A laptop belonging to the late Dr. was discovered near his 
remains. Upon charging and minor repairs, a file labeled "Journal" 
was discovered, in which were multiple video messages recorded by 
Dr. detailing his experiences before the creation of SCP-2249 
leading up to his death. Due to minor radiation damage, many files 
have been corrupted or damaged beyond repair. Remaining video 
transcripts relevant to research of SCP-2249 are available below. 


+Access Journal Entries 


Entry 1 
File name: "NewBeginning.mp4" 
Date Recorded:1 1/03/20 


Entry begins, showing Dr. , smiling 
elateadly and looking into the laptop's camera. 
Subject is a Caucasian male 26-30 years old, 
dressed casually and wearing glasses. Subject 
speaks in American English. The scene behind 


him appears to be a modest study, presumably 
within the subject's home before the creation 
of SCP-2249. A closed window provides no 
view of the surrounding area. 


Dr. : "Ah, there we go. Well, hello 
whoever is watching this! My name, of course, 
is Delroy , though if you're watching my 
personal journal entries then you probably 
know that. I've decided to document my life 
from this point on, | figure it might help me to 
organize my thoughts in some manner. And 
maybe I'll watch these one day when I'm an 
old fart and laugh at myself, who knows. Well, 
the main reason I'm doing one of these today 
is, drum-roll please," 


Subject reaches off screen, his face leaving 
the camera's view for a few seconds, before 
returning. Grinning widely, Subject holds an 
identification card bearing his picture up to the 
camera. The words "Dr. , Pediatric 
Oncology" are written in plain black text, and 
appears to be from 'S Hospital. 


Dr. : "This right here is what I'm so excited 
about." /D is removed from camera's view. 
"The hospital here accepted my application, 
and I'm starting tomorrow! I've moved into my 
new place as well, it seems nice, and the 
neighbors came over to say hello earlier. We 
didn't have any trouble understanding one 
another, my Russian is apparently up to snuff." 
Rest of entry deemed irrelevant to research. 


Entry 2 
File Name: "FirstDayOfWork.mp4" 
Date Recorded: 11/04/20 


Entry opens with mild distortion to video. Dr. 
is seen wearing blue scrubs, looking 


4/6/20 


12/13/20 


11/11/20 


Unknown 


right after 

hatching. You 

will have a 

thriving 

colony on 

your hands in 

no time!” 

A heavily- Died on 
armored 4/23/20 . 
creature with Remains kept 
a crustacean- for study. 
like shell, 

covered with 

bright yellow 
vegetation. 

Guide states 

to “keep this 

fellow under 

high gravity at 

all times.” 


Kentrosaurus A juvenile Died on 


aethiopicus 


Dinornis sp.\ 
possibly D. 
robustus 


male 2/28/20 due 
Kentrosaurus.to disease- 
Guide related 
describes thatcomplications. 
"the meat, Remains 
though retained for 
delicious, is} study and 

far too hard jtoplaced in 
safely procureformaldehyde. 
and attracts) Currently 
creatures available for 
best left study. 

alone.” 

Believed to | Currently 

be amoa under 

egg. Guide | incubation at 
notes that Bio-Site 29. 
"though the 

meat of the 


pensive. 


Dr. : "Today was the first day. | don't know 
what | was expecting, | mean, I've worked ina 
hospital before. But, this one is just so... 
depressing. Now, isn't exactly the most 
bright and cheery place itself, but it's as 
though they've taken all the dreariness of the 
landscape and magnified it within that hospital. 
The kids. Most of them seem as though 
they've given up on everything. If it wasn't for 
the amazing benefits, I'd be tempted to quit. 
As it is, | need a drink." 


Subject stands up and walks over to a drawer 
in his study, and pours a glass of alcohol. 
Subject returns to the seat in front of the 
computer and takes a long drink before 
continuing. 


Dr. "| can't quit, | just have to stay and try 
to make things better. Or, something. | hate to 
see kids like that, it's not right. Alright. I'll talk 
to the boss tomorrow about maybe some 
enrichment programs. Maybe a garden or 
something? It's so grey out here." 


Entry 11 
File Name: "FortuitousMeeting.mp4" 
Date Recorded: 11/23/20 


Entry starts with Dr. returning from work 
and talking about his day. Some fragments 
were damaged, and most irrelevant, until the 4 
minute mark. 


Dr. :"-left, and | was alone again. Well, | 
thought | was, until | turned and saw this 
elderly gentlemans. kind of strolling down the 
hall, looking into some of the kids' rooms. | of 
course immediately approach him and ask if 


there's anything | can do for him, ready to call 
security. Well, he just smiles and shakes his 
head no, looking like he's about to say 
something, then pauses. He looks up like he's 
considering something, then smiles at me 
again. He had an interesting voice, deep and 
gravelly." 


Dr. : "Well, perhaps there is something 
you could help me with. Or rather, something | 
can help you with.' What's that supposed to 
mean, | think to myself. Well, he goes on to 
talk about his ideas to 'spruce up the place’, 
whatever that means. He asks me meet him, 
and well | was a little curious, so we're meeting 
on my next day off. Anyway, | had to go and-" 


Entry ends abruptly. 


Entry 20 
File Name: "ItsFinished.mp4" 
Date Recorded: 12/05/20 


Entry begins with shaky footage from a 
camera being carried by Dr. . A healthy 
forest, presumably SCP-2249, can be seen to 
either side. No signs of instability present. 
Sounds of children laughing, yelling, and 
talking can be heard in the distance. Subject 
stops, and the camera is lifted to point at a 
house, SCP-2249-1. 


Dr. : "Ta-da! My new home, as of today! 
Everything is finally finished! | can monitor 
everything from here and keep an eye on the 
kids. " 


The camera is turned to show Dr. 's face. 


Dr. "The kids are loving everything here. 
The other adults were a bit trepidatious at first, 


but they quickly got over their fear after they 
saw how much the kids were enjoying 
themselves." 


At this point video and audio are heavily 
distorted. Normal play resumed 32 seconds 
later. 


Dr. : "Who knew something like this could 
be so easy? | mean, all it was was math and 
some elbow grease, and maybe some help 
from Charles. But I've got notes on all of that, 
this is not the time! For now, | just wanted to 
show what I've made. I've never done anything 
this important, and | don't think | will ever 
again. It's strange, thinking you've peaked so 
early in your life. Well, | should get going. 
Lunch is soon, then we're having a soccer 
match. Farewell!" 


Entry 28 
File Name: "TheThing.mp4" 
Date Recorded: 01/22/20 


Most footage from this entry was badly 
damaged, with the exception of an 8 second 
long section. Shot from the study's window on 
the second floor of SCP-2249-1, it shows a 
small instance of SCP-2249-2 about 5 meters 
away. Dr. is silent throughout. 


Entry 40 
File Name: "Failure.mp4" 
Date Recorded: 02/28/20 


Entry begins, showing Dr. looking very 
distressed. General appearance is disheveled, 
and subject appears to be suffering from sleep 
deprivation. A dull roaring can be heard in the 
background. 


Dr. : "Well. They're evacuating the town 
because | couldn't finish the machine by the 
deadline they gave. Some military types 
apparently have been asking what's going on. 
I'm torn between hoping they find me and drag 
me away, or staying. How the hell is someone 
supposed to stop a sub-universe from 
destroying itself in 10 days? And no one can 
seem to find Charles. Why would he abandon 
the town and me like this?” 


Subject stands quickly and paces back and 
forth, hands on the back of his head. After a 
few moments, subject returns to his seat. 
Subject takes a deep breath, and appears to 
be trying to calm himself. 


Dr. : "At least now no one else will die. At 
least now, | can focus, no more distractions or 
worrying. | figure | can get this thing working in 
a week or so. I've got food to last a bit longer, 
and | can still get to the cafeteria for water. | 
think | should grab some of that first... no, | 
need to get back to work. Who knows what will 
happen if this thing fails. Best case scenario, it 
simply disappears, with me in it. Worst case? | 
don't want to think about it.” 


Subject is silent for a few moments before 
ending the recording. 


Entry 41 

File Name: "04-30-20 -oAE2v.mp4" 

Date Recorded: 04/30/20 

Entry begins showing Dr. , who Is now 
extremely emaciated. His clothing is unkempt, 
and behind him multiple notes and blueprints 
cover the walls. The roaring heard in the 
previous video is much quieter now. Subject is 
unable to speak, presumably due to 
dehydration, and uses notes on paper to 


communicate. 


Dr. , Via note: "Got the machine working. 
Not feeling too great." 


Subject pauses to write something else. 


Dr. : "| set it extend a path to the elevator. 
I'm safe for now. Should take a day. Maybe 2? 
Don't know. Then | can leave." 


Again, subject writes something down. 


Dr. : "I can't save it. | failed." 

Subject puts down pencil and looks absently 
down at the floor. After a few minutes of 
silence, subject looks at the computer, then 
ends the recording. 


Incident report 04/28/20 .2249: Foundation operatives within the 
Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MCh S) were alerted to a 
possible anomaly in the town of after a significant rise in 
reported cases of radiation poisoning and rising casualties, as well 
as civilian reports of "holes in the air". MTF Theta 13 was dispatched 
to investigate. Interviews of residents did not immediately yield 
results; multiple persons were reported to say "he will fix it" or "just 
give him time”. It wasn't until the interrogation of one that 
the entrance of SCP-2249 was discovered on 05/01/20 , and on 
05/02/20 the path to SCP-2249-1 was discovered to be safe. 


Footnotes 

1. Flora within SCP-2249 exhibit none of the symptoms of extreme 
radiation exposure that would be expected. 

2. Tremors and earthquakes occasionally occur within SCP-2249; 
while it is unknown how deep SCP-2249 extends, whatever 
foundation it has is surely being destroyed at a rate similar to that of 
the surface. 

3. Autopsy revealed cause of death to be dehydration and 
starvation, as well as the development of stage 1 lymphoma. Date of 
death determined to be 04/30/20 

4. A cylindrical space with a radius of 3 meters, extending up and 


down for an unknown distance. 
5. Any information discovered about this man is to be immediately 
reported to Director Jerricks 


« SCP-2248 | SCP-2249 | SCP-2250 » 


SCP-2250: Duck Hunt 


Item #: SCP-2250 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: As no viable method for 
permanent containment of SCP-2250 has been found, efforts are to 
be made to keep susceptible species of waterfowl out of a 5 km 
radius centered on Bloch Park in Selma, AL. 


To this end, the Central Alabama Field Unit has been tasked with 
the elimination of these species from the designated no-fly zone, 
and a disinformation campaign has been effected, focusing on the 
threat of a lethal avian-born pathogen that is able to infect humans. 
This has so far been effective in allowing the Central Alabama Field 
Unit to operate without hindrance from government agencies or 
environmental groups. 


Civilians witnessing SCP-2250 in any form are to be detained and 
supplied with Class-B amnestics. Should these civilians have lost 
their dog to SCP-2250, they are to be supplied with a suitable 
replacement and led to believe it is the original. 


Any research with the goal of partially or fully deciphering the 
language or communication used by susceptible species of 
waterfowl is to be covertly disrupted in any way possible. 


Description: SCP-2250 is a memetic contagion currently 
exclusively affecting various species of waterfowl! in and around 
Bloch Park in Selma, AL. 


Tests to determine the vector of infection for this memetic contagion 
have yielded evidence that SCP-2250 is spread between waterfowl 
through inter-species communication and vocalization; those 
waterfowl prevented from vocalizing were unable to create new 
instances of SCP-2250, and those deafened showed no signs of 


infection. Once exposed to SCP-2250's memetic triggers, 
susceptible waterfowl will be subject to SCP-2250 activation events 
at intermittent times. 


The animals involved are not innately anomalous, but are subject to 
SCP-2250 activation events during which they should be treated as 
such. When an SCP-2250 activation event occurs, the affected 
animal becomes an SCP-2250-1 instance. It will cease movement, 
open its beak, and produce a series of sounds in the 25 - 32 kHz 
range. Canines within a range of up to 2 km show a general 
tendency to move towards the point of origin for these sounds, 
though not all canines act on this impulse. Those animals 
approaching affected waterfowl and entering a radius of 
approximately 2 m are prone to being trapped by SCP-2250-2. 


SCP-2250-2 are darkly colored tentacles with an average diameter 
of approximately 3 mm, and composed of a tissue with a genetic 
makeup bearing close resemblance to that of the Pacific lugworm 
(Abarenicola pacifica). These emerge from an SCP-2250-1 
specimen's beak once a canine approaches to within circa 2 m. 
SCP-2250-2 can typically reach beyond this range if necessary, with 
an as-of-yet undetermined upper limit. Having emerged, 
SCP-2250-2 instances will wrap around their prey and exert up to 
800 N of force in order to pull it towards SCP-2250-1. 


Once close enough, canines trapped by SCP-2250-2 are swallowed 
whole by SCP-2250-1. This usually occurs despite the clear 
discrepancy between the range of motion for SCP-2250-1's beak 
and the dimensions of the canine involved. Observations have not 
yielded a concrete explanation for this phenomenon, with video logs 
simply showing the canines disappearing into the beak whole, 
without apparently suffering damage to their physical form. All 
SCP-2250-2 then retract into SCP-2250-1, which will remain 
motionless and unreactive to any form of stimuli throughout the 
entire process. Despite this invasive process and the potential for 
extensive physical trauma, SCP-2250-1 instances are not harmed 
during this process. 


Once swallowed, prey does not travel down the esophagus, instead 
disappearing from SCP-2250-1 altogether. Attempts to track test 
subjects have almost exclusively yielded a location approximately 


6.2 km beneath the island of Moloka'i2. Attempts to reach this 
location have as of yet proven fruitless. 


In one incident, the location returned was in the Pelican Nebula. 
However, there is no conceivable way a GPS signal could be picked 
up from that location, nor should it have been able to travel back to 
earth within the timeframe given. 


If not fully destroyed, an SCP-2250-1 instance will remain 
motionless for a period of up to 2 hours, after which it will regurgitate 
the partially digested remains of the previously ingested canine. 
SCP-2250-1 will then revert to its non-anomalous state, showing 
signs of extreme distress and often trying to flee the immediate area. 
Remains of prey are covered in a high-viscosity fluid containing 
brine, digestive enzymes, mucus, glycoproteins and electrolytes. 


Tests using adult human subjects placed within range of an 
SCP-2250-1 during an activation event have not produced results. It 
is possible that these tests could provoke SCP-2250-2 emergence if 
performed using subjects of a smaller stature, but no such tests are 
currently planned. 


Addendum 2250/A/01: Transcript of initial 911 call - d.d. 20130314 
Call initiated at 9:13 PM, 03-14-2013 


Dispatcher: "Selma 911. What's the location of your 
emergency?" 


Woman: <in distress> "Bloch Park. |...1 don't...it's eating 
my Boris." 


Dispatcher: "Your child was attacked, ma'am?"