D-8432: It's fucking dark. 
Dr. : Is your flood lamp functioning properly? 


D-8432 shines the light out the door and into the academic building's 
hallway. The light reaches significantly further. 


D-8432: Yeah, it's working, it just won't light these stairs all the way 
down. 
Dr. : Thank you. Please continue. 


D-8432 descends for 13 steps before reaching the second platform. 
The platform is in the shape of a semicircle with an apparently 
concrete surface and walls. There are no distinct markings, aside 
from nondescript patches of dust, dirt, or wear consistent with that 
which is found in a typical concrete stairwell. D-8432 rotates 180 
degrees to begin descent down the second flight, then pauses. 


Dr. : Reason for stopping? 
D-8432: You hear that? There's a fucking kid down there. Sounds 
like one. 


None of the described audio is feeding through the camera or mic at 
this time. 


Dr. : Could you please describe the sound? 

D-8432: It's young. Either female or a very young boy. It's crying and 
sobbing and saying [pause] please [pause] help [pause] please 
[pause] Yeah, it keeps repeating that and crying. 


Dr. : Can you estimate its distance from your current location? 
D-8432: Uh, fuck, | don't know, maybe 200 meters down? 
Dr. : Please continue down the next flight. 


The subject descends another 13 steps. As he reaches the landing, 
audio of the child as described is picked up. The child alternates 
between sobbing, wailing, and the words "please," "help," and "down 
here." The level of audio is consistent with D-8432's report of it 
being approximately 200 meters below. 


Dr. : Can you still hear the crying? 
D-8432: Yeah. 
Dr. : We're picking it up as well. Please continue down. Stop if 


you notice any changes in the audio or environment. 
The subject descends another 3 flights of stairs before stopping. 


D-8432: Keep going? 
Dr. : Please. 


D-8432 continues another 17 flights (total of 22 flights) before 
stopping. There are no visual changes in the environment, and each 
flight has been a consistent 13 steps. 


D-8432: I'm not getting any fucking closer to the kid. 


Stereo audio confirms that the crying noise has not increased in 
volume and remains approximately 200 meters below the subject. 


Dr. : Noted. Please continue. 


The subject continues another 28 flights before stopping. (50 flights 
total.) D-8432 is standing on the 51st landing, counting the initial 
ground level landing. D-8432 is estimated to be 200 meters below 
the initial platform. 34 minutes have elapsed. The volume of the 


crying has not increased. 


D-8432: | feel a little uneasy. 
Dr. : You've spent a long time in a dark, unknown stairwell. It's 
natural. Please continue. 


The subject hesitates before stepping down on the next stair. As the 
subject moves forward, the flood lamp illuminates a face located 
approximately at the bottom of the flight (SCP-087-1). It appears to 
be the same size and shape as a human head, except it is lacking a 
mouth, nostrils, and pupils. The face is completely motionless, but is 
making direct eye contact, indicating its awareness of D-8432. 


D-8432: [Yelling] Fuck! What the fuck is that? Shit! Holy fucking shit. 
What the fuck! 

Dr. : Can you please describe what you see? 

D-8432: It's some sort of fucking person face thing and it's fucking 
looking right at me fuck fuck fuck it's looking right at me — 

Dr. Is it moving? 

D-8432: [pause, heavy breathing] No, it's just staring at me. Fuck 
fuck fuck it's creepy. 

Dr. : Please approach and further illuminate the entity. 

D-8432: Fuck fuck fuck | don't want to fucking — 


The face jerks forward about 50 centimeters directly toward D-8432. 
D-8432: [yelling] Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck [REDACTED] 


D-8432 enters a panicked state and rapidly ascends SCP-087. 
D-8432 reaches the ground floor in 18 minutes, at which time he 
collapses and passes out. There is no sign of SCP-087-1. Review of 
the footage indicates an equal number of flights and steps 
ascending as descending. Audio of the crying and pleading remains 
at the same volume until the last flight, at which point it ceases. 
Medical reports indicate collapse was a result of the rapid ascension 
of the stairs, causing fatigue. 


Document #087-II 


Document #087-II: Exploration II 


D-9035 is a 28-year old African-American male of strong build. 
Psychological background indicates no abnormalities except an 
extreme hatred for women. Subject has an extensive record of 
[DATA EXPUNGED]. D-9035 is equipped with a 100 watt flood lamp 
with battery power capable of lasting 24 hours, a handheld 
camcorder fitted with a transmission stream, and an audio headset 
for communication with Dr. at Control. D-9035 is also equipped 
with a backpack containing 100 small LED lights with adhesive 
backs and battery lives of approximately 3 weeks. Lights turn on and 
off by compressing them. 


D-9035 shines the flood lamp down the first flight of stairs. Despite 
the extra wattage, the light does not illuminate beyond the 9th step. 


D-9035: You wan' me to go down there, Doc? 
Dr. : Please shine your flood lamp outside of SCP-087 to verify it 
is functioning properly. 


D-9035 shines the light into the hallway. Comparison with the 
footage from Exploration | confirms it is indeed brighter. 


Dr. : Thank you. Please continue to the first landing. 
D-9035: Hey Doc, | know what you said an’ all, but | don’ think | 
wanna go there. 


Dr. : Please continue to the first landing. 
D-9035: Doc, look, I- 
Dr. : [interrupting] As per our earlier conversation, please 


continue to the first landing. 


D-9035 pauses for 18 seconds, then descends 13 steps to the first 
landing and stops. 


D-9035: Is that a kid? 


Dr. : Please remove one of the adhesive lights and affix it to the 
wall on the landing. 

D-9035: Doc, you hear that? Is that a kid down there? 

Dr. : That's unconfirmed. Please affix an adhesive light to the 
wall and verify it functions. 


D-9035 hesitates, then removes one of the lights from his backpack 
and adheres it to the wall. He presses on the light, and it turns on. 


Dr. : Please turn off your flood lamp. 


D-9035 hesitates again before turning off the lamp. The LED light 
illuminates the landing, but does not extend beyond the first step 
either way. 


Dr. : Thank you. You may turn your flood lamp back on. Please 
continue to descend. At each landing, affix an LED light to the wall 
and turn it on. If you notice anything unusual, please report it. 


D-9035 turns the flood lamp back on, then descends the next flight 
of stairs. As he sets foot on the landing, the audio picks up sounds 
of pleading and crying, consistent with those of the first exploration. 


Dr. : Can you still hear the previously reported audio? 

D-9035: Uh, yeah. She sounds ‘bout 150, maybe 200 meters down. 
Am | supposed to get her? Look, Doc. | don't do good with kids. 

Dr. : Please place the light and continue down until you notice 
anything unusual. 


The subject adheres the light to the wall and turns it on, then 
continues to the next landing. He adheres the third LED light to the 
wall and turns it on. D-9035 continues in this manner for the next 25 
flights before stopping. 


D-9035: | don't think I'm getting any closer to the kid, doc. 


Dr. : How far below would you estimate the source of the sound 
to be? 

D-9035: Same as before. 150 to 200 meters down. 

Dr. : Thank you. Please proceed. 


D-9035 continues in the same fashion for the next 24 flights. At the 


51st landing he stops. Footage shows an arced gouge in the 
concrete wall, estimated to be approximately 50 centimeters long 
and 10 centimeters wide. The first step down from the landing 
appears to be completely smashed into rubble. 


D-9035: You see that? 

Dr. : Yes. Can you please describe what you see? 

D-9035: Looks like something slashed at the wall, and the step over 
here's all crumbled up and stuff. The slash mark looks really smooth 


D-9035 touches the gouge mark. 


D-9035: Yeah, it's smooth. Feels like glass. 


Dr. : Thank you. Please continue down. 
D-9035: Look, Doc. | think I've gone far enough. 
Dr. : Please continue, as per our agreement. 


D-9035: | don't wanna be doing this, agreement or not. 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 


D-9035 steps over the destroyed step and continues down the 
staircase. Nothing is notable at the next landing. D-9035 adheres an 
LED light to the wall and continues in the same fashion for another 
38 flights. The sound of the crying and pleading still has not gotten 
closer. D-9035 is on the 89th landing and 74 minutes have elapsed 
from the beginning of the exploration. Subject is estimated to be 350 
meters below the initial platform. 


D-9035: | feel like the kid's just trying to lure me down here, Doc. | 
think it's time for me to— 


D-9035 stops talking and moving as the flood lamp illuminates 
SCP-087-1. The face is staring directly at D-9035, again indicating 
awareness of the subject's presence. Although SCP-087-1 appears 
to be unmoving, its location is 38 flights below the initial encounter in 
Exploration I, indicating it is mobile. 


Dr. : ls there a reason you stopped? 
D-9035: [unresponsive] 


D-9035's breathing grows labored. SCP-087-1 remains immobile for 
an additional 13 seconds. SCP-087-1 blinks. 


D-9035: /yelling, incomprehensible] 


SCP-087-1 jerks forward until it is approximately 90 centimeters 
from D-9035. Subject turns and flees up the stairs. 


Dr. : Please relax and calm down. Turn around. We need a 
closer look at the face. 


D-9035 ignores Dr. and continues rapid ascent. He continues to 
scream incomprehensibly. 


Dr. : D-9035, can you hear me? Please slow down. 


D-9035 is unresponsive and continues rapidly climbing the stairs. 
His screaming diminishes to babbling. After ascending 72 flights, 
D-9035 collapses on the 17th landing. 


Dr. : D-9035, can you hear me? 


D-9035 is unresponsive, but labored breathing can be heard through 
the audio feed. For the next 14 minutes, D-9035 is immobile. The 
visual feed is black, and audio picks up only the subject's breathing 
and the continuous pleading coming from below. After 14 minutes 
and 32 seconds of unchanging visual and audio feeds, the sound of 
a rapid heartbeat not consistent with a human heartbeat, and a low 
cracking noise is heard. 7 seconds later, D-9035 gasps and revives, 
continuing his ascent of the stairs rapidly and wordlessly. The 
heartbeat and cracking cease, and nothing abnormal is detected on 
the visual feed. He remains unresponsive. D-9035 exits SCP-087 
and sits on the floor outside of the entrance. 


D-9035 then enters a catatonic state from which he has not yet 
recovered. 


Document #087-II 


Document #087-IIl: Exploration III 


D-9884 is a 23-year old female of average build and appearance. 
Psychological background indicates a history of depression. Subject 
has a minimal record of using excessive force to [DATA 
EXPUNGED]. D-9884 is equipped with a 75 watt flood lamp with 
battery power capable of lasting 24 hours, a handheld camcorder 
fitted with a transmission stream, and an audio headset for 
communication with Dr. at Control. D-9884 is also equipped with 
a backpack containing 3.75 litres of water, 15 nutrient bars, and 1 
thermal blanket. 


D-9884 stands on the ground level landing of SCP-087. The flood 
lamp illuminates only the first 9 steps. LED lights placed on the wall 
during the last exploration are not visible. 


Dr. : Please descend the first flight and examine the landing 
wall. 


D-9884 descends 13 steps and stops at the landing. There is no 
trace of the LED light at the location footage from Exploration II 
indicates it was placed. 


D-9884: Yeah, um, it's just a dirty, concrete wall. There's like nothing 
on it. No, wait. It's a little bit sticky right here. 


D-9884 indicates the spot on the wall the LED light should have 
been located. 


D-9884: There's a child crying down there! She's [pause] she's 
begging for help and crying. 

Dr. : Thank you. Please continue down the steps until you notice 
anything unusual. 


D-9884 descends. Upon reaching the next landing, audio of the 


crying child consistent with the prior two explorations is picked up. 
No LED lights appear to be present on any of the landing walls. 
D-9884 continues with no incident until she reaches the 17th 
landing. 


D-9884: Eww, there's something on the ground here and it smells 
really bad. It's all sticky and stuck on my shoe. Ugh, it's so gross. 


Video feed confirms presence of substance occupying a space 
approximately 50 centimeters in diameter. 


Dr. : Can you describe the scent? 
D-9884: Uh... It kinda smells like old rusty metal and pee. 
Dr. : Thank you. Please continue until you notice anything else. 


D-9884 continues to the 51st landing without incident. The 51st 
landing remains unchanged from the previous expedition, and 
similar observations are made. D-9884 is asked again to descend 
until anything unusual is noticed. Subject continues her descent until 
the 89th landing is reached. The video feed jerks and the subject 
yells. 


D-9884: Ahh, fuck! There's a hole in the ground and | almost fell in. 


Video feed confirms the presence of a hole approximately 1 meter in 
diameter. The subject shines the floodlight down, revealing only 
blackness. Approximately 4 seconds pass, and a light of an 
indeterminate distance down the hole flicks on for approximately 2 
seconds and then back off. 


D-9884: There was a light down there! It's gone now, but it was on 
for like a second! Did you see it? 

Dr. : Yes. Can you estimate the depth of this hole? 

D-9884: No way. It's too deep. At least a kilometer. Like, way more 
than a kilometer. 

Dr. : Thank you. Can you still hear the sounds of the child? 
D-9884: Uh huh. She still sounds far away. | don't feel like I'm 
getting any closer. It's like for every step | take, she takes one down. 
Dr. : Please continue down until you encounter anything 
unusual. 


D-9884 continues to descend SCP-087 for approximately an hour, 
covering an additional 164 flights. She stops to rest on the 253rd 
landing, consuming 1 nutrient bar and several gulps of water. 
D-9884 is at an estimated 1.1 kilometers below the initial landing, 
yet the sound of the child has not changed in volume. After pausing 
for 4 minutes, D-9884 resumes her descent, making no stops for 
another 216 flights, 1.5 hours later. D-9884 is on the 469th landing, 
an approximate 1.8 km below the ground level. 


D-9884: I'm not getting anywhere. | think it's time | went back. | 
mean, going down is one thing, but this is a long climb back. 

Dr. : You have been provided with food, water, and blankets to 
last you 24 hours. Please continue down. 

D-9884: No, | think I'm gonna go back up. 


D-9884 turns toward the previous flight of stairs. 
D-9884: | - [screams] 


SCP-087-1, the face, is directly behind D-9884, blocking her ascent. 
The face appears approximately 30 centimeters from the lens of the 
camera; its eyes are fixed directly on the lens, this time looking not 
at the subject but the person viewing the video feed. The video feed 
glitches and freezes for 4 seconds, accompanied by a static-like 
screeching noise from the audio feed. It then cuts to bumpy visuals 
of D-9884 descending the stairs rapidly. 


D-9884: [panicked and hysterical] It's been following me! This whole 
time it's been right behind me oh God it's right behind me it was 
looking right at me! Dr. please do something please help me oh 
God no please get it away please no please | knew it was following 
me help make it leave please no it was looking at me it was staring 
at me it knew | was here it's been watching me this whole time oh 
God please help me no please /this continues in a similar fashion 
until the end.]