D-49213, against direct orders from researchers, 
proceeded back through the passageway towards the 
cave entrance. At 1441 hours, D-49213 reported 
unidentified noises in the passageway behind him. Due 
to the tight confines of the passageway, D-49213 was 
unable to achieve visual confirmation of the source of the 
noises, but repeatedly informed researchers that he was 
being pursued. 


Researcher Eng conferred with staff and contacted 
Research Director Trilling at 1450 hours. Upon Research 
Director Trilling's orders to activate failsafe measures, 
security staff remotely detonated explosives at the cave 
entrance, collapsing the entryway and closing the 
passageway off to all access. 


All audio contact with D-49213 was lost at 1455 hours. 


Footnotes 
1. Video analysis indicates the face is an almost certain match for 
the features of , author of SCP-1538 Note 7. 


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SCP-1539: Semantic Dissociator 


Item #: SCP-1539 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: On / /20 , the stationary 
origin point of SCP-1539 was filled with water with properties 
identical to reinforced concrete. [Mistake? No such substance 
catalogued. — Ed.] Seismic and ultrasonic monitoring devices 
remain on-site and active, monitored remotely at Site 17. As no 
further anomalous objects have originated from SCP-1539 since 
containment was initiated on / / , SCP-1539 is considered 
contained, and has been provisionally downgraded to Safe. In the 
unlikely event of a seismic containment breach, SCP-1539 will be 
assigned high containment priority until refilled. 


Personnel assigned to SCP-1539 are to be screened for resistance 
to memetic hazards. Personnel scoring <30 on standardized Levi- 
Bussard examinations are to be reassigned. For site-specific testing 
protocols and access to certified memetic samples, consult 
Document MH-1792(d). 


Objects originating from SCP-1539 are to be monitored for a period 
of no fewer than 90 days. Food and water appropriate for human 
consumption are to be provided no matter the apparent nature of the 
object. All feeding periods are to be cross-checked by at least two 
personnel. Missed feedings are to be reported to the Site Director 
immediately. If, during the monitoring period, the object exhibits self- 
directed movement or there is any reduction in the volume of food, 
the object is to be transferred to Site 17 for long-term containment. 
See Document SCP-1539-LTC for further instructions. Objects not 
exhibiting self-directed movement during the containment period are 
to be reported to lead researcher Dr. and disposed of according 
to standard anomalous-object protocols. 


Description: SCP-1539-00 is a semantic dissociation zone of 


irregular shape, roughly six meters in diameter, formerly filling the 
basement laundry room of an apartment complex in , PA. 
Objects remaining within the zone for longer than 81 seconds suffer 
severe identity dysfunction, resulting in dissociation of an object’s 
physical properties from its semantic identity. Dissociated identities 
may thereafter “reattach” to any nearby semantically-null object. 
Though viewers’ perception and the object’s properties are 
unaffected by identity dysfunction, both first- and third party viewers 
will identify the object as being of the reassigned category. Current 
theories propose that the identity-transference mechanism is 
memetic rather than objective; however, cross-resistance with other 
memetic hazards is minimal, and information regarding the identities 
of recovered objects should be regarded as provisional at best. For 
further information, see N. Larter, “A Wood Without Meaning: 
Objective Identity Dysfunction in the Site 94 Containment Area,” 
[REFERENCE OMITTED]. 


SCP-1539-01 is a flush-mounted SunSystem brand light fixture, 
model number R9-0079, nonfunctional. Unlike the model described 
by the manufacturer, this light fixture is cylindrical and wooden, 9cm 
long by .75cm in diameter, yellow, and contains a permanent 
graphite filament and a small cylinder of rubberized insulation. Upon 
examination, this object did not exhibit self-directed movement, and 
is currently completing observation at Site 17. 


SCP-1539-02 is a 1972 General Electric washer/dryer set, model 
number 3E98-17BL2, eggshell white. On recovery, it intermittently 
exhibited self-directed movement and produced sounds similar to 
human speech. On recovery, it took the physical appearance of a 
human male in his mid 40s, approximately 187cm tall, and weighing 
82kg. Since that time, it has reduced substantially in mass and 
produces an offensive smell presumably resulting from an 
unrecovered load of laundry. As the machine lacks an identifiable 
lid, no procedure is currently proposed for recovery of any of the 
washer’s contents. 


SCP-1539-03 is Agent Jim Thayer, the first responder to the report 
of SCP-1539. Agent Jim Thayer is a brown leather wallet roughly 
11cm X 9 cm in size, containing $11 in US currency. Since his 
recovery from the site of SCP-1539, Agent Thayer has remained 


unresponsive, and intensive anti-memetic treatments have failed to 
show measurable improvement. 


SCP-1539-04 is unidentifiable. It was originally recovered from a 
cloth pouch attached to SCP-1539-02. It is grey. It is small enough 
to be held in a single hand and modular. It is either of human 
manufacture or natural origin. Pieces removed from SCP-1539-04 
are likewise unidentifiable. When recovered, it produced a sound at 
irregular intervals, but did not exhibit self-directed movement. The 
sound then stopped. SCP-1539-04 is currently completing 
observation at Site 17. 


Document 1539-1-A: 


Attn: B-Team Containment Unit, Site 17 
Re: Initial SCP-1539 Containment 


In short, we should have listened to the dissenting containment 
report. 


After containing Site 93, we thought we knew what we were dealing 
with: a topological anomaly from the [DATA EXPUNGED] crossover 
region. Primary containment protocols involved dosing Jim with 
Class-B amnestics and giving him six weeks in rehab. Clearly, that 
didn't happen: after intensive review, we have determined that Jim 
Thayer, wherever he is, is most likely deceased. Obviously, we can't 
permit this to happen again. 


Starting Tuesday, we'll be implementing all B-Team containment 
recommendations in parallel with Primary. We've gotten 
appropriations approval from the Director, so cost isn't an issue. 
This isn't the first time Primary Containment has missed the boat on 
our containment theory, but | can tell you this: it will be the last. 


On a personal note: the Director has declined our request to bury 
Jim. First of all, we don't know which of the objects he is. Second, 
while the objects removed from the site certainly aren't dangerous, 
there's an unacceptable consensus risk if anyone looks inside the 
coffin. In lieu of a funeral, we've brought the containment crates out 
of storage. If you want to pay your respects, they'll be out in the 
warehouse foyer starting at 0930 on Monday. 


Dr. 
[Signature Omitted] 
Lead Researcher, SCP-1539 


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SCP-1540: Metamorphic Identity 


Item #: SCP-1540 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1540 is contained in a 
humanoid containment cell in the H-TL1 Wing of Site-197. 


After each 1540-A event the organism must be interviewed to 
establish its identity and personal history. Transcripts of the 
interviews and photographic records of the SCP-1540's appearance 
should be transferred to the Digital Archive of Site-197. Further 
interviews may be conducted at the discretion of the assigned level 
3 researcher. 


SCP-1540 instances should not be informed of their nature to avoid 
unpredictable emotional response. To ensure cooperation with the 
Foundation personnel, a cover story has been established that 
explains the necessity of medical testing and quarantine. For further 
details consult Document 1540-IF04. 


Description: SCP-1540 is a humanoid organism recovered in 2001 
from Provo, Utah. 


Every 29-30 days, SCP-1540 undergoes a 1540-A event. The 
organism does not possess conscious control over the events, and 
unless specifically informed may not be aware of them in advance. 
Upon the start of 1540-A, the organism will experience severe 
headache, followed by muscle and bone pain. Forty minutes after 
the event's onset, the skin of SCP-1540 will begin to secrete large 
quantities of viscous white substance. The substance will solidify 
and expand, forming a semi-transparent cocoon around the 
organism. Over the next six hours, SCP-1540 will gradually dissolve, 
and a new body will develop from the resulting material. Once the 
body is fully formed, the cocoon will rupture, and the new instance of 
SCP-1540 will emerge. 


SCP-1540 instances differ in appearance, gender, and age. None of 
the instances have exhibited abnormal physiology or other 
anomalous traits. 1540-A are not ectoentropic in nature, with the 
organism losing 5-8% of its mass during each event. SCP-1540 
typically regains the lost mass via non-anomalous means before the 
next 1540-A event. The organism's health is not markedly affected 
by these fluctuations. 


SCP-1540 instances displays separate unique identities, 
personalities, and full memories of their previous life. These 
memories are internally consistent, and the locations, individuals, 
and events comprising them generally exist or have occurred in the 
manner described by SCP-1540. However, all SCP-1540 identities 
appear to be highly detailed fictional constructs: no records of 
persons matching these identities have been found, and the 
individuals whom SCP-1540 identifies as friends or close relatives 
deny any knowledge of the organism. The information used to 
construct SCP-1540 identities appears to be an amalgam of abstract 
facts, depersonalized memories of existing individuals, and fictitious 
experiences original to the organism. The means by which 
SCP-1540 obtains this knowledge are unknown. 


SCP-1540 was recovered during the investigation into assumed 
death of Joshua Russell, born 1985. Examination of Russell's house 
uncovered a collection of occult literature; numerous transcripts 
recorded by the subject; and a videotape, containing the recording 
of the subject performing an unknown ritual, and the subsequent 
1540-A event. The documents indicate that the subject, along with 
three associates of similar ages, developed the ritual shown in the 
recording; the designed goal of the ritual was the transformation of 
the performer into a "werewolf". The subject's parents were not 
aware of these activities. 


Analysis of the recording revealed discrepancies between the 
procedure performed by the subject and the version outlined in the 
recovered literature, including the use of cheaper materials and 
errors in positioning of auxiliary objects. Attempts to replicate either 
version of the ritual did not produce anomalous results. The 
individuals involved in the creation of the ritual were never found, 
and their current status remains unknown. 


Addendum 1540-1: Interview transcript 1540-81/4; 2008-02-25. 
Interviewed: David Hawkins 
Interviewer: Dr. Joseph Kaminsky 
<Begin Log> 


Kaminsky: Please state for the record your full name, 
and clearance. 


Hawkins: David Alexander Hawkins, Security Level 3. 


Kaminsky: How long have you been working for the 
Foundation, Mr. Hawkins? 


Hawkins: Eleven years. 
Kaminsky: And 1540? 


Hawkins: Assigned to it two years ago. | am... was the 
Head Researcher too, for four months now. 


Kaminsky: So, you've been... studying it, then? 


Hawkins: Yes. I'm a biologist. My group was working on 
the metamorphic reaction. Isolate, replicate, narrow to 
individual organs. You have access, you should know 
the details. 


Kaminsky: I'm familiar with the project, yes. Did you 
have direct contact with the organism during your time 
there? 


Hawkins: No, no, we didn't really need to. We had 
enough tissue samples, and the skip was always with the 
shrinks or the in-haz guys anyway. 


Kaminsky: | see. Let's talk about what happened four 
days ago. What do you remember? 


Hawkins: It was still Wednesday, early evening. There 


was a seminar at Sector-07 next day, macroscopic 
bacterial colonies. | was on a train there. | was reading. 
Everything was very ordinary. Then... it was very abrupt. 
One moment | look up in the window, see the Sun, the 
trees. And then it all just ended. I'm in the cell, naked, 
and this horrible stench. There is blood and little chunks 
of... of me, everywhere. | awoke earlier than normal, | 
think, no one had a chance to clean that mess yet. | sat 
there for an hour before Noah... before Agent Lanham 
came, told me that | may have been exposed to some 
virus... some CDC bullshit... virus, right. 


Kaminsky: Do you perceive your earlier memories 
differently now? 


Hawkins: No, no. Nothing has changed, it's all there and 
there are no seams. | am still me. | keep thinking about 
it, remembering things. About two months after | was 
promoted to level two, | figured I'll die one day, ina 
breach or some accident. | made peace with it. Always 
thought it would be quick, not like this, sitting here and 
waiting and not being able to do anything. But then, | 
never really thought that, did 1? | was never promoted, 
never married, I've been here all this time, in one cell or 
another, for the the past fifteen years. I... six years ago, 
when John died... should | still feel anything? | never met 
him, never worked with him... | don't know anymore. 
Could we continue another time? 


Kaminsky: If you want, certainly. 


Hawkins: And... doc? Could | see Sarah again? | know 
she doesn't remember me anymore. | just wanted to see 
her one more time. 


Kaminsky: |... I'm afraid that's not possible. I'm sorry. 
Hawkins: It's alright. | understand. 


<End Log> 


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SCP-1541: The Drunken God 


Item #: SCP-1541 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the location and nature 
of SCP-1541-1, current containment procedures consist of 
redirecting the current civilian studies of the G34.3 celestial body to 
areas where SCP-1541-1 is not currently located. As well, efforts are 
currently being made to suppress information on the gradual 
shrinkage of the ethanol cloud contained therein. Researchers 
currently assigned to SCP-1541 are allowed to respond to 
SCP-1541-1 through SCP-1541-2. All researchers who are currently 
assigned to SCP-1541 who converse with SCP-1541-1 should 
report and attempt to dissuade any mention of SCP-1541-1 desiring 
to return to Earth, due to security and public exposure concerns. All 
instant messaging service providers in the area of initial contact are 
currently being monitored for any further attempts by SCP-1541-1 to 
contact additional descendants of its original followers. 


In addition, SCP-1541-2 should be kept in working condition and 
powered on at all times, in order to intercept and monitor 
communications made by SCP-1541-1, and facilitate communication 
between SCP-1541-1 and the current research team attached to the 
project. All messages should be logged with the Records 
Department. 


Description: SCP-1541-1 is an entity currently located in the 
approximate location of the G34.3 ethanol cloud in the Aquila 
constellation. It claims to be the physical representation of the deity 
[REDACTED], and that it has been attempting to contact the 
descendants of its former followers for what it approximates as the 
past 100 years. SCP-1541-1 currently shows a tendency towards 
alcoholism and manic depressive disorder. 


SCP-1541-2 is a [REDACTED] brand cellular phone, whose number