SCP-1186: Cochlear Cicadas 


Item #: SCP-1186 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1186 instances under 
Foundation custody are to be held in individual Insect Containment 
Units at Site- . Each unit is to be constructed to resemble the 
human auditory system. The maximum number of SCP-1186 
instances permitted in Foundation captivity is 140; excess instances 
are to be incinerated. 140 additional units are to be made available 
as reserve habitats for SCP-1186 instances. 


Civilians identified as hosts of SCP-1186 are to be taken under 
Foundation custody. SCP-1186 instances which are attached to 
hosts are to be extracted via invasive surgery. Affected civilians are 
to be placed under observation for a period up to two weeks. After 
which, interrogation and amnestic treatment are to be given. 


Description: SCP-1186 refers to a species classified under the 
family Cicadidae, with a mean body length of 2.5 mm. To date, all 
known SCP-1186 instances remain in their nymph stage and show 
no signs of metamorphosis typical of other members of the family 
Cicadidae. To the Foundation's knowledge, no SCP-1186 larva or 
imago are known to exist. In addition, dissection of SCP-1186 
indicates the absence of sexual organs. 


Uniquely, SCP-1186 consumes endolymph from human cochlear 
ducts.! As such, SCP-1186's physiology is optimised for the 
extraction and consumption of human endolymph, such as an 
elongated and retractable proboscis to puncture human skin and a 
digestive system specialised in breaking down substances with a 
high potassium concentration. However, SCP-1186 is known to 
survive without consumption of endolymph or any other forms of 
nourishment. Due to the loss of endolymph, hosts of SCP-1186 
regularly experience deafness and balance disorder. 


After occupying the human ear for a period of one week, SCP-1186 
will begin emitting vibrations directly to the skull via bone 
conduction. These vibrations are then interpreted as the chanting of 
various Mahayana Buddhist sutras? narrated in respective hosts' 
arterial language. These chants are the only sounds constantly 
perceived by hosts, despite any auditory impairment on the host's 
part. 


These chants are inaudible in environments with sound levels of at 
least 50 dB, but hosts are known to suffer from afflictions such as 
headaches and nausea in such environments. In 2% of known 
cases, non-lethal damage to hosts' nervous tissues is present. 
Conversely, in environments with sound levels below 50 dB, the 
severity of the aforementioned afflictions tends to subside and 
audibility of SCP-1186's sounds increases. 


SCP-1186 was discovered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on 

/ /2007, where they were distributed by the new religious 
movement 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar's to its followers as an 
initiation rite. In cooperation with local law enforcement units, a 
crackdown on 'Ascetics to Heaven's Pillar’ and its followers 
recovered approximately 500 SCP-1186 instances and halted 
distribution. 100 of such instances were kept for study at Site- , 
while remaining instances were incinerated. 


Addendum 1186-1: Interviews with captured 'Ascetics to Heaven's 
Pillar’ followers suggest that the Wenshu Monastery in Chengdu is a 
gathering point for said members. On / /2007, Mobile Task Force 
Upsilon-4 ("Hot lron Strike") was dispatched to raid temple grounds. 


Large populations (in excess of 5,000) of SCP-1186 instances were 
found during said raid. 40 SCP-1186 instances found at the Wenshu 
Monastery have been taken for study, while the remainder was 
terminated via incineration by MTF Y-4. 


Highest concentration of SCP-1186 instances is centred around a 
human cadaver seated in the Lotus Position and dressed in robes 
typical of Tang Dynasty bhikkhu.4 The cadaver has also been 
confiscated by the Foundation, tentatively classified as Al- and 
pending further research. 


A profile for Al- —_is as follows: 


Item Description: A preserved human cadaver dressed 
in Tang Dynasty-era bhikkhu robes. Radiocarbon dating 
estimates the cadaver's year of death at circa 620 — 680 
CE. Despite its age, no signs of decomposition are 
found; mechanism of preservation is unknown. 

Date of Recovery: / /2007 

Location of Recovery: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 
China 

Current Status: Kept at Anomalous Items Wing in 
Reliquary Site- 


Footnotes 

1. Endolymph from several species of mammals (e.g. cattle) are 
acceptable substitutes in place of human endolymph. 

2. Said chants include theAmitabha Sutra,Heart Sutra,Lotus 
Sutraamong others; see Document 1186-4 for a complete list of 
sutras. 

3. KTH (tian zhu xing zhé); a Mahayana Buddhist-inspired 
religious movement, known for its veneration of figures such as 
Victorious Fighting Buddha (=+4xR##%; dou zhan shéng f6), Cleanser 
of the Altars (#428; jing tan shi zhé), Gold-Bodied Arhat (#59 
iM; jin shén lud han), and Dragon Horse of the Eight Heavenly 
Sections (/\8BA 24; ba bu tian long ma). 

4. Designation of a fully ordained monk in Buddhism. 


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SCP-1187: Stationary ATV 


Item #: SCP-1187 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1187 is to be stored ina 
remote, above-ground enclosure 5km from Site 19 with a staff of 2 
armed guards and 1 Level 1 researcher. SCP-1187 should remain 
inverted upon its transportation trailer at all times when not being 
tested. The subject's ignition key, designated SCP-1187-1, is to be 
stored in the office of the Level 3 director at Site 19 overseeing 
SCP-1187, and is available upon written request. 


Testing must be conducted no less than 10km from any Foundation 
facility or population center. SCP-1187 is to be removed from its 
trailer and operated by a Class D subject in the center of a 500m 
cleared circle. All security and research personnel should remain at 
the edge of the perimeter, directing and observing the test remotely. 


Description: SCP-1187 is a blue 2006 Kazuma 150cc All Terrain 
Vehicle. It was sold and delivered to of , South Carolina 
via an anonymous online merchant site. The seller has yet to be 
located. The owner's initial test ride resulted in an anomalous 
incident which was suppressed in public media as a powerful but 
isolated earthquake. 


When the accelerator is engaged SCP-1187 remains stationary 
while the surface beneath its wheels shifts horizontally towards the 
rear of the vehicle at an increasing rate of speed. SCP-1187 is 
capable of dragging a 3m wide by 15cm deep strip of terrain at 
speeds of up to 40kph. This effect extends to approximately 250m in 
front of the vehicle and 50m behind. Continued operation will shear 
an increasing amount of material from below the top layer, 
eventually excavating a furrow and depositing it to the rear of 
SCP-1187. 


Manipulating the steering column will rotate SCP-1187 and shift the 
area of influence. Applying the brakes will slow and eventually cease 
the effect. Operating SCP-1187 in the vicinity of buildings or other 
above ground structures and objects is exceedingly dangerous, as 
mass above the driving plane is not arrested by braking. 


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SCP-1188: Matter-Displacing Flashlight 


Item #: SCP-1188 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1188 is stored in a secure 
locker in Site- with its batteries removed. SCP-1188's batteries 
may not be inserted within 100m of Site- 's outer walls, and all 
testing is to be performed at least this distance from any personnel 
or structures not involved in testing, and under no circumstances 
should SCP-1188 be pointed at a living organism unless this is 
specifically part of a test. SCP-1188's batteries are to be promptly 
removed at the conclusion of testing. 


Description: SCP-1188 appears to be a standard black -brand 
flashlight, manufactured by , Inc. circa 1983. Its 
construction and appearance are unremarkable, and it displays an 
amount of wear appropriate for its age. SCP-1188 accepts ordinary 
D batteries, activating via a toggle button. When active, instead of 
producing a beam of light, SCP-1188 temporarily displaces matter in 
a truncated cone originating from the bulb end of SCP-1188. The far 
end of the cone is 21.2m from the end of SCP-1188 and 2.2m wide. 
Matter within the cone appears to have been completely eradicated, 
leaving a cone-shaped "hole" through whatever SCP-1188 is being 
pointed at. SCP-1188 can be freely redirected, causing the "hole" to 
shift. Matter which is no longer being displaced reappears, 
apparently unharmed, and switching SCP-1188 off causes all 
displaced matter to reappear. SCP-1188's bulb remains unlit while 
operating, though its anomalous effects disappear if the bulb is 
removed. SCP-1188's bulb functions normally when used in other 
flashlights. 


Test 1188-1 - Date / / 

Subject: Tree outside Site- 

Results: Shining SCP-1188 on tree appears to "cut" a section out of 
the tree's trunk, completely bisecting it. The top of the tree does not 


collapse, despite no apparent means of support. The internal 
structure of the tree is clearly visible. SCP-1188's "beam" is slowly 
moved up and down the trunk, causing the hole to move up and 
down but without apparent harm to the tree itself. 


Test 1188-2 - Date / / 

Subject: Ground outside Site- 

Results: SCP-1188 "carves" a deep hole in the ground, allowing 
researchers to see into the ground. As SCP-1188 does not shed 
light like a normal flashlight, it is difficult to see into the hole unless: it 
is aligned with the sun. With the hole at an angle, Researcher 

walks on the undisturbed ground above the displaced hole with no ill 
effect. 


Test 1188-3 - Date / / 

Subject: Video camera 

Results: Video camera is set to record and then displaced using 
SCP-1188. Upon return, video shows a view of a curved wall, 
believed to be the inside of a silo. 


Test 1188-4 - Date / / 

Subject: D-16621 

Results: D-16621 is restrained and his hand is "illuminated" by 
SCP-1188, developing a circular hole through it and exposing the 
internal structure of his hand at the edges of the hole. Upon 
witnessing this, D-16621 screams, but is found to be uninjured and 
the hole in his hand is restored when SCP-1188 is switched back 
off. SCP-1188 is moved to a greater distance in order to create a 
larger area of displacement and various areas of D-16621 are 
displaced beginning with his extremities. No ill effects are apparent, 
although D-16621 finds the process very distressing. Displacing 
D-16621's head for several seconds causes him to vomit upon his 
return. D-16621 attributes this to vertigo, as his head was 
approximately fifteen feet above the ground and facing straight down 
when displaced, and the sudden shift was disorienting. D-16621 
reports seeing the same or similar building as the video camera and 
identifies itas an empty grain silo. 


Test 1188-5 - Date / / 
Subject: GPS tracking beacon 
Results: Tracking beacon is able to acquire a good signal and 


reports its location as a rural area outside , England. 
Foundation agents are deployed to secure the area. 


Team Mission Report: 


Grain silo found at indicated location. Area surrounding 
silo is a farm in extreme disrepair, no inhabitants. When 
activated, the entire cone of matter displaced by 
SCP-1188 is visible in the air in the exact center of this 
silo. If you shine SCP-1188 at the ground, you get a fifty 
or sixty foot cone of dirt hanging in the air. If you move 
SCP-1188 around, the cone hanging in the air doesn't 
move but you can see its contents changing. It's one of 
the weirdest things I've ever seen. 


Agent volunteered to have the thing shined on him. 
Because the small end of the cone is at the bottom and 
he was looking at it when we switched it on, his upper 
body was hanging in midair staring down at the ground. 
He could see his own torso, cut open and showing his 
guts and everything, but then he fell down and his head 
came back. He threw up all over the place. Can't say | 
blame the guy. 

- Agent 


Addendum 1 


D-16621 became extremely ill 48 hours after exposure, with severe 
nausea, vomiting, and anemia, dying two days later due to multiple 
organ failure. Agent 's symptoms were similar but much more 
acute, with rapidly worsening neurological problems resulting in 
death six hours after exposure. SCP-1188 is no longer to be used 
on living organisms. 


Addendum 2 


Careful study has revealed that displacement via SCP-1188 causes 
microscopic damage to material along the edge of the displaced 
region. The damage is extremely small scale, disrupting a small 
percentage of the molecules along the edge. For bulk materials the 
damage is inconsequential — displacing a volume of water breaks 


an infinitesimal fraction of it into its component hydrogen and 
oxygen, which has a negligible effect. For living organisms, 
damaging even a small percentage of the DNA, enzymes, cell walls, 
and so forth can cause catastrophic damage. The damage is not 
actually caused by ionizing radiation, but the type of damage is very 
similar and the resulting symptoms therefore strongly resemble 
acute radiation syndrome. As D-16621's head was displaced all at 
once, but Agent 's head actually slid through the edge of the 
displaced region, Agent developed severe neurological 
symptoms while D-16621 did not. 


Displacing an entire body at once, with no part of the body crossing 
the edge of the displaced region, should avoid this sort of damage in 
the future. 

- Dr. 


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SCP-1189: The Sound 


Item #: SCP-1189 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1189 is to be kept in a 
soundproofed steel box measuring one (1) meter by one (1) meter 
by one (1) meter. Testing of SCP-1189 should be performed in a 
soundproofed room, with at least two (2) armed guards stationed 
outside at all times. Personnel in contact with SCP-1189, as well as 
security personnel present during testing, must be equipped with 
earplugs or other sound-dampening devices with a Sound 
Transmission Class of forty (40) or above. [NOTE: NO LONGER IN 
EFFECT. See Addendum 013-01] 


Description: SCP-1189 is a sound, measuring an average of forty 
decibels, accompanied by a pale green glow. SCP-1189 has no 
discernible physical source, though it appears to originate from the 
small area at the apparent center of the glow. Due to the effects of 
hearing SCP-1189, knowledge of the sound produced is limited to 
sound level meter readings. The readings appear to resemble those 
generated by speech, though no correlation to any known language 
has been found, and no pattern has been observed. [NOTE: See 
Addendum 013-01] 


SCP-1189 appears to be a self-propagating sound. Subjects that 
hear SCP-1189 become entirely unresponsive for periods of time 
ranging from fifteen minutes to just over two hours. Upon emerging 
from this state, affected subjects appear frantic and immediately 
attempt to cause others to hear SCP-1189. If resisted, affected 
subjects become violent. 


During [DATA EXPUNGED], Agent __ was accidentally exposed to 
SCP-1189. Agent shot and killed his partner, Agent , as well as 
three security personnel and a Level 1 engineer performing 
maintenance on SCP-1189's containment. Agent was killed by 


security personnel while attempting to force entry into the 
surveillance room for Floor 27. Agent was holding a field tape 
recorder which contained a recording of SCP-1189. 


SCP-1189 was discovered in an abandoned recording studio. The 
control room contained several pieces of unidentified electronic 
equipment, and appeared to have been thrown into considerable 
disarray. The door to the studio was barred from the outside. The 
studio itself contained SCP-1189 and a single badly decayed 
corpse. Attempts to identify the corpse have been unsuccessful.