Sector management directed that despite the high possibility of 
D-3127 being either delusional or deliberately attempting to mislead 
Foundation staff, there was no alternative but to subject both D-3127 
and Junior Researcher Chen to Procedure 552-Hepburn to eliminate 
the possibility that a transfer of consciousnesses had taken place. 
Ultimately it was concluded that such a transfer had not taken place 
due to signs of confabulation and evasion present in D-3127 under 
high-level interrogation that were not present in Junior Researcher 
Chen under the same levels of duress. 


After the conclusion of the procedure Junior Researcher Chen was 
permitted six months’ paid leave. On her return sector medical staff 
declined to certify her ready to resume work and she has since 
opted to discontinue work with the Foundation. 


| take full responsibility for the failure to foresee an attempt by a D- 
Class subject to manipulate facility security in this fashion, and for 
the subsequent psychiatric issues suffered by Junior Researcher 
Chen following psycho-epistemological interrogation as part of 
Procedure 552-Hepburn. | am unfortunately unable to comment on 
any authorised or unauthorised use of SCP-1416-1 which may have 
taken place immediately following Incident 1416-  -1 and must 
again refer security staff investigating the disappearance of the 
object to the chain of command. - Dr Barker 


Addendum-1416-02: 


A standard inventory of Safe Wing-C items on / /20 by Junior 
Researcher Nielsen determined that the containment locker logged 
as containing SCP-1416-1 was in fact empty. An investigation and 
review of CCTV and access logs was carried out; however, 
exceptional circumstances mean that much of this data is classified 


at a level beyond normal sector security. Attempts have since been 
made to reconstruct the last point at which the object was seen by 
any given staff member, including the collection of affidavits as to 
lives subjectively experienced through the testing of SCP-1416-2: 


Access 1416-1 Staff Access Timeline 


Linda Chen, formerly a Junior Researcher at Sector-25, opted to 
provide the following statement in lieu of a sworn affidavit when 
contacted: 


| want this on the record. If | had done it, | would have 
taken a hammer and smashed it into a thousand pieces, 
right in front of everyone. That's the only way you can be 
sure. I've had a lot of time to think about this. As long as 
it exists, you can't be sure who you are. You might be 
you. Or you might be someone else experiencing your 
life in the future. And you start wondering, does it even 
matter which? The only thing you can know for sure is 
that if you see someone die, you can't be them. | saw 
D-3127's body after they pulled it out of that room. That's 
the only way | know I'm not him, drinking another cup of 
me. Or worse, someone drinking a cup of him, 
experiencing him drinking a cup of me. Do you get it? 
Until you see the teapot dead, you don't know anything. 


« SCP-1415 | SCP-1416 | SCP-1417 » 


SCP-1417: Swiss Army Banana 


Item #: SCP-1417 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1417-1 and SCP-1417-2 
are to be contained in a standard Safe-class holding locker when not 
in use. Any personnel wishing to make use of the objects for testing 
purposes must submit a summarized testing outline form to Doctor 
Chapman for approval. Under no circumstances are SCP-1417-1 or 
SCP-1417-2 to be taken off-site or used without permission. Any 
personnel found in violation of this protocol will be reprimanded. 


Description: SCP-1417 is a collective designation for two related 
objects possessing anomalous properties. SCP-1417-1 appears to 
be an ordinary banana (Musa acuminata) of the Cavendish variety, 
which is partially peeled at one end. Biological analysis reveals that 
SCP-1417-1 does not differ from an ordinary banana in any way, 
with its skin and exposed flesh consistent with biological norms. 
SCP-1417-1's anomalous properties include the inability to continue 
peeling it; when an effort is made to peel it, the peel is unable to be 
moved, with testers reporting an intense resistance on the part of 
the skin. Robotic attempts at peeling have also met with similar 
results, with pressure increasing equal to the resistance applied in 
peeling. 


SCP-1417-1 also does not suffer from standard biological 
decomposition; since its acquisition by the Foundation in 2012, the 
object has not undergone any form of degradation, regardless of 
location. 


SCP-1417-2 consists of a single piece of laminated printer paper, 

8.5 cm x 11cm in size, accompanied by a single plastic chip. The 

page contains a chart of several options with accompanying blank 
boxes. Anomalous properties manifest when the chip is placed on 
one of the boxes. The text of the page is as follows: 


SWISS ARMY BANANA 
REGISTERED OWNER: 

FLARE GUN (SINGLE SHOT) [ ] 

TIRE IRON [] 

CORKSCREW [ ] 

POCKET KNIFE [ ] 

COMPASS (ONLY POINTS NORTH) [ ] 
REST [] 


When the plastic chip is placed into any of the blank boxes, 
SCP-1417-1 will take on the properties of the object selected. The 
banana itself will not change or display any new visual qualities, but 
will instead function as the selected object. For example, placing the 
chip into the "POCKET KNIFE" box causes SCP-1417-1's peeled, 
visible end to become as sharp as a standard stainless-steel quality 
knife, just as selecting the "COMPASS" box will cause SCP-1417-1 
to point its peeled end north, regardless of the direction the object 
and/or owner is facing. 


When the chip is placed into the "REST" box, SCP-1417-1 will return 
to an inert state and appear as normal. If SCP-1417-1 is not placed 
into the "REST" position approximately once every twelve hours, 
SCP-1417-1 will develop a limp appearance and begin to turn green, 
becoming non-functional until the "REST" option is selected. It is 
also important to note that the plastic chip, when placed upon 
SCP-1417-2, cannot be removed by any means other than the 
owner physically removing it with his or her hand. The paper is 
apparently indestructible, with ripping, burning and compacting 
attempts proving to have little to no effect. 


Alternatively, if an individual signs his or her name in the 
"REGISTERED OWNER" text box, SCP-1417-1 will respond to 
voice commands from that individual, so far as they match the 
commands found in SCP-1417-2. For example, saying or yelling 
"REST" whilst in the presence of SCP-1417-1 will cause the item to 


enter into rest mode. Further testing is in progress. 


SCP-1417 was discovered on - -2012 after police responded to a 
hostage-taking incident in the town of _ , Pennsylvania. First 
responders found the suspect — a man with a known history of 
mental illness — holding a neighbour hostage with what appeared to 
be a banana. After negotiations with the suspect failed, police 
attempted a raid on the home only to witness the suspect fatally 
slash his victim with the banana, causing death due to a severed 
jugular vein. 


Foundation personnel embedded within the coroner's office noted 
the unusual circumstances of the incident and retrieved SCP-1417-1 
and SCP-1417-2 from the home of the suspect, with amnesiacs 
administered to witnesses as necessary. Suspect retrieved 
from incarceration and recruited into Foundation program as 
D-23952. 


« SCP-1416 | SCP-1417 | SCP-1418 » 


SCP-1418: The Dowager's Comb 


Item #: SCP-1418 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1418 is to be kept in 
secure storage at the Sector-25 containment facility. Experiments on 
human subjects should be carried out under full biocontainment 
conditions. 


Description: SCP-1418 is an ornate ivory liturgical comb consistent 
with 12th century craftsmanship. Its anomalous properties become 
apparent when worn by a human subject; the subject is rapidly 
transformed, physically and biologically - tissue samples harvested 
from subjects during medical exploration indicate this effect extends 
down to a genetic level. The process typically takes approximately 1 
minute; once complete, the subject's physical appearance is that of 
a Caucasian female who appears to be 25-30 years old. The 
description of the transformed subject closely matches that of the 
object's presumed previous owner; see Recovery Log 1418. 


The transformed subject is biologically dead - vital signs are absent 
and algor mortis begins immediately. In all tests to date, however, 
the subject retains consciousness and is able to follow physical and 
mental tasks to completion for at least 20 hours after transformation. 
Tissue analysis confirms the presence of complex long-chain 
proteins which appear to actuate the subject's nervous, muscular 
and cardiovascular systems. 


Over the next 24 hours following the transformation, the body of the 
subject will undergo an accelerated process of decomposition, 
entering putrefaction approximately 18 hours after the 
transformation. Necrophilic bacteria on the body of the subject 
demonstrate a level of activity commensurate with the most virulent 
strains of Escherichia coli: accordingly, subjects under the influence 
of SCP-1418 should be considered active biohazards. The user's 


capacity to move and act progressively degrades until at 23 hours 
and 50 minutes from transformation consciousness and movement 
cease. 


Removal of the comb before approximately 22 hours from 
transformation will result in the reversion of the subject to their 
former state, with all vital signs returning to normal; this process 
takes approximately 10 minutes. After 22 hours, damage to the 
transformed body - whether related to the accelerated 
decomposition process or otherwise - fails to revert fully, with 
portions of the user's tissues typically continuing to exhibit necrosis. 
After the cessation of consciousness, removal of the comb fails to 
initiate reversion of the subject to their former physical condition. 
Experiments on D-class subjects indicate that the transformation 
and reversion process can be initiated in any given subject once in 
any given 24-hour period - suggesting sustained use of the item by 
an individual subject is possible providing that it is used for no longer 
than ~20 hours per day. 


Recovery Log 1418 


SCP-1418 was recovered with 149 other articles and effects from 
the estate of the late Lady , a dowager of some notoriety who 
had been placed under surveillance due to her association with 
Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. Lady 's body was found in her 
home on the morning of / /19 ; she was reported by law 
enforcement officials to have been dead for approximately 4 weeks 
before discovery, based on the condition of her body. Foundation 
surveillance agents had recorded a liaison between Lady and 
a figure assumed to be a lover the previous evening, and a recovery 
team was assigned to investigate. 


Due to Lady 's high profile and connections to the peerage, an 
official inquest (which failed to record a cause of death) and a public 
auction of her assets was permitted. All assets were successfully 
acquired by Foundation agents posing as representatives of various 
buyers. SCP-1418's properties were discovered only during 
exhaustive testing of the recovered items, which otherwise proved 
non-anomalous and were destroyed. 


Addendum 1418-01 


It remains unclear whether the body identified as Lady was 
indeed that of the dowager countess, and if not, at what point the 
substitution was made, given the close observation to which she 
was subjected. Given the object's properties it cannot even be 
assumed that Lady was a single individual rather than several 
parties utilising SCP-1418. It is however noteworthy that the comb 
was found locked in a desk in the room the corpse was discovered, 
suggesting the death was not a result of overuse of SCP-1418. 
Given its observed properties in testing, a third party would have 
needed to remove the item from the corpse. 


It is evident that SCP-1418 in some way stores the pattern or 
template to which it conforms the body of the wearer: the inability of 
the object to sustain cellular life in the transformed subject appears 
to be by design rather than a result of damage or degradation of its 
intended function, given the complex chemical activity that allows 
the subject to continue to operate. Experiments are currently under 
way to determine whether the stored pattern can be updated or 
replaced: absent this functionality it would appear from the object's 
provenance that the pattern is hundreds of years old. This would 
strongly imply that Lady herself is an invented identity, possibly 
created for agents of MC&D. 


« SCP-1417 | SCP-1418 | SCP-1419 » 


SCP-1419: Religious Broadcasting 


Item #: SCP-1419 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: The signal which SCP-1419 is 
broadcast upon is continually jammed by the Foundation. 
Broadcasts of SCP-1419 are to be recorded by Foundation 
personnel upon transmission. All recorded broadcasts of SCP-1419 
are located in the Media Storage Vault of Site-12 and may be 
accessed by Level 3 or above researchers, as well as Level 2 
researchers assigned to catalog the records. 


Current efforts to discover any privately owned copies of SCP-1419 
are headed by Dr. Lemens and Agent Dan Brooks. Any individual 
found to possess a recording of SCP-1419 is to be given a Class-A 
amnestic after questioning by Foundation personnel. To date, over 
twenty-six (26) private copies of SCP-1419 have been discovered 
and taken into Foundation custody. It is unknown how the owners 
managed to locate or record the broadcast. 


Description: SCP-1419 is a television signal. In a majority of cases 
(85%), the signal will display static. However, the static will 
occasionally be replaced with religious programming, including 
sermons, religious rites and funerals. While several of the religions 
shown appear to be similar to current or ancient faiths (see 
Addendum 1419-4), a majority bear little or no resemblance to any 
known theology. 


Records indicate the signal is owned by a corporation named 
"Learning With Goad". In multiple interviews with employees of the 
station which originally owned the signal, it was discovered that the 
only contact between the original owners and "Learning With God" 
was through e-mails. The papers regarding the signal's ownership 
were faxed to a non-existent number, and were sent back signed by 
a "Mr. Discodei" the following morning. When questioned about 


contacting the federal government during the transaction, the 
original owner stated that the idea "never came to mina". It is 
unknown how the transfer occurred, as typical broadcast license 
transfers require government approval. Possible mind-affecting 
qualities of SCP-1419 are being investigated. 


SCP-1419 Broadcast Record Log 


Log 1419-1: 

Date Summary of Further 
Broadcast information 

1964.8.16 Presentation of a First recorded 
sermon delivered broadcast on 
by aman of SCP-1419. 
Polynesian 


descent. The man 
speaks about the 
"sin of guidance", 
encouraging 
parents to allow 
their children to 
act on their own in 
life. The man cites 
an apparently holy 
book multiple 
times, though he 
does not directly 
name the book. 
The camera 
occasionally cuts 
to audience 
members, a 
majority of whom 
are dressed ina 
formal fashion and 
also of Polynesian 
descent, though 
there are several 
who are of 


1967.3.25 


1978.7.1 


Australian 
Aboriginal 
descent. 

The broadcast 
opens in a large, 
white room. The 
area lacks any 


notable features or 


furniture/ 
decoration. Over 
the course of one 
(1) hour, five (5) 
men enter the 
room at twelve 
(12) minute 
intervals each. 
While in the room, 


the men bend their 


knee and face 
away from the 


camera. Each man