SCP-1427-B

Ryugyong Hotel

### Date Discovered

-January 9, 1938 (The Slab, originally)-September 5, 1957 (The Slab, by the Foundation)
-October 22, 1948 (The Entity, by the Foundation)

## **`DESCRIPTION`**

SCP-1427-B consists of a 14 m x 1.8 m x 1.8 m (46 ft x 6 ft x 6 ft) beryllium bronze slab and an amorphous organism with a current mass of over 7,500 kg (16,534 lbs) that both currently reside withiin the Ryugyong Hotel in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. Both items have the anomalous ability to induce a sense of calm and suggestibility in those within its range.

-The slab was originally recovered in its inactive state in Algeria, Northern Africa, by Italian special forces on January 9, 1938. The object remained inactive, intil it ended up in Russian hands on September 5, 1957. After nearly causing a catastrophic incident that would have affected the minds of humans on a wide scale, the USSR contacted the Foundation, who took the item into custody at Site-67 in Chernhiv, Ukraine. In 1986, the item was transferred to a temorary Foundation facility in North Korea. When construction halted on the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang in 1992, Foundation agents, with approval from their North Korean contacts, moved the item into the partially completed hotel as part of its containment procedures.

-The entity was first discovered on October 22, 1948 in Algeria, Northern Africa, after several civilians had gathered around a refugee camp professing love and devotion to a cultlike leader, whom they referred to as 'The Beloved'. The entity was brought to a Foundation site in North Korea, where it was dubbed 'SCP-031'. It remained in containment until July 27, 1953, when the Korean War caused the destruction of the facility. All SCPs were accounted for or confirmed destroyed, save for the SCP-1427-B entity. The Foundation became aware of the reemergence of the entity when construction on the Ryugyong Hotel suddenly ceased. Government officials reported the disappearance of several workers and, upon investigation of the site, Foundation agents discovered that the entity had expanded greatly and invaded much of the interior and ductwork of the building. In addition to indicing a sense of peace in those who come face to face with its tendrils, it is able to make individuals believe they are speaking with someone from their past with whom they share a great affection. Once the entity drawls close, it is able to slowly consume the individual's flesh, as it removes the person's skull and takes their brain. Investigation into these actions has shown that the brain somehow stays fully functional and preserved while attached to the entity and may still be conscious.

Both instances of SCP-1427-B were originally thought to be distinct items, until discrepencies regarding them sharing a single location had come to light. SCP-1427-B seems to create a mentally altering effect that causes those who only search for the slab to become copmpletely oblivious to the entity and all evidence suggesting its existence. It has also been determined that the slab is responsible for the creation of the entity itself. This was discovered when, during active attempts at terminating the entity via fire suppression units, the Foundation achieved 100% destruction of the entity's bio mass. What they found at the center was the bronze slab, confirming their connection. A Foundation research team and additional field agents were brought in to assist with the cleanup and further investigation. When one of the researchers touched the slab, they began to rapidly mutate, until they resembled the creature at its first encounter. The new entity then began to rapidly absorb all nearby personnel, until it once again invaded the building. The Foundation has since reverted from termination, back to containment for the time being.

It has been theorized by researchers that the slab can only convert one lifeform directly at a time and that the entity must then rely on absorption to gain its mass. It has also been suggested that, when the Foundation chose the Ryugyong Hotel as the location for the slab's containment, the agents were already under its mental effects and compelled to reunite the entity and the slab.

## SCP-1427-B components

SCP-1427-B (The Slab)SCP-1427-B (The Entity)
## **`CONTAINMENT`**

Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.