Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1140 may be kept in any 
secure storage area of sufficient size (It is currently in room R.4.13). 
For accurate and rigorous testing, however, it is required that the 
object is kept in a room with at least 2 metres of clearance in each 
direction for movement of testing equipment, and is supported at 
least 30cm off the ground by 4 clear Perspex rods, one mounted at 
each corner of the base. The base is to be mounted upon a 
weighing apparatus which is connected to an alarm; the alarm is to 
sound if the weight of the object changes by more than 0.4%.! 
Endoscopy equipment is to be stored in the storage area’s 
equipment locker at all times when not in use. 


Description: SCP-1140 is a chest of 7 drawers painted with clear 
gloss varnish over oak. The chest is 148cm in width, 49cm in depth 
and 91cm in height. The drawers’ dimensions are (top to bottom): 


¢ Three drawers 46cm wide, 21cm tall and 46cm deep 
« Two drawers 70cm wide, 21cm tall and 46cm deep 
« Two drawers 70cm wide, 31cm tall and 46cm deep 


The anomalous behaviour is observed when the central drawer in 
the top row of the chest is opened at least 2cm, whereby under 
certain circumstances vocalisation can be detected from within the 
chest. This vocalisation has been designated SCP-1140-1. Testing 
has shown that the circumstances include the presence of a single 
prepubescent child, the presence of a single post-pubescent who 
has significant mental retardation2, or any adult who has assisted 
with [REDACTED].3 


Dismantling the chest has revealed there to be nothing within the 
cavity behind the drawers capable of producing vocalisation; 


presence of speakers or any other electromagnetic equipment 
capable of playback has been ruled out by use of metal-detection 
apparatus. As the anomalous vocalisation only occurs when a single 
individual is present, remote-control equipment must be used during 
testing. Presence of the equipment seems to have no effect on 
testing. 


Although SCP-1140-1 is for all experimental considerations a 
disembodied voice, any attempts to reach towards the rear of the 
drawer during such time as the voice can be heard results in injury. 
This appears to only occur to live human beings, and does not occur 
when SCP-1140-1 is inactive. The wounds are consistent with 
having been caused by a large claw, and are most similar in 
pathology to wounds caused by a large ratite (ostrich, emu, or 
cassowary). 


Recovery Log: The item was recovered from the dining area of a 
house in , . |The house was otherwise unremarkable; after 
application of Class A amnestics and neurolinguistic programming 
by a field agent, the family remain in-situ, with the chest having been 
replaced by a non-anomalous replica. 


SCP-1140 came to the attention of a researcher during periodic 
checking of psychiatric reports,4 and a field agent was sent out to 
interview both the report's subject and his family. Interviews 
revealed that the youngest member of the household had been 
found on several occasions sitting on the floor near to SCP-1140 
and having conversations with what the family believed to be an 
‘imaginary friend’. The amount of time that the child spent doing this, 
in addition to his refusing to move for hours, resulted in him being 
reviewed by a child psychiatrist. 


Recovery Interview Log 


Excerpt (0:11:12 to 0:13:42) from Recovery 
Interview 1140-A5 ( , 6yo male): 


Agent — : When did you first start hearing the 
voice? 


: | heard him talking to me when | walked 


past him once. 


Agent — : Can you remember how old you 
were? 


: Oh, it was after my birthday party. | was 
6 at my party. 


Agent _ :Less than eight months, then. 
What did the voice say? 


: It’s not a voice. It’s Mr Gurgles. 
Agent __ : Is that what he says his name is? 


: No, | made it up. He doesn’t tell me his 
name. 


Agent — : What does he sound like? 


: He sounds like he’s on the news 
(Giggles). 


Agent’ =: On the news? 


: Yes, he sounds all posh, like Prince 
Charles. 


Agent _ : And what does he say to you? 


: We just talk. About me, about (pauses) 
school. 


Agent __: Does he talk about himself at all? 


: No, | asked him why he was in the 
drawer once, and he said he wasn’t in the 
drawer. | asked him where he was then, and 
he said that he was only a reppentation(sic) in 
this mentional.(sic). (It can be reasonably 
assumed that this was 'a representation in this 
dimension. ') 


Agent _ : Did he say anything else about 
himself? 


: |asked him what his house was like, 
and he said he didn’t want to tell me. He got a 
bit angry and so | didn’t ask him again. 


Agent ~ : What did he say when he was 
angry? 


: | couldn't tell, his voice went all crackly. 
It was scary, | didn’t like it. 


End of Excerpt. 
Interview 1140-C1 


Excerpt from Test Interview 1140-C1 
(D-93223, 19yo Female, Leucotomy 
performed at [DATA EXPUNGED].): 


D-93223: Hello! Hello! (Pushes drawer shut. A 
researcher enters the room and re-opens it). 


SCP-1140-1: He’s gone now. 
D-93223: Who has gone? The man? 


SCP-1140-1: Yes. The man has gone. We can 
talk. You can help me. 


D-93223: What can | do? | can talk to you. Are 
you from England? 


SCP-1140-1: I'm from... From England, yes. 
D-93223: | want to go to England. 


SCP-1140-1: | need you to find me some 
(silence for 8 seconds) things. Can you do 
that? 


D-93223: Oh, | can't find things. They say at 
the hospital that I'm always losing things. Have 
you asked your mom? 


(The following was inaudible during the 
recordings and has been re-constructed using 
forensic audio analysis:) 


SCP-1140-1: How did it feel? Did it make a 
noise when they tore it out? Did you 
[INAUDIBLE] when it came away? | bet you 
[INAUDIBLE] all the way through it, didn’t you? 
(SCP-1140-1 laughs) Filthy bitch. You haven’t 
even /INAUDIBLE] pussy before you came in. 
You shouldn't have told them why. You never 
should have told [INAUDIBLE] why you didn’t 
help her. 


D-93223: | don’t like you! You tell lies! | hate 
you! (shouts at the door) LET ME OUT! MR 
GURGLES IS A LIAR! HE’S A FUCKING 
LIAR! 


SCP-1140-1: Let her out. | tire of her. She 
can't help me. (This is the only occasion 
SCP-1140-1 has spoken directly to a member 
of Foundation personnel.) 


End of Excerpt. 
Interview 1140-F4 


Excerpt from Test Interview 1140-F4 
(D-49283, 28yo male, brain damaged 
following a prison stabbing.): 


SCP-1140-1: | can hear you breathing. It’s 
rude to not say hello. 


D-49283: What? Where are you in there? 
(D-49283 begins pulling at the drawer; when it 


is fully open, he reaches inside.) 


SCP-1140-1: Please, | would rather you did 
not do that. 


D-49283: Where are you in there? (Becomes 
agitated.) 


SCP-1140-1: Stop that, | would much rather 
we (At this point D-49283 pulls his hand back 
and begins crying. There is a laceration on the 
back of his hand and wrist approximately 8mm 
deep and 65mm long. 


D-49283: You hurt me. You hurt 


SCP-1140-1: Well, , | did ask you not to. | 
would recommend applying pressure to that 
with a dry cloth, and then apply ointment to it 
to assist healing. | apologise for my actions. 


End of Excerpt. 


During the test conversations the area behind the drawer was 
constantly monitored by an endoscopic camera, a thermometer, and 
barometric indicators; at no point was there any change in any of the 
readings. During the conversation in which a D-class was injured, 
the camera showed no movement apart from the injury itself, which 
occurred between frames of the video. 


Footnotes 

1. This allows for changes due to humidity and moisture absorption. 
2. Testing suggests that an individual with an IQ of less than 55 will 
prompt anomalous behaviour, but to ascertain a more accurate 
figure would require unreasonable resources. 

3. Access to this data is Level 5 only. 

4. Operation Durden is a system of scanning computers which 
search the databases of psychiatric institutions for keywords which 
may suggest anomalous behaviour; in this case, the keywords 
were‘imaginary friend’crossreferenced with ‘ 


« SCP-1139 | SCP-1140 | SCP-1141 » 


SCP-1141: Entrepreneurial Spirit 


Item #: SCP-1141 
Object Class: Keter-alterius 


Special Containment Procedures: All public zoos in Connecticut, 
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont 
are to be under constant surveillance by personnel at Site-85 and 
Site-86. Should SCP-1141 occur, the approximate nature and threat 
level of SCP-1141-1 is to be ascertained as soon as possible, with 
the nearest branch of Mobile Task Force Gamma-80 (aka 
"Ecologists") deployed to the zoo in question with all equipment 
deemed necessary. 


Upon arrival, MTF Gamma-80's task is to destroy SCP-1141-1 or 
render it inoperable as soon as possible. The use of force is 
authorized for this purpose. If SCP-1141-1 does not pose an 
immediate risk to the public, MTF Gamma-80 will purchase several 
food items and prevent all public access to SCP-1141-1. If this does 
not result in the disappearance of SCP-1141-1 within twenty-five 
minutes, Site Director Jackson is to be notified. Food items 
purchased from SCP-1141-1 are to be sent to Site-86 for further 
research and containment. 


AMN-M-4811 is to be distributed through the zoo's public address 
systems, mass texting services, and all relevant social and news 
media after the disappearance of SCP-1141-1 and the departure of 
MTF Gamma-80 in order to prevent dissemination of information 
regarding SCP-1141 and related Foundation operations. Damage to 
zoo property and any casualties are to be attributed to fire, 
vandalism, or animal escape as deemed appropriate to the situation. 
Should Site-85's budget allow, an anonymous donation may be 
made to the affected zoo to cover costs of repairs. 


Asof //_ , additional resources have been allocated to projects 
deemed capable of neutralizing SCP-1141, with all strictly relevant 


research under the purview of Dr. Eichmann. 


Description: SCP-1141 is a phenomenon in which an instance of 
SCP-1141-1 instantaneously appears at a public zoo in the New 
England region! of the United States. This occurs approximately 
thirty minutes prior to the opening time of the zoo in question. The 
infrastructure and nearby structures (such as utilities, enclosures, 
pathways, and other buildings) will be altered to accommodate 
SCP-1141-1's presence, as will maps of the zoo. SCP-1141 will only 
occur under the following conditions. 


¢ No instances of SCP-1141-1 are operational. 

¢ Less than 20% of the zoo's grounds are covered in snow. 

* The temperature has been above 15°C during operating hours 
for the past week. 

¢ At least 250 days have passed since the demanifestation of 
the most recent instance of SCP-1141-1. 


Instances of SCP-1141-1 take the form of a fully staffed, supplied, 
and operational restaurant that is thematically consistent with other 
restaurants in the zoo and with the area of the zoo in which it is 
located.2 Food served at SCP-1141-1 is consistent with food served 
at similar establishments, with the exception of each instance 
offering guacamole with pineapple chunks. Food and other supplies 
will appear as needed inside SCP-1141-1, out of view of the public. 
Staff of the zoo will not demonstrate any familiarity with 
SCP-1141-1. 


All individuals staffing SCP-1141-1 are anatomically and 
behaviorally consistent human beings, and will run SCP-1141-1 to 
the best of their ability. These individuals are fluent in English and 
knowledgeable in the operation of SCP-1141-1. They are either 
unwilling or unable to answer personal questions (such as identity 
and personal history) or questions pertaining to the nature or origin 
of SCP-1141. They will not leave SCP-1141-1 willingly. 


Instances of SCP-1141-1 have an unpredictable and often 
dangerous effect on their surroundings. The exact cause of this is 
not known with certainty; however, analysis has led several 
researchers to propose that instances of SCP-1141-1 do not 
necessarily operate under physical laws or constraints present in our 


dimension prior to their manifestation. See Event Log SCP-1141-1 
for details. 


If an instance of SCP-1141-1 is rendered inoperable or if its 
presence causes obvious injury to a person visible from 
SCP-1141-1, the instance will demanifest within the next twenty-five 
minutes, with all infrastructure, structures, and maps of the zoo 
returned to their previous condition. All food items sold by 
SCP-1141-1 will remain, and may continue to demonstrate 
anomalous properties. 


Event Log SCP-1141-1 / Clearance-Sensitive Document 


All locations and several manifestations have been 
removed from this document as per Level 2-Probationary 
Clearance protocols. This document will serve to 
illustrate the effects of SCP-1141 and should not be 
taken as a comprehensive list of SCP-1141 events. 


Year: July 1985 

Event: Accurate description of SCP-1141-1 
could not be gained. Instance and all of its 
contents manifested at approximately 5000°C; 
despite this, it appeared to be fully functional 
and did not combust. The instance 
disappeared after its foundation crumbled, 
resulting in structural collapse. Fire caused by 
SCP-1141-1 destroyed several animal 
enclosures and injured four park employees 
before being extinguished. 


Year: June 1990 

Event: SCP-1141-1 manifested as the 
"Amazon Basin Café". While the building 
remained intact, SCP-1141-1 appeared to 
experience gravitational force approximately 
2.3 times stronger than Earth's surface gravity. 
Two orders of french fries were procured prior 
to SCP-1141-1's disappearance due to an 
inability of its staff to serve customers. Testing 
indicated that this food had no greater mass 


than comparable french fries, yet weighed 2.3 
times as much as their mass would indicate. 


Year: June 1991 

Event: SCP-1141-1 was entitled "A Grizzly 
Tale". The instance was found to be fully 
operational and not immediately dangerous. A 
variety of food items were purchased before 
SCP-1141-1's disappearance was induced by 
the placement of Foundation guards to prevent 
entry. Analysis of the food indicated that its de 
Broglie wavelength was approximately 1 cm, 
despite having a normal mass. The food has 
been designated as a separate anomalous 
item and is contained at Site-86. 


Year: April 1992 

Event: SCP-1141-1 was not detectable aside 
from alterations to infrastructure. Maps of the 
zoo marked a restaurant called "Safari Grill". 
The changes to the zoo's infrastructure 
reverted two hours after opening, presumably 
when it became apparent that none of the 
zoo's patrons were aware of SCP-1141-1. 
Later records indicate that relatively frequent 
repairs to structures near this area have been 
necessary since this manifestation. 


Year: September 1994 

Event: SCP-1141-1 manifested as "The 
Glacier Café". Reports and later analysis 
indicate that this instance of SCP-1141-1 was 
subject to drastically accelerated buildup of 
static electricity. SCP-1141-1 did not appear to 
be grounded; further, weather conditions at the 
time contributed to this problem. Seventeen 
individuals, not including the occupants of 
SCP-1141-1, were killed by static discharge 
before SCP-1141-1 disappeared. 


Show Audio Log 1141-7 


Conversation between two individuals occupying 
SCP-1141, recorded July 1978 via hidden microphone. 
The individuals in question have been identified by the 
names on their nametags. The conversation was held in 
English. 


Note: Special Containment Procedures at the time of the 
recording involved keeping a relatively safe instance of 
SCP-1141-1 in operation at the Zoo. Access was 
denied to the general public, and personnel regularly 
purchased food from SCP-1141-1 to maintain 
containment.