found in its original, uncensored form, it should be 
contained immediately in an opaque container and 
delivered to the Site-81 Cognitohazards & Infohazards 
Department with a written statement by those personnel 
who located it, including a log of the exact location in 
which it was found. 


As SCP-2708 has been shown to affect only those with 
functioning knowledge of memetics, cognitohazards, and 
infohazards sciences, the presence of SCP-2708 
hazards is speculated to be limited to only Foundation, 
Global Occult Coalition, Chaos Insurgency, and 
Marshall, Carter & Dark personnel; however, tense 
relations with other Groups of Interest have prevented 
any further research that may potentially yield different 
results. Caution should be held with regards to whether 
or not SCP-2708 is capable of affecting other Groups of 
Interest members not listed above. MTF Lambda-12 
members are currently? embedded in the Global Occult 
Coalition's Memetics & Cognitohazards Branch and 
tasked with reporting any potential SCP-2708 
manifestations to their supervisor(s) through the proper 
channels (currently Dr. John Blanchard of the Site-81 
Cognitohazards & Infohazards Department). 


Caution should be held when engaging in conversation 
with a subject affected or suspected to be affected by 
SCP-2708 due to SCP-2708's effects. Physical contact 
with subjects affected by SCP-2708 should be avoided. If 
a subject suspected to be under the influence of 
SCP-2708 is encountered, the Site-81 Cognitohazards & 
Infohazards Department should be notified immediately 
so that proper containment procedures can be enacted. 
Under no circumstances should anyone affected by 
SCP-2708 be allowed to read this document and/or 
possess any contextual knowledge of SCP-2708. 


Description: SCP-2708 is the designation for a 
phenomenon currently thought to be a Class-ll 
cognitohazard, with both visual and tactile elements. 


SCP-2708 has thus far been shown to have the potential 
to affect all human subjects who possess functioning 
knowledge of cognitohazard sciences and are capable of 
romantic and/or sexual attraction. SCP-2708 appears to 
spread its visually cognitohazardous effects to 
documents and text created by those it affects, but this 
effect is secondary in that the transferred visual 
cognitohazards do not have the same mental effects on 
observers as hazards such as Figure A have. 


It is unknown what triggers the appearance of SCP-2708 
in an environment, though it is speculated that one of the 
main means may be the viewing of an infohazardous 
version of Figure A (see addendum). Figure A's origin is 
unknown, but sources indicate it may have been 
originally created by [REDACTED] (see addendum). 


Those affected by SCP-2708 have, in all 45 documented 
cases, met these behavior criteria: 


¢ The subject will, at the onset of manifestation and 
onward, report increased libido and lethargy. 
¢ The subject will not show any awareness of the 
presence of cognitohazardous stimuli, even with a 
history of extensive training designed to increase 
awareness. 
The subject will become hostile (though not to a 
degree that would constitute classification of 
SCP-2708 as mind-affecting beyond its default 
cognitohazardous nature) if questioned about such 
topics as romantic or sexual relationships, their 
personal history with such topics, or similar subject 
matter. 
The subject will develop signs of general paranoia, 
as well as nervousness, insomnia, abnormal 
sensitivity to light, and hand tremors. 


After 3-6 days of being under the influence of SCP-2708 
without intervention, subjects will claim to be fully 
capable of interaction with a perceived entity, SCP-2708- 
A, and perceive said entity as a romantic and/or sexual 


contact with SCP-310 becomes ignited with a slow spreading fire. 
Unlike the flame of SCP-310, this fire cannot be extinguished by any 
known means other than exhausting its fuel supply. Experiments 
have shown that the fire will continue to burn even: 


¢ Ina vacuum 

¢ Under water 

* In anitrogen-saturated environment 
¢ Under intense airflow 

* Ina refrigerated environment 

¢ Encased in a fire-retardant covering 


or any combination of the above. Only total consumption of all 
flammable material in contact with the flames will result in them 
becoming extinguished. (Any object ignited by SCP-310 are 
designated SCP-310-02 and are classified Euclid until fully 
consumed, whereupon they revert to Safe classification.) Therefore 
in the case of accidental ignition, especially of personnel, separating 
the lit section from the rest of object as soon as possible is the only 
way to preserve the rest of the exposed object. 


SCP-310-02 objects are also capable of spreading to other 
flammable or semi-flammable objects, resulting in further 
SCP-310-02 type objects. The implications of such possibility for 
chain reaction are worrisome. 


Test have shown that bodily contact with SCP-310 is similar to 
normal immolation — that is, highly painful and damaging. Damage 
is somewhat more extensive than that of normal flames, probably 
due to inability to extinguish and the unusually slow rate of spread of 
SCP-310-02. No unusual psychic or memetic properties have been 
observed. 


The means by which SCP-310-02 objects are able to continue 
burning despite all efforts to extinguish is unknown. It is also 
unknown why SCP-310 itself is so easy to extinguish, albeit 
temporarily. 


Recovery: SCP-310 was recovered from the charred remains of 
- - ,ahamletoutside of |, UK. The isolated nature of the site 
is probably responsible for the containment of the resulting blaze, 


partner.4 Subjects affected claim to be capable of full 
interaction with it as if it were a human partner, up to and 
including realistic perception of facial feature details and 
general appearance, realistic perception of physical 
stimulation, and, in one case, even a perceived full-term 
pregnancy. Some subjects claim that SCP-2708-A is not 
able to speak; however, other subjects have claimed that 
SCP-2708-A can speak, but is simply not audible during 
conversation. 


Continued perception of SCP-2708-A can be negated 
with the administration of Class-D amnestics to the 
subject; however, evidence suggests the subject will still 
possess some knowledge of their interactions with 
SCP-2708-A despite amnesticization. Out of the five 
subjects successfully amnesticized following prolonged 
(two months or more) interaction with SCP-2708-A, all 
five recalled and spoke of an entity with which they had 
relations; however, contrary to tests run during the time 
affected by SCP-2708, SCP-2708-A was not recalled as 
a human being but rather a nondescript entity having no 
clear physical form.§ 


Testing with D-class personnel has been halted as of 
11/10/16 due to inconclusive results. Even when 
presented with Figure A for a long period of time, D-class 
subjects did not develop any signs of influence beyond 
mild confusion, paranoia, and increased libido; no 
subjects out of 25 D-class tested perceived or interacted 
with SCP-2708-A at any point ranging from two days to 
four months after exposure, leading researchers to 
believe that there may be an additional, as-of-yet- 
unidentified triggering factor in the full manifestation of 
SCP-2708's effects beyond simply exposure to Figure A. 


Addendum: Warning. This section contains a known 
Class | cognitohazard. This image should not be directly 
viewed for longer than 10 seconds at a time. 


Although the supposed original case of an SCP-2708 
manifestation is impossible to track, the aforementioned 


Figure A - a Class-l visual cognitohazard first located in 
the break room of Site- with no discernible source other 
than a paragraph of text and the lyrics to The Beatles' 
"Eleanor Rigby" written on the back - is suspected to be 
the cause of the first SCP-2708 case. 


Transcription of text attached to the original copy of 
Figure A: 


All the lonely people 

Where do they all come from? 
All the lonely people 

Where do they all belong? 


Many people are under the impression that art 
and feeling are mutually exclusive. That art is 
for a canvas, or your ears, or your skin, but 
never sensation. This is one of artistic 
expression's most limiting factors - this painful 
aspect of the human condition - and sensual 
limitation is a barrier we as humans must 
break through in order to comprehend what it 
means to be sapient and capable of true 
feeling. 


Art is interpreted through perception, but 
sometimes we as artists cannot afford the cost 
of subjective interpretation, and we must make 
the necessary changes to the piece to negate 
that cost. Usually the observer does not notice 
the difference, but in rare cases we'll see 
someone pick up on it, and at that point we 
have to become a little more adamant in our 
presentation. It's for the best, for the soul's 
sake. 


Art is for the soul, and what better way into the 
soul than through the body and mind? There is 
no purer expression of art than that which we 
express with our bodies and our touch and our 
love, and if you in your cold world will not 


process artistic expression with each other by 
will - if you will continue to refuse, by will or 
otherwise, to allow love and feeling into your 
lives - then we will help you to express it with 
yourself, little by little piece. 


All you need to do is /et it all in. You're waiting; 
we're waiting. Tell us, are we cool yet? 


Footnotes 

1. Six other unreadable .png files were found in addition to the 
attached image. 

2. updated 11/14/16 

3. Tests with subjects identifying as both asexual and aromantic do 
not appear to yield results beyond onset of mild confusion and 
paranoia; tests with subjects identifying as only asexual or only 
aromantic appear to still yield results, albeit slightly influenced by 
their orientation. 

4. It is unknown if this entity exists or is simply a side-effect of 
cognitohazardous interference from SCP-2708. (For the purpose of 
clarity, and due to feedback from test subjects, SCP-2708-A will be 
referred to as an individual entity hereafter.) 

5. Auditory hallucinations are never reported in SCP-2708 cases, 
which may be a potential explanation for this. 

6. The five names used by the subjects to refer to SCP-2708-A post- 
amnesticization were "you know, that little ball of light," "Helen," "I 
don't know, just write gray blob or something,” "skip," and 


« SCP-2707 | SCP-2708 | SCP-2709 » 


SCP-2709: Can Anyone Hear You Scream? 


Item #: SCP-2709 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: The forest within SCP-2709's 
affected area is to be cordoned with chain link fences and patrolled 
daily by a security team. Every two months, the forest is to be swept 
for animal life, and any specimens should be relocated to a part of 
the forest at least 5 kilometers from the anomaly. Following each 
sweep, a controlled burn of all vegetation is scheduled for the area 
of activation to ensure safety of personnel. 


Description: SCP-2709 is the designation for a phenomenon 
occurring in Forest in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The 
phenomenon has a radius of ten kilometers. SCP-2709's anomalous 
properties manifest at sundown each day. At this time, all animals 
between 10 and 8 kilometers away from the origin point of 
SCP-2709! will cease normal behavior and begin to vocalize loudly 
and incessantly (if capable) until sunrise. Affected animals will cease 
vocalizing if moved out of the area and show no ill effects once 
given sufficient distance from the anomaly. Human entry into the 
affected area at any time provokes an aggressive response from 
any animals nearby, which has made further research difficult. No 
animal life can be found within an 8 km radius of the calculated 
origin point of the SCP-2709 phenomenon. If released too close to 
the origin point, the animal will immediately try to escape outside the 
8 km radius, at which point it will resume behavior consistent with 
animals inside the area of activation. 


Mission Log November 19th of 20 : 

In order to investigate further into the area affected by SCP-2709, 
the animals residing within the "trigger" area of SCP-2709 were 
either exterminated or relocated, and the area was enclosed to allow 
for the undisturbed passage of an exploratory delegation from 
forestry-based MTF Epsilon-36 ("Rangers and Druids"), consisting 


of Agents Thayer, Reed, and Miller, led by Captain Ives. Despite his 
past trauma after an incident with SCP-417 (see Incident Log 41 7- 
Theta for more details), Agent Thayer's knowledge of the local 
wildlife was deemed valuable in detecting potential anomalies, and 
was thus judged fit for combat. Unmanned expedition via drone had 
shown no evidence of visible anomalies. As such, the area was 
judged safe for human entry. 


Audio-video transcript of salvaged mission footage below: 
PART ONE 
BEGIN RECORDING: 


Miller: And mics are working! Lowell, is the 
camera streaming okay? ... Yup, we're good. 


Ives: And we're ready! 

Thayer: [mumbling] As we'll ever be. 
Reed: Eh, buck up, will you? 

Ives: Let's go! We're wasting moonlight! 


[The team enters the enclosure and locks the 
door behind them, and begin to walk deeper 
into the forest. ] 


Thayer: It's quiet. 


Ives: Should've seen it before we cleared it. 
Goddamn nightmare. You had birds dive- 
bombing you, deer charging you - god, never 
thought a bloody squirrel was capable of being 
terrifying, but there you are. Be grateful. 


Reed: Well, if I'm grateful for anything, it's 
these beauties. [Reed pats flamethrower 

issued to all members of the team for the 

mission.] 


Ives: Weapons locked till | say draw. They've 
cleared the area, but sometimes there could 
be things that hide in the trees. That's what 
they're for - anything bigger than a mouse, you 
get the rifles. Got it? 


[Irrelevant footage removed.] 


Thayer: Um, Ives. | heard you were gonna 
propose, yeah? 


Ives: Oh, god, you heard too? | swear to god, 
you lot couldn't keep a bloody secret if you 
were paid to. 


Thayer: Sorry, | just... | think Locke told me? | 
don't remember where | heard it. 


Ives: Well, just don't tell her, is the only thing. 
Miller: You think she'll say yes? 
Ives: Well, | certainly hope so. 


Reed: Fuck yeah. Bout time you got laid, Ives. 
But really, good on you. Invite me to the 
wedding, will you? 


Miller: [laughing] Yeah, do you have a best 
man yet? 


Thayer: [grimacing in pain] Mmmmmnnm. 
Ugh. 


Reed: C'mon, Thayer, get over it! It's legal 
now! 


Thayer: No - not it - [Thayer begins pawing at 
his ears in discomfort] Owwww, fucking oww. 


Miller: What's wrong? 


Thayer: My - my ears - fucking - fuck just stop! 


Miller: Shit, where's his meds, is he - he's on 
propanolol? Is that what he needs? Or is it that 
other stuff? 


Reed: No, | feel it too. Shit, that does hurt. 
Reporting definite aural discomfort, for the 
record. 


Thayer: Ohhh god, it's getting worse - 
Ives: Quiet, everyone. Do you hear that? 


[A faint clicking noise coming from all 
directions. A pause, before swarms of termites 
erupt from the surrounding trees.] 


Miller: Fuck! 
Ives: Draw! 


[Ives grabs her flamethrower and begins 
incinerating one of the trees. Reed and Miller 
follow. The termites swarm Thayer, covering 
his camera, as he unsuccessfully attempts to 
remove them. Ives switches her flamethrower 
for a can of aerosol pesticide, which she 
sprays over Thayer. Miller helps brush the 
termite corpses off of Thayer.] 


Ives: Report. Uninjured. 
Reed: Uninjured. 
Miller: Uninjured. 
[Thayer is silent.] 


Ives: Thayer, are you injured? Please 
respond. 


Miller: You okay? 


Thayer: [through tears] Yeah. Yeah. Okay. 
Yeah. 


[Silence. The team members turn to look at 
Thayer cautiously. ]