Afterword: Due to the potential consequences 
of non-compliance, limited time frame, and 
personnel requirements for a legion4, a 
proposal to utilize a Bright/Zartion Hominid 
Replicator to fulfill the demand was sent to the 
Ethics Subcommittee on Human Cloning. After 
a day of deliberation, the proposal was 
approved by a 5-4 decision. 


Date: June 7, 2010 
<Begin Transcript> 


(Silently, Dr. Marcellus focuses on the tribute 
offerings, and they disappear.) 


SCP-2229: You're usually more talkative when 
you deliver the tribute, Titus. | sense that 
something troubles you; is it the legion, 


perhaps? 


Dr. Marcellus: Sextus, it is not easy for a man 
to send six thousand men off to war, and to not 
know a thing about their fate. 


SCP-2229: They fought boldly, and died 
heroically; they lost their lives, but gained their 
names. Can warriors ask for much more? 


Dr. Marcellus: | suppose not. 
(Thirty seconds of silence.) 


Dr. Marcellus: Do you expect to ask our 
empire for a legion again in the future? 


SCP-2229: No, the audience has seen enough 
of us, and the showmen themselves are quite 
satisfied. The next time, it will not be our 
people who are called on, but yours. Your 
warriors’ performance was quite rousing, and, 
in any case, | have been told that your people 
are already quite overdue for your turnin the 
arena. 


<End Transcript> 
Afterword: None. 


Footnotes 

1. Due to budgetary concerns, purple cloth, wine, and glassware are 
recommended in lieu of other items. 

2. A constellation also known as the Great Bear, which notably 
contains the Big Dipper. 

3. It is unknown whether there exists a limit to the mass that 
SCP-2229 can manipulate. 

4. Six thousand individuals. 


« SCP-2228 | SCP-2229 | SCP-2230 » 


SCP-2230: An Unlicensed Neurosurgeon 


Item #: SCP-2230 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2230 is to be housed 
within a standard humanoid containment unit. SCP-2230 is to be 
provided with adequate nutrition three (3) times per day and is 
allowed access to written media on request, in addition to three (3) 
hours of Foundation-approved television programming. SCP-2230 is 
not be given access to any form of electric device or components, or 
other personnel (see Incident 2230-A). Any media with contents 
pertaining to medicine, electronics or maintenance must be 
approved by two assigned Class 3 personnel prior to provision. 


Until further notice, all confirmed instances of SCP-2230-1 are to be 
transported to Site-17 for study and containment. Investigations 
aimed at identifying additional individuals SCP-2230 has previously 
come into contact with are ongoing. 


Description: SCP-2230 is an adult male of European descent. 
SCP-2230 was, by its own admission, “self-employed” from 
01/03/1985 to 17/07/2012. 


SCP-2230 was brought into Foundation custody on 17/07/2012, 
after complaints from residents of the area, Chicago, resulted 
in the arrest of SCP-2230 by local law enforcement. Reports of 
unusual findings within the residence of SCP-2230 warranted a 
Foundation investigation which recovered multiple items, some of 
which were anomalous in nature. 


+ List of recovered items 


The list of recovered items from the former residence of 
SCP-2230 includes: 


Proceed? Y/N 

>Y 

Confirm security code. 
>SysAdmin 76-4498 


System Override acknowledged. BaseCommand 
0776-1389 has not authorized. 24 hour countdown 
engaged. 


>Open file 256b 
Displaying authorization list 


Agent 76-8947 

Agent 76-3465 

Agent 76-2456 

Agent 76-8638 

Agent 76-4634 

Scientist 76-2464 

Scientist 76-4363 

Scientist 76-6521 

Scientist 76-3215 

Mary-Ann Waters *CIVILIAN* 
Robert Waters *CIVILIAN* 
James Turtle *CIVILIAN 
BaseCommand 76-0103 *Deceased* 


>Access record Mary-Ann Waters 


Mary-Ann Waters. Vitals under file MAW_1. 
Suspected mother of Item# SCP-256 


You have not accessed this terminal in three minutes. Do 
you require assistance? 


>N 


Assorted medical implements, including scalpels, 
forceps, syringes, surgical tubing, and a makeshift 
motorized bonesaw. 


A number of repair and construction tools, 
including hammers, chisels, wrenches, clamps, 
wire cutters, a soldering iron, a welding torch anda 
power drill. 


Bottles of anaesthetics, sedatives and other 
medical drugs, many of which were determined to 
have been obtained illegally. Most were being 
stored in a home refrigerator. 


A large collection of scrap electronics and home 
appliances. 


A handheld, pen-shaped device capable of 
producing a focused laser beam powerful enough 
to cut through flesh with ease and accuracy, 
powered by four double-A batteries. 


* A large device assembled from components taken 
from multiple appliances, including: a water boiler, 
a television set, a microwave oven, a personal 
computer, and several home radios. Device was 
found to be capable of producing low-quality MRI 
imaging by means not fully understood. 


¢ Also recovered; 32 books on electronics, 27 books 
on home and industrial maintenance, 44 books on 
neurosurgery and oncology, 51 books on human 
neurology, and SCP-2230's laptop computer, 
containing hundreds of files documenting similar or 
related subjects. 


The complaint leading to the initial arrest of SCP-2230 was issued 
by one Parker, detailing the strange behaviour of her husband, 
Parker, after being 'operated on' by SCP-2230. A Foundation 
investigation conducted from 18/07/2012 has connected SCP-2230 
to a string of unusual medical reports across the states of Illinois and 


Wisconsin, dating back to the year 1985. This investigation has 
resulted in the identification of, to date, 187 individuals SCP-2230 
has performed unlicensed medical operations on. 


Each of these individuals, designated SCP-2230-1, have been 
medically examined by Foundation specialists. While the majority of 
SCP-2230-1 appear outwardly normal, X-ray examination reveals 
clear abnormalities within the cranium. 


Medical analysis of SCP-2230-1: 


SCP-2230-1-094-Ms. Williams: Subject was missing a 
significant portion of her cerebellum. Missing portion had been 
replaced with a network of insulated copper wiring, circuitry from an 
electronic alarm clock, and a gyroscope extracted from a brand 
smartphone. Subject reported experiencing persistent muscle 
spasms and problems with balance since an illicit operation to 
remove a cerebral tumour performed two years prior. 


SCP-2230-1-121 - Mr. Deliard: Subject was missing multiple 
portions of his left temporal lobe. Missing portions replaced with 
components from a home radio and an electronic ‘robot pet' toy. 
Subject was capable of limited hearing in his left ear. Subject also 
claimed to be able to hear certain FM radio transmissions. 


SCP-2230-1-107 - Ms. Liddle: Subject was missing the majority 
of her visual cortex. Missing portion replaced with circuitry from a 
computer display card, a cluster of HDMI data cabling, and five 
small electromagnets. Subject was able to identify and distinguish 
between faces, but claimed to be able to see only in a limited colour 
depth, comparable to looking through a 4-bit computer monitor. 


Addendum: 


The surgical removal of anomalous components from SCP-2230-1 
has been attempted on occasions. This invariably results in the 
rapid mental decay or death of the subject, depending on the vital 
nature of the replaced portion of brain tissue. 


The number of SCP-2230-1 living with these replacements 
represents the majority of individuals operated on by SCP-2230. 


However, 58 individuals have been found deceased as a result of 
the actions of SCP-2230. While 31 of these occurrences appear to 
have been failed operations, judging by the presence of various 
electric components in the craniums of the deceased, the remainder 
have had large, highly specific portions of their brain tissue removed 
with no apparent attempt at replacement. One of the earliest of 
these examples, Dr. , an accomplished neurosurgeon and 
lecturer at University, was found to have had the entirety of his 
frontal lobe and hippocampus carefully excised, with the outer 
cranial damage repaired so as to leave almost no trace of surgery 
having been performed. 


Open Interview 2230-01 


Date: 21/07/2012 
Interviewer: Dr. Harper 
Interviewed: SCP-2230 


<begin transcript> 


Dr. Harper: Good morning; I'm Dr. Harper. I'll 
be conducting your interview for today. State 
your name, please. 


[subject frequently avoids eye contact; this 
behaviour continues throughout the interview] 


SCP-2230: [sighs] My name is, uh, Ben 


Dr. Harper: Alright then, Mr. ; do you 
know why you're here with us today? 


SCP-2230: Because some ungrateful bitch 
went yapping to the cops. But | don't mind. At 
least I'm amongst intelligent people now. 
People with a brain. 


Dr. Harper: I'm [coughs] glad you feel that 
way. Now, | assume we're talking about Ms. 
here; why would you say she was 


ungrateful? 


SCP-2230: | fixed her husband for her. 
Cheaper than any other doctor would have 
done it, too. Least she could do is show some 
gratitude. 


Dr. Harper: Ah yes, Mr. ; one of your... 
patients, yes? 


SCP-2230: Uh huh. 


Dr. Harper: | examined him myself. The 
quality of the surgery is, uh, quite impressive 
actually. Where'd you learn to do that? 


SCP-2230: You noticed... [subject grins] Well, 
| studied at a very prestigious medical 
institution, and I, uh... 


Dr. Harper: Really? | mean, | could be wrong 
but, according to your file here you dropped 
out of med school in your second year. Before 
that you were doing a tech course at 

Dropped out before the first year was up. 
Clearly you're not a qualified medical 
practitioner. Now, I'll ask you again: where'd 
you learn to do that? 


SCP-2230: [subject becomes visibly angry, 
rising from his chair] You pretentious fucks! 
You're all the same! | earned everything | got, 
and | don't need a fucking degree to tell me I'm 
a doctor! 


[after several seconds of standing and staring 
at Dr. Harper, who does not respond, subject 
breaks eye contact and sits back down] 


| read books. A lot of books. | worked my ass 
off. And it didn't make a difference. But then, 


one day, | learned | had something none of 
them had. A secret weapon. 


[subject grins again, looking downwards and 
playing with his hands] 


I've learned to... get into the heads... of my 
competitors. So to speak. 


Dr. Harper: Would you care to elaborate on 
that? 


SCP-2230: No. | wouldn't. 


Dr. Harper: Very well then. Describe the 
operation you performed on Mr. 


SCP-2230: A progressed astrocytoma in the 
middle frontal gyrus, beginning to invade the 
surrounding parenchyma. | excised the 
diseased tissue and repaired the damage. A 
straightforward procedure. | think | did a pretty 
good job with that one. 


Dr. Harper: You removed his entire frontal 
lobe. The man can barely string together 
complete sentences, and when he does, they 
don't make sense. He doesn't even recognise 
his own wife and kids. You call that a “pretty 
good job”? 


SCP-2230: | think you're missing the point 
here — the man doesn't have cancer anymore. 
| fixed him. 


Dr. Harper: Yes... I'm surprised he's even 
alive, with all that junk in his skull. But he's 
alive. How do you fix people, Mr. ? How 
do you replace components of the most 
complex machine in the known universe with... 
spare parts from old computers? 


SCP-2230: [laughs] That's my greatest secret 
of all, my good doctor. You can't have that 
one. 


Dr. Harper: We have ways of extracting the 
information we need. 


SCP-2230: | think you'll find that difficult. 
[subject taps his head with his forefinger] I've 
made some modifications. Put blockers in 
place. That secret's only coming out when | 
want it to. 


Dr. Harper: Our session is over, then. 


[Dr. Harper gathers his papers and prepares to 
leave] 


Dr. Harper: Before | go, though... We know 
you were operating out of that apartment for 
some time - at least four months — and you 
had several patients during that time. We 
searched all over that apartment, we searched 
your trash, we searched your drains... but we 
never found any of that missing brain tissue. 
Tell me, Mr. - what did you do with it? 


[subject raises head to face Dr. Harper, 
maintaining direct eye contact] 


SCP-2230: | don't think that's any of your god 
damn business, doctor. 


<end transcript> 


Incident 2230-A - 12/03/2013: 


A routine inspection of SCP-2230's containment unit resulted in the 
confiscation of an illicit device, found to have been constructed of 
parts removed from the unit's fixed television set using plastic eating 
utensils. Device proved capable of producing a focused 


electromagnetic pulse that induces temporary spatial disorientation 
in targets. SCP-2230 standard programming privileges revoked. 
Containment procedures updated. 


« SCP-2229 | SCP-2230 | SCP-2231 » 


SCP-2231: A Shared Identity 


Item #: SCP-2231 
Object Class: Safe Neutralized 


Special Containment Procedures: Revision 05/02/2014: 
SCP-2231-1 through -3 are to be kept on life support in the medical 
wing of Site 17 for an 180 day observational period. If no change in 
their condition is recorded the remaining instances of SCP-2231 are 
to be disconnected from life support and their remains disposed of. 
SCP-2231 no longer demonstrates any anomalous properties 
following the expiration of SCP-2231-4 


+Show Former Special Containment Procedures 


SCP-2231-1, SCP-2231-2, and SCP-2231-3 are to be 
housed in standard humanoid containment units in wing 
3 of site 17. Subject to cooperation with Foundation 
containment, SCP-2231-1 through -3 are to be allowed 1 
hour of communal time, under strict guard supervision, 
each week in the Section 3 cafeteria during off-hours. 


POI-2231-1 is to be remotely monitored by Foundation 
personnel for any indication of anomalous activity or 
connection with SCP-2231. 


Revision 03/07/2014: SCP-2231-4 is to be housed in 
standard humanoid containment in wing 8 of site 17. 
Under no circumstances is SCP-2231-4 to be exposed to 
SCP-2231-1, -2, or -3, or to be made aware of their 
existence or the reason for its confinement. 


Description: SCP-2231 was the shared identity of three otherwise 
non-anomalous human beings (referred to as SCP-2231-1, -2, and 
-3), claiming to go by the name “Johnathan Tran”, born June 17th 
1983 and currently residing in Boise, Idaho. 


SCP-2231-1 is a 41 year old Korean male, SCP-2231-2 is a 13 year 
old Nigerian female, and SCP-2231-3 is a 56 year old Pakistani 
female. SCP-2231-1, -2, and -3 had a comprehensive knowledge of 
the experiences and history of the other two instances, as well as of 
the supposed shared identity of SCP-2231 (SCP-2231’s purported 
history does not match the verifiable history of instance -1 through -3 
in any way). 


All instances of SCP-2231 showed a strong preference to respond 
to questions about their past with information pertinent to the history 
of SCP-2231-4, as opposed to their own physical history. Following 
containment of SCP-2231-1 through -3 in 2013, each instance had 
demonstrated notable conflation of its physical history with that of 
the other two instances, frequently responding to questions 
categorically with details of the other instance’s history as well as 
their own. 


SCP-2231-4 is the individual Johnathan Tran. As of the present 
date, SCP-2231-4 has demonstrated no knowledge of or connection 
to SCP-2231-1 through -3. 


SCP-2231-4 was formerly the individual Johnathan Tran. 
SCP-2231-4 was incinerated following expiration on 05/01/2014. 


Addendum 2231-1: Acquisition Log 


Added 10/30/2013