After sitting on SCP-1740-A, a clear viscous liquid will immediately 
enclose the subject from beneath the area in which they sit. When 
enclosed by this substance, the subject will immediately enter a 
vegetative state, and will not respond to external stimuli. The liquid 
contains several enzymes and electrolytes, though these display 
abnormalities in [REDACTED], making the identification of a 
terrestrial species impossible at this time. The only known means of 
removing this substance from the subject is physical contact with the 
subject's biological child, which will cause the liquid to disperse and 
rapidly evaporate. The affected subject will not remember being 
incapacitated, and will react with confusion and denial if questioned. 


Addendum 1740-B-2: A bronze plaque was found welded to the 


side of one playground structure. The following is the inscription of 
the plaque: 


lake alien XG (oy bhiawk Sa 
Enterprises: "Prison 


Break Play!" 


We here at Light Courier Enterprises are concerned for 
your children's emotional health, moral values, and 
physical fitness. To prepare your child for an event such 
as capturination, slavery, and spaghettification, we have 
designed a simplistic simulation to stimulate their minds 
and sagacity. While you are held in the widely known 
"stasis goo", your children will be completely unable to 
seek advice from other sources, motivating them to 
become a singular entity. We hope that this may provide 
a stronger generation of children, a generation that can 
stand up to the fear together. Enjoy! 


You are currently in possession of the Mk. VI Prison. 
Consult your local [REDACTED] to see what skills your 
child will need the most. 


Intended for usage on children 3 to 13 years of age. Many injuries caused by 
"Bouncy Guards" are purely accidental. Light Courier Enterprises holds no 
responsibilities for side effects from stasis gel, as it is not the original creator. 
Light Courier Enterprises thanks you for your assistance in preparing the future. 


Addendum 1740-LC: For original documentation on Group of 
Interest "Light Courier Enterprises", see SCP-2395. Further 
information can be obtained from SCP-1920, SCP-1940, and 
SCP-2940. 


Footnotes 

1. Average speed recorded is 1.2 km/h 

2. As in, below the platforms of SCP-1740, which are used to reach 
the slides and other equipment. 


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SCP-1741: A Boat Ride 


Item #: SCP-1741 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Area-1741 has been 
constructed as the primary research and containment facility for 
SCP-1741 and is surrounded by a three meter high fence with a 300 
meter radius centered around SCP-1741-A. Civilians are to be 
deterred under the guise of private property, and any non- 
Foundation personnel found within the containment zone are to be 
given Class C amnestics and released. 


Remote surveillance via D-17412 is to be monitored at all times the 
equipment on D-17412's person has power. After a Wake event, 
personnel are to debrief D-17412 on the current situation. 
Exploration goals, which can be found in file 1741-ELG, are to be 
given at this time. 


Description: SCP-1741 is the collective designation for a series of 
anomalies centered around an indestructible two meter tall brick 
shack (designated SCP-1741-A) located on the bank of the 
[REDACTED] river in southern Louisiana. The door of SCP-1741-A 
cannot be opened. The interior of SCP-1741-A is only visible when 
the window is opened by the humanoid (SCP-1741-C) within. When 
this occurs, the second anomalous property of SCP-1741-A is 
revealed; volume of the interior is vastly greater than the exterior 
appearance of the building should allow. Visible contents of 
SCP-1741-A resembles an establishment colloquially referred to as 
a soda fountain, with the window acting as a drive-thru window 
despite most such establishments lacking one. 


SCP-1741-B are several aquatic vehicles surrounding SCP-1741-A. 
SCP-1741-B instances are stylized as different marine animals, all in 
various states of disrepair. Should instances of SCP-1741-B be 
removed from a eighty meter radius from SCP-1741-A, a new 


instance of SCP-1741-B will rise from the bottom of the river. 


SCP-1741-C is a male humanoid of European descent, dressed in 
zoot suit. SCP-1741-C possesses no visible anomalous anatomy, 
though it does not appear to require nourishment and does not age. 
SCP-1741-C will attempt to sell boat rides to anyone who 
approaches SCP-1741-A. An instance of SCP-1741-B will 
spontaneously self-repair for each human who purchases a ride, the 
price of which is three dollars. The newly repaired SCP-1741-B will 
drift to the riverbank until the customer boards. 


Should a customer travel more than eighty meters from SCP-1741- 
A, the repaired SCP-1741-B will ram itself into another instance of 
SCP-1741-B and sink from the subsequent structural damage. Only 
one human is permitted per instance, and if more than one attempts 
to board, the SCP-1741-B will break apart. SCP-1741-C will not 
provide a refund for ships damaged in either of these ways. 


When a customer successfully boards, SCP-1741-B will 
autonomously travel down the river, disappearing from visual 
surveillance after approximately twenty meters of movement. 
Remote surveillance remains active, revealing the SCP-1741-B 
transports the customer to an archipelago of variable number! of 
islands located outside of conventional space. Each island holds a 
designation of SCP-1741-#, and each exhibits a unique anomalous 
characteristic, available in the table below. The instance of 
SCP-1741-B will crash upon the shore of the newest island, and 
sink. 


Island Anomalous Occupant, Year 
characteristics 
SCP-1741-1 Spacetime anomalies No known occupant 
are prevalent 
throughout 


SCP-1741-1. Source 

SCP-1741-2 SCP-1741-2 is Jean-Paul Dumas, a 
inhabited by a series French soldier. 1801 
of featureless 
humanoids. All 
humanoids are 


extremely violent, but 
do not possess 
excessive strength. 

SCP-1741-3 Airborne amnestics | Arthur Smith, a 
appear to be present Catholic priest. 1954. 
in the atmosphere of 
SCP-1741-3. All fruit 
grown on SCP-1741-3 
are apples, the 
consumption of which 
combats the 
amnestics. 

SCP-1741-4 Majority of D-17411. 2003 
SCP-1741-4 is an 
expanded market filled 
with featureless 
humanoids selling and 
purchasing various 
goods using an 
unknown currency. 

This market is the only 
source of edible 
resources on 
SCP-1741-4. 

SCP-1741-5 SCP-1741-5 contains D-17412. 2003 
a sapient anomaly that 
claims to be a god. 

The anomaly does not 
appear to have a 
physical form, only 
appearing as a large 
shadow cast 
independent of the 
sun's light. 


A Wake Event is a large-scale spacetime anomaly centered around 
the archipelago. The start of a Wake Event requires an instigator to 
activate a device on SCP-1741-1. A Wake Event will cause the 
arrangement of the islands within the archipelago to be randomized. 
All occupants of the archipelago are instantly returned to the 


instance of SCP-1741-B they arrived on, with all but the instigator of 
the Wake Event having lost all memory of the previous "session." All 
SCP-1741-B will then crash onto their respective islands. 


+ Interview SCP-1741-C 01: 
Interviewed: SCP-1741-C 
Interviewer: Agent Cruz 


Foreword: The window of SCP-1741-A 
opened when Agent Cruz came within twenty 
meters, SCP-1741-C attempted to gain his 
attention by yelling and waving. 


<Begin Log> 


SCP-1741-C: Hello there, friend! My name is 
Alan Pearce, and I've got a great offer for you! 
Can | interest you in a boat ride? Real cheap! 


Agent Cruz: Maybe. | was wondering if you 
could answer some questions for me. 


SCP-1741-C: Fire away, bud. 


Agent Cruz: How long have you been 
operating here? 


SCP-1741-C: Uh... Honestly, | couldn't say. A 
long time. What year is it? 


Agent Cruz: You don't know the year? 


SCP-1741-C: The door is locked. | cannot 
unlock it. And this window is way too small for 
me to get through. 


Agent Cruz: You're trapped. 
SCP-1741-C: That | am, friend. 


Agent Cruz: It's 2003. 


SCP-1741-C: Oh, wow. Uh... Well, | found the 
shack back in 1946. Dunno how long I've 
actually been running it. 


Agent Cruz: You've been here for almost fifty 
years? 


SCP-1741-C: Well, not exactly. It... | can't 
really get into too much detail. Confidentiality. 
My, uh, "employers" don't allow me to talk too 
much about it. I've been here a long time, 
alright? Too long, in my humble opinion. 


Agent Cruz: Can you explain how you've 
managed to survive for that long? 


SCP-1741-C: Eh... Lemme think, | gotta word 
this right or I'll catch hell for it. Somebody, a... 
um... | guess a potential coworker? 
<SCP-1741-C braces itself, and continues 
after two seconds> ...Apparently | can say 
that. Said there's some timespace 
shenanigans going on. | don't age so long as 
I'm in here. Don't need to eat either, though | 
have all the grub | could want in here. 


Agent Cruz: You said you have coworkers? | 
don't see anyone else in the restaurant. 


SCP-1741-C: "Potential" being the key word. 
They're, uh... still in the application process. 


Agent Cruz: How does one apply? 


SCP-1741-C: That | can't say, | Know that. 
Um... Really, mac, if | keep jawing this much 
I'm gonna say something | shouldn't. Care to 
buy a boat ride? 


Agent Cruz: How much? 


SCP-1741-C: Only three dollars! 


Agent Cruz: Boat ride to where? This isn't a 
very deep river. And all your boats are broken. 


SCP-1741-C: It's a mystery! Part of the 
adventure. You'll see some sights, heh, | can 
promise you that. Hooboy, yeah, you will see 
some things. And don't you worry about the 
boats, | got that covered. So, interested? 


Agent Cruz: Perhaps another time. 


SCP-1741-C: | get you. The cautious type, 
don't want to pay for something if you don't 
know exactly what you're getting. Well, I'll be 
here if you change your mind. Tell your 
friends! Always happy to see new customers. 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Background study has 
revealed that Alan Pearce went missing in 
1946. SCP-1741-C physically resembles Alan 
Pearce, though no conclusion has been made 
whether SCP-1741-C is truly Alan Pearce or 
the SCP-1741 anomaly is mimicking him. 


+ Exploration Log 01 


Foreword: After the disappearance of D-17411 and her 
SCP-1741-B, it was decided to attempt a second 
experiment using remote surveillance equipment 
attached to the participating D-Class. 


Camera activates. D-17412 is sitting in an 
instance of an octopus-stylized SCP-1741-B 
as It travels down the river at a slow pace. 
SCP-1741-B navigates river to avoid other 
instances and debris within the river. D-17412 


looks to Agent Cruz, who is walking along the 
riverbank abreast of the boat. Agent instructs 
D-17412 to remain calm and to prepare for the 
teleportation event, and to attempt 
communication after said event. 


After twenty meters, visuals instantly change. 
Instance of SCP-1741-B is now in a calm 
ocean, heading toward an island containing a 
coniferous forest. A large stone tower is visible 
above the treetops. Other islands of the 
archipelago are visible, but obscured by fog. 
SCP-1741-B shakes as if striking something. 
D-17412 leans over edge of boat to confirm 
jagged rock formations. SCP-1741-B strikes 
another rock, breaching the hull. SCP-1741-B 
begins taking on water. D-17412 questions 
whether camera is waterproof. When HQ 
confirms the camera is waterproof, D-17412 
abandons ship. D-17412 swims to the shore, 
consisting of a sandy beach. D-17412 watches 
SCP-1741-B sink before entering the forest. 


D-17412 continues in the direction of the stone 
tower. Fragments of ruins are spread across 
the forest floor, each piece depicting unknown 
runes. D-17412 enters a clearing, in the center 
of which is the stone tower covered in runes. 
Although the sun is on the opposite side of the 
tower, it does not cast a shadow over 
D-17412. D-17412 walks a circle around the 
tower, confirming it does not cast a shadow in 
any direction. D-17412 exits clearing, 
periodically turning to use the stone tower to 
maintain a sense of direction. 


Three hours after leaving the clearing, 

D-17412 falls to the ground. Camera vision is 
obscured, shouting from both D-17412 and an 
unknown male is heard. Camera is removed 


from D-17412's person. A Caucasian male 
centers the camera's view on his face and 
speaks in a French accent. 


"Well, hello. Yet another newcomer dressed in 
orange. Only this one brought toys. In order to 
get off the archipelago, you have to complete a 
test specific to your island. Unfortunately, your 
boy here already has made a series of 
mistakes. | suppose he didn't read his 
brochure." 


Male drops camera and departs. Blood, 
presumably D-17412's, can be seen pooling at 
the edge of the camera's vision. No further 
activity until the equipment runs out of power. 


All exploration logs can be accessed by all personnel with clearance 
for this article; however, Exploration Logs 02-11 will be redacted 
from this document for the sake of brevity. These explorations were 
used to outline the islands' effects in the table above. During these 
logs, D-17412 found a brochure in his SCP-1741-B instance. This 
brochure encouraged readers, under the guise of being part of a 
tour, to visit the stone tower when the sun was directly above it. 


+ Exploration Log 12 Excerpt 


Camera activates. D-17412 is standing in the 
clearing, ten meters from the stone tower. A 
large circular shadow is being cast from the 
tower, shading D-17412. Although no sound is 
detected by the surveillance equipment, 
D-17412 claims to hear a voice. D-17412 
repeats the word "Decalogue" several times 
before deactivating the camera. 


Camera activates after twenty-two hours. 
Camera vision turns to the corpse of D-17412, 
who is now clothed in dark blue robes. The 
hand of the person wearing the camera 
searches the body. The person, who then 


identifies themselves as D-17411, removes the 
stone prism from D-17412's pocket. She 
explains she found D-17412 dead, and she is 
required to steal his trinket. HQ briefs D-17411 
on the apparent temporal anomalies 
surrounding the archipelago. D-17411 
acknowledges this information and then 
deactivates the recording equipment. 


Camera activates after thirteen hours. 
D-17411 is standing on a plateau overlooking 
SCP-1741-1. It is unknown how she managed 
this, as attempts in previous logs were met 
with failure. She turns to face a pedestal, the 
top of which resembles a clock with a small 
stud in the center. She places her hand on the 
stud and presses. 


Footage instantly changes to the perspective 
of D-17412 in his SCP-1741-B, approaching 
SCP-1741-5. 


Addendum: On 05/08/2005 the door of SCP-1741-A opened, and 
SCP-1741-C exited the building. The door shut without any further 
interaction. Foundation personnel captured SCP-1741-C, who did 
not resist. The window of SCP-1741-A then opened, revealing 
D-17411. The interior of SCP-1741-A now resembled a typical fast 
food restaurant, with various television sets displaying footage of the 
human occupants of the archipelago. D-17411 has been designated 
SCP-1741-C-2, the former -C designated SCP-1741-C-1. 
SCP-1741-C-2 declined explaining how it entered SCP-1741-A. It 
then offered to sell the questioning agent a boat ride. 


Footnotes 

1. Testing has revealed that the number of islands is dependent on 
the number of humans on the archipelago, currently four. 

2. Due to the suddenness of this transport, researchers have been 
unable to classify this spacetime anomaly, though similarity in 
activation toSCP-2539suggests a it may be a variation of a Class-3 
inter-dimensional portal. 


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