and industrial areas. Ease of opening new 
business combined with generous benefits for 
the impoverished citizens and independent 
currency allowed for rapid economic growth. 
High worker turnover rates present but 
unemployment remained low due to numerous 
training and educational programs. Of note 
were the long queues resulting from the low 
transaction speed. Average waiting time for 
cashing out groceries was found to be 13,7 
minutes. 


Test C2- - - 


SCP-3618-1 Configuration: "crypto-currency 
based imitation of Sweden " 


Human spirit setting: 20% 


Observations: SCP-3618 was mostly 
composed of slums-like living areas and few 
overcrowded government run facilities 
providing basic necessities. The incredible 
fluctuations of currency and limited transaction 
number per second effectively halted any 
possible economic growth. During the first day 
of testing three separate recessions greater in 
size than the Great Depression of 1929 
occurred. Many instances of exchange trade 
observed, with the most popular exchangeable 
good being metal and ceramic cutlery. 


Test D1- - - 


SCP-3618-1 Configuration: "anarcho- 
primitivism" 


Human spirit setting: 80% 


Observations: Multiple separated households 
present, each inhabited by family group 


SCP-468: The Abacus 


Item #: SCP-468 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: A buffer area of one kilometer 
is to be maintained around SCP-468-2. Individuals found inside 
upon initial Foundation acquisition may only exit with the permission 
of the overseeing Level 4 researcher. All Foundation personnel 
entering for purposes of observation must exit two hours after 
entrance. 


SCP-468-1 is not to be moved from SCP-468-2. It is to be contained 
within a standard locked containment unit. One video camera inside 
the unit is to monitor SCP-468-1's movement. The unlocking 
combination is held by the overseeing Level 4 researcher. 


Description: SCP-468-1 is an abacus with dimensions of 20 by 7 
centimeters, in near-perfect condition, with no missing beads or 
signs of disrepair. Its beads, despite the lack of any obvious motor 
or driving system, will move autonomously. Periods of movement 
are interspersed by periods of rest, which usually last three to five 
hours. SCP-468-1’s beads will often perform basic arithmetic 
operations, though this is not always the case. 


SCP-468-2 is the former farming village of [REDACTED], located in 
the Chinese province of Jiangsu, with an area of about 2.3 square 
kilometers. It is presumed that the previous owner of SCP-468-1 
lived within this village. Research Site-133, which houses all 
personnel assigned to SCP-468, is located 3 kilometers from 
SCP-468-2. Foundation investigations have [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


Roads, houses, and other sufficiently large man-made structures 
inside SCP-468-2 will shift their positions as SCP-468-1 itself 

moves. Movement invariably results in the formation of geometric 
patterns. Usually, roads lined with houses will move to form rows 


composed of individuals from up to three 
generations. Each settlement only utilized 
early farming civilization level technology. No 
trade between the family groups has been 
observed, even in case of significant 
shortages. Necessity shortages were common 
and many households were deprived of basic 
resources such as food. Violence was 
observed to be common as means of acquiring 
the necessary resources. 


Test D2- - - 


SCP-3618-1 Configuration: "anarcho- 
primitivism" 


Human spirit setting: 20% 


Observations: None, SCP-3618 replaced by 
temperate forest except for SCP-3618-1. 
Archeological excavation has uncovered 
multiple human remains in the area. 


Addendum 3618-B: Excerpts from materials found inside 
SCP-3618-1 


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Date: 20th of July 

| finally got it! Ministry of Anomalous Research 
finally decided to grant me the funding | 
needed to start building my model. The 
beginning is so far humble. | got a small patch 
of land and | began working on the project 
framework. This little shed will be my operating 
center. White started preparing the household 
algorithms. | expect to have be able to run the 
first rudimentary simulation within two weeks. 
Can't contain my excitement. This project will 
revolutionize economics! 


Date: 33rd of July 

Construction workers complained that the 
material delivered is of low quality. The 
reshaping process is painfully slow as a result. 
I'm doing what | can! The funds are not as 
large as | wanted. Some cuts had to be made 
and | saved up a bit on the security. Model 
can't be accessed during transformation but its 
a small price to pay. Unless you get sucked 
into the inter-dimensional space while inside. 
Oh well. 


Date: 42nd of July 

In the morning we ran the first simulation. 
Success! The human agents are a bit lacking 
in the scope of their activities, but it will have to 
do for now. | am planning to use anomalous 
substitutes from other Ministry assets, but | will 
need a better developed system first. Proper 
supply and demand system is in effect, the 
marginal propensities are working as intended. 
Time to focus on the less quantifiable 
elements of the model. Social factors are 
mostly White's area, but | will help as much as 
I can. 


Date: 1st of August 

| presented the project to the Ministry 
representative and she approved a transfer of 
some human substitutes from some other 
project! This is a big development. White is 
upset that so much of his time was wasted on 
creating the entertainment choice algorithms, 
but | think it was worth it. It definitely 
contributed to today's success. | am starting to 
work on the "human spirit" variable, | want this 
One out and done as soon as possible. 


Date: 4th of September 
Reasonability is hard to quantify. The rates still 


need some adjusting, as today | saw one 
agent buy a dinner in an expensive restaurant 
while he was homeless. On Homo 
Economicus setting. Needs some tweaking. 
Work is progressing steadily. Nothing more to 
add so far. 


Date: 50th of September 

First major problem. The funding is running 
low and we need more ground to properly 
model the population gain as a result of the 
increased consumer confidence on the 
housing market. These short-sighted idiots at 
the Ministry can't comprehend that the extra 
land is necessary! How can | explain that 
modelling that gain allows us to judge the 
environmental impact and that it is a major part 
of the sustainable development predictions? 


Date: 14th of November 

We had another inspection today. It did not go 
well. | am afraid they might introduce further 
cuts to our budget. Workers are complaining 
and the construction of stimuli models is going 
slowly. | hope that once we finish this part we 
will be able to show off the project at some 
major convention and get the necessary 
money injection. 


Date: 39th of November 

| discussed the matter with White today. We 
won't make it with the recent cuts. | am afraid 
that the Ministry will want us to shut down the 
project. We are not going to give up. White 
stitched together an algorithm that will drop the 
whole model in some backwards reality when 
we will have to deconstruct it. They should not 
be able to mess it up too much. | trust him, 
he's good at extra-dimensional transportation 
but it is a large project and | am afraid of the 


potential losses. So much work! There is still a 
chance they will let us continue, but it's slim. | 
hope for the best and expect the worst. 


Addendum 3618-C: SCP-3618 proposal — Scranton Reality 
Anchors 


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Date: - - 


Proposal outline: based on the analysis of the notes 
found within SCP-3618-1 an extradimensional 
intervention is expected to take place in the 
indeterminate future. On-site research team suggests 
securing the area of the anomaly from outside influence 
utilizing Scranton Reality Anchors. 


Result: Proposal denied due to budget constraints. 
Research has been determined to be of low priority. 


Footnotes 

1. Samples rapidly decay when separated from the cylinders 

2. The largest observed instance had volume of approximately 
640m3 

3. The brands that produced most of these items were found to be 
non-existent. 


SCP-3619: You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right 
Round 


Item #: SCP-3619 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3619 is to be kept in a 
standard humanoid containment chamber in the low-security wing of 
Site-17. SCP-3619 is to have an assigned caretaker to assist it in 
feeding and other self-maintenance. As SCP-3619's anomaly makes 
it unable to lie down comfortably, in lieu of a bed it has been 
provided with its choice of cushioned chair. 


SCP-3619 is to undergo regular physiological and psychiatric 
therapy sessions to help it acclimate to its anomalous physiology. 
Additionally, Site-17's medical and psychiatric staff are to be mindful 
of, and provide treatment for, SCP-3619's mild to moderate 
depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. 


SCP-3619 is permitted the standard privileges of supervised 
socialization with site residents and access to its containment wing's 
common areas. However, additional care must be taken to ensure it 
does not cause any harm or damage during its frequent bouts of 
dizziness. The subject should be made to sit, by force if necessary, 
during times when its head's rate of rotation exceeds 30 rpm. At 
these speeds, SCP-3619 is prone to dizziness, nausea, and 
blackouts. 


SCP-3619 should also be prevented from attempting to restrain its 
own head when possible. 


Description: SCP-3619 is a 22-year-old Caucasian male, originally 
from Sacramento, California. SCP-3619's head and neck 
continuously rotate counter-clockwise, at a minimum observed rate 
of 3 rom, and a maximum observed rate of approximately 90 rpm. 


The rate of rotation is roughly proportional to SCP-3619's heart rate 
and emotional state. This frequently results in negative feedback 
loops where an agitated emotional state increases the head's rate of 
rotation, which further deteriorates the subject's emotional state and 
accelerates the rotation. 


The inconsistent rate of rotation makes it extremely difficult for 
SCP-3619 to adapt to its situation. Though it has no trouble 
swallowing or breathing, getting foods and liquids into its mouth can 
be challenging. 


In addition to the obvious threat of injury from falls, SCP-3619 also 
risks injury if its face is pressed up against a surface, especially 
when its head is spinning at higher velocities. 


Aside from symptoms of motion sickness, SCP-3619 claims the 
constant rotation of its head does not cause it any discomfort. It 
does, however, claim that attempts to prevent its head from rotating 
cause it extreme pain, comparable to "what someone would feel if 
their neck were forced too far in the wrong direction". Despite this 
reported pain, no actual injury has ever been observed during or 
after attempts to restrain SCP-3619's head. 


It should also be noted that, despite the pain SCP-3619 claims it 
causes, it is common for the subject to attempt to restrain its own 
head during times of emotional distress. As this is, in fact, counter- 
productive to reducing its head's rate of rotation, it should be 
prevented from doing this. 


X-rays and MRI scans of SCP-3619 have revealed that the internal 
space between the base of the skull and the thoracic vertebrae is 
non-euclidean!, severely hampering study into SCP-3619's 
anatomy. 


Recovery: SCP-3619 was originally recovered by embedded agents 
at a Hong Kong police station in April of 2018. 


SCP-3619 had approached an on-duty police officer while in a state 
of severe emotional distress, pleading for protection and claiming it 
had just escaped from human traffickers. Civilian witnesses were 
minimal, and it does not appear anyone took video footage of 


SCP-3619 during its brief time in public, as it had made some effort 
to conceal its anomaly with additional clothing. 


The initial containment team determined SCP-3619 to be a low-risk 
humanoid and transported it to Site-17 for long-term containment. 


Site-17 Entry Interview: 
Interviewer: Dr. Luna Valdez 
Interviewee: SCP-3619 
<Begin Log> 


Dr. Valdez: Good afternoon. My name is Doctor Luna 
Valdez, and I'm here to conduct an intake interview. Did 
the containment team give you the introduction 
pamphlet? 


SCP-3619: They did. 
Dr. Valdez: Did you read it? 
SCP-3619: (oauses) Bit difficult, considering. 


Dr. Valdez: Right. Well, to go over the main points, this 
place is a long-term care/research facility for individuals 
with unique abnormalities. | know it can seem scary, 
being picked up by guys in black armour and transported 
to who-knows-where, but we make sure all our residents 
are well cared for. You are still a person, and we will 
treat you like one. 


SCP-3619: Is that why the first thing you guys did was 
replace my name with a number? 


Dr. Valdez: No one replaced it. You're still Ethan. I'm 
even allowed to call you Ethan, if that's what you prefer? 


(SCP-3619 does not respond) 


Dr. Valdez: I'll call you Ethan. | call most residents by 


their name. We did a background check on you Ethan, 
and we know you weren't always like this. Do you want 
to tell me when your head started spinning constantly, or 
how you ended up in Hong Kong? 


SCP-3619: |... | was on spring break in Mexico when | 
got smashed on tequila and went for a joyride. | was 
obviously more fucked up than | thought | was, because | 
totalled the car and broke my neck. | ended up a 
quadriplegic. My girlfriend was the only person there who 
knew me well. We were sitting in the hospital, taking 
about what we were going to do, when she mentioned 
that her family had some connections to people who 
might be able to arrange for some kind of 'unsanctioned' 
methods that might be able to restore my mobility. | 
thought she was talking about stem cells or CRISPR or 
some shit, so | agreed. 


(SCP-3619 groans and attempts to rest its head in its 
hands, but fails) 


SCP-3619: She made a phone call and not six hours 
later a couple of sketchy looking dudes came into the 
hospital and rolled me into a truck, drove me to some 
place in the middle of nowhere and put me under. When 
| woke up | could move and feel my body again, but now 
my head was spinning and wouldn't stop. | freaked the 
fuck out and demanded to know what they had done to 
me. They seemed pretty freaked out too. They started 
arguing in some Eastern European language, maybe 
Russian, | don't know. | don't know what they said, but | 
guess they realized they weren't going to get the rest of 
their payment from my girlfriend's family, so they decided 
to recoup their losses another way. 


Dr. Valdez: Unfortunately, there are a lot of people 
willing to pay vast sums of money for an anomaly. Did 
they send you to Hong Kong after that? 


SCP-3619: | guess so. They injected me with something 
that put me out like a light, and | woke up somewhere 


completely different. | was examined by a Chinese 
doctor and nurse, and then a little guy in an expensive 
suit came to speak with me. He was Chinese too, but he 
spoke English with an American accent. He said he was 
sorry for me, said he was going to get me to a sanctuary, 
said he was going to find me help. 


(SCP-3619 becomes distraught, with its head notably 
accelerating) 


SCP-3619: He lied.