Findings: Flagged for similarity to SCP-2498, 
SCP-2664, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Six 
studies claimed weak evidence of anomalous 
mental phenomena, but the authors attributed 
this to normal statistical error. Most methods 
produced especially high casualty rates in 


Experiment Log 247a-12 

Date: / /2010 

Test Subject: An adult female grizzly bear. 

Control Test A: Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. 
Control Test B: Subject and control acted nervously and gave one 
another as large a berth as possible. 

Results: Initially subject and SCP-247 ignored one another. At one 
point subject came very close to SCP-247, resulting in SCP-247 
giving a warning growl. Subject responded with hostility. Test 
aborted due to possible harm to SCP-247; subject tranquilized by 
Foundation personnel and subsequently killed by SCP-247. 
Notes: Future tests involving animals potentially capable of killing or 
injuring a Bengal Tiger are cancelled. - Researcher S 


Experiment Log 247a-13 

Date: / /2010 

Test Subject: An adult female Bengal Tiger 

Control Test A: Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. 
Control Test B: Subject and control greeted one another, 
established the order of social dominance, then both fell asleep. 
Results: Identical to control test B. 

Notes: /nterestingly, SCP-247 was the beta animal in this 
interaction. - Researcher S 


Experiment Log 247a-14 

Date: / /2010 

Test Subject: An adult male Bengal Tiger 

Control Test A: Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. 
Control Test B: Omitted, record of normal Bengal tiger mating 
behaviour substituted. 

Results: As expected based on control B. [DATA EXPUNGED]. 
Notes: ResearcherS has been removed from this project for lax 
security in his experiments, although in light of his injuries, further 
disciplinary measures have been deemed unnecessary. [DATA 
EXPUNGED], which seems to have benefited from a form of ‘hybrid 
vigor’, has been designated SCP-247-1. Considering that SCP-247 
is likely to have bred naturally in the wild, Mobile Task Force lota-5 
("Tiger Bait") has been formed and assigned to hunt down and 
contain or destroy all incidences of the hybrid SCP-247-1. - O5- 


children. 


Subject matter: Telecommunications 
Publication date: April 1982 

Example article: The efficacy of the human 
optic nerve as a transmission medium for long- 
distance communication. 

Findings: Communications using these 
networks showed 100% data loss in addition to 
the severe logistical challenges in acquiring 
sufficient material for testing. 


Subject matter: Forensic Biology 

Publication date: July 2008 

Example article: The ability to physically or 
mentally distinguish between identical twins. 
Findings: Flagged for similarity to procedures 
221-Crenshaw and 198-Cardinal. Researchers 
proceeded to vivisect or autopsy all subjects 
regardless of any differences detected. 


Subject matter: Climate-Change Ecology 
Publication date: September 2012 

Example article: Potential human adaptations 
for survival in an amphibious environment. 
Findings: Flagged for similarity to SCP-2235. 
All subjects expired from infection, 
complications from surgery, or forced 
drowning. 


Document 2177-1947-01 - Level 3 Access Required 
+ Please enter credentials. 


This document was retrieved from the oldest known 
instance of SCP-2177-1, a dormant bound volume 
located in the restricted archives of the Harry S. Truman 
Presidential Library and Museum. Research findings and 
methodologies contained within this instance were 
identical to known research conducted under the guise of 
the Kantégun Boeki Kydsuibu Honbus between the years 


of 1935 and 1945. Although no SCP-2177 pathogen 
could be located, the following dedication was included 
on the front plate of the volume. 


Dear Mr. President, 


Based on your recent acquisitions, we are 
pleased to note your keen interest in our fields 
of research. We look forward to a long and 
fruitful relationship with the scientific 
community of this nation. 


Warmest regards, 
- The Society for Advanced Human Research 


Footnotes 

1. Text based SCP objects at this site, includingSCP-986have had 
their containment procedures updated to prevent potential infection 
by SCP-2177 

2. Similarity between the vectors of transmission, and contagious 
nature of SCP-2177,SCP-1866, andSCP-2976has been noted. 
Investigation into a potential shared origin for these phenomena is 
ongoing. 

3. Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department, the 
official cover for the Japanese Kwantung Army's covert chemical 
and biological warfare research program during the Second World 
War. 


« SCP-2176 | SCP-2177 | SCP-2178 » 


SCP-2178: Great Sage 


Item #: SCP-2178 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Provisional Site- has been 
established at the base of SCP-2178 in order to provide housing and 
supplies for personnel assigned to SCP-21 78. A circular security 
perimeter with a radius of three kilometers is to be established 
around SCP-2178 and regularly patrolled. Because of SCP-2178’s 
remote location, the possibility of civilians accidentally finding 
SCP-2178 is extremely unlikely; as such, individuals found 
attempting to breach SCP-2178’s security perimeter are to be 
detained as potential persons of interest. 


Description: SCP-21 78 is a large rock formation located in the 
Himalayas mountain range. From base to peak, it is approximately 
162 meters tall; the elevation at the peak of SCP-21 78 is 
approximately 6.5 kilometers. SCP-2178 resembles a closed fist. A 
human head, designated SCP-2178-1, is affixed to the base of 
SCP-2178. SCP-2178-1 appears to belong to an adolescent woman 
of Han Chinese ancestry. 


SCP-2178 undergoes anomalous changes, creating environmental 
conditions impossible for its location, in a 360 day cycle. The cycle 
has five phases of 72 days each. 


¢ In the first phase, SCP-2178 is covered in shrubbery, light 
forest, and grass. The temperature of SCP-2178 is 
approximately 15 degrees Celsius. 


¢ In the second phase, all plant matter on SCP-2178 begins to 
dry; brush fires are common in this period. Temperature 
increases to approximately 30 degrees Celsius. 


¢ In the third phase, all plant matter on SCP-2178 has been 


completely burned away; SCP-2178 exhibits minimal 
anomalous activity during this phase. Temperature is 
approximately 20 degrees Celsius. 


In the fourth phase, clouds moving from east to west 
continuously cover SCP-2178, greatly decreasing visibility. 
Temperature drops to approximately eight degrees Celsius. 
Expeditions to SCP-2178 during this time have revealed that it 
is covered in snow despite the temperature being above 
water's freezing point. Spontaneous magnetic fields pointing 
in random directions and ranging in magnitude from 50 to 700 
microtesla appear in the area surrounding SCP-2178 during 
this time. 


In the fifth phase, temperature drops to negative three 
degrees Celsius. Despite the decrease in temperature below 
water's freezing point, the snow covering SCP-2178 melts, 
generating streams and rivers which pour down the sides of 
SCP-2178. The climate surrounding SCP-2178 is perpetually 
rainy during this period. Analysis of the water produced by 
SCP-2178 in this period shows that the water is unusually rich 
in silt and minerals. The flow of water across SCP-2178 
enriches the soil, which gives rise to a rapid growth of 
vegetation, initiating the first phase and re-iterating the cycle. 


SCP-2178-1 is both alive and conscious. It suffers no injuries from 
its environment and has no need for food or drink. When 
SCP-2178-1 is questioned, it does not provide any information about 
its origins and is extremely disoriented. SCP-2178-1 is aware of its 
condition, but does not exhibit any signs of distress. It has proven 
impossible to dig into or otherwise damage SCP-2178, making 
retrieval of SCP-2178-1 impossible. 


Interview Log-2178-03 
Interviewed: SCP-2178-1 
Interviewer: Doctor James Zhang 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. Zhang: Can you tell me how you got here? 
SCP-2178-1: No. 


Dr. Zhang: What about your name, or where you came 
from? 


SCP-2178-1: ...name? | don’t have a name, do |? 


Dr. Zhang: Can you tell me where you are right now? 


SCP-2178-1: This is a mountain. | am trapped inside it. 


Dr. Zhang: Uh, yes. Yes, that's right. The—the mountain 
seems to be impenetrable, so it seems like it'll be some 
time before we can get to you, but— 


SCP-2178-1: Get to me? Why would you want to get to 
me? It is nice here. 


Dr. Zhang: Right. 


SCP-2178-1: | do not need a name. | do not need a 
place. Or a home. The universe is very big. It is very 
dynamic. For something small and permanent like me, 
there is no place in the universe to stay without being 
wiped away... 


Dr. Zhang: Can you please elaborate? 
SCP-2178-1: It is warm here. Who are you? 
<End Log> 


Addendum-2178A: On / /20 , Provisional Site- personnel 
apprehended an individual attempting to breach SCP-2178’s 
perimeter. The individual was identified as Weidong Chen, a 
Taiwanese citizen. Chen is currently held at [REDACTED] as a 
Person of Interest. Further details regarding Chen are classified to 
Level 4/2178 personnel on a need-to-know basis. 


Immediately after participating in Chen’s arrest, Agent Barnes 


reported significant mental disorientation and dysphoria. Two days 
afterwards, Agent Barnes claimed to have new memories of an 
event in his past that he had not taken part in. Details of this event 
are classified Level 4/2178; there is convincing evidence that the 
event is strongly related to SCP-2178. 


Agent Barnes claims that his symptoms began immediately after 
directly handling a photograph on Chen’s person. The photograph 
was of Chen, a woman who appeared to be SCP-2178-1, and a third 
individual with a digitally obscured face. 


On the back of the picture, a note is written in Chinese. Translated 
into English, it reads: 


Once upon a time, an arrogant, crude, trickster decided 
that he could challenge Heaven. | wonder if you ever 
thought that things would come to this? Tomorrow, a 
foolish girl is going to try the same thing as the trickster. 
Don't worry. All this time, I've known that | am not strong 
or cunning. So this is insurance. R.W. can't kill me, but 
even if he is a coward, he has stomach enough to wipe 
me. Whatever happens tomorrow, this photograph will 
remember it all, and if need be, it will help me remember. 
If you ever need to use this, the Hand is finished. If you 
need to use this and you fail, this is also a good-bye. 


One day we'll look back on this and think that somebody 
was just playing a trick on us all. 


The photograph has not displayed any anomalous properties since. 
+ Level 4/2178 clearance required 


Document-21 78-06 


Foreword: Use of memory-enhancing 
paramedication allowed Agent Barnes to recall 
the anomalous event memory with increased 
precision. Agent Barnes reported that the 
event took place in a location resembling 
known descriptions of the Wanderer’s Library, 


known to be a base of operations for the 
Serpent’s Hand, a Group of Interest. The event 
largely consists of a conversation between a 
man, described as tall and pale-skinned, with 
Caucasian features, and a woman, whose face 
cannot be seen. Her voice is described as 
young, with a slight Mandarin accent. 


A transcript of Agent Barnes’ recollection of 
the conversation is provided below. 


<Begin Log> 

Woman: So you went ahead and did it. 
Man: Y—yeah. | did. 

Woman: And? 


Man: There are some things that we just have 
to do, aren’t there? Look, | don’t like this, | 
don't like this at all, if it were up to me we’d 
never have to do this, and look, okay, I’m still 
not sure that it’s the right thing to do— 


Woman: Oh, come on. You weren't sure? 
You've got to be kidding me. 


Man: |—please, I'm confiding this in you. 


Woman: What do | care what you think? 
You've already cast the die. What can you do 
to reverse your decision? Will you go to the 
Book-Burners! and say, “Haha, just kidding, 
we're not interested in getting with your 
program after all?” 


Man: | don’t know. 


Woman: And there’s nothing you can do to 
change what you’ve done to the Hand. 


Man | don’t know, all right! Even given what 
they've done to us, the Book-Burners are 
bound by the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights. If we don’t interfere with the status quo, 
they will protect us as human beings. This was 
the right decision. | made the right choice. We 
can’t survive—can't live on like this. You don’t 
know. You don’t understand. 


Woman: | don’t understand? | feel like | 
understand things pretty well. You did this out 
of cowardice. 


Man: You don’t understand what it’s like to 
have to fear stepping outside the library, 
because if you do then men in masks are 
going to shoot you, or worse, you'll see 
someone in here and next time you step 
outside you'll hear that they’re dead...you 
don’t understand what it’s like because you'll 
challenge whoever you want. You don’t. You 
don’t know—or worse, worse, you step outside 
and you'll see your family again, except they’re 
behind bars, in a cage forever, while their mind 
slowly breaks, and even if you find them again 
you'll look them in the face and they won’t 
know who you are. That’s worse, isn’t it? Even 
the Book-Burners have their mercies if you 
compare them to the Jailers.2 


Woman: You’re fear-mongering. We don’t 
compromise. 


Man: If we make concessions to them, they 
will protect us. 


Woman: Concessions? What will you do for 

those who won't concede? The ones who will 
still fight? Or the ones who couldn't integrate 

even if they wanted to? 


Man: I...| don’t know. 


Woman: We stand for something. Everywhere 
else, people want to protect their precious 
consensus reality. Consensus reality. God, 
what a joke. So long as reality is decided by a 
majority, there will always be a minority that 
has no place in that reality. We are the refuge 
and the salvation from organizations like the 
Global Occult Coalition—it's another hilarious 
hypocrisy, a supposed coalition of the occult 
that uses the magic it likes to stamp out the 
magic it doesn't. Don't you remember? When 
they came for the outcast, we interceded. Or, 
rather, we did. 


Man: |— 


Woman: And what’s even worse is that you 
think they’ll keep their word! How laughable. 
D.C. Al Fine regularly threatens major 
members of the 108 if they do not toe Her 
Mightiness’ line. What happens to the Hand 
under the global reign of the Book-Burners? 
Even you, for all your lack of spine, have some 
interests. Your life and safety seem to take 
precedence. And one day, those things will be 
in the way of what they want. 


Man: So what’s your alternative, then? How 
will you keep us alive? 


Woman: Stay alive? Staying alive means 
fighting. It always has. | have no concrete 
answers, but let me tell you, I’m more than 
arrogant enough to say that I'll accept no world 
where the alien is marginalized and hunted as 
a matter of routine under a banner of peace 
and justice. If heaven will not have you and if 
you have any pride as a human being, then 
the only option is to challenge heaven itself. To 


bring it crashing down. 
Man: We can’t do that! 
Woman: It's been done. | could do it again. 


Man: No. No, earlier, you were right. It doesn’t 
matter what you say. | made this decision, and 
| can’t undo it. We need protection. The jailers 
are never going to give that to us. But...but the 
book-burners...what the hell are you going to 
do about this? What are you going to do to 
me? 


Woman: What am | going to do? 


Man: We’re...we’re friends, right? You can’t 
just... 


Woman: Ah...your mistress. Bianca, right? 
She hated you. 


Man: What?