Dr. Vasiliev: When you approach it, you will 
start to hear it. So faint it might be nothing, or 
less. But a noise. Something queer has 
happened. Human minds have evolved to see 
patterns where there are none, so when cast 
over a space where there is nothing at all, the 
mind begins to create something from nothing. 
What you hear is something rudimentary, an 
almost imperceptible sentience. It is a flash 
along the edge of the void as our minds 
attempt to perceive something that isn’t there. 
And it hates. 


Dr. Kuzkin: What do you mean, it hates? Why 
would it hate anything? How would you know? 


Dr. Vasiliev: Because there were too many of 
us. Each member of our team cognizant of the 
void, each trying to perceive it. These flashes, 
these tiny screamers, eventually they began 
to... to bind together. Make no mistake, Dr. 
Kuzkin, they are not real. They are to the 
neutrino what the neutrino is to us, less than 
nothing. But they are somehow aware of their 
nothingness, and they are hateful. Their 
existence, | believe, is torment. They hate the 
universe for being. They hate themselves for 
being. And they hate us for making them be. 
They are nothing but hate. (Pauses) Given 
enough time, and with enough of us trying to 
look into this void, something crawled out of it. 
(Pauses) Afterwards, there were ten of us. The 


anomaly has been stable since. 

Dr. Kuzkin: What came out? 

Silence. 

Dr. Kuzkin: How long have you been here? 
Dr. Vasiliev: Decades. 

Dr. Kuzkin: Why didn't you call for relief? 


Dr. Vasiliev: Once you've heard the screamer, 
you can't unhear it. Calling for relief would just 
be damning another soul. 


Dr. Kuzkin: The other day, the remainder of 
your scientists disappeared. Where are they? 


Dr. Vasiliev: They entered the void. 
Dr. Kuzkin: Why? 


Dr. Vasiliev: There are too many of us now. 
You brought twelve, and there were eight of 
us. There can be no more than ten. Once you 
have perceived the void, your mind cannot be 
made to forget it. There are thirteen of us now, 
but there must be no more than ten. 


Dr. Kuzkin: You talk about this void like it’s 
some kind of intelligent creature. How can this 
nothingness be something intelligent? 


Dr. Vasiliev: They are not the same thing. The 
void is what it is, a region of non-existence. It 
is unfathomable and unalterable, and we know 
nothing about it. But the pattern screamers 
are, yes, in some way intelligent. But they are 
Only intelligent because they are us. They are 
our reflection in this hateful mirror. 


(Off camera activity. Dr. Kuzkin looks away. 
Dr. Vasiliev looks at the camera for a 
moment.) 


Dr. Kuzkin: Alright. Is there anything else? 


Dr. Vasiliev: There can be no more than ten. | 
will go into the void, and then two of your own 
must follow. 


Dr. Kuzkin: And if they do not? 
Silence. 
[END LOG] 


Footnotes 

1. Such as alarms or warnings that the equipment is 
malfunctioning or has disconnected from its source 
2. The fourth member of Foundation staff to be the 
seventh individual allowed to access this file. 


of observation, the subject was seen to turn about several times and 
state "Oh, well, that's different." Interrogation revealed subject to 
have seen an image of herself as seen from behind. Upon turning 
around, subject saw what appeared to be an identical copy of 
SCP-508 behind her. No such object appears on the video log. 
Subject quarantined to be used for future repeat tests. 


Experiment-8: Male subject D-2232 placed in test chamber and told 
that he would be 'rewarded' if he could properly identify the ‘object’ 
shown by SCP-508. Subject had been fitted with a remote-activation 
tranquilizer collar to test the effect loss of vision (through 
unconsciousness) would have on Effect 2. After 87 seconds, subject 
leaned forward and stated "Wow! | didn't know these could show live 
images! Who is that?" Subject was advised to continue observing. 
After an additional 87 seconds the subject made a 'come-here' 
gesture towards SCP-508. Six seconds later, video surveillance 
shows SCP-507 climbing out SCP-508's frame. 507 indicated 
appreciation at being ‘retrieved’ as his most recent shift had 
interrupted his lunch. SCP-507 was permitted to return to his normal 
routine. Subject D-2232 terminated due to security risk 

/29/10 04:27. Tranquilizer collar recovered for future testing. 


« SCP-507 | SCP-508 | SCP-509 » 


SCP-3931: The End of Days 


Item #: SCP-3931 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the immobile nature of 
SCP-3931, the park has been declared Provisional Site-3931. 
Observation Post 3931-A (35° 8' 1.6476" N, 81° 22' 9.346" W) has 
been established at the entrance to SCP-3931. Ostensibly a park 
ranger station, this post is manned by two armed personnel at all 
times in order to monitor SCP-3931. 


SCP-3931 has been closed off from public access via a brick wall 
two meters tall at the main entrance, and locked metal gates at six 
(6) other potential access points. Cover Story KM-H@ is to be 
maintained by posted signs warning of ongoing cleanup from a 
major landslide. 


Civilian attempts to access SCP-3931 are considered unlikely, but 
should be prevented if one should occur. Use of force is not advised, 
however, noncompliant persons may be detained at agent discretion 
under the Carpe Diem Protocol.1 


Research into the effects of SCP-3931 and possible elimination or 
reversal thereof is ongoing, designated Project Akhenaten and 
currently led by Dr. Thorn. All 23 recorded SCP-3931-1 instances 
are to remain in Foundation custody at Site- indefinitely. 


<Special SCP-3931-1 Procedures (Project Akhenaten)> 
Prepared by Researcher Pennington 


* Site- Humanoid Containment Wing 3 
(units 3A1-3B8) has been allocated as 
living quarters for SCP-3931-1 instances 
in Foundation custody. All units have 


had windows covered to prevent 
subjects from viewing the sky. 

During an LC-3931 event, HCW3 is to 
be locked down and all personnel kept 
at least 20 meters from SCP-3931-1 
instances. Due to the frequency of these 
events2 and the logistical complications 
of closing off a large sector of the facility 
twice a month, a request has been filed 
to Site Director to have SCP-3931-1 
housed in either an offsite unit or a self- 
contained area. Approval is pending. 
Friends and family members of 
SCP-3931-1 instances are to be 
amnesticized and/or given false 
information by members of MTF lota-10 
("Damn Feds") in accordance with KM- 
H3. 


50% of contained instances (A1-A11) 
are to be provided vitamin D 
supplements (_ mg) on a daily basis. 
A12-B8 are not to be provided with the 
aforementioned supplements. 

Approval for testing of SCP-_ with 
SCP-3931-1 instances is pending 
approval while Dr. Thorn determines 
whether the effects of SCP-3931 can be 
considered an "illness." 

Three (3) SCP-3931-1 instances are to 
be transported to Provisional Site-3931 
for testing. SCP-3931-1 instances are to 
have no access to SCP-3931 under any 
circumstances. 


Contact Researcher Hoffman or Dr. Thorn 
(sixth floor, room A113) if you have any 
questions about these requirements. Blood 
samples, genotypes, and other biological test 
results from instances are kept in standard 


storage locker E17. -Researcher Pennington 


Description: SCP-3931 is a hiking trail located at King's Mountain 
State Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina. SCP-3931 is 1.93 
kilometers in length, running through dense forest and connecting to 
family picnic areas. Before a Foundation presence was established, 
it was a popular nature trail, displaying significant diversity in flora 
and fauna. Notably, there were common reports of nocturnal 
animals sighted during the day (including badgers, owls and 
raccoons). 


SCP-3931 outwardly displays no anomalous properties, and is safe 
to travel during the day. Its effects only manifest when a human 
being uses the trail after astronomical twilight.3 The person or 
persons, now designated SCP-3931-1, rapidly undergo significant 
alterations to perception and cognition, though in most cases these 
effects are not immediately noticeable. 


SCP-3931-1 instances completely lose the ability to perceive 
"daytime," regarded as the period between sunrise and sunset. 
Subjects will still be aware of it as a concept, and remember it, but 
will be unable to experience it in any form. Sensory dissonance is 
especially concentrated in vision and mechanoreception. Medical 
exams show no problem with receptors themselves, yet the affected 
person(s) will insist that it is always dark and cold (unless artificial 
light and heat are introduced). This causes increasing distress in the 
subject(s) as the perceived "nighttime" continues without end. 
Prolonged observation indicates that the effect is permanent and 
may increase in severity over time. 


Addendum 3931-1: At 23:58 on 05/ /2018, all SCP-3931-1 
instances in containment experienced paralysis and mild epistaxis. 
All subjects were unresponsive for exactly 235.86 seconds. 
Symptoms were noted to be similar to sleep paralysis or "night 
terrors." The instances proceeded to vocalize unintelligibly4 for one 
minute, during which time all personnel within a thirty-meter radius 
reported experiencing headaches before later being positively 
identified as SCP-3931-1 instances. All former personnel were 
been amnesticized and contained. 


Fourteen days later, the event reoccured, resulting in the loss of 


additional personnel. The event has been designated LC-3931, and 
has been determined to follow the synodic calendar, repeating on 
every full and new moon. Project Akhenaten staff have implemented 
revised containment procedures as of 06/03/2018. 


Addendum 3931-2: SCP-3931 has existed since the establishment 
of the park in 1934. Investigation has determined that its anomalous 
effects were not initially present. Confirmed photographs of various 
people using the trail at night from 1945 to 2002 have been 
catalogued in Document C/3931. Those present in the photographs 
have been identified and declared non-anomalous by Project 
Akhenaten staff. 


The first documented SCP-3931-1 instance was Mr. Gerald ,a 
leader in Boy Scout Troop . While the troop was camping at the 
park, Mr. woke up and went for a "midnight stroll" on the nearby 
SCP-3931. Three days later (03/24/2006) he was involuntarily 
committed to Psychiatric Hospital for alleged delusions and 
hallucinations. Foundation Agent Diana Lowery reported him six 
days later, after his hospital record was flagged as potentially 
anomalous. The connection to SCP-3931 was not made until a 
second instance, Ms. Carol , Was detained in the park by 
security staff. Both were brought to Site- , and containment 
procedures were approved on 04/09/2006. 


Of note is that, six days before Mr. was affected by SCP-3931, 
the Earth experienced a descending-node total penumbral lunar 
eclipse (a rare lunar event not estimated to occur again until August 
2053). During this event, several reports of a "blue flash in the sky" 
were recorded from civilians within six kilometers of SCP-3931. 
Causality has not been established, but the possibility of a 
connection is being considered. 


Footnotes 

1. Relevant personnel may accessDocument 3931-CDP8397for full 
details of this protocol. 

2. A single LC-3931 event occurs every 14-15 days. 

3. The period when the Sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below 
the horizon. Research indicates that SCP-3931 follows the Sun itself 
rather than any arbitrary schedule, as it has been shown to vary with 
the Sun's semi-annual declination. 


4. Described as a "mournful wailing" by staff. 


« SCP-3930 | SCP-3931 | SCP-3932 » 


SCP-3932: The Foundation itself, therefore, supplies 
the dolphins with its own elements of political and 
general education, in other words, it furnishes the 
dolphins with weapons for fighting the Foundation. 


Item #: SCP-3932 
Object Class: Keter 
Threat Level: Red @ 


Special Containment Procedures: An audio file of SCP-3932 is to 
be kept on secure Foundation servers at Site-72, Site-01, and 
Site-19. Personnel with Level 3 or higher access are permitted to 
listen to SCP-3932 at any time, provided that no cetaceans are 
within audible range. 


The Foundation's current containment strategy for SCP-3932 has 
been the establishment of diplomatic relations with the three 
SCP-3932-A nation-states. The Foundation currently maintains 
positive relations with these groups, and has negotiated several 
points over various treaties: 


« The Foundation is not to intentionally contain or kill instances 
of SCP-3932-A unless they pose an active security threat. 

¢ Uncontained instances of SCP-3932-A are not to create new 
instances of SCP-3932-A through the usage of SCP-3932 
exposure. 


© Instances may, however, expose any naturally born 
offspring to SCP-3932. 


¢ The three nation-states of SCP-3932-A are to conceal 
themselves from the outside world until such a date when their 
existence can become public knowledge. 

« The Foundation is to attempt to shift global policy to more 


actively prevent the deaths of cetaceans worldwide, including 
those that are not SCP-3932-A instances. 

¢ The three nation-states of SCP-3932 are not to attack human 
settlements or vessels within their claimed territory. 


Description: SCP-3932 is a short vocalization with 
cognitohazardous properties that affect mammals of the de/phinidae 
family.1 When a delphinidae hears SCP-3932, they undergo 
significant changes, transforming into an instance of SCP-3932-A. 
SCP-3932 has no effect upon humans or animals not within in the 
delphinidae family. 


SCP-3932-A are physically and genetically identical to non- 
anomalous dolphins, but possess anomalous sapience. Additionally, 
instances of SCP-3932-A possess Class-I| Telekinetic abilities, 
allowing for the physical manipulation of objects despite the lack of 
hands. 


All instances of SCP-3932-A are capable of vocalizing SCP-3932. 
After infection, SCP-3932-A typically expose all other members of 
their pod to SCP-3932, as well as any other pods encountered. It is 
currently believed that the first vocalization of SCP-3932 was 
created by a non-anomalous dolphin, which then became an 
instance of SCP-3932-A and turned the other members of its pod 
into SCP-3932-A instances. 


Communication with SCP-3932-A has been established by teaching 
instances Auslan2 and giving them gloves to manipulate. Currently, 
the majority of SCP-3932-A is fluent in Auslan. Translation efforts 
between English and Cetacean are in progress using An English- 
Cetacean Phrasebook, recovered from SCP-1986.3 


Currently, all instances of SCP-3932-A have organized into three 
nation-states, located within the South Pacific. These nation-states 
are currently in a state of cold war, which is being diplomatically 
handled by the Foundation. These nation-states are as follows: 


¢ The Great Barrier Reef Confederacy: The youngest of the 
three SCP-3932-A nation-states, currently living in the area of 
the Great Barrier Reef, along the eastern coast of Australia. 
The GBRC was founded in 1957, following the overthrow of