At ten (10) meter intervals R-1039-1 was to be stopped 
and personnel were to observe and record any changes, 
signs of tearing, or damage in the stretched fabric until 
the full three-hundred (300) meter length of the chamber 
had been crossed by the rover. 


¢ 10 meters: No changes observed 

¢ 20 meters: No changes observed 

¢ 30 meters: No changes observed 

« 40 meters: No changes observed 

¢ 50 meters: Width of fabric thinned by 0.1 

centimeters 

60 meters: No changes observed 

70 meters: No changes observed 

¢ 80 meters: No changes observed 

90 meters: No changes observed 

* 100 meters: Width of fabric thinned by 0.1 
centimeters 

¢ 110 meters: No changes observed 

* 120 meters: R-1039-1 spontaneously shuts down. 
Clamps were released and the fabric sample 
rapidly contracted back to its initial length and 
width. 


Further examination of the interior of R-1039-1 revealed 
several internal components were missing. These 
components were later found within SCP-1039, severely 
damaged and inoperable. The test was not able to be 
completed and no applicable data was extracted. Further 
examination of SCP-1039 after the test revealed the area 
on SCP-1039 from which the strip of fabric was removed 
to be completely repaired. 


How SCP-1039 had managed to transport objects 
outside of the forty (40) meter radius of its cell remains 
unknown and an incident of this nature has not been 
repeated 


Addendum: Since thorough experimentation was initiated on 
SCP-1039 the object seems to demonstrate more aggressive 
behavior than before. Several Class D's have had eyes, tongues, 
and teeth removed by SCP-1039 since testing on the object began. 
Additionally, SCP-1039 appears to transport items both in and 
several meters outside of its area of effect at a much faster rate than 
before. No more testing is to be performed on SCP-1039 and no 
personnel are permitted within forty (40) meters of the object until 
further notice. 


Note: "SCP-1039 has begun transporting the surveillance camera 
within its containment cell into itself. A more secure method of 
remote surveillance is requested." - Dr. 


Note: "The symbol on the back of SCP-1039 has been identified. It 
appears to originate from [REDACTED]. The symbol itself has been 
translated to mean gluttony or corpulence." - Dr. 


« SCP-1038 | SCP-1039 | SCP-1040 » 


SCP-1040: "Daniel" 


Item #: SCP-1040 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1040 is stored in vault 89- 
Q5 at Storage Site 12 as per standard Safe-class long-term storage 
protocol. No additional care is required. 


New personnel assigned to SCP-1040 are to be briefed on the 
object using the established identity "Daniel" to ensure that 
consistent and unambiguous communication about the object is 
maintained. Non-D-class personnel exposed directly to SCP-1040 
must be reassigned on a monthly basis. 


All data on SCP-1040 is to be corrected electronically through the 
use of project Null Context to ensure that the object's effects do not 
interfere with normal documentation procedures. 


Description: SCP-1040 is an antique Tiffany floor lamp made of 
iron and stained glass. The item displays no unusual physical 
properties. When provided with a 100-waitt light bulb and electricity, 
SCP-1040 functions as is typical for a floor lamp. 


The anomalous effects of SCP-1040 manifest when the object is 
observed or discussed by any human subject. Affected persons will 
consistently anthropomorphize SCP-1040, referring to and/or 
interacting with the object as though it were a male acquaintance. In 
spite of this effect, it is possible for subjects under the influence of 
SCP-1040 to be reminded that the object in question is a lamp; 
however, this knowledge has little (if any) effect on subjects’ 
behavior. 


The name and other details assigned to the object vary by subject, 
but to date have never corresponded to any real individual. If a 
previously affected individual "introduces" the object to a new 


subject, that subject will identity SCP-1040 as the given persona.! 
Addendum 1040-01: Abnormalities at Recovery Site 


SCP-1040 was recovered from the home of following his 

death in June of 1991. Responding agents encountered SCP-1040 
at the site and "escorted" the object to Site 19, where it was kept in 
a humanoid containment cell until its properties were identified. 


Agents that remained to sweep the remainder of the home reported 
that all light sources in and around the dwelling (including 
SCP-1040) had been arranged or decorated strangely. Examples 
include: 


¢ Scarves wrapped around exterior light fixtures 

¢ Five desk and table lamps arranged on sofas or chairs and 
placed in front of the television, open books, and other 
entertainment media 

* Two hand-held flash lights wrapped partially in cloth and 
arranged in a bassinet 

¢ Three floor lamps placed horizontally on beds throughout the 
house 


All light fixtures were under power at time of recovery, though many 
were missing bulbs. This is believed to be related to the owner's 
cause of death (heart issues exacerbated by electrocution). 


Given these findings, additional properties seem likely. I'm 
authorizing a stay of execution for 5 D-class to study the long-term 
effects. - O5- 


Addendum 1040-02: Additional Findings 

With repeated and/or prolonged direct exposure to SCP-1040, 
affected individuals will begin to assign unique identities to other 
inanimate objects even when SCP-1040 is not present. The 
approximate progression is as follows: 


Cumuiative exposure time Observed Effects 
2 months Subject anthropomorphizes any 
free-standing light fixture greater 

than 7.25 meters in height. 


3 months Subject anthropomorphizes any 
free-standing light fixture. Subject 
develops increasingly elaborate 
relationships with 
anthropomorphized objects, 
including friendship, dislike, envy, 
and romantic interest. 

6 months Subject anthropomorphizes any 
object intended for use as a light 
source. Subject becomes agitated 
and/or withdrawn when not 
interacting with a light source and 
minimizes human contact. 


Given the nature of its long-term effects, personnel levels 2 and 
higher are strongly discouraged from direct interaction with 
SCP-1040. 


Footnotes 
1.Exploitation of this property to facilitate containment approved — 
O5- 


« SCP-1039 | SCP-1040 | SCP-1041 » 


SCP-1041: Multiple Pasts Disorder 


Item #: SCP-1041 
Object Class: Euclid-alterius 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1041 is kept in a Type 2 
Humanoid Containment Cell at Site 17 and provided rations as per 
Dietary Outline AHF4. Certain identities of SCP-1041 require special 
consideration; see Document 1041-5C for further information. 


Any documentation of SCP-1041's life prior to its recovery must be 
confiscated, with all non-personnel who claim to have known 
SCP-1041 given Amnestic C-1041 in order to remove any and all 
memories of the subject. When appropriate, false documentation 
and/or memories are to be fabricated and provided. 


Efforts to obtain further evidence of the narratives outlined in 
Document 1041-5A are in progress. 


Description: SCP-1041 is a human female 56 years of age that 
displays no anomalous physical properties, recovered on July 3, 
2012. The subject is in good physical health, apart from the lack of a 
left thumb. 


At time of writing, one hundred and nineteen narratives of 
SCP-1041's life, supported by reliable documentation and witness 
testimony, have been compiled; thirty-five further narratives most 
likely exist, but currently lack reliable documentation. This is 
considered the primary anomalous property of SCP-1041. These 
narratives are often contradictory — for example, Narrative 019 
involves SCP-1041 attending classes at Harvard University in 1977, 
while Narrative 044 places SCP-1041 in Vladimir Central Prison at 
the same time. All account for SCP-1041's lack of a left thumb. 


SCP-1041 will adopt an identity, set of memories, and personality 
consistent with one narrative per waking period,! and will deny any 


knowledge or personal history inconsistent with this identity.2 
SCP-1041 goes through one hundred and fifty-three identities in 
sequence, each of which corresponds with one of the 
aforementioned narratives, before returning to the "first" identity. 
These identities are labeled SCP-1041-001 (the identity presented 
on the date of SCP-1041's recovery) through SCP-1041-153. 
Evidence indicates that SCP-1041 did not display this behavior prior 
to recovery. 


One or both of SCP-1041's parents or caretakers have been located 
in ninety-nine instances. All gave reports mostly consistent with 
SCP-1041's memories of its childhood including, when applicable, 
its birth on March 8, 1957 at approximately 0933 GMT. Parental 
testing has located ninety-eight women and eighty-four men that are 
genetic matches for SCP-1041's parents. None of these individuals 
are genetically related to each other; the probability that each couple 
would produce an offspring identical to that of all the other couples 
by chance is infinitesimal. 


Addendum: The following identities of SCP-1041 are considered 
notable. To view the remainder, see Document 1041-5A. 


instance designation Notabie Aspects 

014, 015 Subjects were believed to be 
monozygotic twins; however, 
testing of recovered DNA 
samples has shown an absence 
of copy number variations that are 
normally found in monozygotic 
twins. Both have refused to 
believe that the other is another 
identity of SCP-1041, although 
neither has been able to explain 
why. Both SCP-1041-014 and 
-015 lost their left thumb in 
unrelated incidents on August 18, 
1994. 

019 SCP-1041-019 lost both legs ina 
car crash in 1966. For the 
duration of SCP-1041's adoption 


067 


081 


127 


of this identity, it will not move 
either leg, despite being 
physically capable of doing so, 
even under duress. Insufficient 
time has passed since 
SCP-1041's recovery to 
determine whether therapy can 
reverse this Condition. 

Subject was a high-ranking 
member of the crime 
syndicate from 1988 to 1997. 
Investigations indicate that 
SCP-1041-067 redirected a 
significant portion of 
resources towards destroying 
apparently unrelated records held 
by various government agencies 
and academic institutions. 
SCP-1041-067 has experienced 
retrograde and anterograde 
amnesia after an apparent 
assassination attempt in 2011, 
hindering further investigation. 
SCP-1041-081 was employed by 
the Chaos Insurgency for fourteen 
years. While the subject's exact 
responsibilities there are not 
known to the Foundation, the 
subject's educational background 
is most suitable for employment 
as a theoretical physicist. 
SCP-1041-127 claims to possess 
"psychic powers", supposedly 
allowing the subject to 
communicate with her "past 
selves". Testing has shown that 
the subject may possess a limited 
ability to access information 
possessed by other identities of 
SCP-1041. Investigation indicates 


S 


that SCP-1041-127 may have 
possessed this ability since 
adulthood. 

154 Subject was determined to have 
died on January 2, 1999 from 
lung cancer, and is not among the 
identities displayed by SCP-1041. 
Police records show that 
SCP-1041-154's body was stolen 
from its grave on July 15, 2012, 
and has not been located. 

Footnotes 

1. Testing has shown that any period of unconsciousness or altered 

state of consciousness lasting at least one hour will cause 

SCP-1041 to adopt a new identity. 

2. The subject will demonstrate incorrect knowledge of events since 

its containment; in each case, it will recall its reactions to events as 

though it had possessed its current personality. 


« SCP-1040 | SCP-1041 | SCP-1042 » 


SCP-1042: Ghost Stone 


Item #: SCP-1042 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1042 is to be contained in 
a standard EM shielded anomalous materials storage locker. When 
testing, precautions with equipment should be taken as the object 
has been noted to affect electrical devices. 


Description: SCP-1042 is a standard brick used in foundation 
construction, typical of homes built in the Victorian era. Analysis has 
shown that SCP-1042 has similar composition to those made in 
during , though closer inspection shows an unusual latticework 
structure on a molecular level. When introduced to low level 
electromagnetic fields or struck with a ferrous object, 3-dimensional 
visual and auditory "projections" of past events appear. These 
projections are frequently accompanied by the entity designated 
SCP-1042-1. 


History: 
The Historical Society of had taken ownership of a local 
mansion, the site of a notorious murder, and was giving guided 
"ghost tours" of the grounds. The original owner of the house, Mr. 
, the town's "land baron," was accused of murdering a 

maidservant in 18 but was acquitted of the charges. After the trial, 

's wife removed herself and their children from the area, and 
he became a recluse before finally committing suicide in the house 3 
years later. Since then, owners and staff reported seeing multiple 
apparitions in and around the manor of the original family and staff, 
images of themselves performing mundane tasks (labelled by tour- 
guides as "doppelgangers"), and sightings of "The Black Monk" 
(now believed to be SCP-1042-1). Frequency of these sightings 
tended to increase during thunderstorms. In 19 , an electrician 
wiring the house to the town's new electrical grid scraped a 
screwdriver across the exposed blocks of the cellar, and was 


greeted with the image of the house's original owner murdering the 
maid in a reenactment of the 18 event. The apparitions showed no 
acknowledgement of the electrician and faded after approximately 5 
minutes. 


Procurement: 

Posing as safety inspectors, Foundation agents were able to 
procure SCP-1042 using "foundation maintenance" as a cover story. 
The brick was located using a standard electro-magnetic field meter. 
Agents replaced it with a duplicate of equal proportions, as well as 
structurally bolstering the foundations of the building to avoid 
arousing suspicion. 


In experiments with SCP-1042, it has been determined that sights 
and sounds of people or objects moving around the object are 
recorded for later playback. It does not appear to record inactivity, 
only motion. Playback of events varies in fidelity; most images are 
transparent and have a blurred effect, audio has noticeable 
interference described by observers as "metallic scraping" or "stone 
grinding on stone". When a low-level current is applied to the block, 
the effects gain much in clarity. Recorded events can be projected 
by introducing an EM field, or by striking or scraping the block with a 
steel or iron object; specific events can be chosen for playback by 
altering the strength of the EM field, the force of the strike, or a 
combination of both. 


The following is a selection of the more notable tests with 
SCP-1042. The full testing log is available as document SCP- 1042- 
L1 


+ Show Experiment Log 


EM Field: W/m? 

Striking Force: none. 

Result: 

The upper half of a middle aged woman, dressed as a 
kitchen servant appeared with a jar of peach preserves. 
She placed the jar on an unseen shelf (the jar then hung 
in the air apparently sitting on a shelf that corresponded 
to an actual shelf in the basement of the site), then 
turned and walked three paces before disappearing. 


At this point, researchers realized that SCP-1042 was 
placed on a lab table, approximately 45 centimeters 
below its original elevation. The block was placed on an 
elevated shelf adjusted to its approximate height in the 
basement and the test was conducted again, this time, 
the full image of the woman was seen. Corroborating 
with local records, this woman was confirmed to be 

, who worked as a servant in the manor.