complex mazes and solving puzzles. Dr. Seskel has 
finally overcome the problem of 'motivating’ the subject 
by the application of electrical shocks and/or silica 
desiccants. He joked that we should have it trained to 
fetch in no time, and after observing his methods | think 
he might be right. Note: subject to be allowed a 48 hour 
recuperation period; it seemed to be lagging in its 
progress at the end of the week's experiments." 


Acid/base incorporation experiment [last log entry] 
"lam starting with a 0.5 M HCI solution. | have no idea 
what will happen, but if this thing incorporates 
homeostatic mechanisms like | suspect then we should 
get some insight into how it maintains its form. 
Temperature in the enclosure has been lowered to 278 K 
to help control fifty-four's increasingly erratic behavior." 


Addendum 054-B: After five years with no incidents, subject rating 
has been downgraded to "Safe" on recommendation of Dr. 
Experiments will resume under the auspices of biology unit E7. 
Caution should still be exercised when interacting with subject. 


« SCP-053 | SCP-054 | SCP-055 » 


SCP-055: [unknown] 


Item #: SCP-055 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Object is kept within a five (5) 
by five (5) by two point five (2.5) meter square room constructed of 
cement (fifty (50) centimeter thickness), with a Faraday cage 
surrounding the cement walls. Access is via a heavy containment 
door measuring two (2) by two point five (2.5) meters constructed on 
bearings to ensure door closes and locks automatically unless held 
open deliberately. Security guards are NOT to be posted outside 
SCP-055's room. It is further advised that all personnel maintaining 
or studying other SCP objects in the vicinity try to maintain a 
distance of at least fifty (50) meters from the geometric center of the 
room, as long as this is reasonably practical. 


Description: SCP-055 is a "self-keeping secret" or "anti-meme". 
Information about SCP-055's physical appearance as well as its 
nature, behavior, and origins is self-classifying. To clarify: 


¢ How Site 19 originally acquired SCP-055 is unknown. 
¢ When SCP-055 was obtained, and by whom, is unknown. 


¢ SCP-055's physical appearance is unknown. It is not 
indescribable, or invisible: individuals are perfectly capable of 
entering SCP-055's container and observing it, taking mental 
or written notes, making sketches, taking photographs, and 
even making audio/video recordings. An extensive log of such 
observations is on file. However, information about SCP-055's 
physical appearance "leaks" out of a human mind soon after 
such an observation. Individuals tasked with describing 
SCP-055 afterwards find their minds wandering and lose 
interest in the task; individuals tasked with sketching a copy of 
a photograph of SCP-055 are unable to remember what the 


photograph looks like, as are researchers overseeing these 
tests. Security personnel who have observed SCP-055 via 
closed-circuit television cameras emerge after a full shift 
exhausted and effectively amnesiac about the events of the 
previous hours. 


¢ Who authorized the construction of SCP-055's containment 
room, why it was constructed in this way, or what the purpose 
of the described Containment Procedures may be, are all 
unknown. 


Despite SCP-055's container being easily accessible, all 
personnel at Site 19 claim no knowledge of SCP-055's 
existence when challenged. 


All of these facts are periodically rediscovered, usually by chance 
readers of this file, causing a great deal of alarm. This state of 
concern lasts minutes at most, before the matter is simply forgotten 
about. 


A great deal of scientific data has been recorded from SCP-055, but 
cannot be studied. 


At least one attempt has been made to destroy SCP-055, or 
possibly move it from containment at Site 19 to another site, meeting 
failure for reasons unknown. 


SCP-055 may present a major physical threat and indeed may have 
killed many hundreds of personnel, and we would not know it. 
Certainly it presents a gigantic memetic/mental threat, hence its 
Keter classification. 


Document #055-1: An Analysis of SCP-055 


The author puts forward the hypothesis that SCP-055 was never 
formally acquired by and is in fact an autonomous or 
remotely-controlled agent, inserted at Site 19 by an unidentified third 
party for one or all of the following purposes: 


* to silently observe, or interfere with, activities at Site 19 
* to silently observe, or interfere with, activities at other SCP 


locations 

* to silently observe, or interfere with, activities of humanity 
worldwide 

* to silently observe, or interfere with, other SCP objects 

¢ to silently observe, or interfere with, 


No action to counter any of these potential threats is suggested, or 
indeed theoretically possible. 


Addendum A: 


Hey, if this thing really is an "anti-meme", why doesn't 
the fact that it's an "anti-meme" get wiped? We must be 
wrong about that somehow. Wait a minute, what if we 
were to keep notes about what it isn't? Would we 
remember those? Bartholomew Hughes, NSA 


Document #055-2: Report of Dr. John Marachek 


Survey team #19-055-127BXE was successfully able to enter 
SCP-055's container and ascertain the appearance and, to some 
degree, the nature of the object. Notes were taken according to the 
project methodology (see ), after which the container was 
sealed again. 


Excerpt from a transcript of personnel debriefing follows: 


Dr. Hughes: Okay, I'm going to need to ask you some 
questions about number 55 now. 


: Number what? 


Dr. Hughes: SCP object 55. The object you just 
examined. 


: Um, | don't know what you're talking about. | don't 
think we have a 55. 


Dr. Hughes: Okay, then, , I'd like you to tell me what 
you've been doing for the past two hours. 


: What? I... <subject appears uncomfortable> ... | 


don't know. 


Dr. Hughes: Okay, then, do you remember that we all 
agreed that it wasn't spherical? 


: That what wasn't... Oh! Right! It isn't round at all! 
Object 55 isn't round! 


Dr. Hughes: So you remember it now? 


: Well, no. | mean, | don't Know what it is, but | Know 
there is one. It's something you can't remember. And it's 
not a sphere. 


Dr. Hughes: Wait a minute. What's not a sphere? 
: Object 55. 
Dr. Hughes: Object what? 


: Doc, do you remember agreeing that something 
wasn't shaped like a sphere? 


Dr. Hughes: Oh, right! 


It appears to be possible to remember what SCP-055 is not 
(negations of fact), and to repeatedly deduce its existence from 
these memories. 


Personnel involved in Survey #19-055-127BXE reported moderate 
levels of disorientation and psychological trauma associated with 
cycles of repeated memory and forgetfulness of SCP-055. However, 
no long-term behavioral or health problems were observed, and 
psych assessments of survey personnel showed consistent reports 
of this distress fading over time. 


Recommendations: It may be worthwhile to post at least one staff 
member capable of remembering the existence of SCP-055 to each 
Critical site. 


« SCP-054 | SCP-055 | SCP-056 » 


SCP-056: A Beautiful Person 


Item #: SCP-056 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-056 is to be kept ina 
room of its choosing, with whatever furnishings it expresses desire 
for. Level 1 personnel and above may interact with SCP-056 at any 
time they choose, for a time length not exceeding two hours. The 
subject is to be guarded by a minimum of three (3) security staff at 
all times, with shift changes every four hours. Each guard is to be 
armed with non-lethal tranquilizer pistols, loaded with no less than 
fifteen hundred (1500) microliters of cyclopyrrolone tranquilizer. Any 
irregularities in personnel and staff developed by extended exposure 
to SCP-056 will result in psychological examination and relocation to 
site [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


The subject is to be allowed access to any object it desires, with the 
exceptions of weapons, communication devices, an internet 
connection, and other SCP objects. It may wander in Research 
Sector as it wills, but never allowed access to floors with exits. In 
the event of an emergency, or if SCP-056 becomes violent, it is to 
be subdued and contained within its room if possible. At no time 
should personnel attempt to harm SCP-056; see Addendum 2-b. 


Description: SCP-056 is a being of variable size, gender, and 
appearance, which changes in response to the environment around 
it, especially in regards to living and sentient beings. Its most 
common form is of a handsome man in his middle twenties, dressed 
in a garb of similar appearance to that of the personnel guarding it 
but of a higher quality and aesthetic value. However, it has been 
recorded as taking these forms: 


¢ A large, well groomed Labrador Retriever (when exposed to 
Doctor 's dog). 
* Awoman of similar appearance to famous actress Scarlett 


Johansson when passing by a group of younger female staff. 
¢ A female doctor in a white lab coat when speaking with 
various researchers. When asked to take an IQ test, the 
subject scored nearly thirty (30) points higher than the highest 
scoring researcher available. 

A male bodybuilder, who was able to lift nearly two-hundred 

and fifty (250) kilogrammes twice on a bench press machine 

in the Sector's gym. This was thirty (30) kilogrammes heavier 

than the strongest security guard's maximum at the time. 

¢ A couch of extremely pleasing aesthetic value (when left alone 
in the subject's room). 


These changes will generally occur the moment all people in the 
area lose focus on the subject, which occurs immediately upon 
exposure to a new object or person "(See Addendum 3)". Filming 
these changes has proved inconsequential, as any viewing the 
tapes or feed suffer the same momentary confusion. Clothing will 
also change during this time, though 056 has yet to manifest any 
sort of tools or weapons. 


It is theoretically impossible to view SCP-056's original or "natural" 
form. When left in an empty, concrete cell and under closed-loop 
video surveillance, it took on the form of a higher quality camera, 
and appeared to monitor the camera watching it. Further attempts to 
yield its natural form discovered that when alone, it had no readable 
life signs, including body temperature, heart beat, or weight. It is 
assumed by researchers that it could not exist without any sort of 
perception. 


Personnel in contact with the subject often report feeling "jealous" or 
"unsatisfied", yet will often give a great deal of both positive and 
negative attention to SCP-056, which can be predicted by their 
personality types. Security staff will often claim that they wish to 
follow the subject's commands, even if they dislike it or its current 
form, while researchers in extended contact with it will often try to 
argue and verbally abuse it, which usually results in the subject 
sending them out in shame. 


SCP-056 is quite capable of speech, and can apparently 
communicate in any language, verbal or not, and has shown fluency 
in over 200 dialects, including those invented by cryptographers and 


hobbyists. It frequently treats the staff around it with disdain, though 
is generally willing to do whatever is asked of it, so long as the 
inquiring does so in a submissive way. It expresses interest in 
magazines, fashion, automobiles, theoretical science, sports, and a 
multitude of other subjects, usually expressing greater knowledge 
and understanding of the topic than the person communicating with 
it. Personnel will generally become angry, disenchanted, or 
disgusted with SCP-056 after speaking with it for great lengths of 
time, though they will try to speak with it again if possible. When 
questioned about other SCPs, it showed fear and occasionally 
hatred, and refused to speak about any of them, even objects 
classified as Safe. 


Additional: Subject was found to be working for the clothing design 
company [REDACTED], after an unusual number of homicides, 
suicides, and mental breakdowns of other models when working 
around SCP-056. When Class E personnel attempted to detain it, 
their mannerisms provoked it to change into what appeared to be 
the form of [DATA EXPUNGED] resulting in the deaths of seventeen 
(17) agents and ten (10) civilians. The incident was covered up by 
claiming an employee suffering from psychopathy brought a firearm 
to work and attacked other workers. 


Addendum 1: Those with Level 4 or above clearance refer to 
document #956-0. 


Document #956-0: Audio recording of first encounter with SCP-056 
<Begin Tape> 


Agent : Hey, listen up... whatever you are. You're under arrest 
for murder. 


SCP-056: No. Go away. 

(Clicking noises. Agent has drawn his weapon.) 

Agent : You need to come with us right now. 
SCP-056: You don't want to do that, you stupid little man. 


(Expressions of surprise, presumably from onlookers) 


Agent : The fuck? It looks just like [DATA EXPUNGED]! 


(Gunshots and screaming) 


<Tape ends> 


Addendum 2-a: See document #956-1. 


Document #956-1: Behavioral Testing for SCP-056 


Testing Procedures: 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 


Addendum 2-b: Results: 


One (1) male Class D Personnel, armed with knife. Intent: to 
harm subject. (Subject appeared as a lean, fit man of 
approximately twenty years of age. Subject proceeded to 
disarm and kill personnel.) 

One (1) female Class D Personnel, bearing a bottle of fine 
wine. Intent: to offer subject gift. (Subject appeared as a 
beautiful woman, accepted the gift, and upon tasting, spit it 
back in the personnel's face before waving her away.) 

Two (2) Class D Personnel, both male and female, carrying 
nothing and intending nothing. (Subject appeared as a 
beautiful woman in a well-tailored business suit. Examined 
both personnel, then dismissed them.) 

Ten (10) Class D Personnel, all male, intending and carrying 
nothing. (Subject appeared as a beautiful woman, dressed in 
a low-cut red dress. After approximately ten minutes, all 
personnel began showing signs of irritation, and five minutes 
later broke out in fighting. Subject waved them away after 
watching them for seven minutes.) 

One (1) female Level 4 Personnel, voted to be best looking 
woman on facility. Carried nothing, intended nothing. (Subject 
appeared as an extremely aesthetically pleasing woman, and 
displayed a large lexicon and understanding of management 
skills. Spoke to personnel for nearly ninety minutes, until 
personnel became infuriated and left the room.) 


Addendum 3: Note from Doctor Kennith: 


| was recently informed that 056 has repeatedly requested access to 
the internet. When | asked 056 about this, it told me that we were 
"unable to provide [it] with enough sycophants", and that it "wanted 
the whole world to know [its] face." Needless to say, its request was 
denied. 


« SCP-055 | SCP-056 | SCP-057 » 


SCP-057: The Daily Grind 


Item #: SCP-057 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Site-57 has been constructed 
to facilitate SCP-057 as relocation is not feasible. It is highly 
improbable that any outside knowledge of the artifact exists based 
on the circumstances of its discovery and thus security is of minimal 
concern. No containment procedures are required other than the 
prevention of unauthorized access. All research will be delegated to 
Dr. Lewis and Dr. Walston unless further specified. 


Due to the irretrievability of those placed inside SCP-057 access will 
be granted with the approval of no fewer than two (2) members of 
O5.