1. Since all communication by an instance of SCP-3171 can be 
overheard by neighboring instances, SCP-3171 developed a 
rudimentary version of public key cryptography to communicate 
privately. 

2. Dr. Wang's note: external events such as rainfalls or sunsets 
were cross-referenced to patterns of clicks, allowing the research 
team to build a rudimentary dictionary and decipher the underlying 
grammar. The meaning of more abstract words was inferred from 
context via observation of SCP-3171 speech and behavior. This was 
accomplished in the span of only months with the aid of machine 
learning algorithms obtained by the Foundation during the 
decommissioning of an Al captured when 


3. See Disciplinary Log 4123-002 for details. 

4. Dr. Wang’s note: Instances of SCP-3171 often let their stems 
rustle freely in the wind to indicate approbation. This is rendered as 
applause (the closest human equivalent) in the transcript. 

5. See Disciplinary Log 4367-234 for details. 

6. Dr. Wang’s note: it is unclear whether the convolutional neural 
network performing the translation adequately rendered the 
colloquial nature of Mr. Williams' remarks. 

7. Dr. Wang’s note: rhythmic clicking is often used by SCP-3171 to 
indicate jeering and disapprobation. 

8. Dr. Wang's note: here SCP-3171-067 used a string of utterances 
which have not been previously used in public interactions among 
instances of SCP-3171. 


SCP-3172: A Field Of Unfortunate Flowers 


Item #: SCP-3172 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: The area containing SCP-3172 
is to be concealed behind an erected two meter tall concrete wall, 
which is to be patrolled by security personnel regularly. Any 
individuals attempting to gain access to SCP-3172 are to be 
apprehended, interviewed and administered amnestics as 
appropriate. 


Any satellite imagery of SCP-3172 is to be altered to remove 
evidence of its anomalous properties. 


Description: SCP-31 72 is a field on the outskirts of Los Angeles 
which, every one to two three to four months, displays rapid growth 
and death of numerous types of flowers, forming images and words. 
Evidence suggests that SCP-3172 is currently inhabited by multiple 
human consciousnesses which are able to use these flowers as a 
form of communication with the outside world. 


Images formed by SCP-3172 usually take the form of faces of 
prominent celebrity actors. Testimony from long-term interviewing of 
SCP-3172 indicate that the consciousnesses inhabiting it are, or 
believe themselves to be, these individuals. However, all known 
individuals displayed by SCP-3172 have been confirmed to be alive 
and active, with no knowledge of SCP-3172. (See Interview 3172-2.) 


The consciousnesses inhabiting SCP-3172 are cognizant of all 
events that occur in it, and testimony indicates that this is based on 
an anomalous sense unrelated to sight or hearing. When 
questioned, SCP-3172 have been unable to adequately describe 
how they perceive events occurring in SCP-31 72, claiming that they 
simply 'know' what is occurring. 


Records suggest that, prior to containment, SCP-3172 and the land 
surrounding it were the property of Gol-1783 ("Westhead Media"). 


Interview 3172-1 


Interview was conducted over the course of several 
years by Doctor Bryant of the Abnormal Interrogations 
Department. 


Interviewer: Doctor Bryant 
Interviewed: SCP-3172 


<Begin Log> 
SCP-3172: HELP 


Doctor Bryant: Who are you? How can | help 
you? Can you describe your surroundings? 


SCP-3172: OUR NAMES ARE 

[...]| WE DONT KNOW HOW YOU 
CAN HELP US. COLD, DARK, CAN'T SEE. 
MUD? 


Doctor Bryant: How did you come into your 
current situation? Why does it take you so long 
to reply? 


SCP-3172: MAN FROM WESTHEAD. 
WANTED US TO BE IN "OPENING OF 
NIGHT". SAID NO. SAID TALK TO AGENT. 
NOW HERE. HARD TO THINK, THOUGHTS 
TAKE LONG TIME TO COME TOGETHER 
HERE 


Doctor Bryant: How is it you know what I'm 
saying? How long have you been here? What 
was the name of the man who put you here? 


SCP-3172: DON'T KNOW HOW, JUST 
KNOW. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, YEARS 
MAYBE, DON'T HVE [sic] FUCKING 


CALENDAR HERE. THEY DONT HAVE 
NAMES AT WESTHEAD 


Doctor Bryant: Can you elaborate on that last 
statement? 


SCP-3172: NO CANT REMEMBER PLEASD 
[sic] HELP HARD THINK 


Doctor Bryant: How long do you think you 
can last in your current condition? 


SCP-3172: HELP 


Doctor Bryant: We don't know how to help 
you. How were you put into this state? Again, 
how long do you think you can last in your 
current condition? 


SCP-3172: HELP 


Doctor Bryant: I'm extremely sorry. It...from 
what we've tried, at the moment, it doesn't 
seem like we'll be able to remove your minds 
from their current position. 


SCP-3172: HELP 

SCP-3172: HELP 

<End Log> 
Interview 3172-2 


Interview conducted with , one of the individuals 
SCP-31 72 identified itself as. Mr. was brought into 
temporary custody for the purposes of this interview, 
which was supervised by security personnel. 


Interviewer: Doctor Bryant 
Interviewed: 


Addendum 403-1: Continued experimentation has been authorized 
for SCP-403, and a designated safe detonation area has been 
provided for testing. After the third ignition, a Class-D personnel 
attempted a fourth, which caused an explosion that initially appeared 
to be a thermonuclear blast. Evaluation of the explosion has 
demonstrated that it was of equivalent magnitude to 10 MT of TNT, 
far exceeding the yield of most strategic nuclear weapons; this yield 
was also far greater than extrapolations based on past tests seemed 
to suggest. Further study of recorded data seemed to show that the 
event was actually caused by the release of [DATA EXPUNGED] 
stellar material. No abnormal lasting effects from the explosion were 
observed, apart from the devastation wreaked by the initial blast. 
Once again the subject used to ignite SCP-403 was unharmed by 
the blast. 


Addendum 403-2: All further tests have been suspended due to the 
extreme danger presented by the high-energy detonations SCP-403 
is capable of producing. As it seems the power of SCP-403 
increases exponentially, a fifth ignition could result in an event 
comparable to [DATA EXPUNGED]. A blast of this magnitude could 
devastate vast portions of the continent and present a severe risk of 
breaching the containment of several Foundation sites, including 
[REDACTED]. 


« SCP-402 | SCP-403 | SCP-404 » 


<Begin Log> 


Doctor Bryant: Apologies for any 
inconvenience, Mr. , We just need to ask 
you a few questions. 


Mr. : No problemo. (laughs) What are you, 
uh, what do you guys want to know? 


Doctor Bryant: Are you familiar with an 
organization called Westhead Media? 


(Pause.) 
Mr. : Can't say | am. Why're you asking? 
Doctor Bryant: You seem unsure. 


Mr. : Well, it's a big business. I've worked 
with a lot of folks, you know? It's hard to 
remember them all off the top of my head. 


Doctor Bryant: Ah. | understand. I'll give you 
a few minutes to try and remember. 


Mr. Ol, | — 


Doctor Bryant: Please don't worry, Mr. 5 
I'm a very patient man. You take your time. 


(Silence for several minutes.) 


Mr. : Well, thinking back on it, | might have 
heard the, uh, the name, um, once or twice. 


Doctor Bryant: Well, I'm glad to hear that. 
And where did you hear the name once or 
twice, Mr. ? 


Mr. : |, uh — not sure — 


Doctor Bryant: Sorry, | didn't quite catch that. 


Say again? 
Mr. : | said I'm not sure. 
Doctor Bryant: Sorry to hear that. 


(Doctor Bryant shows Mr. a photograph of 
SCP-3172. He visibly pales.) 


Mr. :|— 


Doctor Bryant: Are you familiar with this 
location, Mr. ? 


Mr. : Um, |, uh, | — 
Doctor Bryant: You seem distressed. 
Mr. : | — I'm not going back! 


(At this point, Mr. attempted to attack 
Doctor Bryant and had to be restrained by 
security personnel. During the altercation, Mr. 

attempted to wrestle one of the security 
personnel's firearms out of their hands and the 
weapon discharged, killing Mr. y 


<End Log> 


Following the death of Mr. , analysis of his corpse by 
on-site personnel revealed that it was genetically 
identical to numerous species of flowers common in 
SCP-3172. His body is currently in storage at Site-22. 


A search of Mr. 's home revealed numerous 
correspondences between himself and an unknown 
representative of Westhead Media regarding an 
upcoming role in a film entitled The Opening of Night. 
From these correspondences, it has been discerned that 
this film features a large cast and is to be filmed at a 
large range of locations, several of which are not present 
on any known maps. No information on this film outside 


of these correspondences has been found. 


Under the purview of Project KALEIDOSCOPE, a 
substitute body was prepared and deposited near Mr. 

's home in Los Angeles in accordance with the cover 
story of a mugging gone wrong. 


Interview 3172-3 


The following is a transcript of a call made by Pol-1783 
("The Westhead") to Doctor Bryant's home following 
initiation of investigation into individuals named by 
SCP-3172. 


Interviewer: Doctor Bryant 
Interviewed: Westhead 


<Begin Log> 
Westhead: Hey there, champ2. 
Doctor Bryant: Who am | speaking to? 


Westhead: This is Westhead. I've been, uh, 
hearing some stories that you kids are spying 
on some of our employees? 


Doctor Bryant: So they are in your employ? 


Westhead: (laughs) Guilty as charged. | 
employ a hell of a lot of people. But, ah, what 
you're doing now is pretty rude, | gotta say, 
and I'm sure it's not legal. So my board of 
directors is saying it's best for us to issue a 
formal cease and desist. So, ah, cease and 
desist. 


Doctor Bryant: Your board of directors? 


Westhead: Are you trying to grill me right now, 
champ? 


Doctor Bryant: |'m just asking a question. 


Westhead: You ever see a kid get hit by a 
truck? 


(Pause.) 
Doctor Bryant: |'m sorry? 
Westhead: A truck, | said. 


Doctor Bryant: | don't...! don't see how that's 
relevant. 


Westhead: Look, I'll give it to you straight, 
champ. I'm sure there's a field out there whose 
flowers would love to walk and talk and 
breathe in that skin of yours. 


(Pause.) 
Doctor Bryant: I'll think about it. 


Westhead: | really hope you do, champ. | 
really hope you do. 


<End Log> 


Tracing of the call made to Doctor Bryant revealed it to 
originate from a public payphone on Hollywood 
Boulevard, Los Angeles. Surveillance of the phone at the 
time of the call showed no individuals approaching or 
using it. 


Investigation into the remaining individuals named by 
SCP-3172 is currently ongoing. 


Footnotes 

1. All thirty-nine names referenced by SCP-3172 are available in 
Supplementary Document 3172-1. 

2. Analysis of the frequency of the vocalizations made by Pol-1783 
indicate that they do not originate from a set of human vocal cords. 


SCP-3174: Kleiner Freund 


Item #: SCP-3174 
Object Class: Safe Euclid Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: When not in use, SCP-3174 
must be locked inside a standard locker in secure storage. After the 
events of Incident 3174-A, SCP-3174 must be contained within a 
single locker in a sealed room in complete darkness. Under no 
circumstances are researchers with children permitted to handle 
SCP-3174. 


Description: SCP-31 74 is a handmade doll, 30 centimeters in 
height and dressed in a red vest that covers most of its body. It is 
mainly composed of simple black and red cloth. Two white buttons 
are stitched to the item's face. When in its active state, SCP-3174 is 
able to produce muffled sounds. Although largely unintelligible, 
extensive vocal analysis has shown these noises are attempts at 
speaking German. SCP-3174's inability to enunciate is likely a result 
of it not having a mouth. It is also able to move on its own: it has 
displayed strength superior to a human in the past, as well as a 
maximum running speed of 50 Km/h. SCP-3174 has also displayed 
some additional, small-scale anomalous properties during 
interaction with parents and children, the extent of which are still 
under investigation. 


SCP-3174's anomalous properties activate when a human child 
(ranging from age 3 to 12) and a subject the child identifies as a 
parental figure enter within a 10 meter radius of SCP-3174. The item 
will animate, and normally attempts to interact with the younger 
subject through noises and gestures. It has been shown to engage 
in anything from simple games of catch, to more complex "pretend 
games" such as playing ‘doctor,’ 'cops and robbers’, and other 
occupational make-believe games. The item will always prompt the 
adult to join the games as well, harshly reprimanding the adult if they 
refuse. In cases of neglectful behavior, the item will focus its 


attention on the adult with various degrees of aggression, prompting 
them to spend more time with the child, or to take part in games and 
other activities. In severe cases, the item has violently attacked the 
adults, making loud attempts at vocalizing "bad parent" in German 
while flailing its limbs at them, often resulting in minor abrasions. In 
extreme cases of neglectful and/or abusive behavior, the item 
directly attacks the adult without any warning, attempting to climb 
them to hit them on the head with considerable brute force, often 
causing major wounds. In these cases, the adults were known for 
violent and/or abusive behavior. 


Recovery: SCP-3174 was retrieved near the city of , in Bavaria, 
Germany. The item came to the Foundation's attention after 
numerous reports from tourists visiting the decommissioned mines 
of | encountering SCP-3174. Operatives were sent to investigate, 
and located SCP-3174 in an isolated tunnel near a crumbled wall in 
its inactive state. SCP-3174 was contained without incident, and all 
involved civilians were treated with Class-B amnestics and released. 
The mines of — have been closed to the public and placed under 
Foundation authority. 


Addendum 3174-A-01: After extensive investigation into the 

mines, Foundation agents found twelve skeletons, ranging from 6 to 
12 years old, in a sealed off section of the mine. Radiocarbon dating 
dates these remains to approximately 1720. The remains were 
huddled together against the wall, suggesting they died of 
suffocation or starvation due to a cave-in. The remains have been 
stored for further analysis on site. 


+ Experiment log 3174 


All experiments have been conducted by Dr. Corvino. 
Due to the low risk presented by the object, volunteers 
from personnel have been used for these tests, unless 
otherwise stated. 


Experiment 3174-01 

Subject A: Soares (age 8) 

Subject B: Soares (father) 

Relationship: Relationship between Subject A 
and Subject B has been described as 


functional and close. 

Result: The item activates approximately 20 
seconds after Subject A and Subject B enter 
its area of influence. Item proceeds to engage 
Subject A in a game of catch, prompting 
Subject B to play along. Subject B is instructed 
to do so. After a period of 47 minutes, Subject 
A declares to be "having fun," causing 
SCP-3174 to deactivate. A small, gold token 
engraved with "Bester Vater" ("best father" in 
German) is found in Subject B's pocket. The 
badge does not show any particular properties, 
and has been stored for further testing. 


Experiment 3174-02 

Subject A: Albrektson (age 4) 

Subject B: Albrektson (mother) 
Relationship: Relationship between subject A 
and subject B has been described as 
functional and close.