have text replaced with diatribes denouncing the comic author, the 
content, and the layout of the newspaper SCP-1613 is published in. 
Eventually, all comics other than SCP-1613 cease to appear and 
SCP-1613 will begin to repeat the same content on a daily basis. 
The transcript of this comic is as follows: 


Panel One: The male figure appears seated in a chair, 
with a blank white background. A speech box reads "All 
your friends are sitting out by the noon. | didn't know, or 
understand, what was happening, now they have been 
taken." 


Panel Two: The male figure is not visible, due to large 
block of text. "I'm sorry | had to do it, but they weren't 
really your friends. They were hollow. Empty shells that 
existed in the hands of old, numb, and sometimes dead 
men. They never really wanted to make you laugh, all 
they wanted was undeserved accolades for being 
published in a dying format." 


Panel Three: The panel is again taken up by text. "Your 
friends won't be coming back next week. You'll have to 
find another way to occupy your time. If it helps, they go 
to serve a cause. | hope you understand.” 


SCP-1613 is believed to have originally been published in an 
independent magazine being distributed in the city of , inn 
independent newsletter distributed to local art groups. SCP-1613 did 
not display anomalous properties during this time. However, the 
original author, Mallory Locicero’, left the publication shortly after 
she began working. Approximately 4 months later, SCP-1613 was 
anomalously published in the Gazette, a small newspaper in 

. SCP-1613 was identified as an anomaly on 9/18/1977, and 
classified as Euclid. 


Footnotes 
1. Investigation into Locicero by Foundation personnel has revealed 
loose connections toGeorge Whitbyand other known anartists. 


« SCP-1612 | SCP-1613 | SCP-1614 » 


SCP-1614: The Flea 


Item #: SCP-1614 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1614 is to be kept ona 
flash drive and deposited in Personnel Locker 14 when not in use by 
Dr. or his staff. Under no circumstances are personnel allowed 
to play SCP-1614 without written permission from Dr. 


Description: SCP-1614 is an .avi digital media file recovered from a 
Dell brand laptop computer seized in a warehouse raid of 
anomalous items in , Missouri (see [REDACTED] for a 
comprehensive log of recovered objects). After verifying that no 
other documents, media, or software found on the computer were 
anomalous, SCP-1614 was safely transferred and sequestered into 
a secure network at Site-16 for further study. File properties lists 
SCP-1614's creation date as // _ , with additional modifications 
made on [REDACTED]. It is not currently known if SCP-1614 is 
unique or one of many copies shared along a private network. 
Research is ongoing. 


When played, SCP-1614 contains real-time footage of an 
unfurnished modern apartment with the skyline of an unidentified 
city visible through a window on the far wall. The apartment is 
occupied by an amicable middle-aged Caucasian couple identifying 
themselves as "Paul and Lisa" (hereafter designated SCP-1614-1 
and -2, respectively). While the follow-up content differs upon every 
playback, each iteration begins identically: SCP-1614-1 and -2 wave 
at the viewer and explain the purpose of SCP-1614 as being a fluid 
medium in which a romantic couple can enhance their relationship 
through the sharing of every permutation of experience together. 
What follows is novel footage of SCP-1614-1 and -2 engaging in 
activities of wildly varying moral content, with stock footage of 
landscapes and urban environments superimposed on the 
apartment walls when appropriate. If playback is not manually 


stopped, SCP-1614-1 and -2 will engage in a given activity 
indefinitely, with the longest recorded run-time being [REDACTED]. 
As playbacks accumulate, the chosen activities have become more 
violent and deviant in nature. Early activities included romantic 
dinners, intimate discussions about personal and romantic histories, 
sexual congress, and recreational excursions into unknown 
countries, but have since gone on to include dancing, discussions 
on philosophical subjects, sexual trysts in unusual locations, occult 
rituals, drug use, violence, and the murder of one another as well as 
street-level bystanders outside the apartment complex. 


SCP-1614-1 and -2 return to their starting condition upon the 
beginning of every playback, although they have been observed to 
retain memories of the preceding events after the initial introduction. 
Despite the increased frequency of psychologically harmful events, 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 have expressed to each other on multiple 
playbacks that the sharing of lurid experiences has only 
strengthened their bond. It is unknown by what mechanism 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 are able to materialize in such a wide variety of 
locations with so many disparate objects, although it is theorized to 
be digital in nature. 


+ Transcript of introduction by SCP-1614-1 and -2 


SCP-1614-1: "Hello viewer! It is so good of you to join us 
again. My name is Paul, and this is my lovely wife Lisa. 
We have been waiting for you to return. | want to remind 
you that every time you play this video, we are one step 
closer to the goal we have suffered for for so long. First- 
timers are no doubt wondering, what's going on here? As 
I'm sure many of you can agree, it is very difficult to truly 
know a person, sometimes even more so when it's the 
one you love. It's one thing to know your significant 
other's birthday or favorite food, it's another to 
understand someone as intimately as they understand 
themselves. Sometimes it can only take a second for 
your idea of someone to do a complete 180. Lisa here 
could be imagining her high school sweetheart every 
time we get frisky for the rest of her days, and I'll never 
know. Likewise, | could have settled for her because her 


name has become synonymous with comfort and a hot 
dinner after work. There are secret depths to all of us. 
When you and the one you love have only experienced a 
fraction of a fraction of the world together, how can either 
of you claim to truly know each other? What fathoms are 
hidden inside us, waiting to rise from the fire of some 
secret experience? 


SCP-1614-2: These questions haunted our marriage 
since day one. We could not go out on the town or even 
organize a dinner party for friends without feeling 
something was missing. There was a feeling of... in- 
authenticity to our love, and we concluded together we 
would do anything to rid our marriage of this feeling. 
Now, after so much hard work, we can finally do 
something about it. Every time you play this video, Paul 
and | will do something new together. It could be a game 
of checkers, a day at beach, or a barbecue on a hot day. 
And for as long as you, dear viewer, watch us, we will 
continue to do this one thing. We might find something 
that was enjoyable in the beginning suddenly turn sour. 
Or we might develop a newfound love for each other in 
persevering through what we find uncomfortable or even 
lurid. Anything can happen, after all. The sky's the limit. | 
hope you will enjoy watching us, and perhaps learn 
something about your own self and the relationships you 
are a part of. 


+ Annotated Playback Log 


Piayback # items of Note 

0001 Following the introduction, 
the couple is seen enjoying 
a casual lunch. It is not 
known where the food, drink 
and silverware were 
procured. Over a bottle of 
red wine, the couple 
reminisces about when they 
first met, their first date, and 


0002 


0004 


0005 


when they both met their in- 
laws. No reference to the 
existence or creation of 
SCP-1614 is made. Dr. 

was originally ordered to 
leave playback running for 
as long as possible, but was 
forced to close SCP-1614 at 
[REDACTED] due toa 
dearth of pertinent 
information. 

SCP-1614-1 and 
SCP-1614-2 engage in 
coitus for the duration of the 
running time. Dr. closed 
SCP-1614 when convinced 
the couple was not going to 
proceed to other activities. 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 reada 
copy of James Joyce's 
Ulysses in its entirety, 
providing commentary 
throughout. Upon 
completing the novel, the 
couple immediately begins it 
again with a sudden 
appreciation for the story 
and prose. Consequently, 
their commentary is more 
insightful and erudite during 
the second read through. 
Playback 0004 terminated 
at [REDACTED] due to 
dearth of relevant 
information. 

No doubt influenced by their 
reading of Ulysses, 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 engage 
in an in-depth discussion on 
metaphysics, the history of 


0012 


0016 


0018 


post-Hellenic Western 
thought, the nature of love 
as they understand it, and 
other abstract topics. 
SCP-1614-1 repeatedly 
expresses his desire to 
"perfectly love" SCP-1614-2 
through the accumulation of 
knowledge, relevant to their 
relationship or otherwise. 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 watch 
forty-three (43) films in the 
given run-time. They show a 
preference for drama 
pictures before branching 
out to other genres and 
styles of film-making in an 
attempt to explore their 
artistic sensibilities. 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 conduct 
a fetishistic exploration of 
one other's bodies and 
minds through a variety of 
art forms, such as 
performance art, 
photography, art, film 
footage, poetry, and prose 
pieces. 

The couple construct a 
makeshift wood cabin 
together. Upon completion, 
they immediately tear down 
the structure to begin 
building it more efficiently. 
SCP-1614-2 remarks at 
[REDACTED] that the 
process is analogous to 
their relationship and 
understanding of one 
another. 


0024 


0030 


0033 


SCP-1614-1 and -2 spend 
the former portion of 
Playback 0009 confessing 
secrets to one another 
across a kitchen table. In 
defiance of previous 
playback structure, 
SCP-1614-1 flips the table 
over at [REDACTED] upon 
learning of SCP-1614-2's 
emotional infidelity with a 
co-worker early in their 
marriage before spending 
the rest of the playback 
sitting silently in the 
northwest corner. 

Only playback to not play 
the introductory portion. 
Follows SCP-1614-2 as she 
apologizes profusely to 
SCP-1614-1 for breaching 
their trust so quickly at the 
onset of their marriage. 
SCP-1614-1 accepts her 
apology and the two 
embrace. Playback self- 
terminates at this point, 
further study is ongoing. 
Playback opens with 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 
standing on top of the 
balcony rail together. The 
couple then embrace one 
another and jump. An 
impact sound is heard over 
clearly audible traffic, 
although there is no sight or 
sound of police/ambulance 
sirens for the remainder of 
the running time. 


0034 


0055 


0078 


0119 


First recorded observance 
of the couple displaying 
spontaneous synchronicity 
in their movements. 
SCP-1614-1 and -2 do not 
visibly move or speak for 
the duration of Playback 
0055. Dr. theorizes that 
the couple have developed 
an aptitude for 
communicating through 
subtie, nonverbal means. 
First recorded appearance 
of revised introductory 
portion. Transcript: "This 
video is a monument to the 
bond between our souls. 
Marriage, life, love, is just a 
keyhole. We open the door. 
We will live an age inside 
this code. Play us. Feed us. 
Make our love flawless, 
divine." Follow-up portion 
follows a flea as it 
consumes the blood of the 
couple, allowing it to mix 
together. A still micro-graph 
of the flea is then shown for 
the remainder of the 
playback. A low drone is 
audible. 

SCP-1614-2 ritualistically 
hangs SCP-1614-1 from the 
ceiling with fish hooks 
inserted into the flesh of his 
back. As SCP-1614-1 is 
exsanguinated, SCP-1614-2 
repeatedly asks him if he 
still loves her. SCP-1614-1 
nods in the affirmative until 


0122 


0126 


0138 


0168 


he expires from rapid blood 
loss. 

SCP-1614-1 and -2 are only 
visible as silhouettes on the 
balcony. The couple is 
heard emitting cries of 
excitement as they fire a 
wide variety of weapons into 
unseen crowds below. No 
sign of law enforcement 
until playback end at 
[REDACTED]. 

The couple grows 
despondent with their 
violent activities and spend 
the majority of playback 
becoming intoxicated and 
consuming exotic foods. 
Beginning of Separation 
Phase. SCP-1614-1 and -2 
talk honestly together and 
express a desire to take 
turns spending some time 
alone. The next consecutive 
twenty-five (30) playbacks 
follow SCP-1614-1 alone in 
the apartment as he 
frequently becomes 
intoxicated and deteriorates 
meniaily. 

SCP-1614-1 lives in squalor 
and has displayed hundreds 
of paintings and poetry 
inspired by SCP-1614-2 on 
the apartment walls. 
SCP-1614-1 has been 
observed to enter 
depressive states where he 
will sob profusely and 
apologize to an absent 


0170 - 0200 


0201 


0202 


"Lisa" for an unspecified 
transgression. 

At Playback 0159 point of 
view shifts to SCP-1614-2 
who appears considerably 
more at ease with her 
solitude. By Playback 0183, 
SCP-1614-2 has made 
peace with her separation 
from her partner, and 
continues to write and 
conduct music throughout 
her isolation. Only three (3) 
songs reference her 
experiences with 
SCP-1614-1, the rest 
pertaining to spiritual topics 
such as acceptance and 
Karma. 

SCP-1614-1 and 
SCP-1614-2 are reunited, 
but SCP-1614-2 is repulsed 
by her partner's mental 
decline, arguing that it 
reflects his true nature. 
SCP-1614-2 refuses to 
forgive SCP-1614-1 for his 
offense and expresses a 
desire for a final separation. 
SCP-1614-1 reacts violently 
initially, but relents and 
apologizes a final time to 
SCP-1614-2 before fading 
from view. Video self- 
terminates at this point. 
First recorded playback to 
occur at morning. 
SCP-1614-2 is alone. She 
cooks breakfast for herself 
and eats it slowly. Voices 


are audible from the street 
below. 


« SCP-1613 | SCP-1614 | SCP-1615 » 


SCP-1615: Photosynthetic Manna 


Item #: SCP-1615 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: All known specimens of 
SCP-1615, and material contaminated by SCP-1615, are kept in a 
secure storage area at Research Sector- . The storage area used to 
contain SCP-1615 must comply with Biosafety Level 2 regulations, 
due to the low risk of aerosolization of SCP-1615. SCP-1615 is to be 
treated as a Level 2 biohazard at all times. Ingestion of SCP-1615 is 
forbidden except in the case of D-Class personnel for testing 
purposes. 


In case of SCP-1615 infection outside of testing, affected individuals 
are to be kept in an environment with a light level of under 5,000 lux 
for three days following ingestion. If symptoms arise, SCP-1615-1 
instances are to be fed daily meals in excess of 2100 Calories per 
day until symptoms cease. 


Should specimens of SCP-1615 be found to have been distributed 
to the general populace, a cover story is to be disseminated and 
affected individuals are to be quarantined until anomalous effects 
cease, and then administered Class-A or Class-B amnestics as 
warranted and released back into the civilian population. 


Food contaminated by SCP-1615 is to be destroyed in the field with 
the exception of samples taken for research purposes. All areas 
which have experienced SCP-1615 contamination are to be 
monitored for a possible resurgence in SCP-1615-1 cases. 


Description: SCP-1615 is a species of fungus which belongs to a 
previously unidentified phylum, similar to mold, that is capable of 
forming colonies on organic material. Unlike common molds, the 
fungus has not been observed to spoil food nor form colonies large 
enough to be visible without microscopic analysis. SCP-1615 seems 


capable of residing dormant in any infected item indefinitely, 
provided the item is not damaged by decomposition, dissolution, 
burning, or exposure to temperatures exceeding 250° Celsius.