Mankind in its present state has been 
around for a quarter of a million years, yet 
only the last 4,000 have been of any 
significance. 


So, what did we do for nearly 250,000 years? 
We huddled in caves and around small fires, 
fearful of the things that we didn't understand. 
lt was more than explaining why the sun came 
up, it was the mystery of enormous birds with 
heads of men and rocks that came to life. So 
we called them 'gods' and 'demons’, begged 
them to spare us, and prayed for salvation. 


In time, their numbers dwindled and ours rose. 
The world began to make more sense when 
there were fewer things to fear, yet the 
unexplained can never truly go away, as if the 
universe demands the absurd and impossible. 


Mankind must not go back to hiding in 
fear.No one else will protect us, and we must 
stand up for ourselves. 


While the rest of mankind dwells in the light, we 
must stand in the darkness to fight it, contain it, 
and shield it from the eyes of the public, so that 


others may live in a sane and normal world. 
We secure. We contain. We protect. 


— The Administrator 


This book contains the collected works of the SCP 
Foundation, a collaborative fiction writing website. All 
contents are licensed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. The 
stories comprising the book are available online at www.scp- 
wiki.net . 


Cover artwork by SunnyClockwork - http://www.scp-wiki.net/ 
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Articles 002-099 


SCP-002: The "Living" Room 


Item #: SCP-002 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-002 is to remain 
connected to a suitable power supply at all times, to keep it in what 
appears to be a recharging mode. In case of electrical outage, the 
emergency barrier between the object and the facility is to be closed 
and the immediate area evacuated. Once facility power is re- 
established, alternating bursts of X-ray and ultraviolet light must 
strobe the area until SCP-002 is re-affixed to the power supply and 
returned to recharging mode. Containment area is to be kept at 
negative air pressure at all times. 


Teams including a minimum of two (2) members are required within 
20 meters of SCP-002 or its containment area. Personnel should 
maintain physical contact with one another at all times to confirm 
there is another person present, as perception may be dulled, 
skewed, or influenced by proximity to the object. 


No personnel below Level 3 are permitted within SCP-002. This 
requirement may be waived via written authorization from two (2) 
off-site Level 4 administrators. Command staff issued such a waiver 
must be escorted by at least five (5) Level 3 Security personnel for 
the duration of their contact and must temporarily surrender their 
rank and security clearance. Following contact, command staff will 
be escorted at least 5 km from SCP-002 to undergo a seventy-two 
(72)-hour quarantine and psychological evaluation. If deemed fit for 
return to duty by psych staff, rank and security clearance may be 
restored when quarantine expires. 


Description: SCP-002 resembles a tumorous, fleshy growth with a 
volume of roughly 60 m (or 2000 ft®). An iron valve hatch on one 
side leads to its interior, which appears to be a standard low-rent 
apartment of modest size. One wall of the room possesses a single 


window, though no such opening is visible from the exterior. The 
room contains furniture which, upon close examination, appears to 
be sculpted bone, woven hair, and various other biological 
substances produced by the human body. All matter tested thus far 
show independent or fragmented DNA sequences for each object in 
the room. 


Refer to the Mulhausen Report [cross-ref:document00.023.603] for 
details related to object's discovery. 


Reference: To date, subject has been responsible for the 
disappearances of seven personnel. It has also in its time at the 
facility further furnished itself with two lamps, a throw rug, a 
television, a radio, a beanbag chair, three books in an unknown 
language, four children's toys, and a small potted plant. Tests with a 
variety of lab animals including higher primates have failed to 
provoke a response in SCP-002. Cadavers as well fail to produce 
any effect. Whatever process the subject uses to convert organic 
matter into furnishings is apparently only facilitated by the 
introduction of living humans. 


view Mulhausen Report docid:00.023.603 


Mulhausen Report [00.023.603] 


The following is a brief report detailing the discovery of 
SCP-002 


Subject was discovered in a small crater in northern 
Portugal where it struck the Earth from orbit. Encased in 
a shell of thick rock, the fleshy exterior of the object was 
exposed by the impact. A native farmer happened upon 
the site and reported his findings to the village elder. 
Subject gained SCP attention when a Level 4 agent 
posted in the area detected a small radioactive anomaly 
generated by the object. 


A collection squad of SCP security personnel led by 
General Mulhausen was immediately dispatched to the 
area where they quickly secured the subject in a large 
container and performed initial testing with subjects 


recruited from the nearby village. Three men individually 
sent into the structure subsequently disappeared. Upon 
discovering this deadly property of the subject, General 
Mulhausen issued a Level 4a Termination Order of any 
witnesses (roughly 1/3 of the village) to ensure no 
outside knowledge of the object and initiated its transport 
to SCP facility [DATA EXPUNGED)]. 


During preparation for transport, four SCP security 
personnel were inexplicably drawn inside the object 
where they too immediately disappeared. Following 
inspection, it appeared as if the object had "grown" 
several new furnishings and was beginning to look like 
the interior of an apartment room. General Mulhausen 
immediately ordered the requisition of several Class III 
HAZMAT suits for the remaining security team members, 
who proceeded to lift the container onto a waiting freight 
ship for transport to the SCP containment facility. 


[DATA EXPUNGED] 
[DATA EXPUNGED] 


Following the termination of General Mulhausen, 
SCP-002 was re-secured by SCP staff and brought into 
special containment in [CLASSIFIED], where it currently 
resides. Staff with clearance below Level 3 have been 
denied access to the SCP-002 container without prior 
approval of at least two Level 4 staff after the Mulhausen 
incident. 


« SCP-001 | SCP-002 | SCP-003 » 


SCP-003: Biological Motherboard 


Item #: SCP-003 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-003 is to be maintained at 
a constant temperature of no less than 35°C and ideally kept above 
100°C. No living multicellular organisms of Category IV or higher 
complexity may be allowed to come into contact with SCP-003. 


In event of total power failure, if SCP-003-1 begins to increase its 
mass, assigned personnel must engage in skin contact with 
SCP-003-1. Ideally, personnel may use their body heat to return 
SCP-003-1 to above the critical temperature; however, skin contact 
must be maintained even in event of SCP-003 reaching activation 
temperature, lasting at minimum until SCP-003-1 advances fully to 
its second growth stage. 


Personnel who enter SCP-003's containment area must first be 
examined for body parasites of Category IV or higher complexity, 
and sterilized if such organisms are present. All personnel who have 
come in physical contact with SCP-003-1 are to immediately report 
for sterilization afterwards. 


SCP-003-1 must not be removed from SCP-003-2 except in case of 
emergency procedures detailed above. Any significant change in 
SCP-003-2's rune activity (including pattern, frequency, or color) 
should be reported within three (3) hours of occurrence. Cessation 
of rune activity must be reported immediately. SCP-003-2 must be 
supplied with power via the source designated Generator 003-IX at 
all times. 


Description: SCP-003 consists of two related components of 
separate origin, referred to as SCP-003-1 and SCP-003-2. 


SCP-003-1 appears to be composed of chitin, hair, and nails of 


unknown biology, arranged in a configuration similar to that of a 
computer motherboard. Testing reveals SCP-003-1 to predate 
earliest known circuit boards by a factor of thousands of years. 
SCP-003-1 is considered sentient but not actively dangerous except 
under certain conditions. 


SCP-003-1 was found on a stone tablet, SCP-003-2, on which it 
currently resides. The runes on SCP-003-2 are not part of any 
known language, and emit pale, flickering light patterns. 


SCP-003-2 is controlled by a (non-biological) internal computer, the 
contents of which are mostly inaccessible without risk of damaging 
SCP-003-2. SCP-003-2 is capable of controlled emissions of 
radiation, including heat, light, and anomalous radiation types. 
SCP-003-2 contains an internal power source of an anomalous 
nature, which appears to have been losing power since several 
centuries before discovery. 


It is considered probable that SCP-003-2 was created for the 
purpose of containing SCP-003-1. Partially interpreted data 
recovered from SCP-003-2 may refer to a past and/or potential 
future LK-class restructuring event caused by SCP-003-1. 


SCP-003 was located by remote viewing team SRV-04 Beta. It 
appears possible that SRV-04 Beta was deliberately contacted by 
SCP-003-2. Other organizations have also been alerted to 
SCP-003's existence, possibly by similar means. Despite this 
activity, SCP-003-2 does not appear to be sentient, based on its lack 
of reaction to M03-Gloria analysis and procedures. 


When SCP-003 drops below the temperature of 35°C, both 
components react. 


First, SCP-003-1 enters a growth state characterized by an 
exponential increase in mass. This growth state consists of two 
stages. In both stages, SCP-003-1 partially fuels its growth by 
converting matter around it, starting with any surrounding inorganic 
material, including atmospheric elements, then nonliving organic 
material, including cells of dead skin, hair, chitin, enamel, keratin, 
and other biological materials. 


The first stage is always the same. SCP-003-1 will first increase its 
mass, then take a form similar in shape to an ophiuroid (brittle star) 
of fifteen meters in diameter (including what appears to be a central 
processor of three meters in diameter). It will form sensory organs 
that appear to scan its surrounding environment, and will partially 
convert the area around it to an unidentified anomalous substance 
(SCP-003-2 seems immune from conversion). 


The second stage describes a growth alteration which occurs when 
SCP-003 comes into contact with living organic material; SCP-003 
appears to "template" itself off of the organic material, and will 
attempt communication with organisms that match its initial 
"template" or "templates". 


In its second stage, SCP-003-1 may pause, slow or change its 
growth, and will also convert inorganic and nonliving organic 
elements into functionally similar structures while anomalously 
altering their physical makeup. 


While growth is consistent in the first stage, in the second stage 
SCP-003-1's growth rate is diminished by 20-90% so long as 
SCP-003-1 remains in contact with living organic material. The 
percentage is determined by the complexity of the organism(s) in 
contact with SCP-003-1; SCP-003-1 appears to devote a large 
amount of processing power to analysis of living organic material. 


During each of SCP-003-1's growth stages, SCP-003-2 releases 
bursts of radiation that temporarily inhibit SCP-003-1's growth, or 
reverse this growth when the temperature of SCP-003-1 rises above 
100°C. Similar radiation emissions have been replicated or recorded 
via other anomalous means. 


SCP-003-1's biology has been the subject of extensive study. 
Significant elements have been identified similar to SCP- _ , 
SCP-1512, and SCP-2756, the latter two of which have no further 
confirmed connection with SCP-003-1 and no known connection 
with each other, and none of which are fully understood (technically, 
even less understood than SCP-003, thanks to the extensive cross- 
disciplinary research on the SCP-003 objects). To date, no 
convincing analysis has been put forward which satisfactorily 
explains SCP-003-1's connection to these SCP objects or others, 


nor its connection to modern technology beyond appearance (and 
potential mimicry via unknown mechanism). 


Addendum 003-01: Acting on information gathered from linguistic 
analysis of SCP-003-2's runes and comparative data analysis, 
Research Team M03-Gloria has managed to establish a link 
between SCP-003 and [DATA EXPUNGED] for analysis of 
functions. SCP-003-1 must now be considered sentient, and is to be 
kept a minimum of 1 km from [DATA EXPUNGED] and the resulting 
"by-product" at all times. 


Addendum 003-02: SCP-003-2's power loss has been exacerbated 
by the procedures performed by M03-Gloria. On orders of O5-10, 
MO03-Gloria will continue procedures. 


Addendum 003-03: During M03-Gloria procedures, SCP-003-1 
doubled its mass and began rapid structural growth. Temperature 
was immediately returned to 100°C. Growth and mass increase of 
SCP-003-1 continued for 9 minutes and 6 seconds, at which time a 
sustained radiation spike was produced by SCP-003-2. In response, 
SCP-003-1 returned to its normal state in 3 minutes and 39 
seconds. New growth dissolved into a dusty residue which was 
collected for analysis. Both SCP-003-1 and SCP-003-2 ceased all 
detectable activity. SCP-003-2 did not resume activity until 
connected to external power source. SCP-003-2's runes glowed 
uniformly gray and did not resume normal activity for three (3) hours. 
SCP-003-2 no longer appears to be able to maintain containment 
area at a temperature above 35°C without external power supplied 
by Generators 003-III through IX. 


Addendum 003-04: The procedure detailed in Addendum 003-03 
was repeated, and SCP-003-1 again entered a growth state. After 
10 minutes and 13 seconds, SCP-003-2 once again produced a 
sustained radiation spike. SCP-003-1's growth stopped for 36 
seconds, then resumed at its previous pace. 


On quadrupling its mass, SCP-003-1 formed a coherent outer shell 
and body. After appearing to scan its environment and partially 
converting its environment, SCP-003-1 then breached containment, 
entering the observation gallery where nine members of M03-Gloria 
were present. On physical contact with team members, SCP-003-1 


encompassed them in rapidly-grown appendages and stopped 
growth for 15 minutes. SCP-003-1 then resumed growth, and 
rearranged the component parts of the center of its form to the 
shape of a three-meter-tall female humanoid, with peripheral 
"tentacles" shifting to extrude primarily from SCP-003-1's newly 
formed "hair" and spine. SCP-003-1 then produced rudimentary 
vocalizations in an apparent initial attempt to communicate with 
researchers. [DATA EXPUNGED] 


An unknown individual approached the compromised containment 
area in company of a full squad of agents. The individual claimed to 
be acting on orders of O5-10 and attempted communication with 
SCP-003-1. [DATA EXPUNGED] 


Following this incident, Agent Jackson of M03-Gloria successfully 
restored power to SCP-003-2 and activated backup generators to 
return the temperature to 100°C. SCP-003-1 returned to its normal 
state in 21 minutes and 7 seconds, and was successfully re- 
contained without incident. 


All nine members of M03-Gloria affected by SCP-003-1 were 
afterwards found to be physically unharmed, with no residual effects 
besides psychological trauma. The converted materials of 
SCP-003's former containment area did not dissolve and are now 
under analysis.