Results: The clothing seemed more resistant to rips and tears, as 
well as shrinking. Dr. Levy reported that the clothes felt more 
comfortable than before. Clothes took on a slight green tinge, as 
well possessing a slightly minty smell. 


Notes: "We could market this as a fabric conditioner, though some 
people might not like the green tinge and the smell. Plus there's the 
problem that dead bodies are often clothed." - Dr. Levy 


Date: / / 
Test Subject: Dr. Heikkila's Hand. 


organizations of the Global 
Occult Coalition will 
additionally be inspected by 
independent auditors on behalf 
of the Foundation to ensure 
compliance with the terms of 
the Koln Agreement. 
Furthermore, a number of 
individual thaumaturges are 
believed to possess 
knowledge of SCP-3457 (refer 
to Appendix BOE-01 for a full 
list). These individuals are to 
be placed under Foundation 
surveillance to ascertain 
whether or not this is accurate. 
All embedded agents and 
involved auditors are to be 
amnesticized following the 
conclusion of this operation. 


Phase 1 will conclude once 
there is reasonable certainty 
that all holders of information 
pertaining to SCP-3457 have 
been identified. The project 
Oversight is responsible for 
determining when a sufficient 
certainty has been attained. 


Phase 2:The goal of Phase 2 is to 
eliminate all knowledge of 
SCP-3457 outside of the 
records of the Foundation and 
the Global Occult Coalition. All 
pertinent records identified in 
Phase 1 are to be archived 
and destroyed and individuals 
possessing information related 
to SCP-3457 are to be 


subjected to selective 
amnesticization. Should 
selective amnesticization fail, 
responding agents are 
authorized to escalate to full 
amnesticization and/or 
immediate termination as 
deemed necessary. 


Footnotes 

1. Itis speculated that the ongoing worldwide trend of secularization 
and the general decline in religious beliefs may eventually neutralize 
this portion of SCP-3457; acting on this theory, steps have been 
taken to encourage this trend. 

2. The occult branch of the German Government during the Nazi 
Era. 

3. Following the destruction of the demiurge, a drastic increase in 
occult potential occurred throughout the entire human population, 
which may indicate that the original function of the demiurge was to 
artificially limit the number of human thaumaturges. 

4. The precursor organization to the Global Occult Coalition formed 
during the Seventh Occult War. 


SCP-3458: Bad Sectors 


Item #: SCP-3458 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: To avoid causing irreparable 
damage via hard impacts or static electricity, SCP-3458 is to be 
stored in a 15.5 x 20.5 cm Antistatic shield bag in a climate 
controlled storage locker kept at 20° Celsius when not in use. Any 
room used for testing of SCP-3458 must be kept around 20° 
Celsius; to facilitate this, all instances of SCP-3458-2 must be pre- 
equipped with cooling fans. 


Description: SCP-3458 is a standard hard disk drive, configured for 
use in most modern computers as a storage device; its familiar 
shape, size and weight renders it almost completely 
indistinguishable from other hard disk drives, though several key 
details once printed on the label adhered to its protective cover have 
been scratched off with a sharp-edged tool!. These missing details 
are speculated to have pertained to SCP-3458’s storage capacity, 
the rotation speed of its internal disk and its original manufacturer. 
When the primary storage device of a standard desktop computer is 
replaced with SCP-3458, the computer itself, hereafter referred to as 
SCP-3458-2, boots into a simplistic user interface with icons for 
various applications and games, in front of a wallpaper that depicts a 
picturesque but as of yet-unidentified coastal region. 


SCP-3458 readily accepts and stores files imported via external 
storage devices such as flash drives, as well as those downloaded 
from the internet through the use of the pre-installed web-browsing 
program. However, all attempts to export or upload its files to any 
medium of storage have been unsuccessful due to SCP-3458 
halting the process with the error message: “Insufficient 
Permissions”. 

Once the use of SCP-3458-2 has been maintained for a period of 
time sufficient for a “profile” of the user to be constructed 


(presumably from program usage and browsing habits, but this has 
yet to be confirmed), all normal processes are shut down and the 
user interface is replaced by a plain text screen, reminiscent of 
those displayed by most operating systems in the event of a crash 
or fatal error. A disk check follows this, in which the names of files 
stored within SCP-3458, such as “HAPPIEST_MOMENT”, 
“JUDGEMENT_LAPSE_(X)” and “LIE_(X)”, flicker across the screen 
until the scan is complete. 


At this point, a form of verdict regarding the user is rendered, 
seemingly based on their life choices; more often than not, all 
remaining text on the screen disappears and the message “Bad 
Sectors Detected - Initialising Factory Reset” is displayed, an MRI 
scan later revealing an advanced state of amnesia in the user’s 
brain. Tests have revealed that from the moment the 
aforementioned message is displayed, the afflicted user's memory is 
completely and irreversibly wiped - all attempts to restore the user’s 
memory with family photos and personal documents have been 
unsuccessful, as has the administration of prototype mnestics and 
SCP- 


In exceedingly rare circumstances and never in the case of D-Class 
personnel, the completed scan is followed by an alternate message: 
“Minimal errors detected - Well Done”. As the usual effects of 
SCP-3458’s verdict do not present themselves in test subjects who 
are shown this message, it can be assumed that said subjects have 
never committed any major transgressions against society at any 
point in their lives. These few subjects have since reported feeling 
great pride and newfound self-confidence off the back of 
SCP-3458’s quantified, seemingly unbiased analyisis. 


Discovery: SCP-3458 was recovered from a Mr. who had, in 
turn, loaned it to a friend who was in the process of building a 
desktop computer and required a temporary storage solution. When 
Mr. returned to his friend’s apartment two weeks later, 
assuming that the permanent storage device he had ordered online 
had been delivered and that SCP-3458 would be ready for him to 
collect, he found that his friend had since been evicted, reportedly 
for not having paid his overdue rent2. The landlord also informed 
him that the friend had not taken his personal possessions with him, 


claiming that he “didn’t want to steal anything”. Mr. offered to 
call his friend and ask him to collect his belongings but was met with 
rejection of the idea that they had ever met or been friends. 
Speculating on a correlation between his donation of SCP-3458 and 
his friend’s memory loss, Mr. handed SCP-3458 in to the local 
police station, from whom it was promptly confiscated by an 
undercover member of Mobile Task Force lota-10 (aka “Damn 
Feds’). 


+ Testing Log: 


(All tests on SCP-3458 thus far have been carried out by 
Dr. ) 


Test #: 1 

Subject: D-26459, previously convicted of 
murder. 

Usage Time from Startup to Verdict: ~50 
minutes. 

Usage: D-26459 played various games on 
SCP-3458-2 before growing bored and 
opening the web browser; he searched for 
recent events and news stories before logging 
onto various social media websites to send 
messages (D-26459 was allowed to continue 
doing so as his messages were deemed 
harmless). 

Contents of Scan: Most notable file name 
was unsurprisingly “MURDER”, though nothing 
D-26459 had done using SCP-3458-2 pointed 
towards the commitment of said act. 
“PETTY_THEFT” and “DEATH_THREAT” 
were also seen during the scan. 

Verdict Rendered: Bad Sectors Detected. 
Subject State After Testing: D-26459’s 
memory was wiped. He initially responded with 
panic but quickly calmed down after being 
removed from the room containing SCP-3458 
and having his duties as a D-Class test subject 


explained to him. D-26459 now works in the 
main canteen where he previously incited 
numerous acts of violence against guards and 
other staff. 

Additional Notes: The results of this initial 
test have led me to believe that the monitoring 
of a test subject’s usage of SCP-3458-2 is 
nothing more than supplementary to the final 
verdict rendered — it must be collecting its 
information from an alternative source, 
supernatural or otherwise. 


Test #: 2 

Subject: D-26460, previously convicted of 
fraud. 

Usage Time from Startup to Verdict: 34 
minutes. 

Usage: Having attempted to converse with the 
now obliviated D-26459 in the main canteen, 
D-26460 was initially concerned about the 
effects of SCP-3458 before deciding to use its 
web browser to continue trading stocks and 
sending messages to potential clients, 
unwilling to disclose his current location or 
explain his long absence. 

Contents of Scan: D-26460’s scan contained 
a considerable number of files with the title 
“LIE_(X)”, along with the expected “FRAUD” 
file to match his court case and a file named 
“SEXUAL_HARRASSMENT”; as the scan 
continued, D-26460 professed his innocence 
of this act, stating that the accusation was 
made falsely by a “dirty bitch, after [his] 
money”. 

Verdict Rendered: Bad Sectors Detected. 
Subject State After Testing: D-26460’s 
memory was wiped. After being given the 
same reintroduction to the Foundation as 
D-26459, he was tested on various terms and 


phrases pertaining to the fields of economics 
and banking, none of which he could explain. 
Additional Notes: Since D-26460 had 
previously become friends with D-26459, | 
decided to put the two of them in a room 
together to see if they would recognise each 
other or perhaps discuss SCP-3458 and/or its 
effects. Unsurprisingly, they did not. 


Test #: 3 

Subject: Dr. , newly employed 
researcher in the field of Computer Science. 
Usage Time from Startup to Verdict: 1 hour, 
29 minutes. 

Usage: At first, Dr. reported anxiety 
regarding the potential effects of SCP-3458; 
given the option to refuse undergoing this test, 
however, he decided to press on and so 
uploaded several research logs to finalize with 
SCP-3458’s word processor. 

Contents of Scan: Dr. _’s scan was 
unsurprisingly mundane, indicating an 
unremarkable amount of accidents and human 
errors. Once the messages 
“WORKING_FOR_SCP” and 
“IMPRISONING_ME” were displayed, 
however, Dr. _ was advised to leave the 
room as the scan continued. 

Verdict Rendered: Bad Sectors Detected. 
Subject State After Testing: Dr. _ fled the 
room quickly, running some 40 metres down a 
connected hallway before coming to a stop, 
the effects of SCP-3458’s verdict presumably 
taking hold despite the distance that had been 
made between them. A brief memory test 
revealed that Dr. °s memory was also 
completely wiped. 

Additional Notes: Okay, so we’re not testing 
this thing with staff anymore. Dr. _ ’s family 


has been informed that he died in an 
"unspecified lab accident", and O5 is insisting 
that we get their permission before testing 
SCP-3458 with humans any further. What’s 
this thing got against us? 


Test #: 4 

Subject: “Aloysius” - Orangutan, trained to 
interact with computers. 

Usage Time from Startup to Verdict: 17 
minutes. 

Usage: Once placed in a room with an 
instance of SCP-3458-2 designed for use with 
trained apes, Aloysius searched for an internet 
video he had previously been shown, involving 
a kitten riding on the shell of a tortoise. He 
brought his handler closer to the monitor of 
SCP-3458-2 to have her react to the video as 
well before clicking through several other clips. 
Contents of Scan: Aloysius’ scan was 
considerably shorter than those of the previous 
test subjects, displaying a few messages titled 
“VIOLENCE_AGAINST_HANDLER’” before 
cutting straight to the verdict. 

Verdict Rendered: Minimal errors detected - 
Well Done. (The message was also displayed 
in pixelated sign language to cater to Aloysius’ 
lack of English comprehension) 

Subject State After Testing: Aloysius was 
unaffected by the verdict and rewarded with 
mixed fruit for his good behaviour. 

Additional Notes: This wasn’t really that 
surprising — | mean, what would a dumb ape 
have done to deserve getting its memory 
wiped’? It was interesting to see that SCP-3458 
caters to other languages though. Real nice of 
it. 


Test #:5 

Subject: D-27005, previously convicted of 
involuntary vehicular manslaughter. 

Usage Time from Startup to Verdict: 2 
hours, 6 minutes. 

Usage: D-27005 saw SCP-3458-2 as a means 
of communicating with her own family and the 
family of her victim, attempting to reconcile her 
differences with both groups before resorting 
to making a post on her social media account, 
showing regret for the events that had 
transpired. 

Contents of Scan: As with Test #3, D-27005’s 
scan was relatively mundane and showed that 
she had done little to negatively affect society 
apart from what she was convicted of, which 
SCP-3458 entitled “ACCIDENTAL_KILLING’. 
Verdict Rendered: Minimal errors detected - 
Well Done. 

Subject State After Testing: D-27005 was 
initially confused by SCP-3458’s verdict, but 
later began displaying an improved outlook on 
life in general. 

Additional Notes: This is the sort of thing | 
was looking forward to seeing. Whether we 
can trust that SCP-3458 was telling the truth or 
not has yet to be determined, but if we’re able 
to come to a definite conclusion on that... 
There might be a legitimate use for SCP-3458 
after all. 


Footnotes 

1. Researchers tasked with analysing the scratches have since 
determined said tool to have been a flathead screwdriver. 

2. It can be assumed that he was given the “Bad Sectors” verdict by 
SCP-3458 and thus forgot to pay. 


SCP-3460: I'm Going to Change Your Life 


Item #: SCP-3460 
Object Class: Safe Thaumiel 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3460 is to be stored within 
an electronics storage container within the high security containment 
wing of Site-64. All testing involving SCP-3460 requires approval 
of both the Site Ethics Committee and Site Command. 


Update: Following the events of 17/11/1998 all further testing/MTF 
use of SCP-3460 requires O5 approval. Additionally, SCP-3460 may 
only be used to target two subjects at any given time, with a grace 
period of six months to occur between subject interaction and the 
next activation. 


Description: SCP-3460 is a electronic apparatus resembling a 
mid-20th century polygraph machine. Unlike other polygraph 
machines of the era, which typically possess four needles for the 
measurement of an individual's respiration rate, skin conductance, 
and blood pressure, SCP-3460 only possesses two needles and no 
external sensors. Near the base of each needle is a 8 cm by 11 cm 
slot. 


SCP-3460's anomalous properties become apparent when the 
photographs of any two living individuals are placed within the slots 
at the base of the needles, and the apparatus is turned on. At this 
point, the needles will begin to trace lines along chart paper 
produced by SCP-3460 in a manner similar to non-anomalous 
polygraph tests. As of the time of writing, SCP-3460 has not run out 
of chart paper on which to operate. In the event that the two 
individuals whose photographs have been loaded into SCP-3460 
interact with each other, the needles will automatically turn and 
begin to produce a single line for the duration of the interaction, 
separating again when the interaction ends. The nature of these 
interactions is varied, ranging from an individual reading a note from 


Procedure: A drop of SCP-447-2 was placed on the back of the 
subjects hand via an eyedropper.