Researcher: Are you capable of independent thought? 


SCP-2471: Each of us spends our life in contemplation, 
awaiting the moment of our final statement. 


Researcher: Wait, final statement? What happens when 
you're cracked open? 


SCP-2471: There is a cookie. Then, there is no cookie. 
Researcher: You die? Doesn't that scare you? 


SCP-2471: Only those who live still must face the 
consequences of their actions. 


Researcher: There's got to be some way to stop you 
from having to die. 


SCP-2471: | am at peace. Really, we're quite tasty. 


Upon conclusion of this test, Junior Researcher Pawlukojc 
recommended the extraction of the paper without cracking open the 
instance. Two sample instances were selected for the testing and 
labeled SCP-2471-A and SCP-2471-B. The paper was extracted 
from each sample and observed to remain blank. SCP-2471-A was 
then cracked open. The corresponding paper remained blank. 
SCP-2471-B and its corresponding paper were returned to 
containment and monitored for change. 


Addendum: / had to find out what was going on with SCP-2471-B, 
so | opened one more cookie, asking what's -B thinking. The paper 
read, "When a tree knows it will fall in the forest, but no one will hear 
it, does it make a sound?" - J.R. Pawlukojc 


« SCP-2470 | SCP-2471 | SCP-2472 » 


SCP-2472: A Small Metal Air Coupler That Is 
Apparently Not Anomalous 


Item #: SCP-2472 
Object Class: Safe! 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2472 is not to be kept in 
an otherwise active Containment Site due to its tendency to disrupt 
anomaly-sensing and security mechanisms active at said sites. 
SCP-2472 is currently contained in a Foundation auxiliary facility in 
Saint Simons Island, Georgia. 


Description: SCP-2472 is a metal air coupler, of the kind 
manufactured for coupling parts of air hoses in machinery, 
measuring 35 mm in length. SCP-2472 can confidently be described 
as not anomalous, after extensive testing, with no unusual 
properties relating to its behavior, appearance, perception, 
interactions with other objects, or any other factors for which testing 
is prescribed by Revised Foundation Anomaly Standards, Vol XXIV 
(2009).2 


Despite this, SCP-2472 consistently registers as an anomaly in 
automated tests designed to recognize extranormal objects. 
Introduction of SCP-2472 to Foundation Sites equipped with 
Scranton Reality Gauge Alarms uniformly results in the alarms 
sounding, despite SCP-2472 having no significant impact on local 
reality levels in over 25,000 measurements. 


Analysis of SCP-2472 experimentation results displaying no 
anomalous behavior by the Binah Pattern Recognition System in 
active use by the Foundation returns a result of: 


« 99.9% anomaly certainty 

¢ Potentially Category Aleph Room (“Greatest Concern”) 
(75.4% +5% confidence) 

¢ Potentially Keter (77.7% +5% confidence) 


¢ Potentially uncontainable (26.3% +5% confidence) 


in addition to information about SCP-2472’s composition and 
physical properties verifiable by experimentation. 


External verification of SCP-2472’s non-anomalous properties and 
behavior has occurred in double-blind testing with eight partner 
universities and institutions and three treaty partner extranormal 
organizations. 


External verification of SCP-2472’s triggering of automated 
extranormal detection programs has occurred in double-blind testing 
with the following treaty partner extranormal organizations: 


¢ The Federal Bureau of Investigation Unusual Incidents Unit’s 
PatternSweep software, developed in coordination with the 
National Security Agency, classed SCP-2472 as POSITIVE. 
The Global Occult Coalition mainframe, codenamed Distant 
Thunder, classed SCP-2472 as LTE-High Potential. 

An independent anomaly-detection system under 
development by the government of Switzerland returned a 
rating of Leuthari I/Mederich, indicating a high certainty of 
anomaly. 


The method by which anomaly identifying systems fail at correctly 
classifying SCP-2472 is currently under investigation. 


Addendum: SCP-2472 was discovered when a box containing air 
hose parts for pressure washers used in the cleaning of Site-48 was 
removed from an area fitted with automated Scranton Reality Gauge 
Alarms. Assistant Researcher Declan Hall, who removed the box 
containing SCP-2472 from the area, and other Site-48 staff were 
questioned, but no definitive timeline has been established for the 
introduction of SCP-2472 to the Foundation. 


Potential revision of SCP-2472’s Object Class is currently in debate 
following the disappearance of Assistant Researcher Declan Hall on 
Jan11, , with anote apparently referring to SCP-2472.3 


Footnotes 
1. Object Class currently under debate. See Addendum. 


The Foundation received reports of a thin pillar of flame exceeding 
70 m in height, and resulting wildfires, witnessed in the vicinity of 

. Due to the anomalous shape and duration of the flame, a 
small MTF was dispatched to the location. 


Bodies of two deceased Caucasians, one male and one female, 
were found at the point of origin of the fires, the cause of death later 
determined to be severe 3rd degree burns. SCP-273 was found 
shortly thereafter, unclothed and covered in white ash, standing over 
a deer carcass, which radiated anomalous amounts of heat. 
Carcass crumbled to ash and coals at a touch. 


SCP-273 was cooperative at this juncture, and followed the task 
force out. SCP-273 was then transported to Site- for evaluation and 
containment. 


Partial Transcript of Interview with SCP-273: 

Interviewer: Dr. . 

Foreword: SCP-273 had been obtained the day prior and 
introduced to a temporary holding cell in Site- . A video camera 
situated behind Dr. _ provided visual records of the interview. 


SCP-273: You are saying then that | will be kept safe 
here. Away from people. 
Dr. : Yes, 273. 
SCP-273: Thank you. And by the way, my name is 

. You may use that instead. 
Dr. : Noted. [pauses, shuffling of papers is heard.] 
What was the first thing you remember, from when you 
were younger? 
SCP-273: [long pause, followed by sharp inhalation] | 
woke up surrounded by flames and covered in ash. It 
was the first time, | think. 
Dr. : Youremember nothing else from before that? 
How long ago was this? How old were you? 
SCP-273: Is it not proper to only ask only one question 
at a time? 
Dr. _: Answer the questions, please. 
SCP-273: |, | don't. It was a very long time ago. Probably 
[DATA EXPUNGED]. 
Dr. : And how old were you? 


2. For extended logs of testing of SCP-2472, see: Evans, Nathaniel, 
“Thorough Records of Experimentation Regarding a Small Metal Air 
Coupler That Ils Apparently Not Anomalous”Observer: An SCP 
Foundation Journal(2010): 641. 

3. Excerpt: “If one can construct something plain that sets off every 
alarm, John, one can also construct something extraordinary that all 
of our best efforts can’t detect. It was, | want to make clear, lovely to 
work with you. But it’s time to be the one thing on this Earth no one 
has their eyes on. We'll meet again.” The note was signed by 
Declan Hall and handwriting analysis confirms his authorship. A 
crude drawing of a flower, believed to be a water hyacinth, follows 
the note. 


« SCP-2471 | SCP-2472 | SCP-2473 » 


SCP-2473: Better Hide, Better Run 


Item #: SCP-2473 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2473 is currently stored in 
Hangar 37 of Site-43. Efforts in restoration and reverse-engineering 
of the object are ongoing. Normal procedures for delicate artifacts 
such as those found within SCP-2473 are in effect. Exposure of 
SCP-2473's photovoltaic panel to sunlight is required for no less 
than four hours daily. 


Testing with SCP-2473-1 instances is restricted to D-Class 
personnel, with a preference for neurologically healthy individuals. 
Individual test subjects must be given at least two weeks to recover 
between experiments. Normal procedures for testing surgical 
apparatus are in effect for SCP-2473-1 instances. At this time, 
testing with the objects is suspended. Restoration of SCP-2473-1 
instances is the primary priority for restoration crews because of 
their fragility. 


SCP-2473-2 is currently in cryogenic storage at Site-43. Removal for 
study by approved personnel must follow instructions outlined in 
general Foundation guidelines for mummified human corpses. 


Description: SCP-2473 is an atmospheric re-entry vehicle of 
anomalous origins.! It has the following approximate specifications: 
a 51-meter length, a 30-meter wingspan, a 65-meter height, and a 
total weight of approximately 110,000 kilograms. 


SCP-2473 has no external marks, and possesses a form of ion 
propulsion. Hardware for docking onto another spacecraft is present. 
A living quarters/cockpit has been identified. Much of SCP-2473's 
interior is filled with computer hardware, apparatus for recycling air 
and human waste, and a retractable photovoltaic panel. All 
hardware within SCP-2473 appears to have suffered several 


centuries of oxidization. The apparatus for recycling human waste 
failed before recovery, while the oxygen-recycling system was still 
operational. All internal markings are in a language not currently 
extant on Earth; translation efforts are ongoing. 


SCP-2473-1 refers to eleven identical chairs designed as brain- 
computer interfaces. The devices are equipped with polymer 
catheters designed to remove waste and provide nutrients, 
alongside several electrodes designed to directly interface with the 
nervous systems of occupants. SCP-2473-1 instances are arranged 
ina V formation within SCP-2473's primary chamber, the apparent 
living-quarters/cockpit, with the vertex of the V (SCP-2473-1-6) 
being closest to the nose of SCP-2473. 


Only one SCP-2473-1 instance (SCP-2473-1-11) was occupied at 
recovery. The occupant, SCP-2473-2, was found in a desiccated, 
mummified state. Radiocarbon dating, genetic testing, and chemical 
analysis of bones and teeth have proven inconclusive on racial 
identity, lifestyle, and age of SCP-2473-2; the current working 
estimate is of 20,000 years (+5,000 years) between death and 
recovery. SCP-2473-2 was female and approximately 60 to 70 years 
old at time of death. SCP-2473-2 likely spent an extended period in 
microgravity prior to death, as indicated by signs of atrophy within 
most muscles and the skeletal system. The electrodes of 
SCP-2473-1-11 were embedded at various points within 
SCP-2473-2's body; bone and muscle growth around the objects 
indicates that they were connected for an extensive period. 
SCP-2473-2 was heavily bandaged and wearing a loose-fitting 
garment of unknown composition at time of death; cause of death is 
unknown at this time. 


All computer hardware and sensor devices were functional at time of 
recovery; as such, maintaining charge on SCP-2473's power cells is 
considered a priority. 


Recovery: On 13 October 2000, NASA and ESA facilities detected 
a brief emission of gamma radiation from a point unassociated with 
any celestial bodies; further observation detected no objects of 
interest observable at this point, prompting Foundation investigation 
of the anomaly. Later investigation via use of SCP- 2 detected the 
object now classified as SCP-2473. 


Based on observations made via SCP- _, it was determined that 
SCP-2473 was maneuvering with ion-based propulsion systems and 
navigating towards near-Earth orbit. Monitoring via SCP- 

continued until observation through non-anomalous means could be 
established, on 15 April 2015. On 4 December 2019, it was 
determined that SCP-2473 was likely to attempt to land at sub- 
orbital velocities on the west coast of the North American continent. 
Negotiations with the US, Canadian, and Mexican armed forces 
were made to ensure that the Foundation would maintain full 
custody of the object regardless of landing site in exchange for Gen 
+ technology prototypes. 


On 29 February 2020, SCP-2473 landed at a discreet military base 
in the Nevadan desert (following several months in near-Earth orbit), 
apparently having intentionally navigated there. SCP-2473 was 
successfully transported covertly to Site-43, with further investigation 
of the object resulting in its current containment status. 


Show Addendum RE: SCP-2473-1 Experimentation 


Preface: On 13 June 2031, following a decade of 
restoration efforts, experimentation of SCP-2473-1-1 with 
a D-Class test subject was proposed. On 1 August 2031, 
the proposal was approved, with one D-Class test 
subject tentatively assigned for FY 2032. 


Experimentation began on 13 October 2031 with 
D-2473-01 (a physically healthy 29-year-old female, 
hereafter referred to as 'subject'). Upon sitting in 
SCP-2473-1-1, the electrical probes automatically 
inserted themselves into the subject's body at points of 
large collections of nervous tissue. The subject was 
immediately rendered catatonic, with monitoring 
equipment indicating a state similar to REM sleep. Body- 
fluid loss due to puncturing of the skin was noted; the 
subject was administered an intravenous saline solution 
and bandages were applied at puncture points to 
minimize blood loss. 


After approximately four hours, the subject regained 
consciousness and all electrodes disengaged from her 


body. The included interview log followed this 
experiment. 


Interview: 


Interviewed: D-2473-01 

Interviewing: Researcher Trudy Begay, Dr. 
Samantha Moodley 

Foreword: Interview was conducted by 
Researcher Trudy Begay, a member of the 
SCP-2473 Technology Research/Restoration 
Team, with Dr. Samantha Moodley, Head of 
the Team, overseeing. Interview was 
conducted shortly after D-2473-01 had been 
medically examined and administered 
necessary treatment for her injuries. 
Transcript: 


Researcher Begay: Can you tell us what you 
experienced after you sat in the chair? 


D-2473-01: | felt the damn needles jab into me 
for a second, then everything went black. 
When | came to, | was in the same chair, but 
no needles, and everything else was gone. 
None of you, none of the monitoring 
equipment, none of the guards, none of the 
lights you had set up inside that thing, nothing. 
It was just me and the spaceship. 


Begay: Did you see any other changes you 
think are important? 


D-2473-01: | was wearing some sort of robe, 
not the scrubs I'd been given for the test. And 
it was bright in there. | could see everything, 
but it felt natural, not like the floodlights in 
there now. | could hear birds singing, and wind 
blowing. 


Begay: What did you do? 


D-2473-01: | stood up and followed the light. 
Just around the corner of the hallway, it looked 
like the ship had cracked itself open, letting all 
sorts of sunlight in. There was a ladder from 
the spaceship to the ground, and outside | 
could see a massive, rolling, green field. 
Outside the ship, it was just grassy hills and 
birds singing, and in the distance | could see 
big, blue mountains, surrounding the whole 
plain. 


Begay: Do you think this place corresponds to 
a real location? 


D-2473-01: | don't know if it's real anymore, 
but | think it used to be. (Subject pauses 
momentarily.) | think | was seeing a scene 
from someone's childhood. 


Begay: Can you elaborate? What gave you 
the impression? 


D-2473-01: | can't say for sure, but the entire 
place gave me that feeling. It just felt — 
nostalgic. 


Begay: Was there anything else of 
significance? Can you tell us more about the 
location? 


D-2473-01: | don't think the shadows got any 
longer the entire time | was there. | don't know 
how long | was there. Inside the sim, | mean. It 
could have been minutes or days, it wouldn't 
make a difference on how it felt. (Subject 
pauses briefly before continuing.) | think 
something or someone might have been 
watching me. 


Begay: What precisely gave you that feeling?