1A showed no resistance to transportation to Site- . During 
transport, agents described 1A as becoming more coherent through 
consistent conversation. Between the time of retrieval and the 
subsequent containment of 1A, the progression of SCP-3234 had 
lessened to the degree that Dr. Vaile could communicate with it. 1A 
had so far complied with the treatment plan with little reservation. 1A 
was sent to Dr. Welligo for examination. 


Name: Elijah 

Designation: Subject 3234-1A 
Age: Twenty-eight 

Sex: Male 


SCP-3234 progression: 


Under no circumstances are personnel to enter SCP-413 without 
navigation aids and safety lines. Navigation within SCP-413 without 
the use of artificial aids such as GPS or safety lines is nearly 
impossible, as the combination of the constantly shifting interior as 
well as the disrupting sound frequency interfere too much with 
natural human navigation. 


SCP-413 was discovered when a security guard that worked at the 
site turned in security tapes of SCP-413 to the local police 
department, suspecting that they had been tampered with. The 
tapes were immediately confiscated and the entire site was bought 
out by the Foundation. 


Addendum 1: After several incursions, it has been discovered that 
SCP-413 is in fact sapient. Though not evident at first, SCP-413 is 
capable of independent thought and possesses human-level 
intelligence. Communication was initiated via the painted words and 
signs on SCP-413's walls, which it is able to manipulate to form 
individual words and sentences. Analysis of SCP-413's behavior 
suggests that it is highly mischievous and enjoys fooling around and 
playing pranks on the unsuspecting. However, it does take great 
offense to being wronged, and is shown to possess a vengeful and 
maybe even sadistic side (see Addendum 2). 


Interview Log 


Dr. : Hello, SCP-413. 
SCP-413: HELLO DOCTOR 
Dr. : Alright, let's get this interview started, shall we? 


How long have you been aware of your own existence? 
SCP-413: SINCE THE DAY | WAS BUILT 

Dr. : And when was that? 

SCP-413: | DONT REMEMBER ITS SOMETHING | 
DONT THINK ABOUT 

Dr. : Why are you constantly changing your interior? 
SCP-413: BECAUSE ITS BORING SITTING HERE ALL 
DAY 

Dr. : So, you don't do it for any particular reason? 
SCP-413: | DO IT FOR FUN BUT THE OTHERS DONT 
APPROVE 

Dr. : Others? 


SCP-3234-1A exhibited symptoms common to early- 
middle stages of SCP-3234. 


Initial symptoms of SCP-3234: 

Skin, irises and hair have small amounts of coloration 
remaining, with the majority being grey. SCP-3234-1A 
does not remember how long they have been 
experiencing these effects. Despite their memory 
impairments, they have been able to retain the 
knowledge that they are undergoing treatment for a 
mental illness. 1A has also exhibited an impairment of 
verbalising his thoughts, to the point of slurred and 
repetitive speech. 


Treatment: 

Three therapy sessions weekly with a qualified 
Foundation therapist, with weekly follow up tests by 
either me or another qualified psychiatrist. 


Current status: 

SCP-3234-1A has complied with the therapy regiment. 
As of // signs of SCP-3234 effects have lessened 
significantly. Pending final evaluations, 1A is to be 
administered a class-A amnestic and returned to the 
general population with undercover surveillance. 


+ Open 1A-Session-1 
Subject 1A session log-1 
Therapist: Dr. Vaile 


Forward: First meeting with Elijah since 
retrieval. Adjustments to his new environment, 
particularly periods of isolation in containment, 
seem to have aggravated the symptoms of 
SCP-3234. Despite this, he remains co- 
operative with ongoing treatment. 


<Begin Log, [ / / ]> 


Dr. Vaile: Hello Elijah, are you feeling better 
now? 


Elijah: | think | can talk now. | don’t know 
about the feeling better part though. 


Dr. Vaile: Why is that, Elijah? 


Elijah: Well...Is, is this normal? 
[Elijah scratches his arm, small flickers of 
visual noise are visible on his skin.] 


Dr. Vaile: For the illness that you have, yes. It 
means that it’s progressing. | wouldn’t worry 
too much about that right now, you just started 
treatment, right? 


Elijah: | guess so yeah, |... wanna get better. 


Dr. Vaile: I'd like to see you get better too, 
how about we start with talking about how 
you're doing right now, what’s on your mind? 


Elijah: On my mind? A lot of things. It’s alla 
bit... it's a bit overwhelming, trying to put 
everything into place in my head. | woke up 
and forgot that | was here. 


Dr. Vaile: And that happens often, right? The 
forgetting part. 


Elijah: Yeah, well it’s not really forgetting | 
guess. It’s more like, | have to try to put it 
together, if that makes sense? | remember this 
place, | remember a lot of things but it just 
feels... distant. Like | was here, but when | 
was here is another story. It’s, | guess, Hard to 
explain. 


Dr. Vaile: | can get a pretty good idea, Elijah, 
of what you’re going through. What thoughts 
that you’re having may be causing issues? 


Elijah: Oh , yeah. It’s just... It’s stupid. | don’t 
even know why | can’t shake it out of my head. 
Everything else feels like a broken puzzle but 
certain things... They stick out, you know? It’s 
like, they’re sharp when everything else is 
muddy and dull. 


Dr. Vaile: And what are those thoughts? 


Elijah: Laura. | remember Laura. Pieces, like a 
name. | remember hating myself but | don’t 
know why. | don’t know, | just can’t remember 
much. 


Dr. Vaile: Who is Laura? 


[Elijah rests his head on his palm. He breaks 
eye contact with Dr. Vaile for an extended 
period before continuing.] 


Elijah: Laura is my sister. Well, no that’s not 
right. We grew up together. She lived next 
door, | remember that really clearly, | think. 
She would always come over, basically my 
sister. 


Dr. Vaile: What is it about Laura that sticks out 
so clearly to you? 


Elijah: Just... Her, | guess? It’s getting... 
getting hard to remember her face though. The 
more | think about her the blurrier the 
memories get. Like they're moving away from 
me? | just, | don’t understand. | can feel this 
weight and her name but that’s, that’s all | can 
remember. 


Dr. Vaile: With your illness, memories might 
not come as easily to you. It’s alright, just tell 
me what you do remember. 


Elijah: | remember her smile, | think | do at 
least. Everything else is white. It feels like a 
dream and it’s just her smiling. It's a shock 
when | try to think of her. Like, that jolt you get 
when you wake up from a nightmare. | know 
something’s wrong but she’s, she’s smiling 
and I’m not sure why | don’t like it. There’s 
something missing now that was there before. 
| can’t remember anything else, God why can’t 
| remember? 


Dr. Vaile: It’s the illness, Al, it’s going to be 
hard to remember things. 


Elijah: Just the illness? | don’t know... | feel 
like I’ve dealt with this... for a long time and it 
just, | don’t know why | hate this feeling. | don’t 
want to remember anymore. How long have 
we been talking about this? Is it time for me to 
go yet? 


[Elijah appears to be crying, although no facial 
indicators of sadness other than watering of 
the eyes are visible.] 


Dr. Vaile: That's all right, It’s all right Elijah. 
We've only been talking about this for a short 
time, why don’t we talk about something else? 
What’s something you do want to talk about 
then? 


Elijah: something | do want to talk about? | 
uh... can | get more lights. In my room | mean, 
it's pretty dark. That’s... that’s all | can think of 
right now. 


Dr. Vaile: It’s dark in your room? 


Elijah: Yeah, well it’s dark everywhere really. 
When | first got here it wasn’t this dark, maybe 
the lights are dimming or something. 


Dr. Vaile: I'll look into that, Elijah. And | want 
to say that I’m glad you’re opening up about 
this. | want to help you, Elijah, Help you 
through this. 


Elijah: Thanks... It’s just hard to... to do much 
right now. | feel like my energy is being sucked 
out of me every time | try to think about 
anything solid. It’s like grasping at air, it takes 
a lot of effort. | just don’t know if | have that 
much effort to give. 


Dr. Vaile: Well | think that’s a sign that the 
illness hasn't completely taken over. You're 
fighting, and that’s good. I’m alright with 
ending this session here if that’s what you 
want to do. 


Elijah: Thanks, yeah | think that’s a good idea. 


Dr. Vaile: And remember, if you need anything 
my office is open for you. Just keep trying, I'll 
help you fight this as long as you can promise 
me you'll try too. 


Elijah: | will. And yeah, | might take you up on 
that... It gets... bad, sitting around, being 
like...like this for reasons | don’t even know. 


Dr. Vaile: | hope you do. 


[Session one ends early, Dr. Vaile leads Elijah 
out of the office.] 


<End Log> 


+ Open 1A-Session-2 


Subject 1A session log-2 


Therapist: Dr. Vaile 


Forward:Elijah came for a session earlier than 
scheduled. Physical signs of SCP-3234 are 
more visible than before. His mental state 
appears less stable than previous sessions. 


<Begin Log, [ / / ]> 


Elijah: Hey, Doctor Vaile. | wanted to uh, talk 
to you if this is a good time? 


Dr. Vaile: Of course, like | said in our last 
session, if you wanted to talk about something 
my door is always open. 


Elijah: Thanks yeah | uh... | just wanted to get 
some thoughts out, see if you could... make 
sense of them? | don’t know why but those 
memories we talked about before, | can’t get 
them out of my mind. It’s like when | close my 
eyes it’s all | can see. Before, it hurt to even try 
to remember them. | shut them out and just sat 
on my own, letting the world go by while | 
stayed still. | still feel that... that stagnation, 
but now, well... it still hurts but | want to try? | 
don’t know how to explain it. 


Dr. Vaile: Of course, Elijah. We can talk about 
anything you want to, what about that memory 
have you been thinking of? 


Elijah: | think | know why I’ve been feeling so 
down lately. | can’t really put my finger on it, 
and it’s not exactly about the memory. It’s 
more about, how do | explain this? It’s like I’ve 
been thinking of... thinking of thinking about it? 
| don’t know how to like, express that but yeah. 


Dr. Vaile: What about that did you want to get 
off your chest? 


Elijah: Like, | think I’ve been feeling down 
because of something, right? There has to 
be... there has to be a reason why I’m feeling 
so shitty about myself. Like the only time | can 
think clearly is when I’m hurting, when | 
remember...Laura. Laura and her smile, and 
the... the feeling of being isolated | don’t quite 
understand. 


Dr. Vaile: So you think that that memory has 
something to do with your illness? 


Elijah: Yeah, | guess yes. | remember... not 
being like this. | didn’t feel...drained, When | 
was with Laura. | want to piece it together but | 
don’t know how. Sitting in that room... Just 
thinking and spinning in my own head and the 
only thought | can grasp that doesn’t fade out 
of sight is that one. 


Dr. Vaile: That’s a good sign, Elijah. Talking 
about this seems to be stirring your mind in the 
right direction. Does it still feel like a broken 
puzzle now? | remember you talking about not 
remembering more than her smile, has that 
changed since we last talked? 


Elijah: It’s sort of still a broken puzzle. Like, | 
hear sounds that don’t fit and | remember 
colours that | don’t... | don’t know why | 
remember them. But it’s like something is 
there, and if | just...just keep talking it might 
get clearer for me. 


Dr. Vaile: That’s another good sign. | think | 
might be getting an idea as to what may be the 
root of this, segmentation of your memories. 
I’d like to hear more about Laura, | know last 
time it was a tough subject but I’m hoping that 
you feel like we can power through that 
together. What do you think? 


Elijah: Yeah, Yes | want to. Well, | think that’s 
not quite right actually. | don’t want to, but | 
feel like | need to? Like somethings stuck in 
my throat, waiting to get out. 


Dr. Vaile: Whenever you feel ready, I’m here 
to listen. 


[Dr. Vaile takes a box of tissues off of the table 
and places it in front of Elijah.] 


Elijah: Alright. | think...Yeah I’m ready. So, 
what I’ve put together so far... the last time | 
saw her. No that’s... No that’s not quite right | 
think, it wasn’t the last time? | think it was one 
of the last times | saw her. | remember being 
with her and watching her look over at me with 
that smile. It still...goes white after that but | 
remember that | was with her. | don’t know if 
that’s right, either, but it feels like it makes 
sense. 


Dr. Vaile: And that’s when the pain comes 
back, right Elijah? 


Elijah: Yeah. And the bright flash of colours, 
and the loud sounds... They all come around 
then but | can’t put it together. It’s like | have 
all of these things that should fit but | just can’t 
see how they connect. 


Dr. Vaile: | have a question about that. | have 
a feeling that it might... [Dr. Vaile pauses 
briefly.] \t might not be that you can’t put them 
together. | just wanted to know if it’s possible 
that you instead are forcing yourself to, not put 
it together. | get the feeling that there might be 
some part of you wants you to not remember. 
Does that make sense to you? 


Elijah: |... [Elijah pauses, looking down at his 


feet momentarily before gathering his 
composure.] ...You think so? That I’m...I’m 
holding it back? 


Dr. Vaile: | think that might be the case, not 
consciously, but you could be internalising it to 
the point that it’s effecting you on a large 
scale. Does that sound like it might be correct, 
Elijah? 


Elijah: | think... | think it might be. But, | don’t 
understand. Because, | want to remember, 
right? I’m trying and...not remembering is 
dull... and remembering is painful. Why would 
|, why would my brain do that? 


Dr. Vaile: That, Elijah, is what | think we 
should focus on finding out. | think whatever it 
is that you’ve been keeping deep down is the 
cause of this Illness. 


[Elijah crosses his arms on his lap and lays his 
head down. Crying can be heard from him as 
Dr. Vaile leans in.] 


Dr. Vaile: [There’s a silence of 20 seconds 
before the Dr. Vaile speaks] Elijah? Are you 
with me? 


Elijah: | can’t... it hurts so bad | want it to just 
stop. | don’t know what to do. | try to be strong, 
| try to think and think and it just keeps coming 
up blank. God, her smile... | don’t... Why does 
remembering her smile make me feel so 
alone? It doesn’t make sense. It’s digging into 
my stomach and | don’t know what to do. 
Before, everything was a haze and | forgot... | 
missed days and weeks at a time. Everything 
was the same, everything blended together 
and | didn’t feel... | didn’t feel a thing. 


[Elijah pauses, still audibly crying. He sits back 
up, places his hands over his eyes and 
laughs.] 


Elijah: But now it just hurts. It’s more painful. | 
forget how long I’ve been in this...place. | 
forget things about who | am. | feel like I’m 
breaking. | feel like I’m waving in this gust of 
wind and being split apart. Then | see her... 
her smiling and then my chest aches. | feel 
so... lost. When | try to remember why... 
When | try to remember anything after her 
smile | just... | don’t know how long | forgot 
about her. I’m missing... I’m missing so much 
and I’m having trouble expressing that 
emptiness. 


[Dr. Vaile puts her hand on Elijah’s shoulder. ] 


Dr. Vaile: Elijah, | want you to listen to me, 
okay? What you just told me... that was the 
strongest reaction you've shown yet. It may 
hurt, but | think as long as we try to avoid that 
pain it'll keep getting stronger. You're strong, 
Elijah. | want to help you face that pain and 
overcome it, and | think you can.