Agent Green: You already know | changed 
course. | just kept thinking about those guards 
collapsing. | mean, it was like they had 
suffocated, but one of them was in a hazmat 
suit with SCBA tanks. And | started wondering 
- what if they weren't breathing it in? What if all 
the air in their lungs - all the air in their tanks - 
was just gone? But it wasn't hunting 
behaviour, it was just constant arbitrary 
movement. It felt like... well you don't hunt 
reality benders for as long as | have without a 
sense of when an anomaly is manmade. And 
that's why | drove to the warehouse. 


A-D Griffiths: This is the hazardous materials 
storage warehouse in Norwalk? 


Agent Green: Right - Zhen told me about it. 
By the time we were halfway there, Pi-1 had 
managed to reestablish a perimeter, and they 
had realised how slowly the thing was moving. 
We knew we had some time, but we needed 
some way to see it, and | had an idea how. 


A-D Griffiths: Could you please elaborate? 


Agent Green: <silence, 4 seconds> You see 


that smoke ring? You know that you can do 
the same thing without the smoke, right? 


A-D Griffiths: Please Agent Green, for the 
benefit of the recording. 


Agent Green: Okay then, did you ever use 
invisible ink as a kid? No? You write in starch, 
or lemon juice, and then it turns visible when 
you wash the page with iodine. | had an 
invisible anomaly, and what | needed was the 
right type of wash. Zhen was the one who 
came up with nitrosyl chloride. 


A-D Griffiths: Which you knew to be 
hazardous, and commandeered without 
orders. 


Agent Green: Which was less hazardous than 
an invisible killer gas. And anyway, there were 
no orders - Site-15 had no command left, and 
Pi-1 were trying to convince half of Malibu to 
cancel their parties. The team leader thanked 
me afterwards - not to mention we probably 
gave them the idea for using ‘gas leak’ as the 
cover story. 


A-D Griffiths: Agent Green, we're trying to 
establish why you released thousands of litres 
of gas - a highly toxic mucosal irritant - near a 
major population center! 


Agent Green: Population centre? It was in the 
State Park by then, and the gas dispersed 
pretty quickly. And it worked, right? Coloured 
gas everywhere the anomaly wasn't - damn 
thing showed up clear as day. The Pi-1 bird 
could work out the dimensions and see how 
much of Malibu to evacuate - once they 
stopped laughing, of course. Funny that no- 
one had thought about what it would look like 


from above. | mean, Zhen said the gas would 
be coloured - he hadn't told me it was yellow. 
Kinda appropriate, don't you think? 


A-D Griffiths: What | think is that we're done. 


<recording ends> 


Update - 29 June 2013: Agent Green was issued both a disciplinary 
caution and (on Site Director review) a commendation for his actions 
during Incident SCP-2162-A. Over his objections, Agent Green was 
assigned to work with Agent Daniel Navarro to investigate the 
source of SCP-2162, and the possibility of anomalous artist 
involvement. 


Footnotes 
1. Mobile Task Force Pi-1 ("City Slickers") 


« SCP-2161 | SCP-2162 | SCP-2163 » 


SCP-2163: Hollywood 


Item #: SCP-2163 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2163 cannot be physically 
contained due to its size, geographical distribution, and place in 
modern human culture. Instead, containment efforts are focused on 
early detection and neutralization of cognitohazards generated by 
SCP-2163. 


Due to the rate at which SCP-2163 generates new content, total 
manual inspection is impossible. Instead, the automated 
WATCHDOG system analyzes media created by SCP-2163 for 
common traits shared by most cognitohazards originating from it’. 
When combined with manual inspection of the highest risk sources, 
this system has a success rate of approximately 94%. Standard 
quarantine procedures are used to contain any cognitohazards 
detected this way. Recovered cognitohazards are documented 
under sub-designations of SCP-2163. 


Mutual sharing of detection statistics with the GOC has been 
authorized for the purposes of improving detection rates. Detection 
statistics for the prior month should be exchanged at the end of each 
month. A special liaison position has been created for this purpose. 


In the event of widespread dissemination of an SCP-2163 
cognitohazard, implementation of Protocol Blackout, in full or in part, 
is authorized. All personnel with clearance L4/2163 or above have 
Provisional Nuclear Authorization while Protocol Blackout is in 
effect. 


Further information on Protocol Blackout is restricted to personnel witt 
Blackout or above. 


Protocol Blackout is a series of emergency measures 


designed to halt or slow the spread of memetic and/or 
communicable cognitohazards that have been widely 
disseminated and/or threaten global dissemination 
resulting in one or more *K Class events. Protocol 
Blackout includes the following provisions: 


¢ Suppression of print and broadcast news media. 

¢ Release of aggressive, infectious, destructive, self- 
replicating computer programs with the intent of 
disabling or destroying some or all of the global 
computing and internet infrastructure. 

Sabotage of national and transnational wide area 
synchronous grids. 

Destruction of key global communications relays 
and interconnections. 

¢ Mass amnesticization of the global populace. 

¢ Termination of infected civilians. Collateral 
damage amongst the uninfected populace is 
expected and allowed. 

High-altitude detonation of nuclear devices in order 
to disable or destroy large segments of the global 
electrical infrastructure. 

¢ Release of anomalous counter-memes. 


Additionally, Protocol Blackout grants sweeping 
provisional clearances to members of the Memetics and 
Cognitohazards Department while in effect. 


Description: SCP-2163 is the North American film industry, 
commonly referred to with the metonym "Hollywood", where much of 
the industry has traditionally been located. SCP-2163 is one of the 
largest sources of cognitohazards, generating more than 300 
cognitohazards a year@. These cognitohazards are largely 
generated unintentionally, arising accidentally during the course of 
normal film production. 


These cognitohazards vary markedly in form and effect, but there 
are several traits that are shared by many of them. Namely: 


¢ All cognitohazards produced by SCP-2163 are communicable, 
although to varying degrees. 


¢ Visual cognitohazards often contain rapid changes in 
brightness, contrast, and color. Most are short sequences of 
film less than five seconds long. Very few are still images. 
Auditory cognitohazards rarely contain human speech. Most 
are short, repetitive pieces of music containing string 
instruments and/or synthesized sounds. Those that do contain 
human speech are usually behavior altering in their effects. 
Infohazards are uncommon. When they do appear, they are 
often lines of dialogue, monologue, or narration. These are the 
hardest to detect automatically, and often the most 
dangerous. 


Research into safe means of neutralizing SCP-2163 (and similar 
massive cognitohazard generators) is ongoing. Currently, it is 
impossible to do so without causing a mass cultural shift. This has 
been deemed an acceptable consequence if/when the rate of 
cognitohazard generation surpasses the rate of detection by more 
than 12%. 


Addendum 2163-1: The documentation for SCP-2163-1995-201, 
SCP-2163-2005-058, and SCP-2163-2013-166 is included below. 
Together, they are considered representative of the cognitohazards 
generated by SCP-2163. Access to the documentation for other 
SCP-2163 cognitohazards may be limited by clearance level. 


Item #: SCP-2163-1995-201 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: 
SCP-2163-1995-201 is contained using standard 
containment procedures for generic Safe-class 
communicable cognitohazards. 


Description: SCP-2163-1995-201 is a sequence of 60 
frames of film (approximately 2.5 seconds long at 
standard playback speed) from the film Toy Story. The 
cognitohazard is located in the upper right corner of the 
screen, and consists of a series of rapid changes in color 
and brightness caused by the gesturing of one of the 
characters. When viewed, this cognitohazard causes 


viewers to believe that they are sentient children's toys. 
Persons affected by this delusion will cease all voluntary 
muscle movement when in the presence of unaffected 
persons. 


During production, several members of the film's 
animation team were affected by SCP-2163-1995-201 
before it could be recovered by Foundation agents. 
These individuals were successfully treated with 
amnestics. Unaffected members of the production crew 
were dosed with amnestics where necessary to preserve 
secrecy. 


Item #: SCP-2163-2005-058 
Object Class: Safe; Euclid sub-entities 


Special Containment Procedures: 
SCP-2163-2005-058 is contained using standard 
containment procedures for generic Safe-class 
communicable cognitohazards. 


Individuals affected by SCP-2163-2005-058 are to be 
contained in standard humanoid containment cells, 
following the guidelines for containment of non- 
anomalous humans. 


Description: SCP-2163-2005-058 is the entire initial 
narration track of the English version of the documentary 
March of the Penguins. Listening to the track triggers a 
strong migratory instinct amongst human listeners. 
Affected individuals have all expressed a desire to travel 
towards the nearest geographic pole. If prevented from 
doing so, these individuals become increasingly hostile 
towards their detainers, often resorting to violence in an 
attempt to escape. Amnestic treatments have so far met 
with no success, requiring the indefinite containment of 
affected individuals. 


SCP-2163-2005-058 was recovered by Foundation 
agents before it could be released. Individuals involved 


normal water vapor. At those temperatures, mere water would surely 
become a solid, as indeed would most gases. However, taking 
samples of SCP-244-2's material has proven difficult, as it is both 
gaseous and freezes most devices applied to it. | suspect that this 
may be related to the [DATA EXPUNGED] in SCP-244-1, but 
studying that mineral has a host of problems all its own. -Dr. Morris 


« SCP-243 | SCP-244 | SCP-245 » 


in the production of the film were dosed with amnestics, 
and a new narration track was recorded. Following 
standard protocols for the containment of semi-notable 
persons, individuals affected by SCP-2163-2005-058 
have been retroactively removed from public records 
where possible, and replaced where not. 


Item #: SCP-2163-2013-166 
Object Class: Neutralized 
Special Containment Procedures: N/A 


Description: SCP-2163-2013-166 is the entirety of the 
documentary Blackfish. The film is a delayed-response 
cognitohazard that causes affected individuals to 
develop a hatred of the taste of fish. If left untreated, 
affected individuals will cease all consumption of fish and 
fish-flavored items, and will begin to vigorously 
encourage others to do so as well. 


SCP-2163-2013-166 avoided detection by both 
Foundation and GOC monitoring systems, resulting in its 
public release and dissemination. Once its existence was 
discovered, a joint Foundation/GOC research group was 
formed to develop an inoculation meme in order to 
prevent the collapse of the world fishing industry. This 
meme was then distributed via advertisements for 
Foundation front companies. A mass amnesticization 
campaign, codenamed Operation Fish Food, was 
undertaken to treat those already affected by 
SCP-2163-2013-166. This campaign is considered a 
success, despite the USD in lost profits that 
occurred before its conclusion. 


In the wake of these events, WATCHDOG's detection 
algorithms have been modified in such a way as to 
reduce the chances of a similar event reoccurring. The 
exact nature of these modifications is restricted to 
clearance L3/WATCHDOG or above. 


Footnotes 

1. Details on WATCHDOG's means of operation and method of 
detecting cognitohazards are restricted to personnel with clearance 
L3/WATCHDOG or above. 

2. A rate which is increasing. 

3. Similar phenomena have been observed in other regional film 
industries, in particular the Indian andEuropean industries, which 
have been given their own designations. For a detailed analysis of 
these phenomena, see: Jacobson, Suzanne. "An Analysis of 
Modern Mass Media as Massive Cognitohazard Generators" 
Fieldwork: An SCP Foundation Journal (2008): 601. 


« SCP-2162 | SCP-2163 | SCP-2164 » 


SCP-2164: Magical Two: Electric Boogaloo 


Item #: SCP-2164 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2164-A is to be kept in 
modified humanoid containment cell. A Foundation expert in 
Renaissance-era occult practices is to be assigned to SCP-2164-A 
at all times and review containment procedures every six months. All 
furnishings in SCP-2164-A's containment chamber are to be made 
of plastics or synthetic fibers, and Agrimonia eupatoria (agrimony) is 
to be planted along the perimeter of the cell. These plants are to be 
tended to by maintenance personnel weekly and any ailing plants 
replaced immediately. All personnel entering SCP-2164 outside of 
testing scenarios are to don protective garlands of Laurus nobilis 
(bay laurel) or Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil). Good behavior on 
SCP-2164-A's part may be rewarded with access to Salvia officinalis 
(common sage), Fraxinus excelsior (European ash), one small white 
beeswax candle, and other plant and animal materials documented 
in Document-2164-A. Under no circumstances is SCP-2164-A to be 
supplied with black candles, Artemisia absinthum (wormwood), 
Juniperus communis (common juniper), Santalum album (Indian 
sandalwood), Cedrus libani (Lebanon cedar), Rosa moschata (musk 
rose), or any of the other restricted herbs or materials listed in 
Document-2164-A. Female personnel advised to remain cautious 
around SCP-2164-A. 


SCP-2164-B is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. 
SCP-2164-B's food is to be cultivated on-site to ensure that all its 
meals are organic, non-genetically modified, and completely gluten- 
free. SCP-2164-B may be rewarded for cooperation with various 
small quartz crystals, unprocessed amethysts, turmeric, red 
ginseng, the use of one yoga mat, and approved reading materials. 
A Foundation psychiatrist who has been briefed on New Age 
spirituality is to examine SCP-2164-B under the guise of an "angel 


therapist" and encourage its cooperation with the Foundation. Only 
D-class personnel scoring below 115 on the Stanford-Binet IQ Test 
and below +10 on the Foundation Expanded Intelligence Test for 
Non-Anomalous Humans or born before 1994 are approved for 
testing with SCP-2164-B. 


Under no circumstances are SCP-2164-A and SCP-2164-B to come 
within 100 meters of each other unless separated by soundproofed 
walls and accompanied by experts in negotiation. 


Description: SCP-2164 refers to two circular areas, two meters in 
diameter, each surrounding two humanoid entities. Within 
SCP-2164, scientific laws as commonly understood break down and 
can be manipulated according to set principles by the humanoids 
within SCP-2164. These principles seem to differ between the two 
manifestations of SCP-2164. 


SCP-2164-A is an elderly Caucasian male appearing to be around 
eighty years of age but claiming to be about years old. SCP-2164- 
A can manipulate matter within its range of effect using occult rituals 
or herbal concoctions in the Renaissance tradition. All reality 
alterations (herbal mixtures, incantations, etc.) lose their effect 
outside SCP-2164-A's effect radius.