There is also the niggling factor of its story, an 
enigma | have allowed myself not to ponder for 
fear of where such a path might lead me. Itis a 
boon that | oversee so many contained 
objects, for | have been able to tell myself that 
| simply haven't the time necessary to devote 
to think about one in particular. | will now lay 
out the pieces as | see them, so that my 
successor might piece together that which | 
cannot. Which | will not. 


SCP-2525 is monstrously intelligent. One need 
only watch security footage of his last 
containment breach to understand that. Yet he 
spends his days scraping at the walls of his 
containment unit and attacking anything in his 
path. These are not the actions of a being of 
reason, which his race must be in order to craft 
such devices as were recovered with him. It 
would stand to reason that he is but a soldier, 
an advance scout sent to test our waters 


ahead of the invasion, but nor does the 
archetype of a mindless berserker fit with the 
conversations he and | have had when not 
under the duress of the stun baton. 


And another thing. Prior to Protocol 2525- 
Alcatraz, we had no conception of what 
SCP-2525-1 was doing. Yet, after its creation, 
do we yet perceive the transmissions 
supposedly flooding into SCP-2525's mind? 
We cannot, and nor can we trust a single word 
of those interviews. Interrogations, | should call 
them. Has interrogation by torture not been 
proven again and again an inefficient and 
unreliable means of information extraction? 


It is my wholehearted belief that a large 
percentage if not all of what SCP-2525 has 
told us has been a fabrication. What the truth 
might be behind those lies, | can but guess. It 
has been some time since | looked back over 
the reports gained from those interrogations, 
but if | did, well, | can only suspect holes would 
appear in the narrative. We have a hostile, 
intelligent liar in our facility and nothing to 
show for it. We shall never have anything to 
show for it with our current approach to its 
containment. Ah, but that is a two-way street, 
is it not? 


[pause of 52 seconds] 


| am not certain | should say this, but this 
disease will no doubt have rendered my tenure 
moot by the time this is heard, so damn the 
consequences. | think SCP-2525 is lonely. He 
does the things he does not because he wants 
to but because he feels he must, and this 
separates him from his own kind. This 
conclusion | have reached due to having had 
him inside my mind. There is no way to write 


down everything he says when he 
communicates in concepts more than words. |, 
for instance, know his name, but | cannot even 
begin to comprehend how to say it, for it has 
never been said to me. 


SCP-2525 is a creature of intellect, as | have 
previously said, and | believe he views me in 
much the same light. No doubt you will think 
me foolish for what | am about to say. If it 
makes you feel better, blame it on the 
chemicals coursing through my veins that have 
drained my strength and will more than any 
cancer could. | think SCP-2525 sees me as a 
friend. There is a sadness underlying every 
forced confession that lightens when he 
speaks directly to me as an equal. Even 
though he attacks me, it comes off as the 
maintenance of a charade. Part of me decries 
the necessity to keep him locked up and 
treated so. We could learn so much from his 
kind. But | have devoted my life to science, 
and as a scientist, must act only upon the 
observable. A foolish sentiment, no doubt. 
That will be all for this one. 


« SCP-2524 | SCP-2525 | SCP-2526 » 


SCP-2526: Autophantotrophic 


Item #: SCP-2526 
Anomaly Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Reports of persons 
experiencing symptoms consistent with SCP-2526 exposure, 
telekinetic phenomena, and unexpectedly distorted or altered photos 
are to be investigated. Standard information suppression protocols 
apply to these reports and any associated evidence of SCP-2526. 


Should SCP-2526 be located anywhere outside of containment, it is 
to be sterilized under the pretext of mold removal. 


A hospital building with severe SCP-2526 infestation has been 
acquired by the Foundation in order to carry out study of the 
anomaly. It, along with two neighboring buildings to house personnel 
and research facilities for other anomalous objects, has been 
designated Site-44. Due to the omnipresence of SCP-2526 in its 
containment building, personnel are not permitted to enter it without 
protective gear and may not remain idle while in the building. 


Update: Personnel who have participated in Class-13 research 
projects are not permitted to research or interact with SCP-2526. 


Update: Celebration of Day of the Dead or any similar holidays is 
hereby prohibited at Site-44. 


Update: SCP-2526's HMCL supervisor may not visit Site-44 or any 
other sites of SCP-2526 infection. 


Description: SCP-2526 is a species of archaea that is not closely 
related to any other extant species. Its appearance and tendency to 
grow on walls often lead to it being mistaken for Stachybotrys 
chartarum'. While unremarkable to the naked eye, photographic 
images of living SCP-2526 specimens experience substantial 


SCP-285's internal database. When accessed by a computer 
capable of wired connections between networks, various files are 
capable of being accessed. These files (GCP-285-B) contain various 
text files, audio files, cognitohazards, and videos. ~90% of all files 
have been corrupted. The cause of this corruption is currently 
unknown. Additionally, SCP-285 is only capable of accessing files 
that were formed within its own database. 


Investigations into SCP-285-B and its contents reveal that editing of 
SCP-285-B could cause external changes on SCP-285's body and 
psychological state. To what extent this is possible without causing 
permanent damage to SCP-285 is currently unknown. It is believed 
that Pol-6938 used this ability to evade Gol-102 ("Unusual Incidents 
Unit") through consistent use of editing SCP-285's facial structure 
and body type, along with editing in Thaumatological based offense 
capabilities to defend against Gol-102 agents. 


Recovery: SCP-285 was recovered following an attempted arrest 
involving itself and an unknown individual (currently believed to be 
SCP-285's creator) in Las Vegas, Nevada. SCP-285 and the 
unknown _ individual (Pol-6938) were initially pulled over for 
speeding, before the officer discovered that Pol-6938 had attacked a 
federal building in [REDACTED], California. This federal building 
was later revealed to have been under the direct control of Gol-102, 
and was used as a prison for anomalous humanoids. The attack by 
Pol-6938 and SCP-285 ended in the deaths of 34 Gol-102 
personnel and the release of ~70% of the prison population. 


The officer attempted to arrest SCP-285 and Pol-6938, but was 
attacked by SCP-285. Pol-6938 then escaped, leaving SCP-285 
with the officer. SCP-285 was then arrested and put into Gol-102 
custody, before eventually being given over to the Foundation 
following an anomalous Trade Of Information between Gol-102 and 
the Foundation. Both local law enforcement and Federal Agents 
were unable to locate Pol-6938. Anomalous pathways located in 
Nevada are currently being investigated with joint Foundation-UlU 
task forces. 


Interview Log 


distortion and/or discoloration. SCP-2526 can be removed using a 
variety of common cleaning agents, as outlined in Document 2526- 
C. 


While SCP-2526's nutritional requirements and byproducts are 
consistent with an autotrophic metabolism, it lacks the genetic 
material or symbiotic properties necessary to undergo 
photosynthesis or any other known form of autotrophy. SCP-2526's 
source of energy is unknown. 


SCP-2526 is only capable of growing and surviving on surfaces near 
areas that were the location of many deaths. Typically, this is limited 
to hospitals, areas affected by devastating natural disasters, and 
combat zones. Very large slaughterhouses are also susceptible; 
however, the apparent requirement for animal death greatly exceeds 
that for human death. 


Individuals in the vicinity of SCP-2526 will report a variety of 
symptoms, most commonly chills, reduced fine motor skill, feelings 
of dread, and auditory hallucinations of white noise. The severity of 
these symptoms is typically proportional to the quantity of SCP-2526 
and the individual's distance from it. Exposure to SCP-2526 has no 
known long-term effects. 


Should SCP-2526 be allowed to grow in one area for more than 
eight days, telekinetic phenomena will begin to occur around its 
location2. Small items may be spontaneously launched towards 
SCP-2526 at 2-5 m/s; if SCP-2526 is growing on a loose object 
(such as a table or petri dish), that object will typically be launched 
at similar speeds at its environment. Individuals who remain in 
SCP-2526's presence without observing it may be lifted 2-3 meters 
into the air for several seconds before being released. 


SCP-2526 colonies spread at a rate of 15% per day under ideal 
conditions and are capable of beginning growth within a day of 
events that result in extensive loss of life. Due to the archaea's high 
rate of production of spores and their ability to be spread by wind, 
spores of SCP-2526 are believed to be widespread, but capable of 
growing in very few places. 


Addendum: On 2012-04-09, Dr. Vadnais, a researcher assigned to 


SCP-2526, began to report symptoms of SCP-2526 exposure while 
at his personal residence. An investigation located a colony of 
SCP-2526 growing in Dr. Vadnais's floorboards. It is currently 
believed that spores from SCP-2526 adhered to Dr. Vadnais's 
clothes or skin and were deposited in his house. 


There is no evidence of any human or significant animal death ever 
occurring at Dr. Vadnais's house; it has thus been speculated that 
his previous assignment to [REDACTED] is responsible for this 
susceptibility. While this has not been shown conclusively, 
personnel selection requirements for SCP-2526 have been updated 
in an attempt to prevent further incidents. 


Addendum: On 2012-11-02, all decorations set up for Site-44's Day 
of the Dead celebration spontaneously combusted. Senior 
Researcher Dawson, SCP-2526's HMCL supervisor at the time, 
developed lacerations roughly 2cm deep on her abdomen 
concurrently with this event. The lacerations formed a stylized 
depiction of the burning of a building resembling SCP-2526's 
containment. 


In light of this incident, containment procedures for SCP-2526 have 
been updated. 


Addendum: On three separate occasions, SCP-2526's HMCL 
supervisor has spontaneously ordered the incineration of 
SCP-2526's containment building at Site-44; in each case, the 
orders were withdrawn within eight hours, with the HMCL supervisor 
claiming no memory of issuing them. All HMCL duties are now 
handled remotely, which appears to have prevented any 
reoccurrence of the phenomenon. 


On the third occasion, HMCL supervisor Steele was briefly in view of 
security cameras while issuing decommissioning orders. Personnel 
at the scene reported no anomalies; however, cameras indicated the 
presence of three individuals accompanying Steele. Identification of 
these individuals is impossible due to the heavy visual distortion 
surrounding their images. 


Footnotes 
1. Common name: black mold.S. chartarumis a mold commonly 


known to grow on cellulose-rich building materials such as wallpaper 
and gypsum. 

2. This does not appear to be affected significantly by the extent of 
SCP-2526's growth. 


« SCP-2525 | SCP-2526 | SCP-2527 » 


SCP-2527: Massy's Big Chance 


Item #: SCP-2527 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Outside of testing periods, 
SCP-2527-1 is to be contained in a reinforced steel containment 
crate, 4m cubic, on the side of the testing field at Site-59. Testing is 
to be carried out only as ordered by the Site Director. 


SCP-2527-2 is to be kept in a computer in an operations room 
behind three security doors with separate passwords. Access is 
strictly prohibited outside of testing periods. When not in use for 
testing, the computer containing SCP-2527-2 is to be shut down and 
unplugged. 


Description: SCP-2527-1 is a 2m high stone statue of a Lamassu.1 
It is inert by default; however, depending on the commands entered 
into SCP-2527-2, SCP-2527-1 is capable of: 


* Movement by means of instantaneous materialization into the 

center of a 3m x 3m space directly before, behind, or to the 

left and right of itself, 

Incinerating organic material, 

Destruction of walls and other obstructions by means of a 

shockwave from an indeterminate source, 

¢ Spontaneous generation of flowers and other plant life within 
its 3m x 3m square of influence, and 

¢ Spontaneous impregnation of any available uterus within its 
square of influence with a smaller stone Lamassu. 


SCP-2527-2 is a Commodore 64 text adventure game titled 
"Massy's Big Chance," used as a means to control the actions of 
SCP-2527-1. Box art of the game included the description: 
"Congratulaton!!! You are MASSY and became a GOD. Now go fort 
and establis your domonion!!!!" 


SCP-2527-2 Log: SCP-2527-1 capabilities against human 
subjects2 


MASSYS BIG CHANCE 
VER 1.02 
TOTLEIGH SOFTWARE CORPORATION 


Massy awaken to disover he is in box. 

There is LIGHT come into box from NORTH because ENTRANCE 
Massy is anxiety to do GOD things. 

What do? 


> go north 


Massy go NORTH! 

Out of box now. 

Sees one D-3515 and D-5992 to NORTH diretly. 
There is GRASS below. 


> go north 


Massy go NORTH! 

Weight of Massy CRUSH D-5992. 
D-3515 exclaim loudly. 

Punish D-3515 is possible. 


> burn d-3515 


SKIN BURNS! 

Screms are loud. 

Long live MASSY! 
D-3515 rolls on floor. 


> burn d-3515 
FIRE INTENTS! 


Burning is multiple. 
D-3515 screams profuse. 


> smite d-3515 


WAVE OF ENERGY! 

Breaks apart D-3515. 

Long live MASSY! 

To the in the front of you Massy sees walls to distant 
NORTH, EAST, and WEST. 

Behind, wall to SOUTH, as well as BOX. 

What do? 

Suggest, leave walls? 


> go south 2 


Massy RETURN to BOX. 
It is not recommended that Massy STAY. 
Gods have much work doing. 


> quit 

Are you sure you? 

> y 

Thank you. Progess save. 


Footnotes 

1. Assyrian mythological deity with the head of a bearded human, 
the body of a lion, and wings 

2. Two D-class personnel, D-3515 and D-5992 


« SCP-2526 | SCP-2527 | SCP-2528 » 


SCP-2528: Panda Processors 


Item #: SCP-2528 
Object Class: Safe Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the widespread nature 
of SCP-2528-A and SCP-2528-B, both geographically and in the 
popular consciousness, physical containment is impractical at this 
time. Instead, efforts should be directed to concealing their 
anomalous properties. Currently, this primarily consists of 
discouraging research into the quantum properties of Bambusoideae 
bambusinae and Ailuropoda melanoleuca. 


Efforts are to be made to ensure that the population of SCP-2528-B 
remains at a level that is sustainable yet too small for SCP-2528-C 
to breach containment. Given current population trends in 
SCP-2528-B the Foundation will support conservation efforts in the 
public sohere. Should the population of SCP-2528-B rise above 
acceptable limits, currently pegged at 7,000 individuals, containment 
efforts will be revised in order to undermine efforts to prevent 
poaching of SCP-2528-B and ensure a market demand for 
SCP-2528-B hides. 


Description: SCP-2528 is a quality of plants in the Bambusoideae 
subfamily that renders them highly resistant to a variety of reality 
altering effects, most notably the effects of retro-causal reality 
restructuring events. Research into how this effect is achieved is 
considered a priority. SCP-2528 is a network of organic computers 
spanning most of East and Southeast Asia.