The incident marks the first observed case wherein 
multiple instances of SCP-3260-A shared an identical 
perception of a SCP document. At this time, 
neutralization of SCP- is deemed unnecessary, 
following the successful development of Compound 
LZ-05. 


RAISA DATABASE 
INTEGRITY WARNING 


This is the only accurate version of this 
document. As of / / ,SCP-3260 has not been 
neutralized and no inoculation process exists. 
SCP-3260 is not a Dis-5 thaumaturgical entity. 
SCP-3260's can only instigate a XK Class End- 
of-the-World Scenario by potentially 
compromising critical Foundation assets. 


SCP-3261: The Dragon's Tongue 


Item #: SCP-3261 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3261-1 and all instances 

of SCP-3261-2 to be stored in a secure containment locker in the E 
wing of Site-64. SCP-3261-2 instances are only to be removed from 
the locker for testing purposes. 


Description: SCP-3261-1 is a 17-stringed koto made from 
Paulownia tomentosa wood measuring 182 centimeters in length. 
The ryUgaku is decorated with a floral pattern, while the ryuzetsu 
depicts a small village and is engraved with the kanji "#[@]1". 
SCP-3261-2 is the collective designation for 12 pieces of sheet 
music for koto written in Yamada school notation. 


When an instance of SCP-3261-2 is viewed, the viewer will begin to 
search for SCP-3261-1. The degree of this compulsion varies 
depending on the instance viewed. Copies of SCP-3261-2 do not 
preserve this anomalous effect. 


When the viewer finds SCP-3261-1, they will begin to use it to play 
the SCP-3261-2 instance viewed. The SCP-3261-2 instance will be 
played within an error margin of 0.7%. If play is interrupted, the 
player will become distressed and attempt to resume by any means 
possible. 


The player and all listeners will begin to perceive a scene dependent 
on the instance of SCP-3261-2 selected. The player and listeners 
can interact with people and objects within this scene, collectively 
designated as SCP-3261-3, although these objects are not visible to 
non-listeners. When SCP-3261-2 ends, the player and listeners will 
become unconscious for approximately 15 minutes. Selected 
SCP-3261-2 instances are listed below: 


instance 
SCP-3261-2a 


SCP-3261-2c 


SCP-3261-2d 


SCP-3261-2g 


Title 
MAOF FHA 
(Villager's 
Lullaby) 


/\\FBIB (Siberian 
Blue Robins) 


BO 
(Kimigayo) 


Unknown 


Scene Notes 

Asmall village} Thought to be 
with late Meiji | the village 

era architecture depicted on the 
at dusk. Atthe| ryuzetsu of 
beginning of the SCP-3261-1. 
third line, a man Lyrics are similar 
exits a house | to a typical 
carrying a lullaby. 

wooden bucket. 

The man collects 

water from a well 

in the center of 

the village. 

During the 

seventh line, he 

re-enters the 

house. 

Two young boys Song consists of 
watching a pair three stanzas, 
of Siberian blue each of which is 


robins ina a tanka. Lyrics 
cherry tree. The describe the 
robins' robins ina 
vocalizations manner typical 
align with the | of Japanese 
rhythm of the | poetry. 

song. 

The coronation Song was 
ceremony of composed in 
Emperor Meiji... 1880 and 

No deviations | became the 


from the original national anthem 
event have been in 1888, 


observed. although Meiji 
was coronated in 
T868. 

A village No lyrics. See 

identical to that notes on 

appearing in SCP-3261-2a. 


SCP-3261-2a at Page is partially 
noon. illegible due to 
SCP-3261-3g1, water damage. 
aman in 1970s SCP-3261-3g1 
clothing, can be is thought to be 
seen frantically searching for 
searching for an SCP-3261-1. 
unknown object. 

SCP-3261-2) | #4D#1#723/)) A young couple Lyrics are typical 
a3 walking through of modern love 
(Dedicated to Mya village songs, although 
Dear Koharu) | identical to that analysis of the 

appearing in paper and ink 

SCP-3261-2a in has determined 

the morning. it was composed 
in the early 
1910s. 
SCP-3261-2j is 
the longest 
known instance 
of SCP-3261-2. 


Addendum 3261-01: SCP-3261-3j9, a man standing near the well 
in SCP-3261-2j, was interviewed by Researcher Hidekazu .A 
transcript of the interview is attached below. 


SCP-3261-3j9 Interview Log 


Interviewer: Researcher Hidekazu 
Interviewed: SCP-3261 -3j9 

Note: Researcher is a native speaker of 
Japanese. This interview was translated into 
English. 


<Begin Log> 
Researcher : Good morning. 


SCP-3261-3j9: Good morning. What's your 
name? 


Researcher : My name's Hidekazu. And 
yours? 


SCP-3261-3j9: Keinosuke. It's nice to meet 
you, Hidekazu. 


Researcher : It's nice to meet you too, 
Keinosuke. What's the date? 


SCP-3261-3j9: January 15th. 


Researcher : Do you have the year by 
any chance? 


SCP-3261-3j9: Meiji 44. How could you have 
lost track? 


Researcher : | guess the New Year just 
confuses me a bit. 


SCP-3261-3j9: Me too. | couldn't tell you how 
many times I've accidentally written 43. 


Researcher : Well, Keinosuke, where are 
you from? 


SCP-3261-3j9: Kabaoka.2 It's a nice place. 
Researcher : I've never heard of it. 


SCP-3261-3j9: You haven't? There's no better 
village in Karafuto!$ 


Researcher : I've been to every corner of 
Karafuto, and I've never once heard of 
Kabaoka. 


SCP-3261-3j9: That's strange, you must have 
simply forgotten. 


Researcher : It seems | did. Well, | think 
we're done here. Thank you for your 


information, Keinosuke. 


SCP-3261-3j9: You're welcome, Hidekazu. | 
hope to see you again soon. 


<End Log> 


Addendum 3261-02: A journal (now designated SCP-3261-3g9) 
was recovered from SCP-3261-2g, thought to belong to 
SCP-3261-3g1. An excerpt from the journal is attached below. 


Document 3261-1 


Well, | guess I'm a citizen of Kabaoka. | don't 
know shit about Japanese, but | figure that's 
the name of this place. There's really nothing 
interesting here. If | could choose anywhere to 
go, this would be at the very bottom of my list. 
In fact, | wouldn't even have ended up here if | 
had just stopped playing that damn koto, then 
and there. It was just laying there at that curios 
shop, with a few pieces of paper | couldn't 
even read. | bought it, played a song, and 
boom, I'm in some village. The first few times | 
played it, everything went fine, | got out. But 
no, this time | had to get stuck here. How did 
this even happen? 


Footnotes 

1. Translates to "birch tree hill." 

2. This corresponds to one possible reading of the text "HE[]." In 
reality, Kabaoka is the name of a station on the former Tenpoku line. 
3. Karafuto Prefecture, also Known as South Sakhalin, was a 
prefecture of Japan from 1907 to 1945. 


SCP-3262: Fire of Unknown Origin 


Item #: SCP-3262 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Two protocols for the handling 
of subjects exposed to SCP-3262 are permissible: 


1. Artificial fortification of the subject's memories of SCP-3262, 
followed by the provision of incentives or conditioning such 
that they do not disclose this information. 

2. Termination. 


The selection between these protocols should be performed in short 
order and on a case-by-case basis. Individuals who have been 
exposed to SCP-3262 should not be assigned an amnestic regimen 
that could potentially remove their memories of SCP-3262, except 
for testing purposes. 


Any reports matching SCP-3262's description, as well as any 
reports of contagious unusual behavior without an obvious cause, 
should be investigated immediately. If SCP-3262 involvement is 
indicated, the surrounding area should be quarantined pending an 
assessment of the extent of its spread and the destruction of all 
SCP-3262 instances. SCP-3262 disposal is best achieved by the 
liberal application of a strong caustic solution such as lye, and 
should generally be performed on-location if at all possible. 


Description: SCP-3262 is a bright red species of parasitic plant 
consisting of radially-arranged vines coated in luminescent 
seedpods about 2.0cm in diameter. SCP-3262 diverges dramatically 
from typical plant biology — rather than engage in photosynthesis, 
SCP-3262 is adapted to use thermal energy to process the 
consumption of living animal tissues. Presumably as a result of this 
adaptation, SCP-3262 does not possess roots, leaves, or other 
structures that typically aid plants in photosynthesis. SCP-3262 is 


capable of enduring temperatures of 900°C on a consistent basis in 
all life stages; the source of this heat resistance is unclear. 


SCP-3262's life cycle is dominated by the Seed Stage, wherein 
SCP-3262 seeds (which average 0.3mm in diameter) are inhaled by 
a human en masse, traversing into the bloodstream through the 
lungs and mechanically penetrating the blood-brain barrier. The 
seeds will extend microscopic filaments up to 9cm in any direction, 
then fall dormant. SCP-3262's seeds can remain dormant in the 
human brain indefinitely; apart from mild headaches shortly after 
infection, SCP-3262 infection is asymptomatic. 


The Seed Stage is only known to end when the host forgets about 
their initial encounter with SCP-3262; past this point, the host's 
death will not impede the progression of SCP-3262's life cycle. Due 
to the sudden and violent nature of the events that follow, the 
mechanisms dictating the Explosive Stage is unclear, but it is 
known to involve the rapid conversion of brain tissue into 
combustible hydrocarbons and oxygen gas, causing convulsions 
and mental degradation, followed by unconsciousness, within ten 
seconds. An internal source of uncertain nature then ignites the 
hydrocarbon mixture, resulting in the violent detonation of the host's 
head and the growth of SCP-3262. 


The Reproductive Stage immediately follows the Explosive Stage. 
About 40% of the mass of the host's head is consumed by 
SCP-3262 during the explosion and is quickly digested and 
converted into plant matter, resulting in a cluster of plants up to 2.3 
kilograms in total mass that extends up to 1.2 meters in any 
direction. SCP-3262's seedpods will slowly fill with a mixture of 
volatile hydrocarbons presumably similar to the ones responsible for 
the Explosive Stage. 


During this stage, it is believed that SCP-3262 relies on several cues 
— notably, physical disturbance, increased atmospheric moisture 
and carbon dioxide levels, and changes in ambient heat — to detect 
the presence of humans nearby; if a human comes within ~0.6 
meters of SCP-3262 without proper protection, several of 
SCP-3262's seedpods will explode. While this is generally 
insufficient to cause serious injury, it results in the dispersal of 
SCP-3262's seeds over a wide area, with the exact dispersion 


patterns relying largely on local air currents. The heat from these 
explosions is also used to enable the further consumption of the 
original host's corpse. 


Due to SCP-3262's reliance on high temperatures to gather 
sustenance, it will starve and begin to rot within 2-5 days if not 
regularly exposed to fire, or if its seedpods are not induced to 
explode. 


History: The earliest historical records consistent with SCP-3262 
originate in 660 CE in Constantinople, which describe it as being 
recovered from an outbreak in Athens; however, no other records of 
this outbreak have been found. SCP-3262's time and place of origin 
are, consequently, unknown. 


A method of cultivating SCP-3262 was apparently developed by the 
Byzantine military, which harvested its seedpods for use in the 
creation of the incendiary weapon known as "Greek fire".! It is 
believed that by ~900 CE, an alternative method of creating Greek 
fire was devised and SCP-3262's use in the process was forgotten, 
as SCP-3262 is described in documentation from this time period in 
unfamiliar terms. 


Documentation of SCP-3262 is scarce; while this can be attributed 
in part to its potentially decades-long incubation periods, the exact 
reason for its limited presence in the historical record is unknown, 
particularly given its dramatic behavior in the Explosive and 
Reproductive stages. It is known that SCP-3262 has existed in most 
regions of Europe at one point or another, with its presence ata 
minimum during the Early Middle Ages and at a maximum during the 
Renaissance, though its exact extent is highly uncertain. Most 
records describe SCP-3262's appearance as unprecedented and 
unexplained; only in rare cases was its contagious nature identified. 


Notably, SCP-3262 outbreaks consistently track with the "dancing 
mania"2 that occurred between the 7th and 17th centuries in 
Europe, usually (but not exclusively) afflicting direct participants and 
observers of these events. Participants would generally either 
attempt to destroy SCP-3262 or ignore it entirely. In several cases, 
SCP-3262 and the host's corpse were retrieved by participants not 
known to the local population and carried away for unknown 


SCP-418:| won't tell you my name or betray my employer. Bad for 
business. But if you want to know what | do... 


SCP-418 lunges at Dr Lee holding what was later identified as a 
23-cm-long section of large intestine. He throws this at Dr Lee, 
and brandishes a Foundation Combat knife at the security 
personnel. An altercation ensues and SCP-418 is restrained by 
Foundation Security. SCP-418 managed to incapacitate one 
guard and permanently blind another in this altercation. 
Security Guards assigned to SCP-418 in future are to be issued 
with batons rather than edged weapons. The intestine proceeds 
to strangle Dr Lee, who falls unconscious. Dr Lee later freed 
and revived by Security. 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Dr Lee made a full recovery. SCP-418 
appeared to have stolen the knife from the Security guard who 
brought the cup of water, and used it to sever a portion of his 
intestine under the table. All further interviews with SCP-418 to be 
conducted in a Minimal Equipped Cell. 


No rescue attempt was made for 3 months; following the realisation 
he had been abandoned, SCP-418 became more amenable, stating 
his mission was to retrieve compromising data on Dr . He claims 
not to know his employer and acted only through a 3rd party. Such 
3rd-party contact and the current role of Dr make MC&D the 
most likely employer. 


reasons. Between 100 and 1,000 deaths during dancing mania 
outbreaks are attributable to SCP-3262. 


Of note is that controlled experiments have failed to detect any 
mind-affecting properties in SCP-3262, or any other mechanism that 
could account for its coincidence with dancing mania. A causal 
relationship between SCP-3262 and dancing mania is presumed to 
exist, but its nature is unknown. 


The requirement that the host forget their encounter with SCP-3262 
was discovered during early experiments with Class-A amnestics by 
an unnamed Foundation precursor organization based in Munich in 
1780, when administration resulted in the immediate progression of 
SCP-3262 to its Explosive Stage in two test subjects. SCP-3262 
was recognized as a distinct phenomenon several years thereafter 
upon consultation with historical records, and initial containment 
procedures were devised shortly thereafter. 


The extent to which SCP-3262 is properly contained is unclear, 
though it is believed to be significantly less prominent than it was in 
1780, and likely constitutes less than 3,000 yearly cases. The 
relevant analysis of records detailing SCP-3262 containment 
operations is currently postponed. 


Footnotes 

1. This information has since been expunged from the historical 
record. 

2. Events in which large groups of individuals would dance 
erratically to the point of exhaustion, often exhibiting other bizarre 
behaviors as well. These activities were often contagious, and are 
generally considered partially attributable to mass hysteria. 
Numerous such events occurred across Europe, particularly 
between the 14th and 17th centuries, and are well-documented in 
contemporary sources.