Individuals inside SCP-1406 have reported experiencing various 
hallucinatory and psychological effects. These have included: 


* Observing what was described as a mating pair of heavily 
injured Octopus vulgaris (common octopus) in the center of 
the room. Injuries included skin lacerations and several 
amputations, as well as a green-brown discolouration. 


¢ A pronounced sensation of the interior of SCP-1406 being 
slightly larger than the exterior by a minor factor. 


¢ A professed sense of slight forgetfulness, which persisted 
upon exiting SCP-1406. 


SCP-1406 contains an object resembling a normal chair constructed 
of ten to twenty (10-20) small pieces of metal. The object appears to 
be coated in a semi-transparent, mildly luminescent violet liquid. 
Analysis of this fluid has shown it to be a mixture of tyrian purple 
dye, tungsten and several unidentified substances. Several seconds 
after removal from SCP-1406, this mixture will invariably cease 


luminescing. 


In addition, SCP-1406 houses a small, brick fireplace, containing an 
exothermic variant of the same fluid. 


Incident 1406-e: On 2011-05-02, an individual (later positively 
identified as , aresident of the local village of ) was found 
attempting to access SCP-1406. The individual was detained and 
interviewed, repeatedly stating his belief that a significant event 
would occur in the near future relating to SCP-1406. No further 
useful information was gained from interviewing the subject, and the 
individual was put under observation. 


At 19:34, a visual phenomenon was noticed to occur at three points 
in the vicinity of SCP-1406, these being: a point several metres from 
SCP-1406 itself, at the edge of a forest kilometres away, andina 
field of cattle in . In each case, several pulses of light were 
produced in quick succession. At the second and third locations, 
significant charring was noted to occur despite no noticeable flame; 
a tree at the second location and a bull at the third were both 
severely damaged as a result. 


No charring was noticed on the building surrounding SCP-1406. 
Later investigation revealed a figure resembling a semi-humanoid 
head several metres from SCP-1406, constructed primarily of wood 
and a small mass of cattle tissue matching the affected pine and 
bull. This object has since been put into storage. 


Shortly after this, Mr. , began loudly vocalising in French, and 
expressing distress (see Document 1406-2). 


Document 1406-2: Abridged transcript of the speech produced by 
Mr. during Incident 1406-e. 


[...|When the universe was young, the entity was a great, 
massive thing. Its form was twisted, unnameable and 
ancient, as to drive men mad in their attempts to 
envisage it. And so, this being of such scale spawned 
the many, who were not as immense, but were 
numerous to the extent of measure. [...] 


[...] As reality grew old, so too did the entity. The span of 
its existence was inconceivably long, but not infinite. Its 
nature approached order and sense, and its image now 
could no longer drive men mad as once it did. It became 
small and shriveled where once it was colossal, and 
infirm where it was once powerful. In time, the entity was 
no longer a god to men, and it became forgetful and 
tired. So very tired. What little potency it had left it used 
to influence former worshipers to care for it, while it sat 
beneath its shrine in the warmih. [...] 


[...] The many, now fully formed and independent from 
their creator, left to thrive at the far extents of the 
universe. Once every million years, they returned to 
where the entity had gone to endure the rest of its 
existence as a ritual of their nature, but they soon grew 
weary of this. Their creator was no longer even aware of 
the things it had made, and paid them no heed when 
they arrived. Soon, the many, even more fragile than 
their forebear, fell apart with the passage of time, their 
remains forming a great mass at the cold, unstable 
edges of reality [...] 


[...] for what remnants of the many remained, at this 
place bound by no laws, thought was interchangeable 
with matter. And in their decaying bodies was the 
memory of sapience, which became sapience. And so, 
one final thing formed from the many. 


The collective, a shambling, unfocused, designless 
creature, with a mind that was barely functional, and 
which barely existed at all. And so, this patchwork thing 
slowly returned in the vague direction it recalled from the 
pieces of the many. [...] 


[...] Granddad? You seemed sad, so | made this for you. 
Granddad? Are you okay? [...] 


[...] Do you remember me? 


Following this, Mr. was unresponsive to interrogation. Mr. 


still under observation. 


« SCP-1405 | SCP-1406 | SCP-1407 » 


SCP-1407: DJ's Headphones 


Item #: SCP-1407 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1407 are 
to be contained in standard security lockers, located within 
Site-77. Personnel assigned to SCP-1407 are to wear ear 
protection while interacting with SCP-1407. Any subjects found to 
have been affected by SCP-1407 are to be quarantined for study, 
followed by termination. 


Description: SCP-1407 designates a number of headphone sets, 
commonly referred to as ear buds. Instances of SCP-1407 are 
composed of ordinary plastic and various metal wires, along with 
other components normally found in headphones. Instances of 
SCP-1407 function normally. 


When an instance of SCP-1407 is worn in the ear of a human 
subject, it will begin to extrude metal wires into the subject's ear 
canal. Subjects will not report feeling these wires, but will indicate 
that they find the SCP-1407 instance extremely comfortable to wear. 
After a period of 20-45 minutes, these wires reach the cochlea, and 
will begin to extend into the pores of the ear canal, physically 
removing any hairs and replacing them with wires. At this point, the 
subject will be unable to remove the SCP-1407 instance without 
severely damaging their ear canals. 


SCP-1407 will continue spreading through the subject's body, most 
commonly to the outer epidermal tissue and ocular cavities. 
Subjects may report rashes or impaired vision. Underneath the 
epidermal tissue, SCP-1407 will create additional instances of itself 
by replicating its components with bone, muscle, and bodily fluids. In 
addition, follicles existing on the surface of the epidermal tissue will 
be replaced with SCP-1407 wires. Additional SCP-1407 instances 
will also be created in the stomach, cranium, and intestines, usually 


growing beneath the outer tissue layer and appearing as cysts or 
hemorrhoids. It takes 1-3 days for an SCP-1407 instance to fully 
spread through the subject's body. 


If the subject is exposed to sounds greater than 115 dB, the 
speakers within the subject's body will begin to replicate the sound. 
As exposure time increases, the subject's skin tissue and any matter 
occupying the ocular cavities will begin to flake off or dissolve, as 
the speakers within the subject become louder. In addition, the 
number of SCP-1407 instances present within the subject will 
increase continuously, until the pressure within the body causes 
them to be violently ejected through the subject's orifices, or through 
tissue weakened by SCP-1407's effect. 


SCP-1407 was recovered from a nightclub in Miami, FL, after a DJ 
suddenly expired during a party. When autopsy reports reached 
Foundation assets in the local police department, the body was 
secured along with one instance of SCP-1407. As of 11/14/2006, 
SCP-1407 has been classified as Euclid. 


Currently, 11 instances of SCP-1407 are in containment. 


Addendum: A proposal has been requested by Dr. to use D- 
class personnel affected by SCP-1407 to circle around SCP-1009 so 
that only one speaker needs to be maintained. On-site medical staff 
are to be present to care for any injuries caused by SCP-1407. 


« SCP-1406 | SCP-1407 | SCP-1408 » 


SCP-1408: Victorian-Era Memory Rewriter 


Item #: SCP-1408 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1408 is stored ina 
climate-controlled, dedicated containment chamber under clean- 
room conditions at Site to prevent further deterioration of its 
organic components. Personnel may only directly access SCP-1408 
with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior 
Researchers. 


Description: SCP-1408 is a complex electromechanical device 
consisting of a 1m x 1m x 2 mmain unit constructed from wood, 
clockwork and pulleys connected to a metallic head cap with 
multiple cables. A symbol consisting of the letter 'W' with an 
inscribed 'A' (later determined to be the monogram of one Professor 
A W _ , 1823-?, of [REDACTED], England) is engraved onto 
both the head cap and main unit. SCP-1408 was contained on / 
/1851 by the Royal Society for the Security, Containment, and 
Protection of Anomalous Artifacts, at which time it was designated 
Anomalous Artifact #1851 -Delta-Four. The device came to the 
attention of the RSSCPAA just prior to the Great Exhibition of 1851, 
during which the device was to be demonstrated to Queen Victoria. 
Agents of the RSSCPAA were able to raid and secure the laboratory 
of Professor A.W —_and secure SCP-1408 before it was shown to 
the public. According to reports by the aforementioned agents, 
Professor A.W _ was unfortunately able to elude capture. 


When the head cap was placed on the head of a human subject and 
the device was activated, SCP-1408 transcribed the encoded 
memories of the subject onto a wax roll in the main unit by a process 
that was not fully understood. SCP-1408 was also capable of 
operating in "write mode", by which a specially prepared wax roll 
could be used to embed memories into the subject. According to the 
experiment logs of the RSSCPAA, this process was unreliable as 


the encoding method was imprecise and unintuitive. Mistakes in the 
format resulted in rejection of memories, confusion and in several 
cases severe psychosis. SCP-1408 was intended as an 
interrogation tool, both in extracting information from foreign agents 
and implanting suggestions and rewriting allegiances. 


SCP-1408 is currently inoperable, partly due to severe deterioration 
of its wood and leather components. In addition, according to an 
RSSCPAA incident log dated shortly before transfer of SCP-1408 
into SCP Foundation possession, a breach of containment occurred 
in which several key components of SCP-1408 were taken by an 
unknown individual before agents were able to respond. 


Addendum 1408-01: Document Discovered Following RSSCPAA 
Breach Incident 1851-Delta-Four-Alpha, dated / /19 


To whom it may concern: 


My sincere apologies for the disturbance, but | need to 
salvage a few things. 


Cheers, 
Addendum 1408-02: Researcher Note 


To date, all efforts to track down the missing components 
of SCP-1408 have failed. The incident occurred before 
the invention of video or audio surveillance, and all we 
have is a hundred-year-old handwritten note supposedly 
written by someone who should have been dead of old 
age. Unless we can turn back the clock or somehow 
manage a miracle, | am proposing that we archive 
SCP-1408 until further notice. 


- Dr. 


« SCP-1407 | SCP-1408 | SCP-1409 » 


SCP-1409: The Whalesong Beacon 


Item #: SCP-1409 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: All recording devices containing 
copies of SCP-1409 are held in a secure storage compartment at 
Storage Site-07 when not used for testing purposes. Permission to 
use SCP-1409 for testing purposes must be requested from the 
current Level-2 staff member responsible for supervision of 
SCP-1409. Agents and researchers assigned to SCP-1409 are 
required to possess a valid form of Open Water Diving certification. 


During testing, any device being used to play SCP-1409 must be 
contained in a soundproofed room, and no devices capable of 
recording sounds are to be allowed in the room save for the device 
being used to play SCP-1409. Staff are not allowed to enter any 
area in which SCP-1409 is being played unless they are wearing 
noise-cancelling headphones. 


Individuals affected by SCP-1409 are to be detained immediately. 
Subjects affiliated with the Foundation are to be held in custody in 
standard containment cells for valuable non-anomalous human 
beings. Minimal possible force is to be used to prevent escape 
attempts. Individuals exposed to SCP-1409 not otherwise of interest 
to the Foundation who do not possess any diving ability may be 
terminated. 


At the first possible opportunity, SCP-1409-affected individuals with 
a direct connection to the Foundation are to be transported to Point 
1409-Alpha. Individuals are to be assisted in diving to Point-1409- 
Alpha by no less than 2 divers in possession of a valid civilian 
Master Scuba Diver qualification, or equivalent. Foundation staff 
who have been affected by SCP-1409 and have followed this 
protocol are to be placed under psychiatric observation before they 
may be returned to duty. 


Point 1409-Alpha is monitored by a Foundation-owned vessel 
staffed by members of Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 ("Deep 
Feeders"). Any vessels approaching Point 1409-Alpha are to be 
monitored and their crews apprehended if they show signs of being 
affected by SCP-1409, or attempt to access Point 1409-Alpha 
directly. Any persons found to have been affected by SCP-1409 are 
to be taken into custody. 


Description: SCP-1409 is a series of 4 recordings, made by 
hydrophones located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. They are 
simultaneous recordings of a single set of vocalisations, made by a 
male Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The 
vocalisations last for 19 minutes and 34 seconds, and have been 
determined by testing to be the active part of the recording. 


Individuals who listen to the vocalisations report that they hear a 
human voice singing in an unknown language in place of the actual 
content of the recording. While the meaning of the song cannot be 
made out, each listener believes that the voice is directly addressing 
them, and some assert that the singer sounds ‘sad’ or ‘lonely’. 
Listeners are also unable to determine the gender of the singer. 


If an individual listens to SCP-1409 for a certain period of time, the 
primary property of SCP-1409 comes into effect. Initially, listeners 
begin to identify strongly with the ‘singer’ of SCP-1409, and show a 
marked and unusual ability to remember the song. Affected 
individuals will not, however, be able to recreate the song 
themselves, claiming any attempt to do so, or even to hum the tune, 
sounds ‘wrong’. The amount of time spent listening to SCP-1409 
before it has an effect on the listener appears to vary depending on 
the individual and the section of the recording in question. 


Over a length of time, which varies significantly between individuals, 
affected subjects will begin to experience a strong desire to travel to 
Point 1409-Alpha. Point 1409-Alpha is an area comprising 
approximately 40 cubic metres of water, located roughly 20 metres 
below the surface of the water in the Atlantic Ocean, at ° ’ ” West, 

° ’ ” North. Examination of records kept by [DATA EXPUNGED], 
the research institute responsible for the maintenance of the 
hydrophones which made the recording, indicate that this location 
was the origin point of SCP-1409, and that shortly after it was 


recorded, an unusual convergence of aquatic wildlife was noted at 
the location.