Research Log-1229: The following is a partial listing of SCP-1229 
transmissions. In all cases, camera technology, filming techniques 
and appearance match a television production circa 1974. Evidence 
suggests, however, that these transmissions have been created 
over the past decade, and continue to be produced. All dialogue in 
transcripts is spoken by Ms. Neal unless otherwise noted: 


Instance Date Summary Selected 
Transcript 
SCP-1229-02 | 10/5/2002 Transmission | "Rattled? What a 


consists of Ms. silly thing to be 
Neal standing in at this point. 
the Three Rivers Clouds. Cloudy 
Stadium days are what's 
broadcast booth to be expected. 
in Pittsburgh, No, I'm not here. 
United States.) | never was. At 
The view behind least that's how 
her depicts an|_ itis now. Still, it's 
empty stadium! a laugh, isn't it?" 
A graphic 
display on the 
screen reads 
"1974 NLCS - 
Los Angeles 
Dodgers vs. 
Pittsburgh 
Pirates". Ms. 
Neal speaks into 
a handheld 
microphone and 
faces the 
camera. 

SCP-1229-05 | 04/23/2004 Segment starts "Norris Roberts. 
with a card Age 11. 
bearing the title Reported 
"Rats in the missing April 


SCP-1229-06 


12/13/2004 


Walls", followed 23rd, 2002. Last 
by a short theme known location: 


song typical of Elementary 
situation School, 
comedies from) Township, 

the 1970s. Michigan. Last 
Credits are observed 


shown, however location: 

after the name; Mountains State 
"Lana Neal", Park. Flora 
production titles Hudgens. Age 
are shown with 13. Reported 
the names of | missing April 
responsible 23rd, 2000. Last 
personnel left | known location: 
blank. Scene Lane, 
takes place in | Keithsburg, 
what appears to Illinois. Last 

be a suburban) observed 
middle-class location: 

house. Ms. Neal Boulevard, Gary, 
reads froma _ | Indiana."! 

sheet of paper, 

looking at a lamp 

in the scene. 

This "You asked 
transmission before about 
consists entirely how we like to 
of documentary- do things. | 

style footage of couldn't say 


Haliphron anything before, 
atlanticus but it's different 
(Seven-arm lately. I'm joking 
Octopus), with} of course, 
an nothing's 


accompanying) different. But 
voiceover by Ms. you. | like you. 
Neal. The We can talk. It's 
footage mostly) all in how you 
consists of the} approach the 


SCP-1229-12 


SCP-1229-15 


08/9/2005 


05/30/2007 


octopus moving door. Sometimes 
through its it swings out. | 
habitat, with the don't know how 
exception of the it does that. 

end, in which it Other times it's 
is depicted locked. That's 
eating seaweed, when it hurts the 
behavior not most, when it's 
observed in H.| locked." 
atlanticus 

specimens. 

Video depicts a No immediately 
vacant house in discernible 

a state of dialogue. At the 
advanced 4:34 mark, a 
disrepair. No distorted, low 
furniture or other groaning sound 


signs of can be heard, 
habitation are | which lasts for 
present. Ms. approximately 
Neal lies two minutes. 
motionless in the When the audio 
foreground, track is sped up 


apparently not} by approximately 
breathing, foré 250%, an 
time period of /8 unidentified male 


minutes. voice is heard 
saying the words 
“step inside”. 

Transmission | Researcher's 

depicts a Note: Original 


polished wood} alalogue is in 
conference table Indonesian, and 
with several has been 
chairs. The translated into 
background English by staff. 
banner reads | "<What was 
"Tonight: The | that? What's 
World with wrong with the 
James Sutton") autopilot?>" 


SCP-1229-21 


SCP-1229-29 


11/10/2010 


03/19/2011 


Post-production 
graphics at the 
bottom of the 
screen read 
"Investments: 
Opportunities in 
the World Bond 
Market." Ms. 
Neal sits at one 
of the chairs, 
looking into the 
camera. 

Video depicts a 
game-show se{ 
consisting of 


(pause) "<We've 
got a bank angle 
warning! 5000 
meters and 
dropping! MDC, 
do you copy?>" 
(pause) "<We're 
breaking apart! 
Allah preserve 
us! Allah 
preserve us!>"2 


"Who killed 
her?" (sustained 
laughter) "Who 


several podiums killed her? You 


and a raised 
dais, 
superficially 
resembling the 
set of Match 


can't be 
serious." 
(sustained 
laughter) "Of all 
people. Doesn't 


Game. All score that make you 


displays on the 
three podiums 


just want to 
crawl into a vent 


visible appear to and sleep? Who 


read 


killed her?" 


"2.4544 29.5684"(sustained 


Ms. Neal sits at 
the center 
podium and is 
looking at an 


unknown person 


or object off 
camera to her 
right. 


laughter) 


Footage consists"All that's left. All 


of a kitchen 
counter with a 


of those little 
pieces of 


gas range stove, nothing, floating 


along with 


about until the 


SCP-1229-37 


12/16/2013 


assorted dishes, 


cooking 
implements and 
ingredients. Ms. 
Neal is attired in 
a white apron 
and speaks 
while preparing 
what is 
apparently a 
raspberry tart. 


Transmission 


end. It isn't right 
that they float 
like that. How 
my woman's 
heart aches 
terribly at that. 
We have each 
other. We have 
nothing. Starlight 
isn't cold. 
They're wrong 
about that. It's 
not anything. 
Look at the sky 
with me. There's 
no truths there. 
Those are all 
buried. Down in 
the well. Don't 
tell anyone that 
you know, the 
water is just 
fine.” 
Researcher's 


depicts Ms. Neal Note: Original 
singing a song|insong by Ms. 


French, 


Neal is in 


accompanied by French, and has 


piano. Original 
transmission 
appears to be 5 
minutes and 38 
seconds in 


length; however, 


an additional 10 
seconds of 
footage are 
present at the 
end in an 


been translated 
into English by 
research staff. 
"<No matter 
what's waiting/ 
When the future 
is ruins/ And the 
water's all gone/ 
Through the rain 
on the window/ 
No one sees no 


alternate version one/ Before 


recovered from night moves us 
the file- on/ But I'll 
sharing service remember you/ 
on 12/22/2013! Yes I'll 

To date, this is) remember you>' 
the only 

observed 

instance to 

manifest in 

multiple 

versions. 

Additional 

documentation 

available 

through Site-28 

research 

archives. 


Footnotes 

1. This dialogue continues in similar fashion for 24 minutes. In each 
case, references to missing persons are accurate; however, 
investigation of "last observed locations" by Foundation staff have 
turned up no evidence corresponding to referenced cases. In each 
instance, the missing persons case is still unresolved. 

2. This dialogue is believed to relate to the crash of Adam Air Flight 
574 off the coast of Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. However, the 
dialogue does not match official transcripts released after the 
recovery of the plane's cockpit voice recorder. 


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SCP-1230: A Hero is Born 


Item #: SCP-1230 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1230 is to be kept in a 
secure storage locker at Site-12. Access requires minimum 
Clearance 2 with authorization and supervision by Clearance 3 
research and security staff respectively. Supervising personnel are 
not to view SCP-1230's contents. Personnel accessing SCP-1230 
are required to submit written accounts of dreams experienced 
within 48 hours of access. (See Addendum-1230-A) SCP-1230 has 
been relocated to a secure storage locker behind the desk of 
Site-12's main library. Access is available to Clearance 2 personnel 
deemed to be in satisfactory psychological condition by site 
psychiatric staff. Personnel accessing SCP-1230 must submit 
written accounts of their dreams within 48 hours of access and 
submit to follow-up psychological examination. 


Description: SCP-1230 is an unlabeled, green hardcover book with 
no apparent exceptional qualities. When SCP-1230 is opened, it 
displays the phrase “A hero is born” on the first page viewed, while 
all other pages will be blank, "resetting" once the book is closed. 
This has no obvious effects at first, but upon falling asleep, the 
reader will dream of a fantasy world where they are the protagonist 
of a troubled land. Dreamers are completely aware and all senses 
work just as well as when awake. Results vary depending on the 
imagination of the reader and are mostly attuned to fantasies of 
adventure that the reader would enjoy. In the mind of the reader, 
these dreams have been documented to last anywhere from 45 
seconds (see Experiment 1230-3) to 200 years (see Experiment 
1230-5) but in reality, the reader will usually never be asleep longer 
than they would normally. Upon awaking, the reader is able to 
remember every aspect of their dream in detail. In SCP-1230- 
induced dreams, there is always a character called the “Book 


Keeper” (SCP-1230-1) appearing as a bearded man in a green 
cloak who claims to be the personification of SCP-1230 himself. 
SCP-1230-1 has been reported to be very amicable and helpful 
towards dreamers. It has stated that it enjoys creating these 
“fantasy-scapes” and always tries to shape them in such a way that 
the dreamer garners the most entertainment out of it. It has 
expressed sorrow when the dream comes to an end and asks the 
dreamer to “please visit again soon”. 


Discovery: In a small bookstore located [DATA EXPUNGED] the 
shopkeeper had no recollection of owning the unlabeled book but 
attempted to sell a story to local newspapers about a “magical 
dream book”. The Foundation was able to dispel the story as a hoax 
and SCP-1230 was confiscated. 


Experiment-1230-01: Dr. F , in an attempt to test its effective 
range, opened SCP-1230 and boarded a flight to his hometown of 
[REDACTED] where he spent the night at a hotel. Upon his return, 
Dr. F reported that SCP-1230-1 appeared in his dreams and 
explained that once you read ‘A hero is born’, the dream is 
immediately implanted in your subconscious, after which 
SCP-1230-1 is able to manipulate it remotely. Dr. F expressed 
his appreciation for SCP-1230-1’s cooperation. 


Experiment-1230-02: A camera was set-up above SCP-1230 and, 
using a mechanical “arm”, the book was opened. All pages were 
revealed to be blank. It seems SCP-1230 is only effective when 
opened by beings that are able to have dreams. SCP-1230-1 
explained to a subsequent dreamer that it is actually only able to 
affect beings “with an imagination” and that most creatures such as 
animals would not be affected. 


Experiment-1230-03: One (1) D-class was instructed to open the 
book and (after much reassurance that his experiences would only 
be dreams) ordered to immediately find a way to kill himself in the 
dream. The subject was asleep for merely 45 seconds before he 
awoke with a start in a nervous sweat. He reported being at the 
summit of a volcano called “The Ashen Spire” on a quest for 
“Caladius, the Blessed Blade”. When asked how the subject knew 
the names, he stated, “It’s like | knew them all along”. He apparently 
leapt into the volcano and “felt an intense heat” before awakening. 


D-class requested permission to "give it another go". Request was 
denied. 


Experiment-1230-04: One (1) D-class was instructed to open the 
book and attempt to non-fatally injure himself in his dream. After 6 
hours, the D-class awoke and reported that he was able to feel a 
“numbed” sort of pain where it was never so intense as to be 
unbearable. He also reported meeting an elderly, cloaked man who 
asked him why he was harming himself, but thanked him for not 
immediately killing himself “like that other rude fellow”. 


Experiment-1230-05: Professor B filed a request for access to 
SCP-1230 and was quickly permitted, given his Level 4 clearance. 
Staff members recalled that ProfessorB_ _was almost “visibly 
shaking with excitement” and some reported that ProfessorB was 
an avid fan of tabletop and role-playing games. Surveillance shows 
that ProfessorB opened the book, read the phrase, sat down 
beside the desk and promptly fell asleep. Staff members were 
alarmed when Professor B did not awake after 15 hours and 
alerted security. The on-site medical staff were able to confirm that 
Professor B _ was still alive and in good health. After approximately 
24 hours since falling asleep, Professor B began to move, 
reported to have "slowly raised his head and looked around the 
room, appearing deeply confused". Security entered the room to 
ensure he was alright, to which he replied, “Where am |?”. He was 
sent to Medical where staff explained where and who he was. 
Several minutes later, ProfessorB appeared to have regained his 
memory and excused himself to the restroom. When 15 minutes 
passed and Professor B had not exited, a nurse entered to find he 
had hung himself with his belt. A scribbled message on the wall 
revealed his last words: “I can’t go back to this”. Dr. F went to 
ask SCP-1230-1 what had happened, but upon opening SCP-1230, 
all its pages were soaking wet with the same message on every 
page: “I’m so sorry. | never intended for this to happen. | just wanted 
to make people happy.” repeated over and over. SCP-1230 
remained in this state for three weeks and its desk had to be wiped 
dry biweekly. In an attempt to communicate, Dr. F placed a 
sticky note inside SCP-1230 with the statement, “I’d like to talk to 
you, if that’s alright”. The next morning, Dr. F filed a report about 
a dream he had concerning SCP-1230-1. 


+ Report-1230-14 


Upon falling asleep last night, | dreamt | was in 
a dark void. There was a streetlamp and 
underneath it was SCP-1230-1 sitting ina 
puddle. His cloak was visibly soaked and he 
was sobbing profusely. | remember our 
conversation: 


Dr. F : Book Keeper? Is that you? My god, 
man, where are we? 


Book Keeper: (between sobs) |... couldn't 
think of anything to make for a landscape. 


Dr. F : Book Keeper... what happened that 
day? Why did Professor B _ kill himself? We 
have to know your side of the story. 


Book Keeper: (wiping his eyes) He had such 
an active imagination! | was able to create a 
vast and beautiful universe for him and it was 
obvious that he had wanted a life like that for 
so long. He conquered foul beasts and 
rescued princesses... He built kingdoms and 
even raised a family... but he never wanted to 
leave. He delved so far into his fantasy world 
that | soon realized he preferred his dream 
over the real world. | reminded him that this 
was all merely an illusion, but he wouldn’t 
listen to me. He stated that if he was ever 
forced to leave, he would immediately end his 
life. | tried to keep him happy for as long as | 
could... 


Dr. F : ...Book Keeper... how long was the 
dream from his point of view? 


Book Keeper: ...200 years, Doctor. | did my 
best but | could only hold onto him for 200 
years. As sweet as dreams may be, eventually 


we all have to wake up. 


| awoke almost immediately after. | can’t 
believe he spent 200 years in his dream. I’m 
astounded by his foolishness but it’s such a 
shame to have lost a brilliant mind to his own 
delusions. 


Shortly after the report was filed, surveillance showed Dr. F 
slipping another small paper into SCP-1230. A few days later, 
SCP-1230 began showing its usual “A hero is born” greeting once 
again. When asked what the note said, Dr. F declined to give 
detailed comment, simply stating that he "just gave it some friendly 
advice". 


Addendum-1230-A: During initial testing, SCP-1230-1 asked 
dreaming personnel if it could be relocated to an area with many 
books (preferably fiction) so that it could think of even better ways to 
construct its “fantasy-scapes”. After numerous experiments were 
performed to ensure that SCP-1230 posed no threat, the request 
was accepted and SCP-1230 has been relocated to Site-12's library. 


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SCP-1231: The Theoretical Family 


Item #: SCP-1231 
Object Class: Euclid