Addendum 1: The following messages are inscribed on either side 
of the entrance to the chamber containing SCP-3221. One is written 
in medieval Latin, while the other is written in a Neo-Adytite script. 


Latin Translation 
Sealed here is loannes® the Unbroken, betrayer of us all. 


Heretic consumer of a fragment of her heart. A son of the 
true God corrupted by her opposite. 


Twice we failed to destroy him. Twice we could only foist 
his corruption upon another world. May a third chance 
never arrive. 


Should we falter in our vigil, then you our successor must 
rise in our place. Use the visions. They are our greatest 
feat, and the keys to your victory. 


Adytite Translation 


Abomination 


Slave 
Danger 
Shame 


Addendum 2: On 18/09/2010, a small church in Kyrygzstan 
associated with the Church of the East was found to be performing 
an unusual prayer as part of its liturgy. This prayer is reproduced 
here, translated from the original Syriac. 


In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Spirit, 

Hallowed be the name of the Father, 

Who answers the common prayers of the many who 
congregate together, 

We pray for the coming of your new world, 

And for the coming of your Kingdom, 

And that of the Oriental Monarch, of the holy Prester 
John, 

Who dwells in the life everlasting, his mind at last free, 
And no longer warped through a succession of 
sincerities, 

No longer subject to his hunger. 

We pray for our king and for his endless feast, 

And for his armies, 

For the children of his land that continue to be given to 
the Cross, 

Until our world can be bathed in the holy light of their 
righteous swords, 

In the name of the Flesh, and of the Steel, and of the 
Holy Corpse, 

World without end. 


Footnotes 

1. Commonly referred to as fleshcrafting, hemomancy (lit. Blood 
manipulation) refers to various anomalous Sarkic practices that 
involve the manipulation of bodily material. 

2. Popular public accounts identify the Prester John legend as a 
hoax based on a letter sent to the papacy in the 12th century. The 
extent to which the legend was inspired by SCP-3221 is unclear. 


3. The Hepthalites survived the fall of their king, and endured as a 
regional power well into the 6th century. 

4. The idiosyncratic focus and syncretic nature are both somewhat 
reminiscent of the faith espoused by Hong Xiuquan during the 19th 
century Taiping rebellion. Despite this similarity, no direct connection 
toSCP-2456has been established. 

5. Ritualistic consumption of a deity. 

6. Latin for John. 


SCP-3222: A Very Real Pencil 


Each page of this file is transcribed below its corresponding image. 
If the transcripts are destroyed by SCP-3222's anomalous 
properties, researchers may re-transcribe them. Communication 
from SCP-3222-1 is transcribed in italics. 


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Item #: SCP-3222 

Object Class: Safe 

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3222 is to be 
kept in a standard Safe storage locker at Site- . Once 
daily, at a time in accordance with the rules outlined in 
Addendum 3222-b, a researcher with clearance level 2 
or higher is to write using SCP-3222 for at least 30 
minutes. Further rules for the proper usage of SCP-3222 
are outlined in Addenda 3222-b and 3222-c. 


Any personnel writing with SCP-3222 are to be screened 
for carpal tunnel syndrome on a weekly basis, due to the 
high volume of text produced using SCP-3222. 


Description: SCP-3222 is a standard Ticonderoga Hard 
Black no. 2 pencil that is not worn out through the 
process of normal writing. Any information regarding 
SCP-3222 that is not written using the object is 
destroyed through unknown anomalous means within 
seven days of its recording. 


If SCP-3222 is used according to the rules outlined in 
Addendum 3222-b, the writer becomes unable to write 
any original text; instead, an unseen force, hereafter 
referred to as SCP-3222-1, controls any writing 
generated by the subject. No test subject has expressed 
an inability to stop writing or leave the testing area, 


however. 


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The writings of SCP-3222-1 indicate that it is a sixteen- 
year-old human male named Thomas [SURNAME 
REDACTED] of whom no records exist. Despite multiple 
years of contact with the Foundation, SCP-3222-1 claims 
not to experience aging. 


The text produced by SCP-3222-1 also indicates that it 
has some knowledge of events that occur shortly after 
each interview. Investigation of these precognitive 
abilities is ongoing in the hope that SCP-3222 can be 
used to aid in the containment of other SCP objects. 
SCP-3222-1 has, thus far, been cooperative with 
Foundation personnel. 


Under the influence of SCP-3222-1, all subjects are 
unable to write in cursive. Researchers should therefore 
write all original text in cursive to aid in distinguishing any 
communication from SCP-3222-1. 


All available resources should go to helping SCP-3222-1 
neutralize his anomalous qualities and return to the real 
world. 


Then could you at least contact my parents, please? 
Their names are [TORN] 


[Redacted. Contact is pending Site Director approval.] 


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Addendum 3222-a: Recovery Log 


On / /2013, Foundation agents in [REDACTED], 
Pennsylvania were alerted to seemingly anomalous 
events in [REDACTED] High School. During an exam, a 
student was caught passing a note, which is presented 


here: 


This pencil is all that's keeping me alive. |am dead. | am 
the dying. -Document 3222-Alpha. 


The student was referred to the school's psychologist 
and claimed to be "channeling a ghost." The 
psychologist reached out via email to an area specialist 
in disorders involving delusional behavior, and the 
message was intercepted by Foundation web trawlers 
and flagged for potential anomalous activity. Local 
agents confiscated SCP-3222 and administered low- 
grade amnestics to all civilians involved. 


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Addendum 3222-b: Conditions for SCP-3222-1 
Influence 


For SCP-3222-1 to influence the writing of a test subject, 
the following conditions must be met: 


* The time on the east coast of the United States is 
between 0900 and 1500, on a weekday. 

* SCP-3222 is used with college-ruled lined 
notebook paper. 

¢ That paper is kept on a desk of the same type 
used in classrooms in the [REDACTED] school 
district. 


These conditions were discovered based on the original 
student’s claim that “the ghost only writes in classrooms.” 
Researchers initially used a reconstruction of the 
student’s classroom for the use of SCP-3222, but the 
writings of SCP-3222-1 indicated that only these three 
conditions are required. 


Addendum 3222-c: Interview Procedures 
Personnel wishing to interview SCP-3222-1 are to bring 
SCP-3222 and a single sheet of lined paper into a testing 


chamber with two desks: one that activates SCP-3222 
and one that does not. The latter desk may be used for 
writing original text (i.e. questions for SCP-3222-1). 


The following pages are notable interviews with 
SCP-3222-1. Interview 3222-a took place on / /2013 
and Interview 3222-b took place on / /2014. 


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hello! 


Interview 3222-a 
Hello, SCP-3222-1, my name is Dr.S_—_. Can 
you read this? 


Yes! Hi, Dr.S — ! I'm Thomas , do you 
know where | am? 


No, but my job is to help you figure that out. 
Could you please describe your surroundings? 


Well, I'm in a classroom, which | can't leave. 
Basically all that's in here is me and my pencil. 


Your pencil? Why is that significant? 


...| guess I'd say it feels more "real" than 
anything here, you know? Also, what's a Hume 
level? 


Classified, sorry. How did you know about 
that? 


It's written at the bottom of the paper. Doesn't 
seem very "classified." [drawing of the All- 
Seeing Eye triangle] <- is this you? 


[in margin] But without my pencil | think | would 
vanish. Keep it safe, please. 


Note: SCP-3222-1 seems to have some understanding 
of its anomalous properties, as well as those of 
SCP-3222. Testing of SCP-3222 for abnormal Hume 
levels is proposed, as is investigation into the temporal 
relationship between SCP-3222-1 and the text it 
produces. 


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[The paper is burned in several places, and has 
evidence of being stomped on to extinguish it.] 


Interview 3222-b 


Good morning, Thomas, this is Dr. [BURNED] 
Are you there? 


Quick what time is it to the second 
[BURNED] why 
[BURNED] have ~30 secs LOCK THE DOOR 


Locked [this word is cut off by a pencil stroke 
inconsistent with typical handwriting] 


| was startled. 


Note: At precisely 10:01:50, SCP- breached 
containment and proceeded to this interview chamber, 
where it attempted to gain entry. 


Following the advice of SCP-3222-1, | sealed the door at 
approximately 10:01:45. Thanks to the sealed door, | 
suffered only minor burns, rather than being incinerated. 
Containment was quickly re-established with no 
casualties. 


Thank you. -Dr. S 


Don't mention it. I'm happy to help. 


224 seconds: SCP-410 finishes consuming errors in the tattoo, 
appears to fall asleep. Tattoo now reads "Fo ever Your Bab " 
Subject D experiences pulse rate fluctuations between 102 and 144. 
Reports pain ranging between 6 and 10 on the NRS-11. Subject D 
requests painkillers. Request denied. 


1226 seconds: SCP-410 rouses, begins excretion/correction 
process. Subject D's pulse rate 113; reports NRS-11 rating 3 to 4; 
describes it as roughly analogous to being tattooed. 


1494 seconds: SCP-410 completes excretion/correction process. 
Tattoo reads "Forever Yours, Baby", with corrected lettering's colors 
significantly more vibrant than unedited counterparts. 


« SCP-409 | SCP-410 | SCP-411 » 


SCP-3223: Ancient Egyptian Pet Whisperer 


Item #: SCP-3223 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3223 currently resides in 
a specialized refurbished greenhouse containment unit, located in 
the botanical facilities section of Site-17. Access to this greenhouse 
requires Level-3 authorization; recurring visiting rights may be 
granted via written permission from the site director. 


SCP-3223-1 is allocated all of the gardening space within the 
greenhouse for use in its rituals, with at least 20 square meters of 
outdoor land plots set aside to be available upon specific request. 
Additional materials for SCP-3223-1’s funerary rites and structures 
may be provided at the discretion of the project director. A 
comprehensive list of materials and items allowed in SCP-3223’s 
containment is on file and requires Level-2 authorization for access. 


SCP-3223-2 cannot be physically contained, and are allowed to 
accompany SCP-3223-1 during its daily routine. A count of the 
beetle population is to be done twice daily. Foundation personnel 
must receive authorization from the project director (currently, Dr. 
Mark Kiryu) prior to initiating interaction with any instances of 
SCP-3223-2. Should any SCP-3223-2 instances approach a 
personnel member and emit vocalizations, said personnel member 
is to allow the action and write up a detailed account of the 
encounter, then submit the notes to the project director for review. 


Foundation personnel who wish to offer deceased pets to the 
SCP-3223 project may submit a request form to any Level-2 
researchers assigned to SCP-3223. 


Description: SCP-3223 is a collective designation referring to a 
humanoid entity (SCP-3223-1) and its anomalous entourage of 
incorporeal dung beetles (SCP-3223-2). 


SCP-3223-1 appears to be a human of indeterminate race and 
intermediate age, possessing eyes with scarlet pupils. SCP-3223-1 
has no body hair, and does not appear to age. The attire 
SCP-3223-1 wears is believed to be permanently affixed to its body, 
and consists of plant-fiber sandals, a long white linen robe with a 
shoulder strap, and linen cloth wrapped around the arms. 
SCP-3223-1 is able to access a functionally limitless supply of linen 
strips of various widths from its arm wraps, and has additionally 
demonstrated the ability to produce a substance identical in 
chemical makeup to Commiphora myrrha resin from its fingertips. 
SCP-3223-1 is docile by nature and seems to understand speech in 
all languages used to address it; however, it refuses to speak out 
loud, and instead communicates using simple gestures. 


SCP-3223-2 instances outwardly resemble dung beetles of the 
Scarabaeus sacer species!. SCP-3223-2, though they appear solid, 
are intangible and cannot be physically interacted with. SCP-3223-2 
instances will nevertheless respond to human individuals as well as 
SCP-3223-1, including attempting to crawl on limbs and torsos, 
moving out of the way of incoming motions, and perching on the 
highest point of a human in an unmoving relaxed pose. 


SCP-3223-1’s primary anomaly involves creating instances of 
SCP-3223-2 from the remains of deceased domestic animals. As 
such, the secondary sub-designations SCP-3223-2a and 
SCP-3223-2B were created to refer to the SCP-3223-2 instances 
initially discovered with SCP-3223-1, and the instances created after 
Foundation containment, respectively. 


When presented with a suitable? deceased animal8, SCP-3223-1 
will cover the remains in a layer of resin produced from its hands, 
and carefully wrap the body in linen bandages pulled from its arms. 
SCP-3223-1 will then proceed to whisper to the mummified animal, 
and at the conclusion of these vocalizations, an autonomous 
instance of SCP-3223-2 will manifest, appearing to crawl out of the 
bandaged remains. It is believed that this ritual is similar to the 
sacred rites used by Ancient Egyptian priests to endow scarab 
beetles with the power to spiritually guide the souls of the deceased 
through the underworld, by providing answers to riddles whispered 
to the beetle prior to its death. 


The mummified animal remains will be interred by SCP-3223-1 in 
the nearest plot of land available, and depending on the species of 
animal, provided with additional funerary rites¢. SCP-3223-1 will 
refuse to engage in this ritual if any humans, recording equipment, 
or non-feline animals are within viewing distance. 


It is noted that while SCP-3223-28 instances vary widely in 
appearance, all SCP-3223-2a instances are the uniform black color 
of non-anomalous dung beetles. Additionally, SCP-3223-2a 
instances will readily approach any personnel, while SCP-3223-28 
instances will only interact with SCP-3223-1 and the original owner 
of the deceased pet used to create the instance. 


Addendum 3223-1: Although SCP-3223-1 does not speak, 
instances of SCP-3223-2 have been observed to emit 
understandable vocalizations, which can be heard clearly by 
listeners regardless of primary language. These vocalizations are 
heard in a low-pitched voice, only discernible when an SCP-3223-2 
instance is allowed to hover directly next to an individual’s ear or 
when perched on the individual’s shoulder. 


Following a series of experimental trials to ascertain the content of 
the vocalizations, it was determined that SCP-3223-2ca instances 
“recite” portions of spells listed in the Ancient Egyptian Book of the 
Deao®. However, SCP-3223-28 instances emit vocalizations that are 
noticeably less coherent, containing phrases that are not present in 
the Book of the Dead (see partial log of SCP-3223-28 vocalizations 
below). 


Partial Log of SCP-3223-2B vocalizations: 


Specimen: male betta fish (Betta splendens) named 
“Orson” 
SCP-3223-2B notable features: 


¢ completely white in coloration 

* scale-like patterning on outer wing covers 

* eyes with silver iridescence, similar to the sclera of 
the deceased fish 


Recorded vocalization: “/t means that | was cleansed