Addendum: Due to these occurrences and their implications should 
SCP-2738's communicative ability be discovered by civilian 
cashiers, SCP-2738 has been considered a Level 2 Anomalous 
Economic Threat by Foundation researchers with the input of MTF 
Lambda-13 personnel. Due to SCP-2738's rapid spread and 
potential to destabilize American economy, it is pending upgrade to 
Keter. As of July 2015, MTF-Lambda-13 personnel are working with 
MTF Mu-4 ("Debuggers") personnel to develop a non-destructive 
and functional method of removing SCP-2738 from register systems. 
Thus far, SCP-2738's original creator has not been identified. 


Footnotes 

1. On rare occasion, SCP-2738's title is visible for a period of 1-2 
seconds at startup. 

2. SCP-2738 has not yet been found to function whatsoever on any 
other operating system. This may be due to its incompatibility with 
non-register computer systems. 

3. Stock-Keeping Unit and Universal Product Code, respectively. 

4. Physical inventory, while difficult to track in SCP-2738-affected 
transactions, does not appear to change along with digital inventory 
in these cases. 

5. XXXX is a placeholder for any four numbers, which are not 
consistent and appear to show no pattern. 

6.A=1, B= 2, Z= 26, etc. 

7. Ithas been theorized that SCP-2738 instances may be 
individually sentient or SCP-2738 may be sentient and functioning 
as a large network of individual instances; however, the latter cannot 
be confirmed by tests. 

8. HELLO 

9. DO YOU SPEAK 

10. HUNGRY 

11. NEED HELP 

12. DANGER 


. HOW SPREAD 

. PURPOSE 

. NAME 

. OWNER 

. ARRIVAL METHOD 

. WHO MADE YOU 

. UNINSTALL 

. UNINSTALL PROGRAM 
. UNINSTALL PROGRAM 


« SCP-2737 | SCP-2738 | SCP-2739 » 


SCP-2739: Ab Inconvenienti 


Item #: SCP-2739 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The apartment building 
containing SCP-2739 has been purchased by a Foundation front 
company; the wing of the building containing SCP-2739 is currently 
being used as a dormitory/safehouse for operatives working within 
the city of , . The head researcher of the SCP-2739 project is 
to be permanently housed within this dormitory to minimize 
suspicion from the local populace. The remainder of the building is 
being operated as a normal apartment complex to generate revenue 
for local Foundation operations. Excluding the possibility of a 
security breach (to which standard rules apply), no other 
containment is necessary. 


Description: SCP-2739 is a dimensional anomaly located within 
apartment 437 C of the apartment complex in a 
United States. The interior of SCP-2739 is much larger than the 
exterior of the apartment should allow (approximately 300 square 
meters of space within a single-room apartment). The interior of 
SCP-2739 is stable; no changes in internal dimensions have been 
recorded. 


SCP-2739's apparent function is as an art gallery for several 
anomalous and non-anomalous artworks centered around ‘if 
a former tenant of apartment 437 C and brother of the last known 
tenant, 2. Artworks contained within are referred to as 
SCP-2739-1 instances in this and all peripheral documentation; see 
addenda for an abridged list of notable instances. 


Recovery: On 13 October, _, a social worker with the , city 
government visited the apartment for a wellness check on 
Pol-2739/02 and instead discovered SCP-2739, calling emergency 
services shortly thereafter. An embedded agent within a , 


emergency response agency contacted their handler and attempted 
to contain the situation. Backup arrived and carried out information 
blackout procedures before SCP-2739 could gain media attention. 


Addendum: Abridged Person of Interest File #2739/01: 
Legal Name: 
Aliases used: None 
Associated Groups of Interest: None 


Reason for monitoring: Pol is the subject of an 
anomalous artwork seemingly intended to be publicly 
visible. 


Course of Action: Monitor known and suspected points 
of contact, carry out information control measures if 
necessary. 


Priority: Low 


Status: Pol is deceased, interred in the , City public 
graveyard 


Background Information: Pol-2739/01 was born / / 
to parents [REDACTED; ETHICS COMMITTEE 
CLEARANCE REQUIRED] in the city of 2 Ol 
attended , public schools but was noteworthy for 
poor performance and sporadic attendance. Pol-2739/01 
spent the majority of his childhood in severe poverty and 
associated primarily with individuals in similar economic 


dispositions. Pol graduated from High School in 
Spring of 
On // 3, Magistrate Judge presented Pol 


with an opportunity to have his criminal records 
expunged if Pol agreed to enlist in the United States 
armed services. Pol-2739/1 conceded, subsequently 
enlisting in the United States Navy as a Hospital 
Corpsman. Full service records of Pol-2739/01 are 
available with full Pol-2739/01 documentation. 


Pol-2739/01 was dishonorably discharged from service 
on //  ,withcommand staff citing Pol-2739/01's 
continual alcohol and drug-related incidents and general 
failure to effectively perform his duties. Pol-2739/01 was 
unable to find employment following discharge from 
service and subsequently spent an unknown amount of 
time homeless. Legal records from to _ indicate 
multiple citations against Pol-2739/01 for vagrancy and 
similar offenses. 


On //_ ,Pol-2739/01 was able to successfully find 
gainful employment and permanent residence within the 

apartment complex. Medical records indicate 
Pol-2739/01 sought treatment for addiction withdrawal 
symptoms at this time, using government-funded 
programs to fund this treatment. 


On //  ,asocial worker with the , city 
government visited Pol-2739/01's apartment for a 
wellness check and discovered him deceased; mortuary 
records cite cause of death as a self-inflicted gunshot 
wound to the chest and a severe heroin overdose. As 
Pol-2739/01 did not have life insurance and no funds 
could be secured for a funeral service, Pol-2739/01 was 
buried in a public, unmarked mass grave in the ; 

city public graveyard. 


Pol-2739/02 took over the lease agreement for 
Pol-2739/01's apartment shortly following his death, one 
year before the discovery of SCP-2739. 


Addendum: Abridged Person of Interest File #2739/02: 
Legal Name: 
Aliases used: None 
Associated Groups of Interest: None 


Reason for monitoring: Pol is the suspected creator of 
an anomalous artwork seemingly intended to be publicly 


visible. 


Course of Action: Monitor known and suspected points 
of contact, carry out information control measures if 
necessary. Detain if possible. 


Priority: Low 


Status: Unknown, last seen before the discovery of 
SCP-2739. 


Background Information: Pol-2739/02 was born / / 
to parents [REDACTED; ETHICS COMMITTEE 
CLEARANCE REQUIRED] in the city of , «Pol 
attended , public schools and was noted by 
instructors for perceived artistic talent and creativity. 
Pol-2739/02 primarily associated with individuals of 
similar artistic interests in her youth. 


Pol-2739/02 graduated High School in the winter of 

, beginning her first semester in the State University 
Visual Arts Program on a full scholarship the following 
spring. However, Pol-2739/02 dropped out of the 
program in mid-October __, her second semester. The 
whereabouts of Pol-2739/02 for the subsequent three 
years is unknown. 


In April of — , Pol-2739/02 returned to her hometown of 

, , found employment at a local fast-food restaurant, 
and took up co-residence with a former acquaintance. 
No direct or indirect associations with known persons or 
groups of interest is known from this period until 
Pol-2739/01's death and Pol-2739/02's subsequent 
disappearance. 


Addendum: Abridged List of SCP-2739-1 Instances: 


This list is incomplete; a complete list may be accessed by 
individuals with Level 3/2739 clearance. 


SCP-2739-1/001: 


Description: Item is a theater with seating for 20 
persons. Theater constantly displays a performance 
visually resembling a shadow play on an 8-minute loop 
on a 2.5 by 2.5 meter screen. No shadow-casting objects 
or light-projecting media have been discovered within the 
theater. Performance depicts a family of two adults and 
six children, focusing strongly on the youngest male 
(denoted by subject's short stature compared to the rest 
of the family; subsequently referred to as "subject") as he 
reaches adulthood. Majority of the scenes appear idyllic. 
However, there are several scenes featuring sexual and 
physical abuse, fights between the subject and 
individuals outside the family, and scenes depicting 
substance abuse. Performance concludes with subject 
speaking before what appears to be a judge. 


Notes: A strong smell of tobacco smoke and alcohol has 
been noted by personnel entering the theater, despite no 
apparent source. 


SCP-2739-1/072: 


Description: Item is a Purple Heart4 inside of a 
plexiglass display case. Object is encrusted with soil. 
Individuals coming within approximately 2 meters of the 
object experience faint auditory hallucinations 
reminiscent of combat. Subjects who directly touch the 
display case experience visual hallucinations 
corresponding to the auditory hallucinations. In most 
subjects, hallucinations are a 3-minute loop of a 
battlefield scene focusing on a field medic working ona 
friendly soldier suffering from explosive-induced 
amputation of three limbs. 


Notes: Personnel conducting explorations of SCP-2739 
are discouraged from physically touching 
SCP-2739-1/072 


SCP-2739-1/104: 


Description: Item appears to sequentially alternate (in 


order) between a bottle of unidentified liquor, a bottle of 
unidentified prescription-strength pills, and a copy of 
Pol-2739/01's Department of Defense Form 214°. Item is 
within a plexiglass display case and changes 
appearance whenever unobserved; if observed by a 
video camera, the change will occur instantaneously 
between frames. 


Notes: Personnel observing the object near-universally 
describe it initially as "an exit," despite its (inconstant) 
physical appearance. 


SCP-2739-01/137: 


Description: Item is a pair of handcuffs of the same 
model as those issued to the , Police Department 
from to anda hypodermic needle within a 
plexiglass display case. When directly observed by a 
human being, the handcuffs appear unlocked and the 
needle appears to be capped and sealed in a sterilized 
pouch, but when recorded with digital and film 
photography, the handcuffs appear locked and the 
needle appears to be broken. 


Notes: A plaque is fixed to the display case that reads: 
"Chains." This is presumably the title of the piece. 


SCP-2739-01/203: 


Description: Item is a replica of the original apartment 
SCP-2739 exists within. Interior is dirty, with large 
amount of detritus and spoiled food items on the floor 
and on other surfaces. An animate, life-size replica of 
Pol-2739/01 sits on a soiled mattress in the corner of the 
room. There is a small television in the kitchen area. 
Television and Pol-2739/01 follow a closed loop of 
actions. Loop is as follows: 


1. Object will rise from a supine position to a seated 
position and tighten an improvised tourniquet 
around its left arm above the elbow. Television will 


display a blurred color image of a sexual assault; 
victim appears to be Pol-2739/01 as a child. 

2. Object will locate a hypodermic needle on the 
mattress and inject itself on the left arm between 
the wrist and elbow. 

3. Object will begin sobbing quietly and speaking, 
then set the needle on the mattress. Television will 
switch to an image of Pol-2739/01 handing a small 
plastic bag with indeterminate contents to another 
person. Scene appears to take place at High 
School. 

4. Object will reach for a Glock 17 9-millimeter pistol 
to its right, between the mattress and the wall. 
Television will display Pol-2739/01 standing before 
a judge in a courtroom. 

5. Object will remove the magazine from the firearm 
and check to see if the magazine contains 
ammunition, then reload and charge the firearm. 
Television will display what appears to be 
Pol-2739/01 in silhouette walking away from a 
door labelled "Chaplain's Office." 

6. Object will conclude its speech, point the firearm at 
itself at roughly the center of the sternum, and fire, 
dropping to the supine position. Television will 
display a short video of Pol-2739/01 sitting at the 
table within the apartment, seemingly composing a 
letter before cutting to static as the loop concludes. 


As the loop continues, objects disturbed by the loop will 
return to their default position. Removed objects return to 
their starting position through unknown means at the 
conclusion of each loop. The loop will carry on even if 
objects central to the loop are not present. Viscera 
generated by the final act of the loop disappears as the 
next loop continues. 


Notes: This piece is the furthest from the entrance to 
SCP-2739 and is listed as "last" in this and all 
supplemental documentation. Documents recovered 
from the home of Pol-2739/02 indicate that the speech is 


<End Log> 


derived from contents of a suicide letter left by 
Pol-2739/01. 


Footnotes 

1. Hereafter referred to as Pol-2739/01; see addenda 

2. Hereafter referred to as Pol-2739/02; see addenda 

3. Two months following Pol-2739/01's graduation from high school 
4. An award issued by the United States Armed Services to persons 
wounded or killed in combat 

5. Paperwork issued upon dismissal from United States military 
service 


« SCP-2738 | SCP-2739 | SCP-2740 » 


SCP-2740: It Wasn't There 


Item #: SCP-2740 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-2740, 
any means of direct containment are currently unfeasible. Access to 

St, — , IN is forbidden, and is to be enforced by Foundation 
security personnel. Cover story Delta-4B "Gas Leak" is to be 
disseminated in —_, IN. 


Standard cognitohazardous object amnestic treatment is available to 
all personnel assigned to SCP-2740. 


Description: The nature, appearance, and potential existence of 
SCP-2740 is uncertain. SCP-2740 is believed to possibly exist in the 
northwest corner of the attic in the home of the Lee family at 

St, — , IN, a location roughly 6m from the ladder leading to it. 


Individuals attempting to approach the ladder leading to the attic will 
find themselves unable to do so; while individuals can approach the 
ladder and, in certain cases, even begin to climb it, upon further 
inspection it will always be discovered that these individuals did not 
in actuality do so. The reason for this is currently unknown; 
additionally, it is uncertain if this effect exists at all. Research into 
this phenomenon is ongoing. 


The only information gathered regarding SCP-2740 has been done 
so through interviews with affected individuals. SCP-2740 appears 
to instill a sense of intense dread in any individual cognizant of it, 
although the reason for this is unknown. This effect begins upon 
entering the house at . St, or by becoming cognizant of 
SCP-2740 through discussion with other individuals affected by its 
anomalous nature. 


Interview 2740-A: Franklin Lee 


+ Access Interview 


The following interview was conducted after the 
discovery of SCP-2740 with Franklin Lee, the owner of 
the home at . Stand patriarch of the Lee family. 


Interviewer: Dr. K. Dorsett 
Interviewee: Franklin Lee 
[BEGIN LOG] 


Dr. Dorsett: When did you begin to notice 
something was wrong? 


Franklin Lee: Maybe... | don't know, it was 
years ago. It wasn't always like this, though. In 
the beginning it was just something, you know, 
you could ignore it. | remember there would be 
times | would walk down the hall upstairs and 
just- just glance at it, and get this feeling. 


Dr. Dorsett: Can you describe the feeling?