP-2032 is that his memory directly 
affects the general public's historical recollection. As SCP-2032's 
memory begins to fade, numerous branching opinions on historical 
events, consisting of conflicted accounts or other inaccurate 
information, appear. This loss goes so far as to directly alter 
historical texts as well. SCP-2032 has written several journals to 
keep his memory accurate. There is a theorized safe zone from the 
reality altering effects of SCP-2032's memory for any documents or 
persons within three meters of him. Additionally, as time passes and 
the event becomes less current, it is considered to have reached 
SCP-2032's long-term memory in which the public may not be 
informed but scholars and historians are. When information passes 
from this stage of memorization it is considered lost. 


Following the discovery of the 'safe zone’ within SCP-2032's 
presence, newspapers and other information are placed in the 
containment cell until they can be more appropriately archived. A 
team of Foundation archivists now works daily to write down 
SCP-2032's recollections, starting with the farthest memories. The 
journals in which these events are kept are locked in a safe inside 
SCP-2032's cell to prevent the loss of this information. 


The general global opinion and knowledge of recent world events 
creates new memories for SCP-2032. These recollections have 
been described to researchers as hazy at best, requiring outside 
information for accurate clarity. While an event is happening yet not 
understood, mostly being speculation or rumors, SCP-2032 likens it 
to recalling a dream. SCP-2032 will gradually gain more clarity 
around this event, causing knowledge to become public. Despite the 
impact on his mental health, SCP-2032's knowledge of an event is 
not what causes the public reaction. As more cultural factors affect 
the private understanding collective areas have of an event, the 
psychological reaction on SCP-2032 becomes apparent. 


SCP-2032 is on a daily regimen of medication to ward off the 
ongoing symptoms of his mental deterioration. At the current rate of 
deterioration, it is predicted that in years all written history prior to 
685 CE will be lost. Ongoing research is currently underway on how 
to slow this degradation, and if possible reverse it. Requests to 
utilize SCP-500 have been denied due to the likelihood of reversing 


the amnestics used to remove traumatic events from SCP-2032's 
memory. In the time following his stroke (See Addendum 2032-A) 
numerous protests and conspiracy theories became widely spread 
among the public until SCP-2032's condition stabilized. The 
hypothetical effects of any further potential damage to SCP-2032's 
memory could lead to a theoretical CY-class global government 
destabilization scenario, including a loss of all written and 
remembered accounts of human history. 


Despite the continual deterioration of his mental state, SCP-2032 
does not seem to age on the cellular level. Through DNA testing it 
has been confirmed that SCP-2032 does not suffer from telomere 
shortening, and has not visibly aged in the decades since his initial 
containment, it has been proven theoretically probable that 
SCP-2032 has reached his oldest biological age already and will not 
continue to age further. 


It has been discovered manipulating the memory of SCP-2032 will 
alter the knowledge of events for the public, but cannot alter the 
actual series of events. All facts are changed to what SCP-2032 
remembered, anything that happened to contradict these facts still 
happened yet cannot be acknowledged by humans. Following 
critical containment failures SCP-2032 is given selective amnestics 
and implanted with false memories to skew the public recollection of 
events. All O5 ordered historical alterations are written, with a copy 
of documentation of the original events locked in a safe kept in 
SCP-2032's vicinity, in case it is ever deemed appropriate to revert 
the changes. Any staff personnel found to implant false information 
into SCP-2032's mind will be interrogated as to the purpose of their 
alteration and subsequently terminated. 


The log of SCP-2032's initial interview follows : 
Interviewed: , henceforth SCP-2032 
Interviewer: Dr. Lucan 


Foreword: Subject contacted Foundation personnel 
claiming to be an anomaly, after asking authorities 
for protection. After considerable testing to verify his 
claims, an interview was approved. 


<Begin Log, April ,19 10:25AM> 


Dr. Lucan: Mr. _ , if you can recall, how and when did 
your abilities initially manifest? 


SCP-2032: Abilities? Eh, the memories... the memories 
were always perfect. Always, all records matched what | 
recalled.. 


[SCP-2032 takes a noticeable pause] 


SCP-2032: The Caliph, , asked me personally 
to be his historian. Bastard could not remember which 
wife warmed his bed each night. This was long ago yes? 
| don't know the date. We never.. | do not remember it. 
Still, my mind is strong, and will remain strong, inshallah. 
| was overjoyed yes, | could have anything in the East | 
desired. | could say anything | wish, bastard Caliph 
would not even know. But | was honest, all throughout. 


Dr. Lucan: Please focus on the details pertaining to your 
abilities. 


SCP-2032: [Long pause] | cannot remember my birth. 
What man can? At some point, the memories begin to 
stick, and you cannot forget. A man comes to your 
house, demands tribute and your father refuses. He 
beats him with a stick. Your father complains to the 
shariff, and bastard does nothing. No one cares about 
these things, but still you remember them more clearly 
than you remember important things. At some point, the 
memories always stick. 


Dr. Lucan: And what made you desire to contact the 
Foundation? 


SCP-2032: Bastard men, snakes the lot of them, sharply 
dressed and clean-shaven. They came to me one day. 
They ask me to work for them. | refused, politely of 
course, and they tripled their offer, as if the money was 


all that mattered. | notice them following me for days 
after. Sometimes one man, sometimes many. Sticking to 
me like shadows. 


Dr. Lucan: So you came to the Foundation to request 
Asylum? 


SCP-2032: God willing, yes. | can think of worse fates. 
<End Log, April ,19 10:55AM> 


Closing Statement: SCP-2032's request to enter 
Foundation custody has been granted, following the 
interview he was transported to Site-06-3. 


The initial log of tests to determine the scope of SCP-2032's abilities 


follow: 
Test Effects Remarks 
SCP-2032 is asked at All information While SCP-2032 may 
length about several) provided proves to be struggle to recall these 
historical battles he | accurate without details, he is 
claims to have exception, even so far exceedingly correct. 
participated in. as the position of the His physical condition 
constellations during} and accounts of the 
the night. battles are deemed 
enough to verify his 
Claims. 


SCP-2032 is given | All personnel who SCP-2032's abilities 
selective amnestics to were not in the testing are confirmed to have 
test the scope of his} room forgot the eventsa limited 'safe zone’. 
ability to alter the in question. 

recollection of events 

that others posses. 

SCP-2032 is given a All documents SCP-2032's memory 
minor selective portraying the events appears to be a direct 
amnestic to forget the of the battle, save for "master" copy of 
battle of those contained in a} history. Whenever he 


safe immediately near forgets something it is 
SCP-2032, are effectively erased. 
rendered blank. 


Historians questioned 
about the battle claim 
no such skirmish ever 
happened matching 
those details.