A small number (<10%) of affected subjects are observed to 
vocalise during seizures (as no memory of the events are retained, 
consciousness appears to remain impaired), inconsistent with the 
presentation of typical absence seizures. Generalised EEG 
discharges are still observed. The vocalisations have a common 
theme of [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED 


Interview Log 1221-1 
Interview 1221-1 


Dr.R_ was skeptical of SCP-1221's extranormal 
properties and volunteered to test its effects. He entered 
SCP-1221 without incident and was interviewed 2 weeks 
after exposure by Dr. Major. An abridged transcript of the 
interview follows. 


<Begin Log: 00h-00m-00s> 


Dr. Major: Morning, R_ . How are you feeling 
today? 


Dr.R : Same as always. No hallucinations, 
no blackouts, no seizures. Got up, had 
breakfast, did some reports and came in here. 


Dr. Major: Okay, no change this week, but it 
sometimes takes a while to set in. Had any 
strange memory issues lately? 


Dr. R=: </aughs> Nothing's going to happen 
and you'll say I'm part of the 90% who aren't 


affected! Memory's bad as ever. 
<00h-12m-32s> 


Dr. Major: Doesn't look like I'll get anything 
from you today. Time for a coffee? 


[Dr. R_ stares blankly and is unresponsive for 
a total of 13s. Dr. Major is aware Dr. Ris 
unresponsive by 6s and makes a note. After 
13s, Dr. R's face contorts violently, startling 
Dr. Major. Dr. Ris now conscious but visibly 
fearful and agitated.] 


Dr. Major: R_, are you - 


Dr. R_: [distressed] Major? Jesus, they were 
right, they were all right about it. 1221. | can 
see him, it's not me. 


Dr. Major: Him? What are you - 


Dr. R_ : It's somebody else, I'm not here. | just 
watch. You have to help me, Major. Help me. 
Help - 


[Dr. R's face violently contorts for a second 
time and returns to normal after 3s. Dr. R's 
mood has returned to its original state. The 
time is now 00h-14m-44s. ] 


Dr.R_ :I'msorry, | must have drifted off fora 
moment. 


Dr. Major: What the hell was that? 
Dr.R_ : Was what? 
[Dr.R appears to have no memory of the 


episode, despite repeated questioning. Video 
recording of the episode is shown to Dr. R_ .] 


Dr. R=: Okay, Major, you got me there. | 
guess 1221 does cause the little seizures after 
all. Egg on my face, huh? 


Dr. Major: You don't have any comments on 
what you said during the episode? 


Dr. R_ : No idea what it means, looks like | just 
went a bit loopy. Can | get going? This took 
ages and now | have get medical to fix this up. 
Don't want to scare you again! </aughs> 


Dr. Major: Uh, okay, R_ . We'll continue this 
later. 


[Dr. RR exits interview room. CCTV cameras 
in outside corridor appear to show him mutter 
‘nice try'.] 


<End Log: 00h-29m-11s> 
Additional Comments: 


Based on this report, | have attached a request 
for increased surveillance of SCP-1221 
subjects, accelerated research (cross-SCP 
use with SCP-[REDACTED] may be necessary 
to obtain results) and a Euclid reclassification. 


- Dr. Major 


Request denied. 

Evidence that SCP-1221 has a major effect on 
subjects is lacking and barring the treatable 
seizure disorder subjects have universally 
normal appearance and behaviour. It is the 
opinion of this office that no beneficial data 
would be gained from further research. 
[REDACTED] civilians and Foundation 
personnel, including [REDACTED] have been 
exposed to SCP-1221, all of whom have 


essentially normal function. Information may 
pose a containment risk and have negative 
effects on employee morale. 

SCP-1221 and ‘affected’ subjects are presently 
secure, contained and protected. Until the 
situation changes, testing is unnecessary and 
has been suspended. 


Os 


Footnotes 
1. Feelings of familiarity with unfamiliar situations. 
2. Feelings of unfamiliarity with familiar situations. 


« SCP-1220 | SCP-1221 | SCP-1222 » 


SCP-1222: Stasis Box 


Item #: SCP-1222 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1222 is to be locked in a 
60 x 60 x 60 cm hard plastic container with foam inner-lining to hold 
it in place. Container can be found inside locker __in the storage 
area of Site-4. If container is damaged in any way, contact 
administration for replacement. Personnel with Level 1 clearance or 
higher may access the object for research purposes. 


If not used for testing, linseed oil must be rubbed into SCP-1222 for 
preservation purposes once annually. Linseed oil must also be used 
after all research tests. 


Description: SCP-1222 is a bamboo box, decorated with beads and 
shells, and measuring 7 x 10 x 10 cm. A lid is attached and held 
together by a woven thread made of palm fronds. Any human who 
touches the box with both hands and gazes at its bottom will 
instantly enter a state of stasis, in which they cannot be repositioned 
or harmed by any means known to the Foundation; any human in 
this condition is to be classified as SCP-1222-1. This stasis will 
continue until SCP-1222-1 is touched by the skin of a live human. 
SCP-1222-1 has no vital signs (respiration, blood pressure, brain 
activity), and can remain in this condition indefinitely. Removing 
SCP-1222 from SCP-1222-1's hands, or blocking it from 
SCP-1222-1's view, does not affect the stasis. However, only one 
instance of SCP-1222-1 exists at a time; attempts to successively or 
simultaneously create multiple instances of SCP-1222-1 have failed. 


Examination of SCP-1222-1 through latex gloves has revealed that 
SCP-1222-1's flesh is hard and unyielding; researchers have 
described the flesh as being "like stone or metal". SCP-1222-1's 
clothing is unaffected by the stasis and can be damaged normally; 
however, hair becomes intensely tough and durable. 


+ TEST LOG 1222-1 


TEST: SCP-1222-T12 

PROCEDURE: SCP-1222-1's head struck with metal rod 
32 times. 

RESULT: No damage to SCP-1222-1; rod became 
warped and dented. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T14 

PROCEDURE: Fired at with a .38 Special revolver 
RESULT: The bullet compressed against SCP-1222-1's 
right earlobe. SCP-1222-1 fell over. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T22 

PROCEDURE: Fired at with an AR-10 rifle using 
7.62x51 NATO rounds 

RESULT: The bullet shattered against SCP-1222-1's 
right shoulder. SCP-1222-1 fell over. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T30 
PROCEDURE: Swiped at with 30cm kitchen knife 
RESULT: Knife bounced off. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T31 
PROCEDURE: Stabbed with 30cm kitchen knife 
RESULT: Knife broke. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T50 

PROCEDURE: Fluoroantimonic acid poured onto 
SCP-1222-1's back 

RESULT: Acid seeped off of the subject and into the 
glass container beneath. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T53 

PROCEDURE: Partially submerged in Fluoroantimonic 
acid 

RESULT: Subject was asked to hold SCP-1222 above 
the head while entering stasis. Subject was lowered into 
a glass container two meters tall with one meter filled 
with fluoroantimonic acid. Test was conducted with 
safety measure to ensure no damage to SCP-1222 


would occur. After two weeks of no reported changes, 
subject was removed, cleaned, and reawakened. Subject 
subsequently died due to accumulation of acid in pores 
of skin and lower cavities. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T63 

PROCEDURE: Petrol ignited 

RESULT: A small quantity of petrol was poured over the 
subjects lower back and set alight. The area became 
scorched black with residue but no visible damage was 
shown. 

NOTE No further tests involving substances that could 
harm the box will be used unless under strict supervision 
of a safety team and class 3 personnel. This is only to 
prevent damage to the box and is not a personal attack 
on any researcher. 


TEST: SCP-1222-T68 

PROCEDURE: A slap 

RESULT: Both a gloved and ungloved slap were given 
to the test subject. The gloved slap had no effect and 
managed to topple over the test subject. The ungloved 
slapped immediately awoke the test subject, who 
shrieked in surprise. When D-class personnel was asked 
to describe the feeling of slapping, he replied “like putting 
your hand through paper and immediately hitting flesh”. 


+ RECOVERY LOG 


SCP-1222 was found in , a village of Nias Island 
located off the coast from the Sumatra region of 
Indonesia on November 18, 1984. A rescue team 
dispatched in the area discovered a dug out chamber 
beneath debris of a destroyed home. In the middle of the 
chamber was a Caucasian woman kneeling on the floor 
with the item in her hands. 


Report Excerpt - -1984 


We were relieved at first to find a survivor 
under all the rubble. A single mother had lived 


there with two children and an infant, and all 
four had perished when their home fell. A 
neighbour had reported that the mother was 
always talking about a disabled cousin she 
also cared for, and was worried for the 
cousin’s safety. After inspecting and moving 
the rubble, we found a hole in the corner of 
where the sleeping area would have been. The 
hole went down two meters before turning 
toward an entrance of a small chamber. The 
man who volunteered to go down called out 
that he had found a woman in prayer and that 
she was in shock. He then went to pick her up 
and take her out when the woman started 
screaming. When he emerged with her she 
was thrashing about and speaking ina 
language we didn’t recognise. She was without 
a scratch on her body, but her clothes were old 
and falling apart and a thick layer of dust 
covered all parts. The woman calmed down 
after we constrained her and was sent to an 
emergency medical centre set up nearby. 


Light amnestics were given to all members of the rescue 
team after receiving the report. 


The subject's name is , born 4 June 18 . Agents 
acquired her at the emergency medical centre where she 
was transported to Site-4. The only item with her was 
SCP-1222. Subject spoke fluent Dutch that was standard 
for the 1800’s. When questioned about SCP-1222 she 
went into detail about finding it in a village not far from 
where she was found, after her father had [DATA 
EXPUNGED] retrieved it from the ashes. Subject was 
commissioned to D-Class personnel at Site-3. 


Addendum: 
Future tests are scheduled for use of radiation, destructive bacteria, 
nano-machines, andSCPs , , , , , and. Various 


Keter class SCPs were also considered but decided against due to 
possibility of the damage or destruction of SCP-1222. 


« SCP-1221 | SCP-1222 | SCP-1223 » 


SCP-1223: Photographic Memory 


Item #: SCP-1223 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1223 is to be stored ina 
standard containment crate in the on-site warehouse of Site 
SCP-1223 is to remain in an unpowered state when not undergoing 
approved testing. When undergoing testing requiring a powered 
state, SCP-1223 must be secured in a sealed testing area and 
monitored via video surveillance. While in a powered state, only D- 
Class personnel may directly view SCP-1223. 


Description: SCP-1223 is a digital photo frame manufactured by 
the Corporation. Physical examination while in an unpowered 
state revealed no components unusual for other models of its 
product line. SCP-1223 possesses a solid-state hard drive with a 
capacity of 512mb and a 7.18cm LCD display. Electronic analysis of 
the hard drive determined that the drive is not storing any photo 
data. 


In a powered state, SCP-1223 will display a blue menu screen when 
unobserved, standard for photo frames of its type. Upon being 
directly observed by a living human being (hereby referred to as 
subject), however, SCP-1223’s LCD will alter to a flat black screen 
with the words “HELLO” in large white text. Experimentation has 
shown that SCP-1223 must be within direct line of sight of an 
individual to activate; remote monitoring does not trigger the effect. 
Within six seconds of observation, SCP-1223’s screen will again 
change, this time displaying a person or object from the observer’s 
life. The photo will be displayed until it is directly observed by the 
subject. Once observed, the photo will again change after six 
seconds, displaying another event from the subject’s life. SCP-1223 
has displayed a tendency to display photos of close individuals, 
objects or places that the subject displays a strong affection for. 


Once observed for several iterations of photos, SCP-1223 will begin 
displaying plain text captions over the displayed images. Captions 
are typically descriptive in nature and written from the perspective of 
an outside observer addressing the subject. Recorded captions 
include: 


¢ Your mom sure loved her gift! (Displayed image: An elderly 
woman opening a birthday present.) 

¢ What a proud papa. (Displayed image: A young man holding 
a newborn baby girl.) 

¢ He'll always have your back. (Displayed image: Two 
soldiers posing for a photo atop a burned Iraqi tank.) 

* This was the best night of your life. (Displayed image: A 
bride and groom exchanging vows.) 


Upon observing a photo from their life, the subject will begin to 
develop symptoms of retrograde amnesia. Subjects will have 
difficulty remembering the events pictured in the photo, and will 
react with confusion if provided evidence of them. Repeated viewing 
of photographs displayed by SCP-1223 will result in the subject 
losing all memory of the person, place or object that was featured in 
the photos. The exact number of displayed images required before 
total loss of memory of the person, place or object varies between 
subjects. In one case, D-58134 was able to vaguely recall his 
childhood best friend until the thirty fifth sequential photo. In another, 
D-67312 was unable to recall any information about his mother after 
seven photos featuring her. 


+ Show Excerpt from Experiment Log 1223-57 
<Begin Log> 


Foreword: Subject D-67394 is told that SCP-1223 will 
display photos from his life using an experimental device 
monitoring his brain via electrodes. Subject is instructed 
to view each image and describe his feelings into the 
microphone to help calibrate the device. Upon activation, 
SCP-1223 displays consecutive photos of a young 
woman and two toddlers in various locations. Up until 
this point, SCP-1223 had only displayed 6 consecutive 
images of the same individual(s). 


“Displayed image 16: The woman is seated in a recliner, 
with both toddlers lying in her lap. All three are smiling at 
the camera. Caption: Everyone’s getting cozy with 
mommy! 

Subject D-67394 (Laughs) Oh, man. | forgot all about 
that chair. [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] used to love 
climbing over everyone who sat there. 


“Displayed image 33: The woman is standing on the 
back porch of a trailer, wearing shorts and a tank top. 
Both children are wearing red and blue face paint and 
carrying sparklers. Dark bruises can be seen on the 
woman's thighs and upper arms. Caption: What an 
*~*EXPLOSIVE*~* Independence Day! 

Subject D-67394 | remember that Fourth of July! 
[REDACTED] didn’t think the kids were old enough to 
play with sparklers, yet. They loved them! [REDACTED] 
got scared of hers and dropped it after it burned too 
close to her hand, but she was a little daredevil. She 
stole her brother's ten minutes later! 


“Displayed image 78: The two children seated ata 
dinner table with a large cake in front of them. The 
children are wearing matching pink and blue hats with 
the number four written on them in glitter. The woman is 
kneeling between the two children’s seats while they 
smear cake on her face. Caption: They thought mommy 
was the SWEETEST! 

Subject D-67394 Oh, god! | nearly peed my pants when 
they did that! [REDACTED] bent down to cut the cake, 
and the kids just grabbed handfuls and went at her with 
it! | couldn’t believe how smart they were to pull that off 
at the same time like that!