SCP-1465: Yeah. Sure. Okay...so, a massive amount of 
information we process consists entirely out of patterns 
of light. Cameras capture light at one particular moment 
in time, so you get a stable fragment of a constantly 
shifting pattern. | kinda take that out of the photo, stare at 
it a bit, and figure out the pattern. With a lot of those 
down, patterns start appearing in multiple places and 
links between things start showing up. Like, if you give 
me separate single photos of an old married couple, 
they'll have some similarities in the red-level sub- 
stratum. Or if you want a really weird one, you know that 
picture of the Hindenberg? Has almost the exact same 
blue-level matrix as photos of my cat. Still haven’t figured 
that one out. Whatever. But the thing is, everything is 
linked. Everything. Patterns inside patterns inside 
patterns inside patterns. Like some gigantic puzzle, big 
enough | don’t have a clue what it even means anymore 
and I’m nowhere close to solving it. 


[Pause] 
It’s all very quantum. 


Dr. _: | Suppose it is, when you put it that way. 
However, are you sure that the patterns aren't simply 
random? 


SCP-1465: It's quantum-encrypted lumelinguistics, doc. 
That shit don't make sense. 


Addendum-02: 


Translated segment of SCP-1465's research notes, dated between 
June 2 and June 4, 2013. 


Found a photo of myself, one of the few | have not used. 
Dated as December 14th, 2006. Clearest patterns I’ve 
ever seen in a photo of myself, with several sub-strata 
actually discernible. Notable pattern in the fifth green 
overlevel, located between the twenty-sixth and twenty- 
seventh matrix markers. 


Cross-referenced fifth green overlevel pattern with 
records. Only match is photograph of the Grand Canyon. 
Further cross reference reveals no matches between the 
two photos. No tense to be found in pattern: | have not 
been to the Grand Canyon, so | must presume that some 
event of importance will occur at the Grand Canyon at 
some point in the future, despite lack of future tense 
markers. Interesting. 


| cross-referenced the photo of myself with an aerial 
photo of the state of Arizona. Pattern still repeats, so | 
know that the connection is not specifically tied to the 
Grand Canyon. Will have to tighten the search, to see 
where there is a greater connection. 


Grid search of the state is completed. Strongest pattern 
of connection is with Phoenix. Further investigation 
necessary. 


Searched news archives for any sort of notable event in 
the Phoenix area on the date of December 14th, 2006. 
Only event of note is the murder of one Anthony Baker 
by his sixteen year-old girlfriend. 


Checked a photo of the accused girl. No pattern links in 
the green spectrum. Photo of victim reveals same green 
overlevel pattern as state and myself. 


If this is correct, | am somehow connected with the 
murder of someone | have never met, in a state | have 
never visited. Will have to think about this. 


Found satisfying conclusion for the time being. Been 
thinking forwards and backwards, but not sideways. 
Current theory: green patterns indicate a transuniversal 
tense of being. Linking between events that have and 
have not occurred simultaneously. Actions that | have- 
will-not-have done. 


| am involved and uninvolved at the same time. | can 
then presume that an alternate chain of events in which | 


am guilty, or at least accused to be guilty, of murdering 
Anthony Baker exists. Question: why only this? Should 
be seeing more links of this nature. 


Theory: Active work by otherside self to contact thisside 
self. Purpose unknown at the time, as is method of 
counter-communication. Can presume that otherside self 
in possession of expanded or alternate properties, 
capable of encoding patterns. Would imply that otherside 
self is capable of manipulating photographic material 
without falsifying subject of photo. Furthermore, indicates 
that certain patterns exist in multiple universal iterations. 


Further research necessary. Should buy tickets to 
Phoenix. 


Follow-up segment of notes, dated around June 9th, 2013. 


Have not slept in 67 hours. Over ten thousand 
photographs of Phoenix area and articles related to 
Anthony Baker’s murder and murderer analyzed in bulk 
batches. Experiencing temporary blindness due to 
volume. 


Links found with otherside self throughout Phoenix area. 
No question remains that message was left by otherside 
self, though signature unconfirmed as voluntary act. 


Strong links between the following photographs: 
emergency exit sign, businessmen in suits, parrot in 
cage. 


Meaning is clear: otherside self requesting assistance 
and escape. Still no theories on methods on return 
communication. Questioning whether such action would 
be wise. Information unfettered by time and space, 
bodies very much so. Perhaps a possibility, in the future. 
Questions remain. Motive for escape unknown, life-path 
variables unknown. Must bear in mind that otherside Iris 
Laskaris is separate individual from thisside Iris Laskaris. 


Will investigate further later. 
Will leave Phoenix after recovery. 


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SCP-1466: A Canary 


Item #: SCP-1466 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: Any civilian research projects 
attempting to verify Goldbach's conjecture must be monitored for the 
possibility of identifying SCP-1466. If the possibility exists, any 
programs used to do so must be reconfigured such that SCP-1466 
is stated to be the sum of two primes without verification; if this is not 
possible to perform discreetly, the project must be shut down. 


In the event that technology capable of disproving Goldbach's 
conjecture becomes commonplace, all information pertaining to 
Goldbach's conjecture outside of Foundation custody must be 
destroyed. Worldwide amnestic distribution and use of viral 
antimemetics for this purpose is permitted. 


Testing of SCP-1466 may only take place at times and locations 
where SCP-1466-A will exit the atmosphere harmlessly. Testing of 
SCP-1466 is currently only approved for the purpose of identifying 
SCP-1466's causal mechanism or determining a method of 
neutralization. 


SCP-1466-C is kept in a standard storage locker at Site-63. 


Description: SCP-1466 is an even 21-digit integer. It cannot be 
expressed as the sum of two prime numbers, thus disproving 
Goldbach's Conjecture.! Whether other counterexamples to 
Goldbach's Conjecture exist, and whether they share SCP-1466's 
anomalous properties, is unknown. 


SCP-1466's anomalous properties only manifest when it is shown to 
disprove Goldbach's Conjecture. One instance of SCP-1466-A will 
manifest 31 34 seconds after the completion of calculations at the 
location of each device involved in the process. SCP-1466-A are 


invisible soheres 2.8m in diameter that immediately obliterate all 
matter they intersect. SCP-1466-A are motionless relative to the 
Sun, and will move at a speed (typically on the order of 1,000 kph) 
and direction relative to Earth dependent on the time and location of 
manifestation. 


SCP-1466-A destroy matter on the atomic level, resulting in the 
partial elimination of chemical compounds and, subsequently, the 
creation of a variety of violently reactive chemicals. The voids left by 
annihilated liquids and gases will typically implode, with the 
subsequent shock wave dispersing the generated chemicals into the 
surrounding area. While SCP-1466-A have not been tracked outside 
of Earth's atmosphere, they are presumed to demanifest or exit 
Earth's orbit within one year, as no instance has been encountered 
more than once. 


The danger posed by SCP-1466-A and its byproducts are largely 
dependent on the circumstances immediately surrounding 
manifestation. A worst-case scenario would result from the 
verification of SCP-1466 by a distributed computing project run 
largely on personal computers; with resources available to the 
Foundation, a breach of secrecy could potentially (p > 0.01) result if 
more than [REDACTED] devices are used. Casualties would most 
likely equal or exceed the number of devices used. 


SCP-1466-B refers to the spontaneous appearance of plaintext files 
exclusively containing SCP-1466 on devices attempting to verify the 
Goldbach conjecture, typically appearing in the root directory. There 
is no evidence to indicate that this is performed through 
conventional methods of file creation or placement. SCP-1466-B 
occurs 3-4 times per year, affecting progressively more powerful 
computers or distributed computing projects. If the file is accessed, 
but no attempt to verify SCP-1466 is made on the affected device 
within 83 days, it is spontaneously deleted. 


Experiment 1466-061 
Date: 02/25/2017 


Purpose: Identify any potential consequences of delayed 
SCP-1466-A manifestation. 


Materials: One computer verifying SCP-1466's violation of 
Goldbach's Conjecture; one subject (D-6612) in Stage 3 of 
SCP-2441 exposure; one SCP-1466-safe testing chamber. 
Procedure: D-6612 was seated in front of the computer several 
minutes before it completed SCP-1466 verification, and was 
informed of SCP-1466's effects. The experiment was viewed 
remotely. 


Timestamp Events 
t=0s SCP-1466 verification completed. 
t=31s SCP-1466-A fails to manifest at 


expected time. No other 
anomalies detected. 


t=43s D-6612 reports unidentified 
"resistance" to its reality-bending 
Capacity. 

t=51s A mirrored cube, 4.4m on each 


side, manifests with the computer 
at the center. The cube exhibits 
perfect specular reflectivity, 
imperviousness to all attempted 
destruction testing, no sound 
penetration, no detectable 
temperature, and no friction. It is 
hypothesized to be composed of 
non-baryonic material. The cube 
remains stationary relative to 
Earth's surface. 

t=110s Approximate time of death of 
D-6612 according to on-site 
medical personnel. 

t=284s The cube demanifests. D-6612 is 
in a seated position, dead. The 
computer's internal clock is set to 
8:00:00 AM (t=-28890s), and it is 
performing calculations that it was 
most likely performing at that 
time. 

t=411s The computer is switched off. 


Experiment terminated. 


Assessment: After Experiment 1466-061, test subjects exposed to 
SCP-2441 have demonstrated no ability to delay or prevent 
manifestation of SCP-1466-A. SCP-1466-A now manifest 34 
seconds after SCP-1466 verification, rather than 31. 


D-6612's corpse possesses apparently infinite electrical and thermal 
resistance. The former was responsible for cessation of brain and 
muscle function. The item does not possess any abnormalities that 
account for these properties. 


The computer used in Experiment 1466-061 is incapable of verifying 
SCP-1466. When it performs the penultimate calculation necessary 
to do so, it will temporally regress to 8:00:00 AM on 02/25/2017. It 
has been designated SCP-1466-C. 


Footnotes 
1. Goldbach's Conjecture states that every even integer greater than 
2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes. 


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SCP-1467: The Man that Wasn't 


Item #: SCP-1467 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1467 should be contained 
in a padded cell with no fewer than three (3) audio recording devices 
installed in the walls. SCP-1467 should be allowed free use of these 
devices. While sleeping, devices should be kept on repeat playback. 
Batteries are to be changed weekly. SCP-1467 should be medicated 
using document '23-A' and a therapist meeting should be provided 
once per week. SCP-1467 should always be referred to in person as 
‘Mr. Smith’, as referring to it by any other means throws it into a 
panic/rage state. This has resulted in moderate injuries to it and 
research personnel, and has seriously impeded attempts to 
interview the subject and keep its mental state stable. Foundation 
personnel wishing to visit or make use of SCP-1467 for experiments 
must seek permission with its currently designated therapist. In the 
event of a containment breach, immediate termination of SCP-1467 
is authorised. Records of SCP-1467 should be reviewed every 
month, and at least six backups should be kept in different locations 
at all times. 


Description: SCP-1467 is a 47 year old male of African American 
descent. Unless constantly reaffirming its existence, SCP-1467 
slowly fades out of reality. The effect manifests in a gradual 
decrease in the ability to perceive SCP-1467 by any known means 
until it eventually vanishes. This has been known to affect objects 
and personnel in SCP-1467's immediate vicinity. The Foundation 
have been unable to determine the extent of this ability to a 
satisfactory degree but current experimental data suggests it is 
localised to SCP-1467. The subject claims to be a construction 
worker. It further claims its anomalous properties arose in a gradual 
fashion after the death of its wife and children in a car accident. 


During this time it developed several coping mechanisms to keep its 


slowly degrading condition under a modicum of control. Habits such 
as repeating its name, checking its pulse, keeping itself talking to 
others, drawing and writing descriptions of itself on its body and 
surrounding surfaces and keeping recordings of its voice going while 
sleeping all developed over time. Currently the Foundation have 
found no records of subject's stated wife, children, house, car or 
extended family ever having existed. There have been no car 
accidents in the claimed area at the given date, no graves could be 
found, the provided address has never been in use, and all relevant 
social security numbers remain unassigned due to what appears to 
be a computer error. 


The only evidence of SCP-1467's existence consists of a few co- 
workers remembering it, but accounts vary widely. As an example, 
construction worker , described as a "close friend," was 
unable to recall subject's skin color with certainty. As a result of the 
mental stress the subject is under, it has developed a severe case of 
bipolar depression, in addition to chronic sleep deprivation. Its 
anomalous condition continues to deteriorate. By current estimates, 
the Foundation will have lost it by 20 - 


Addendum-1 Please note the containment procedures only call for 
referring to SCP-1467 as 'Mr. Smith' while in its vicinity, and this only 
due to its sensitive mental state. At all other times it should be 
referred to using its SCP designation. It has been noted that 
personnel assigned to SCP-1467 have repeatedly failed to do so. 
Further violations will be severely reprimanded. Keep it professional. 
-Director 


Experiment Logs 


Experiment #16: 

Test procedure: SCP-1467 was restrained and made 
unable to speak. Research assistants Reiner and Dieter 
were in the room and kept observing subject. Dr. Thorns 
supervised from an adjacent room. 

Date: -- 

Results: 

10m:12s : Unable to recognise subject as SCP-1467. 
14m:32s : Unable to recognise clothes of SCP-1467. 
19m:07s : Unable to identify SCP-1467's race. 


24m:00s : Unable to identify what SCP-1467 is currently 
doing. 

35m:46s : Unable to identify how SCP-1467 is sitting. 
39m:41s : Unable to identify anything save the presence 
of a humanoid creature in the room. 

Research Assistant Dieter started a recording at this 
point, consisting of SCP-1467 describing himself. 
Subject returned to a describable state, curled up ina 
fetal position on the floor. No sign of the restraints or the 
chair in which the subject had been placed. Subsequent 
tests showed similar results, with a minor variation in 
timing, tending downwards. 

Test Conclusion: /t would appear SCP-1467's condition 
is slowly getting worse, and that it can affect others than 
itself. - Dr Thorns 


Experiment #19: