In addition, all iterations of SCP-2720 are inhabited by several non- 
anomalous animals. The dominant species is typically a threatened! 


:2 species under the order Sphenisciformes (penguin), usually 
engaged in either incubation or feeding within SCP-2720. Penguin 
population inside a given SCP-2720 iteration is estimated to be in 
excess of 300, with equal amounts of male and female specimens. 


Other animals within SCP-2720 (e.g. multiple fish and crustacean 
species) mainly serve as prey for respective penguin species. 
Although total population of non-penguin animals is unknown, it is 
numerous enough to sustain the penguins within SCP-2720 during 
the duration SCP-2720 is accessible. 


Selection of the access point to SCP-2720 is determined in a phone 
Call initiated by a representative from Gol-3004 ("AquaS 
Conservancy for Penguins"). The phone call will occur anytime 
within the period between 2300 hours and 0700 hours of the 
following day (UTC+9). To date, the only known means to interact 
with Gol-3004 is via phone calls initiated by it while attempts to call 
Gol-3004 by phone have failed to obtain a response. 


During booking, the representative will state the room to be booked, 
checkin and checkout times. The duration in which SCP-2720 is 
accessible ranges from 32 to 68 days, matching the incubation 
period of the penguin species found within respective iterations. 
Furthermore, the period in which SCP-2720 is accessible 
corresponds to the mating season for the relevant penguin species. 
After securing the booking, credit payment will be sent to Awashima 
Hotel. 


At the stipulated checkout time, the door leading to SCP-2720 will 
close and lock itself autonomously. The door can be unlocked via 
the use of an applicable key or other valid lock picking methods. 
Opening the door again will lead to the original hotel room, and 
SCP-2720 will no longer be accessible. After closure, penguins 
within SCP-2720 will be manifested in their respective native 
habitats on Earth, as indicated by GPS chips implanted onto them. 
On the other hand, the whereabouts of other entities and objects 
within SCP-2720 that are not attached to a penguin at time of 
checkout (e.g. uneaten fish, pebbles) are unknown after closure. 


SCP-2720 was discovered on 07/10/2015 by a part-time hotel 
worker who was assigned to tend to an unclaimed hotel room, 


The flow of plasma will continue for up to thirty seconds after the 
object has torn free (i.e., the normal duration of airflow for a 
standard Model A), generally enough to propel the object an 
enormous distance if there is nothing in the way, or cause it to 
ricochet at high speed inside any structure in which the object is 
confined, potentially demolishing the structure. This destruction is 
compounded by the effects of extremely high temperatures. 


Both the civilian casualties and property damage attributable to 
SCP-313 are staggering. It has caused a number of fires and other 
disasters over the years, generally in a predictable pattern of being 
sold and installed, blasting halfway across the country, and being 
found and resold. The object passed into Foundation hands when it 
impacted near Site-05, having been mistaken for a meteorite. 


Addendum 313-a: Some of the lower-level personnel have been 
pestering me about our safety procedures when using SCP-313. For 
those of you who have forgotten high school physics: 25,000 K is 
over four times hotter than the surface of the sun, and 650 KN is 
roughly enough force to lift an M1 Abrams main battle tank. Now 
imagine that much force behind this object, which weighs less than 
10 kg (remember, F = ma) and is indestructible. 

— Dr. Sundstrom, Supervisor 3-401, Site-19 


« SCP-312 | SCP-313 | SCP-314 » 


booked by members of Gol-3004. The Foundation was 


subsequently notified of the anomaly and placed the affected room 


under observation. 


Addendum 2720-1: Excerpts from Gol-3004 ("AquaS Conservancy 


for Penguins") Profile 


Notably, Gol-3004 shares the same name as a now- 
defunct Foundation front organisation,3 which was 
disbanded on April 2015 due to budgetary reasons. It is 
uncertain if Gol-3004 is related to the now-defunct 
Foundation front organisation or if it is a separate 
organisation with the same name by coincidence. 


Calls between Gol-3004 and Awashima Hotel are traced 
to a vacant office in Chicago, Illinois. Based on records 
from the Chicago Police Department, said office has also 
been traced as the origin of multiple prank calls since 
January 2016, targeting renovation and repair shops in 
Chicago. These calls tend to occur in between 0900 
hours and 1700 (UTC-6). While callers have consistently 
self-identified themselves as a member of Gol-3004, a 
different name is used each time. This might be 
suggestive of a rotational roster of an unknown upper 
limit within Gol-3004 or a policy to use aliases by 
members of Gol-3004. 


Addendum 2720-2: Interview Log 2720-Gol-3004-05 


Interviewee: Ms. "Mary O'Hara" (a member of Gol-3004 
of managerial position)4 


Interviewer: Agent Daiya Kurosawa 


Foreword: The following interview was initiated 
impromptu by Agent Kurosawa when Gol-3004 
contacted Awashima Hotel. Interview is conducted 
originally in Japanese, over the telephone, and wire 
tapped. 


<Begin Log> 


Ms. O'Hara: Hello? AquaS Conservancy here.® 


[No response from Agent Kurosawa for about 15 
seconds, as call was undergoing transfer from the 
reception counter. Ms. O'Hara repeats the statement 
"Hello? AquaS Conservancy here" repeatedly in 
meanwhile, with a three-second pause in between each 
utterance. ] 


Agent Kurosawa: Yes, this is Daiya Kurosawa from 
hotel management. So, are you the manager for AquaS 
Conservancy? 


Ms. O'Hara: Y-yes. 
Agent Kurosawa: How may | call you? 
Ms. O'Hara: Uh... [pauses] Mary O'Hara. 


Agent Kurosawa: Ah Ms. Mary, greetings. Do you have 
time for a few enquiries? 


Ms. O'Hara: | have all the time. Is everything alright? 


Agent Kurosawa: Everything's alright, Ms. Mary. Just a 
few questions to clear some doubts from the higher-ups. 


Ms. O'Hara: Go on, Daiya. It's not often that hotel 
management requests for me. 


Agent Kurosawa: Don't worry, it will not take up too 
much time. | understand your organisation have made 
frequent bookings at our hotel, yet there is no one 
present to claim the keys or occupy the room. This is 
rather concerning to us. 


Ms. O'Hara: Oh! But the rooms are occupied. Surely you 
have seen them? 


Agent Kurosawa: I've seen what's inside, but | want to 
know more about it. 


Ms. O'Hara: What's more to know? It should be very 
clearcut. 


Agent Kurosawa: What is? 
Ms. O'Hara: Penguin conservation! It's on the title! 


Agent Kurosawa: Indeed. But do pardon me; | don't see 
how the rooms supposedly aid in penguin conservation. 


Ms. O'Hara: The rooms give those cute un-obnoxious 
critters a space to replenish their ranks. Your hotel is 
helping us so much in stabilising and anchoring that 
space, you know. Awashima should be proud of the 
good rep for helping out in penguin conservation. 


Agent Kurosawa: But | want to know why you have 
chosen Awashima Hotel for these programmes. 


Ms. O'Hara: Hmm, | could have chosen any building in 
the world, really. But | always do think that there is an 
affinity between Awashima and I, perhaps in another 
world where we are part of a girl's school at Shizuoka 
Prefecture instead. 


Agent Kurosawa: Excuse me, but that is rather specific 
and frankly improbable. 


Ms. O'Hara: Just like worlds where manmade structures 
and humans aren't a thing. [giggles] But anything can 
happen in a world of infinite possibilities, right? 


Agent Kurosawa: Perhaps. And may | clarify your 
group's name? It's "AquaS Conservancy for Penguins", 
yes? 


Ms. O'Hara: Yup, with the 'S' in AquaS in caps by the 
way. 


Agent Kurosawa: Ah yes... But to my understanding, 
AquaS Conservancy for Penguins was disbanded a few 
months ago. April this year, to be precise. 


Ms. O'Hara: Disbanded? No! | even celebrated the fifth 
anniversary in June.§ In fact, | daresay | am finally able 
to do something purposeful. 


Agent Kurosawa: Like penguin conservation? 


Ms. O'Hara: Exactly! What else would a conservancy be 
expected to do? 


Agent Kurosawa: Ms. Mary, it seemed as though you 
were not doing anything purposeful previously. 


Ms. O'Hara: Yeah, it's rather complicated really. But | 
once felt like a cog in the machine. You know, like you 
are supposed to play an important part in the greater 
scheme of things but you are actually expendable. But 
as it turns out, | lingered on no matter what and there is 
only one path thereon — carry on. 


Agent Kurosawa: That is unexpectedly profound. But 
say, since we are still on the phone, may | ask you 
something that has been on my mind? 


Ms. O'Hara: Say it, Daiya. 


Agent Kurosawa: We have been trying to contact you 
on multiple occasions previously, but they failed to 
connect. It's frankly cumbersome for us, really. 


Ms. O'Hara: | can only use the office phone here, 
although there are problems with the cabling. | can send 
calls, but not the other way ‘round. 


Agent Kurosawa: Would you mind us exchanging 
mobile phone numbers, for the sake of interaction with 
each other regarding our collaboration? 


Ms. O'Hara: | don't use mobile phones. Mobility's not my 
thing. 


Agent Kurosawa: That is rather unfortunate. What 
about your colleagues? Could | liaison through them, if 


that would be okay with you? 


Ms. O'Hara: They don't use mobile phones. Mobility's 
not their thing. 


Agent Kurosawa: | see. Then, | hope your cabling 
issues will be resolved in the near future. Have you 
sought for a repairman to look into the matter? 


Ms. O'Hara: Yes, but they always leave without 
bothering to come inside or knock on the door. | mean, 
they just pretend not to see me looking back at them 
from the windows and doors. But can we get back to my 
reservation? The erect-crested penguins need a nice 
quiet room to themselves. 


Agent Kurosawa: Of course, | will handle it myself. May 
you lay down the specifics? 


[INFORMATION REGARDING BOOKING OMITED. SEE 
DOCUMENT 2720-KU FOR DETAILS. ] 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Based on O'Hara's words, it is 
within plausibility for SCP-2720 to be transferred to 
another building if Gol-3004 decides so. However, it 
might constitute a temporary breach where the new 
access point has to be re-identified among an unknown 
number of buildings (possibly more than just hotels) on a 
(possibly global) range. Therefore, containment should 
be focused at Awashima Hotel provisionally. 


Footnotes 

1. Defined as an animal species classified as "Critically 
Endangered", "Endangered" and "Vulnerable" on IUCN Red List 
version 3.1. 

2. On at least one occasion, the speciesAptenodytes 
forsteri(emperor penguin)was sighted in an SCP-2720 instance, 
despite said species’ conservation status of 'Nearly Threatened’. 
3. Said front organisation was established to prevent urban 


development on certain extra-dimensional apertures under the guise 
of conserving penguins habitats. 

4. Notably, a Chicago resident by the name of "Mary O'Hara" was 
among the individuals prank-called by Gol-3004. Chicago resident 
Mary O'Hara was later interviewed and denied that she has ever 
contacted Awashima Hotel. 

5. This statement began utterance 0.4 seconds after the last 
utterance from the receptionist for Gol-3004, which is "Manager, 
huh?". 

6. Now-defunct Foundation front organisation "AquaS Conservancy 
for Penguins" was inaugurated on June 2010. 


« SCP-2719 | SCP-2720 | ScP-2721 » 


SCP-2723: The Prophet's Tower 


Item #: SCP-2723 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: The entrance to SCP-2723 is to 
be surrounded by a standard Type 2 Foundation Outdoor Security 
Outpost. In addition, the perimeter fence of this outpost is to be fitted 
with a modified photonic fence system programmed to target 
instances of SCP-2723-A as they exit SCP-2723. 


Description: SCP-2723 is an extra-dimensional anomaly located 
approximately 22 km outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. When viewed 
from the outside, SCP-2723 is not readily observable, with its 
entrance blending into the existing topography. When SCP-2723 is 
entered from a height below ~3 m, subjects will find themselves 
located in a pocket dimension. Side boundaries of this dimension 
are designated by the appearance of thick, grey fog, with no upper 
or lower boundaries discovered. Located in this pocket dimension is 
a large, multistory, cylindrical tower, designated SCP-2723-1. All 
floors of the tower are roughly circular in shape, and have either 
arches or columns in place of walls. A continuous spiral staircase 
leads up the center of the tower. 


SCP-2723-A are a collection of organisms resembling mid-sized 
lepidopterans in size and shape, originating from within SCP-2723. 
Upon closer inspection, SCP-2723-A are composed completely of 
ash. How SCP-2723-A are able to carry out movement, flight, and 
observation of their environment despite their composition is 
currently unknown. All liquid and solid matter within one meter of 
SCP-2723-A will undergo rapid decay and decomposition. After 
reaching a certain point of decay, substances will begin to lose 
mass. Under normal conditions, SCP-2723-A will leave SCP-2723 
for roughly one to three days. Upon the end of this time period, 
SCP-2723-A will return to SCP-2723, at which point they will 
spontaneously convert into an unidentified black liquid, which will 


weigh the approximate combined masses of the SCP-2723-A 
instance and the mass lost by decayed substances. This liquid will 
quickly soak into the ground in SCP-2723 upon contact. Research 
has discovered an extensive capillary system which extends through 
SCP-2723-1 and the ground of SCP-2723, which serves to transport 
the liquid to the top of SCP-2723-1, where it is then deposited as a 
viscous black substance. 


SCP-2723-B is an autonomous mechanical device which appears to 
be composed primarily of silver, modeled after an adult male human, 
with the exception of the head, which is similar to that of an adult 
male instance of Odocoileus virginianus (White-Tailed Deer). 
SCP-2723-B inhabits the top floors of SCP-2723-1. SCP-2723-B is 
heavily coated in the black substance, and has been observed 
molding the substance into the upper floors of SCP-2723-1. 


Addendum 1: Log of floors of SCP-2723-1. 


Level # Description of fioor 

1 Level is composed entirely of a 
luminous white substance. Floor 
is supported by seven cylindrical 
pillars arranged in a symmetrical 
circle. 

2 Level is primarily blue in 
coloration, and is supported by 
transparent arches. The floor of 
the level is slightly concave, and 
holds a small amount of water. 

3 Roof and pillars of level are made 
of several different forms of stone, 
arranged in sedentary layers. The 
floor is composed of soil, and has 
several forms of plant life growing 
Out Of It. 

4 The ceiling is composed of gold. 
The floor is composed of silver. 
The supporting arches are 
composed of a solid, translucent 
black substance, with small 


8-22 


23 


24-30 


31-43 


44 


45 


luminescent particles suspended 
inside them. 

Structure is composed of blue 
glass. The floor depicts several 
aquatic creatures. The ceiling 
displays several avians and 
airborne organisms. 

Floor constructed of white marble. 
Level is filled with marble statues 
of several different types of 
animals, as well as two human 
statues. 

Level composed of grey stone, 
supported by four pillars. Pillars, 
floor, and roof carved with 
geome?ric designs. 

Levels constructed of wood. 
Carvings in wood depict several 
animals and the two human 
figures in various woodland 
scenes. 

Level carved from a black stone. 
Columns encircled with carved 
snakes.