Purpose: To establish if the effects of SCP-3984 hold 
even when the brain no longer conventionally exists. 


Procedure: After being restrained, the skull of D-390A 
was surgically opened from the top down to the neck. 
Connection to the spinal column was severed and the 
brain was removed. As damage to neurons and other 
brain cells are not at risk, the brain was separated into 
individual cells through a combination of chemical 
disaggregation and mechanical trituration (with a 
blender). Individual brain cells were then suspended in a 
saline solution. 


The resulting mixture, referred to as Solution-3984-24, 
was placed through a series of tests to determine its 
electrical activity. 


Results: Electrical signals persisted throughout the brain 
cells suspended in solution as would be expected for a 
healthy human brain, leading to the conclusion that 
D-390A affects the individual cells of the brain itself. 
Despite this, it was not possible to determine whether or 
not D-390A remained "conscious", as an MRI scan was 


inconclusive on account of the not-brain-shaped nature 
of the solution and randomisation of cell locations. 
Samples of Solution-3984-24 are available upon request. 


You've seen enough test logs. None of them contain the information 
you're looking for. You know that at some point there'll be one where 
they reconnect D-11424's severed head, but beyond that, none of 
them interest you. 


You scroll right down to the bottom of the page. 


Summary of research: Through research orchestrated by Dr. 
Young and Dr. Michaels, overall, SCP-3984 can be characterised by 
an inability for the brain to become unconscious. The current theory 
proposes that SCP-3984 does not represent immortality as such, but 
rather an inability for the brain to lose function. The amount of 
function is not retained so long as the brain itself remains operable 
(see Experiment 03). 


+ LEVEL 5/DAMMERUNG RESTRICTED 


Just as you were thinking that this document clearly isn't 
going to get into whatever caused OK, and just as you 
were about the take out the USB and shut down this 
whole operation, you spot that little notch in the file. That 
little breadcrumb of encryption. Something that needs 
Level 5 access in order to be seen. 


There's more to this document. You knew it right from 
the start. So you'd been looking in the right place all 
along. It's a link to some other document, called Project 
Dammerung, and it needs Level 5 access. 


If it explains why Young was the lead researcher for this, 
why she spent so long testing on humans without rhyme 
or reason, why research into OK is forbidden... then you 
need to know about it. That will be where the answers 
are. 


You don't have Level 5 access, though. You're not sure 
what level access your hack is giving you. All you know 


is that it cost you dearly. 


Still, you do what you can. You flip through your reams of 
instructions, trying line after line, trying to work out how 
to make the database think you have Level 5 access. 


Of course, you can't. It was hard enough to hack into the 
Foundation database alone — to do that, and pretend to 
be an O05? Impossible. 


You did your research: the closest Site to this library is 
Site-61, and it's a six-hour drive away. But not all of the 
Sites are found out about so easily. Site-03-M is twenty 
minutes away. This library seemed like the perfect place 
to break into their systems. It was actually one of the 
worst. 


You're suddenly aware of a light. Is it daytime? You look 
to the windows. No, it's pitch black outside. The moon? 
No, not tonight. 


The computer screen illuminates your face and you're 
suddenly keenly, acutely aware that you are the most 
visible object in the room. You hear something stirring in 
the darkness. 


You take the USB drive out of its slot and the document 
disappears, taking an instant longer for its brightness to 
fade from your eyes. In response, your terminals execute 
commands you programmed earlier, firing a volley of 
signals in a futile attempt to mask your location and then 
shutting down the system altogether. But none of that 
matters. They're already here. 


No longer blinded by your screen the rest of the library is 
more visible. There are shapes all around you. Soldiers. 
Clad in black. Guns raised. Pointed at you. Six of them 
— eight, no, twelve — more than you can count. Slowly 
advancing. 


You drop down and crouch behind the librarian's desk, 


under the computer monitor, with your back pressed 
against the front wooden panel. A single shot rings out, 
tearing through the silence. You're aware of splinters of 
wood flying as the bullet tears through the desk. 
Something shoots out of your chest, right in the middle. It 
leaves a gaping red hole behind it. 


The black figures come around the back of the librarian's 
desk from both sides. You can see the whites of their 
Foundation badges, but the whites of their eyes are 
hidden behind black visors. They encroach, closer and 
closer. 


With them swarming around you, it's now that you wish 
you could die. 


In the Clutches of Life 
End of Death 
OK 


Footnotes 

1. The kingdomAnimaliaunder Cavalier-Smith taxonomy includes all 
animals but not bacteria, fungi, algae or plants. 

2. Animals living in unstable environments are generally 
characterised by an r-selected evolutionary strategy, which consists 
of producing many cheap offspring of which few are expected to 
survive. Compare to K-selected evolutionary strategy, which 
consists of producing a single more expensive offspring which is 
expected to survive for the maximum lifespan of its species. 

3. For example, does it prevent aging and injury, is there a healing 
factor, does it simply remove an assailant's ability to kill? 

4. A standard lethal injection dose consists of injections with the 
following substances with 3-minute gaps between injections:5g 
sodium thiopental (to induce unconsciousness) 100mg pancuronium 
bromide (to stop breathing)3.9g potassium chloride (to stop the 
heart) 


SCP-3985: Focus of a Regulatory Dispute 


Item #: SCP-3985 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Site-262 is to be constructed 
for containment of SCP-3985. All non-aerial avenues of ingress are 
to be obstructed or destroyed following the completion of 
construction, after which all records containing the exact location of 
Site-262 are to be removed from Foundation systems. Site-262 is to 
operate permanently at alert level 9.1 


A sensory deprivation chamber is to be maintained within Site-262 
for the continuous containment of SCP-3985 via immobilization 
harness. The harness is to be fitted with feeds for intravenous drug 
administration, nutrition provision, and waste disposal. A record is to 
be maintained of all changes in the appearance of SCP-3985 and all 
intelligible vocalizations made by it. 


In the event that SCP-3985 vocalizes more frequently than a total of 
ten minutes per 24 hours or refers to itself in the first person, 
Protocol COMMANDMENT NOON is to be executed. In the event 
that COMMANDMENT NOON fails to achieve desired results, the 
Overseer Council is to be immediately notified through secure 
communication channels. 


Description: [DATA EXPUNGED] 
Addendum 3985-A (Notable Static Features of SCP-3985): 


* Cellulose mass integrated into intestinal tract. Origin and 
function unknown. 

¢ Functional nictitating membrane in both ocular systems. 

¢ Apparently vestigial fifth heart chamber. 

¢ Microfractures throughout the skeletal structure. Likely a result 
of physical violence. 


¢ Large accumulations of scar tissues across torso and limbs. 
Likely a result of physical violence. 

¢ Absence of smallest two fingers on left hand. Damage likely 
inflicted by human teeth. 


Addendum 3985-B (Protocol COMMANDMENT NOON): 
[OPEN ADDENDUM] 
Protocol Overview: 


Protocol COMMANDMENT NOON was 
designed primarily to maintain SCP-3985's 
null-personality state in an efficient and reliable 
manner. It was secondarily designed to not 
rely on traditional amnestics given the 
resistance SCP-3985 developed in the course 
of previous containment procedures. The 
procedure entails a significant amount of 
psychic distress for the subject as a result of 
alternative amnestic techniques. Given the 
state of the subject following success of the 
procedure, this was considered to be an 
acceptable consequence over the course of 
development. 


Procedure Sequence: 
Exact details held at Site-262. 
Result Measurements: 


Exact details held at Site-262. 


Overseer credentials accepted. 


Showing additional files flagged as related to 
SCP-3985... 


Partial Communication Record (May 18, 2066): 


SCP-517: Grammie Knows 


Item #: SCP-517 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-517 is to be kept secured 
within Containment Locker 51164 in Site-66, facing away from the 
doorway. A thick sheet is to be draped over the item at all times. 
Testing is currently prohibited, as the nature of the manifestation 
invariably causes a low-level containment breach. If SCP-517-01 is 
triggered, personnel are instructed to report to their immediate 
superior to enact Protocol 517-001. 


As of Incident 517-1997-M, SCP-517 is to be kept in a dedicated cell 
at all times. An opaque black sheet is to be kept bound around the 
object at all times. As of 08/25/1997 / /2002, no more testing is to 
be conducted on SCP-517 without Site Director's approval. 


Description: SCP-517 is a fortune-telling machine. Item stands 
approximately 2 meters tall, containing a mechanical puppet and an 
electric candle within a glass and wooden case. Examination has 
shown an internal layout consistent with similar machines. On the 
top panels the words "Grandmother Predictions" are painted on 
built-in signage. The puppet within is in the shape of an elderly 
woman, with a white blouse and a blue shawl. Item's power cord has 
been severed approximately 15 centimeters from its base; it appears 
to have been inexpertly separated from its original power source. No 
reaction occurs if a coin is inserted into the slot. 


The item will energize automatically, once an hour, if an individual 
(hereafter the "Target") enters its field of vision. The puppet will turn 
to face directly at the Target, dispense a "fortune card" from the slot 
on its front, and cease function. Process is fully mechanical, and 
item does not show signs of awareness. See Addendum for a 
transcript for examples of "fortunes". 


[OPEN RECORD] 


TO: Overseer Council 

FROM: Board of the Ethics Committee 

SUBJECT: Official Complaint Regarding the Obfuscation 
of SCP-3985 


For consideration by the Overseer Council, 


The Ethics Committee has always recognized 
the fact that some information will not be made 
available for review. Exceptions to our 
mandate have been permitted in the effort to 
contain information that is innately hazardous, 
contagious, or otherwise detrimental to 
humanity at large. This ceding of authority in 
the field of containment procedures has only 
ever been taken with care and consideration, 
and the significance of it should not be 
understated. 


In the case of SCP-3985, no opportunity has 
been provided for the Ethics Committee to 
consider the implications of voluntary 
disengagement from standard procedures. 
Critical portions of SCP-3985 documentation 
have yet to be made available despite 
repeated requests, a state of affairs in direct 
violation of Foundation tradition and bylaw. 
This situation must not be allowed to continue 
for the sake of healthy internal relations and 
continued ethical operation of the Foundation. 


As aresult, the following steps must be taken: 


¢ The full body of SCP-3985 
documentation must be provided to the 
Ethics Committee. All records involving 
Protocol COMMANDMENT NOON must 
be further provided. 

¢ Access to Site-262 must be made 


available for Ethics Committee 
inspectors. 
¢ A review of all currently contained 
anomalies must be carried out to 
determine if similar lapses of reporting 
have taken place. 
All responsible individuals must be 
censured immediately. 


Failure to carry out these actions will severely 
impair the ability of the Ethics Committee to 
ensure that all Foundation activity is compliant 
with its moral standards. It will further impair 
our ability to engage constructively with 
members of the Overseer Council in any future 
matters. 


Signed, 


Chairwoman Elif Sakarya 


TO: Chairwoman Elif Sakarya 

FROM: Overseer-3 

SUBJECT: Re: Official Complaint Regarding the 
Obfuscation of SCP-3985 


Chairwoman Sakarya, 


The Ethics Committee's request was reviewed 
by today's partial meeting of the Overseer 
Council. It was determined following careful 
consideration that we will not comment in any 
capacity on actions undertaken in pursuance 
of 4 F.U.L. § 110. Any inconvenience suffered 
by the Ethics Committee is regrettable, but this 
course of action is necessary in accordance 
with the broader needs of the Foundation. 


The Overseer Council is confident that the 


Ethics Committee in particular will understand 
that what is necessary is often unpleasant, and 
we have faith that you will bear this dutifully 
along with your other crosses. 


Further information requests should be made 
through standard channels. 


TO: Overseer Council 

FROM: Board of the Ethics Committee 

SUBJECT: Official Complaint Regarding Overseer 
Council Behavior 


For consideration by the Overseer Council, 


The necessity of firm leadership over the 
Foundation's trilateral mission has never been 
in question. Recent actions by members of the 
Overseer Council have given the Board of the 
Ethics Committee reason to wonder if the 
current leaders of the Foundation have passed 
beyond the point of firmness and taken it upon 
themselves to rule rather than direct. In the 
long term, a pattern of such behavior would be 
certain to lower the standing of the Council 
and decrease the efficiency of all functions it 
oversees. A comprehensive record will be 
provided to validate this assertion. 


Given this behavior, the Board of the Ethics 
Committee recommends that the following 
steps be taken to reestablish the standing of 
the Overseer Council and ensure that no 
further undesirable actions are taken by its 
members: 


¢ Membership of the Overseer Council 
should be expanded to include a 
broader range of experiences and 
viewpoints. At least 13 additional 


members should be appointed on a 
provisional basis as soon as is possible 
under standard procedures. 

¢ At least one member of this expanded 
body should be an active member of the 
Ethics Committee. 

¢ A broader effort should be made to 
describe the activities of the Overseer 
Council and the rationale supporting 
them. 


Only by ensuring that the Overseer Council 
does not cement itself as a group of tyrants 
can the longevity and productivity of the 
Foundation as a whole be maintained. It is the 
hope of the Board of the Ethics Committee that 
individuals on the Council will be able to 
acknowledge this truth, and will place our 
collective mission above their personal 
interests. 


Signed, 


Chairwoman Elif Sakarya 


TO: Chairwoman Elif Sakarya 

FROM: Overseer-3 

SUBJECT: Re: Official Complaint Regarding Overseer 
Council Behavior 


Chairwoman Sakarya, 


The Overseer Council is disinterested in 
discussing this topic. We are similarly 
disinterested in your attempts to force our 
hand to action. There is more important work 
to be done. Tend to your own garden, as you 
have in the past, and we will tend to ours. 


Please refrain from wasting Foundation 
resources in this manner. 


FORESIGHT-21 Predictive Analysis Memo 1625 (May 21, 2066): 
[OPEN DOCUMENT] 


TO: MTF Alpha-1 OPCOM, Overseer Council 

FROM: FORESIGHT-21 Advanced Threat Analysis 
Divison