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SCP-5703 - When Lori Came Home For Christmas by PeppersGhost

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Item#: 5703

Level3

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
esoteric

Disruption Class:
vlam

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: Entrances to SCP-5703 have been filled and concealed. All blueprints and records of SCP-5703 have been doctored or destroyed. Disturbance of the architecture is prohibited, including (but not limited to) removal of the original pinewood flooring. The house containing SCP-5703 remains a functional civilian residence in order to maintain a perception of normalcy in the neighborhood. Residents are to remain under electronic surveillance for behavioral abnormalities.
Description: SCP-5703 is a second floor bedroom in a suburban home formerly owned by Diane and Robert Pine.1 Human hair grows from between the floorboards of SCP-5703. Internal imaging of the structure shows no abnormalities.
Extranormal Event 5703-01: On December 24, 20██, Lori Hammond and her fiancée David Weathers arrived at the Pine residence just before sundown. None of the four have been seen or heard from since. SCP-5703 is believed to have initially manifested shortly after the disappearances occurred, though the causal relationship between these events remains unclear.
The following are transcriptions of four videos recorded on Weathers' mobile phone the night he disappeared. Speculation regarding the events depicted has been withheld pending the resolution of ongoing forensic and scientific investigations.

[ Video 1 opens on Hammond smiling at the camera in front of the home containing SCP-5703. She carries several small gift bags in one hand and groceries from a local supermarket in the other. ]
Hammond: Sam! We're here! We're doing this.
Weathers: Hammond family Christmas initiation, commence.
[ Hammond attempts to ring the doorbell, but fumbles with her bags. Weathers rings it for her. ]
Hammond: My hero.
[ Hammond blows a mock kiss to Weathers. Mr. Pine opens the door moments later wearing an oversized Santa Claus hat. Mrs. Pine hurries behind him. ]
Mrs. Pine: Oh my goodness! Oh, my baby! Come here, we got a whole year's hug quota to catch up on!
[ Mrs. Pine reaches to embrace Hammond, who sidesteps into the entry hall. ]
Hammond: Sorry, one sec! Hands are full. Let me just—
Mr. Pine: Here, I'll grab those bags for you, Lori-O.
Weathers: Did someone say hug quota? I'll give hugs!
Mrs. Pine: [ Laughter. ] I'll take hugs!
[ Weathers keeps the phone in his hand while the two embrace. The camera angles up toward a section of ceiling smeared with a dark pulpy substance and strands of hair. Weathers does not appear to notice. ]
Hammond: [ Offscreen, overlapping. ] Hang on a bit, that one is… [ Small squeak ] It was caught on my finger! I'll just set… Yeah!
Mr. Pine: [ Offscreen, presumably embracing Hammond. ] Ah, I needed my girl! Ha! Okay, David, our turn!
[ Weathers embraces Mr. Pine. The mark on the ceiling enters the camera's field of view a second time. It appears slightly larger. ]
Mr. Pine: That's the stuff! We're a hugging bunch. You doing a video?
Hammond: We're documenting Dave's first Christmas with us for Sam! And posterity. It's a big occasion!
[ The camera pans around the entry hall, modestly decorated for the holiday. There are no photographs on display. ]
Weathers: Yup, gotta make sure your brother and all future generations can watch me screw up that pie.
Mrs. Pine: The Slice of Heaven! She's got you all coached, huh?
Weathers: Kind of! Went over the recipe but we didn't—ah, I didn't practice or anything.
Mr. Pine: Don't worry. If I can make it, anyone can!
Hammond: Who says you can make it?
[ All laugh. ]
Mrs. Pine: I'm so thrilled you two got to come. Last year wasn't the same without you.
Weathers: Sorry for borrowing her, ma'am.
Mrs. Pine: Oh no, it's fine! It's—I'm just glad everyone's here this time.
Hammond: Except Sam.
Mrs. Pine: Of course, of course. He's here in spirit!
Weathers: Isn't there also a "fur baby" I need to meet?
Hammond: Yeah! Where's Butters?
Mr. Pine: He's around here somewhere. Probably still upstairs. Doesn't move like he used to.
Weathers: Poor old guy.
Hammond: Butters is going to love you! We should find him.
Mr. Pine: Before that, do you need help with your things?
Hammond: Shoot! Shoot, shoot. I left the trunk wide open.
Mr. Pine: Ope! [ He jogs away in an exaggerated fashion. ] I'm on it!
Hammond: I haven't brought in the pie stuff yet, so there's ice cream in there too.
Mrs. Pine: I'll put everything away. You two go make yourselves at home.
Hammond: We'll get the presents under the tree.
[ Hammond and Weathers carry the gift bags to the living room. The tree is decorated with lights, tinsel, and papier-mâché ornaments painted to resemble doll heads. ]
Weathers: Whoa!
Hammond: What?
Weathers: Your tree's covered in heads.
Hammond: Don't be morbid! It's one of the Pine family traditions.
Weathers: I know you guys like your traditions, but damn. Pies? Cool. This? This is just creepy.
Hammond: They're cute! They're handmade. It's part of this program. Each one represents a kid my parents have sponsored for school. Or, wait, maybe it was for food or something like that. I think it's in Swaziland?
Weathers: Man, that's an awful lot of kids. And that's in Africa, right? That's an awful lot of white kids.
Hammond: Wow, racist!
[ Hammond picks up a plush snowman and throws it at Weathers, jostling the camera. The two laugh. Weathers throws the toy back at Hammond. It misses her and knocks an ornament off the tree, crushing it. ]
Weathers: Shit. Sorry. Wow, those things are fragile.
Hammond: It's fine. I'm sure my parents won't notice one missing.
[ As Weathers picks up the broken ornament, small clumps of hair clippings are dislodged from inside. ]
Weathers: Uh, Lor?
Hammond: Oh. Huh. That's—I'll just get a broom.
[ End of Video 1. ]

[ Video 2 opens with a view inside a wastebasket. It contains the broken ornament and an assortment of unopened food items including a tub of ice cream and a whole wrapped turkey. ]
Weathers: Hey Lor? Come have a look at this. I think your parents—
[ A scream is heard. The camera snaps up toward the kitchen. Hammond stands sobbing in front of the sink, her hands over her mouth. ]
Weathers: What's wrong?
[ Hammond's sobbing intensifies. ]
Weathers: Lori, what's wrong? Are you okay?
[ A faint animal cry can be heard. Weathers approaches the sink. The tip of a bloody paw protrudes from the drain. ]
Weathers: Shit! What the fuck?
Hammond: I don't know! He was already in there!
Weathers: It's—it's okay, just stay calm. We can… we'll get him out. We'll find a way. Where—
[ The cries grow louder and more strained. Hammond shakes her head. ]
Hammond: I'm so sorry!
[ Hammond flips a switch. The paw retreats down the drain as the garbage disposal activates. The animal's cries cease. End of Video 2. ]

[ Video 3 is a static view of a ceiling in the home. The blades of a ceiling fan are visible at the edge of the frame, as well as a dark smear similar to the one seen in the first video. Hammond can be heard crying. ]
Mr. Pine: It's okay. It's okay.
Hammond: [ Weakly. ] No. It doesn't make sense.
Mr. Pine: Everything happens for a reason, Lori-O, even if we don't understand it. Even terrible things.
Mrs. Pine: Now, this was a number of years ago, but do you remember the Christmas when you got all those socks? You were so disappointed, but I remember, you were really brave, too. Kept smiling, acting really grateful. Such a good kid. And then Bobby stepped out in his Santa suit with that new game console you wanted. You just laughed and screamed laughed so much and hugged us so tight. Right? Do you remember that?
Mr. Pine: [ Overlapping. ] It's okay. It's all okay. You just sit there. That's it. That's right. Papa's here. It's okay. Deep breaths. It's okay. It's almost Christmas.
Hammond: No. That didn't happen.
Mrs. Pine: It did, sweetheart.
Hammond: That didn't happen!
Mrs. Pine: It did happen. Didn't it, David? Do you remember, David? Do you remember how happy it made you?
[ A strained grunt is heard. ]
Hammond: Dave? What—
Mr. Pine: It's okay. Papa's got you.
Weathers: Y—yeah. Now that you mention it, I remember.
Mrs. Pine: And how did that turn out?
Weathers: Um. Actually, hah, it was the best Christmas ever.
Hammond: What? Mom, why would you even know about something like that? You're not his—
Mrs. Pine: But we are, dear. It's exactly like you've been saying: he's part of the family now. Davey, honey, are you ready for one more Pine family tradition?
[ Glass breaks somewhere nearby. Hammond begins to scream, but her voice is quickly muffled. ]
Mr. Pine: Don't worry, baby girl. Papa's got you. It's all right, Lori-O. It's all going to be fine. Do you want to see your brother? Would that make you feel better?
Mrs. Pine: That's right! I almost forgot. Sammy's here. Let's go see him. He's in your old room. You won't even recognize it now! Don't worry, I've kept all your things. I'll always keep them. Come on, stand up. Stand up now, sweetheart. It's time to go.
[ The sound of footsteps and erratic pounding on the hardwood floor can be heard. Voices grow fainter as they move away. ]
Mr. Pine: It's okay. It's okay. Quiet now. Help me with her, son.
Weathers: Are you sure it's all right? Okay. I'll be real careful, Lor.
Mrs. Pine: Sammy's going to be so happy. He's missed you like you wouldn't believe. We loved him just as much as you, Lori. As much as you. But you weren't here. You weren't here last year. And now you are.
Mr. Pine: We're almost there, baby girl.
[ Incremental thudding sounds are heard. ]
Mr. Pine: [ Overlapping. ] Up, up the stairs. That's it. Nearly there. Almost Christmas.
Weathers: It's gonna be the best Christmas ever, Lor.
Mrs. Pine: Davey, would you grab your camera? Sammy will want to see this.
[ End of Video 3. ]

[ Video 4 takes place inside SCP-5703. Hammond lays on the floor, awake but dazed. Mr. and Mrs. Pine kneel beside her. The camera, presumably held by Weathers, trembles intermittently. A box of unpainted papier-mâché heads is visible by the doorway. ]
Hammond: Please. Mom. I can't do it.
Mrs. Pine: Sure you can. Where's my brave girl?
Hammond: It can't be over. I'm not ready yet. What— [ Her voice wavers. ] What about the pie? Dave didn't even get to taste the pie.
Mr. Pine: Everything ends eventually, sweetheart. Even Christmas. Even people. [ He strokes her hair. ] Even pie.
[ Mrs. Pine begins to gently remove Hammond's socks and shoes while singing off-key. ]
Mrs. Pine: [ Singing. ]
Away in a manger, the baby awakes
Close by me forever, no crying he makes
[ As Mrs. Pine sings, she takes Hammond's right foot in her hands and fits the tip of the first toenail into a small gap between the floorboards. Hammond faintly attempts to pull her toe free, but it remains in place. Mr. Pine joins his wife in song, singing in an exaggerated baritone. ]
Mr. Pine & Mrs. Pine: [ Singing. ]
I love thee, dear children! look down from the sky
O stay by my cradle till morning is nigh
[ Hammond's toe is inexplicably pulled into the space between the boards. The force increases until the soft and hard tissues of the toe are ruptured and compressed. Blood and fragments of flesh are siphoned into the gap in the floor. Hammond reaches weakly toward Mr. Pine, who continues to stroke her hair. ]
Mr. Pine & Mrs. Pine: [ Singing. ]
The cattle are lowing; I ask thee to stay
I love thee forever, and love me I pray
[ The process accelerates. The remainder of Hammond's foot is rapidly crushed and drawn into the floor, causing severe fractures and swelling in her lower leg. She groans loudly and rakes her nails against the floorboards. A stray scrap of flesh lands next to Mrs. Pine, who nudges it over to the opening using a candy cane. ]
Mr. Pine & Mrs. Pine: [ Singing. ]
Bless all the dear children in our tender care
And take us to heaven to live with thee there
[ A grandfather clock chimes twelve times in the distance. Mrs. Pine begins the process again with Hammond's left foot. Mr. Pine lays a kiss on Hammond's forehead as she convulses. ]
Mr. Pine: [ Overlapping. ] Merry Christmas, sweetheart.
Mrs. Pine: I'll get those big scissors from the wrapping station. We'll need to help this along, I think. Got to make sure there's room left for Davey.
[ Mr. and Mrs. Pine turn to the camera and smile. ]
Mrs. Pine: After all, you're part of the family now.
[ End of Video 4. ]

Afterword: During a subsequent wellness check, law enforcement discovered Weathers' mobile phone in SCP-5703 amidst a morass of human hair and unidentified pulp. While Hammond and Weathers are known to have been romantically involved for at least 16 months prior to their disappearance, there is no available evidence which indicates that either party had any relationship (familial or otherwise) with Diane or Robert Pine prior to Extranormal Event 5703-01.

Footnotes
1. Address and geographic coordinates are available on request from the HCML supervisor.

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Item#: 5705

Level1

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
notice

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-5705 is to be contained within an industry standard anti-static bag located in Site-19's anomalous item storage wing. SCP-5705 is to be connected to a modified multimeter capable of recording electrical output and messages originating from 'Discharge' events.
Equipment is to be checked bi-weekly for damage.
Description:

SCP-5705 in containment.

SCP-5705 is a standard sized PP3 or 'Nine-Volt' battery with a label attached reading 'Mighty Batteries!™ Powered by Thorium!™' written in black marker. Under normal circumstances, SCP-5705 is capable of an average output of 500 mA for an indefinite amount of time when connected to an electronic device. SCP-5705 has so far proven to be invulnerable to all forms of damage. However the label is easily removed. Tests reveal no trace of the radioactivity expected of thorium decay.
SCP-5705-1 is an entity currently trapped within SCP-5705. SCP-5705-1 is hostile and actively attempting to escape from the interior of SCP-5705. Occasionally, SCP-5705-1 will enter an agitated state, causing SCP-5705 to undergo what has been designated as a 'Discharge' event. During these events, the overall voltage of SCP-5705 will spike much higher than normal for a short period before returning to it's original output of 500 mA. If a device with a screen is attached to SCP-5705 during one of these events, text will appear on the screen in a language correlating to the settings of the device. These messages are often corrupted beyond the point of legibility, although a few partially coherent messages have been observed. These messages are believed to originate from SCP-5705-1 and are often hostile in nature, presumably directed at the individual designated as PoI-5705.

Addendum-5705-A: Partial List of Recorded Messages
Note: The following is a list of all currently recorded 'Discharge' events that have been accompanied by at least partially coherent messages. For a full list of these events, see document SCP-5705-DE.

Date
Message
Voltage
Notes

03/04/2020
"I gr&@ow ti*@#&$(@ish game, trickster! Relea&*^@&!@*(#()$n my hon$#r that you will no@#&*^$(armed."
550 mA
This was the first mostly coherent message recorded by the Foundation

12/04/2020
"You thi@#nk this pris@#*(&$old me? I will be fr$@*^&%^!@&alm and when I $&*#@^$*&@!(*&$%e same lesson lea$#rnt by the cou$*&^@*#est my might! Who w$#@#aughing the#$?!"
630 mA
N/A

12/04/2020
"!(*&hould have left you ti$#&*@!)(@!retched roc%$%$@en I am fre$(!@)_#ll take mor#@*($&!@&*(just your eyesight!
610 mA
N/A

14/04/2020
"Curse thi#$%(*@&#)($ed void! I sha$@#ll show you w#hy they call me might!@^&*#$l the real$$#$%educe this pla#$ce to dus$#!@!!"
770 mA
N/A

21/04/2020
"$y the stren%#@gth of my being$#@#e will of m@#y hear$#@#$ight of all the realms and those bey*$ond. I am t#@ stor$%e sky, the force tha#$%#$ifted the great serp#$%$shaped the world as it is w#$ #@& t#$#%ith my $#ammer I summo$%#%@%$ll my power, all %@ % strength, and cast them d*(#own onto these wa#$%!$#%eel the wra#$th of the mig#$#%@f the go@$!"
830 mA
A small spark was recorded originating from SCP-5705

22/04/2020
"#et! Me*! O@ut!"
670 mA
This spike repeated 152 times.

Addendum-5705-B: Recovery
SCP-5705 was recovered from the home of Robert Bradson, an office worker living in New York City, after the Foundation became aware of social media posts in which he claimed to possess a 'magic battery' that never loses power. After an investigation into the claims, SCP-5705 was discovered in Bradson's home where it was being used to power a flashlight.
Bradson claims that he purchased SCP-5705 from a salesman selling his wares on a street corner. A crowd had gathered around to bid on the items being sold, most of which seem to be at least partially anomalous in nature. A number of the individuals had reportedly filmed the salesman, and after further investigation a video of the auction was discovered online.
Following review of the footage and the items involved, the individual selling the items has been designated as PoI-5705. Investigation into PoI-5705's whereabouts and identity are ongoing.
Auction Video Excerpt:

[IRRELEVANT DATA EXPUNGED]
PoI-5705: … pleasure doing business with you and happy sailing! Just remember to not open it indoors. For our next item, we have something that no doubt many of you fine people would love to have yourself!
PoI-5705 holds up SCP-5705.
PoI-5705: This magnificent item is known as a 'Mighty Battery'! On the exterior it may seem to all the world as a simple battery, but with some handiwork by yours truly it has been made into a fountain of limitless energy! Of course there is a limit at how much it can give at one time; we wouldn't want those hippie lobbyists to catch wind of a limitless power supply, would we?
The gathered crowd laughs in response.
PoI-5705: This fine item will allow you to never worry about a pesky flashlight running out while trekking through the woods! Or an inconvenient halting of particularly… intimate items? No, this convenient item harnesses godlike power for your own benefit! Hell, I would sell my own brother for this beauty, if I had one that is.
PoI-5705 performs an exaggerated wink to the camera, then places SCP-5705 on the table in front of them and throws their hands into the air.
PoI-5705: So! Let's start the bidding at a measly $15! Any takers?
The crowd begins to bid on SCP-5705, eventually ending with Bradson outbidding the others and purchasing SCP-5705 for a total of $32.50 before returning home. The auction then continues for another hour before PoI-5705 announces his departure and the crowd disperses.
[END LOG]

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Item #: SCP-5706
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation has made large anonymous donations to sexually transmitted disease awareness and prevention programs in a number of countries with documented SCP-5706 outbreaks; the patents to the antiviral drugs acyclovir and valacyclovir have been purchased by Foundation front companies, and these drugs have been substantially reduced in price to aid in SCP-5706 containment efforts.
Individuals identified as carriers of SCP-5706 are to be detained and questioned about their sexual history to identify other possible carriers, then treated with a targeted antiviral drug developed as part of the SCP-5706 containment initiative. Before release, former SCP-5706 carriers should be treated with Class-B or -C amnestics, depending on the duration of infection.
Samples of SCP-5706 are stored in Bio Site-66's cryogenic storage facility; research proposals involving exposure of D-Class personnel to SCP-5706 must be approved by Site-66's Ethics Committee liaison, and all experimental subjects must be treated with the targeted SCP-5706 antiviral at the conclusion of the experiment.
Description: SCP-5706 is a strain of the Herpes simplex virus that causes a perceptual anomaly when an infected individual orgasms. The non-anomalous symptoms of SCP-5706 are identical to those of HSV-2, the strain of Herpes simplex which causes most cases of genital herpes; blisters appear on the genitalia within approximately 7 days of initial exposure, and heal over the next several weeks. SCP-5706 is transmitted in the same way as non-anomalous HSV-2, and use of barrier contraceptives such as condoms can reduce its spread.
When an SCP-5706-infected individual is brought to orgasm, either alone or with a partner, they experience a perceptual anomaly which includes total sensory hallucination and significant time dilation. This perceptual anomaly consists of the entirety of the action role-playing videogame Skyrim, released by Bethesda Softworks in 2011 (including the three downloadable expansion packs, Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn), beginning at the start of the game, when the player character awakens in a horse-drawn carriage on their way to be executed, and not ending until the defeat of the game's "final boss", the dragon Alduin, at the end of the main quest-line. Affected individuals report being placed into the world of the game completely, able to perform actions1 not normally possible in the original game; however, conversations with non-player characters are still limited to the game's original dialogue options, and certain areas, such as any land beyond the bounds of the game's world map, remain inaccessible. Affected individuals are able to access the game's menus, manage their inventory, and save and load their progress by closing their eyes, but all menu options that would quit out of the game are unavailable.
Affected individuals report being aware that they will remain in the game world until they complete the main quest-line; Regardless of how much subjective time it takes an individual to complete Skyrim2, to outside observers the perceptual anomaly only lasts for the duration of orgasm3, and its physical signs - closed eyes, open mouth, labored breathing - are nearly indistinguishable from the effects of a particularly strong orgasm.
SCP-5706 was first discovered in June 2017, when Foundation agents were alerted to reports of unusual behavior following an orgy held by attendees of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California. A number of participants were detained and interviewed; those who had experienced the effects of SCP-5706 all reported sexual contact with a man who resembled Todd Howard, the creative director of Skyrim. At the time of the orgy, Mr. Howard was on stage at Bethesda Softworks' E3 presentation. When interviewed, Mr. Howard denied all knowledge of the orgy and of SCP-5706; surveillance of Mr. Howard's banking records revealed that he had recently made several large payments to an account registered under the name "Simo Plecks". This account was emptied and closed on the day of the orgy, and all attempts to trace the individual to whom the account belonged have so far been fruitless; the investigation is ongoing.

Footnotes
1. e.g. climbing walls and moving furniture
2. Recorded subjective times have ranged from approximately two hours (subject was, at the time, the world record holder for the "Glitchless Main Quest" Skyrim speedrun category) to over one year.
3. Between 10 seconds and 2 minutes, depending on a number of physiological and psychological factors - see S. Kratochvil, "The Duration of Female Orgasm," Ceskoslovenska Psychiatrie 89.5 (Oct 1993), 296-9.

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Item#: 5710

Level3

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
keneq

Risk Class:
warning

link to memo

SCP-5710

Special Containment Procedures: The property containing SCP-5710-1 is owned by Foundation operatives. The Staff Positions of SCP-5710-1, including the Reverend, Choir Director, Organist, and Congregation President are to be occupied by Foundation personnel.
While not in use by the Foundation, SCP-5710-1 is to be run as a mundane congregation of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The staff of SCP-5710-1 is to ensure that no work from the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Bach Works Catalogue) is performed on SCP-5710 without Foundation approval.
Description: SCP-5710 is a Schnitger pipe organ used by Johann Sebastian Bach before being transported by German immigrants from Pomerania to the United States. SCP-5710-1 is the church constructed by the immigrants in 18██, known as St. John's Lutheran Church in █████████, Wisconsin.
The anomalous properties of SCP-5710 manifest when a composition from the Bach Works Catalogue (BWV) is played to completion within SCP-5710-1. The first person to exit through the main door of the church following completion of the work will enter a temporal-spatial anomaly. They will be displaced in time and space, exiting the church attended by Bach on the Sunday following his final revision to the piece played on SCP-5710. The displaced person will exit the church just following J.S. Bach.
SCP-5710 has been deemed safe and reliable by the Foundation. Its use is necessary for continued interaction with Johann Sebastian Bach. The memetic musical compositions of J.S. Bach are of unusually high caliber. These compositions are stored by the Foundation in the Memetisch-Bach-Werk-Verzeichnis (Memetic Bach Works Catalogue) or MBWV.
Use of SCP-5710 requires either 10 pending composition requests from Level 4 personnel or the consensus of the O5 council. All finished works are to be placed in capsules and hidden in pre-determined locations specified prior to the agent's displacement.

+ Interview 5710-1

- Interview 5710-1

Interviewed: Johann Sebastian Bach
Interviewer: Doctor Semmelman
Foreword: This interview takes place following J.S. Bach being met by Foundation agents and informed of the anomaly centered around him.
<Begin Log, 6/25/17██>
Dr. Semmelman: Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed, and may I say it is a great honor, Mr. Bach.
J.S. Bach: Yes, you all have made that abundantly clear. I'm not certain I quite understand why, but nonetheless I thank you for these revelations. God's universe is truly quite strange.
Dr. Semmelman: Have you given any thought to our offer? A mind like yours is not common, and we know we could put it to use.
J.S. Bach: I have indeed given it more thought. And looking at some of the things you've presented, I believe I'm aware of why you need me.
Dr. Semmelman: You… are?
J.S. Bach: I was looking at the materials you provided to introduce me to your Foundation, and what struck me were the… how did you refer to them? Memetics, was it?
Dr. Semmelman: Yes, our memetic agents. They are quite important to our operations.
J.S. Bach: Yes, yes, yes. However, for something you claim to be of such great import, they seem to me to be quite lacking.
Dr. Semmelman: Lacking?
J.S. Bach: How can you not see what is so plain? It's like you churned them out en masse from a printing press. There is no fine-tuning to them! For God's sake, it's like I'm arguing with Pastor Frohne all over again!
Dr. Semmelman: Could you elaborate on that?
J.S. Bach: You request that I elaborate. But this is, in and of itself, the issue. You hear me speak but do not listen. How can you hope to make powerful Music when you only read the sheets, having no passion for the sound?
Dr. Semmelman: No passion?
J.S. Bach: Simply put - which, by the way, is the problem - your so-called "memetics" are too simple! It's like a sheet of music filled with bars meant for harmonization, yet you've only composed the melody! You see things in black and white, but you don't see all the things that could exist between those bars of black and white. You are dealing with the transfer of information here - information that, by all accounts, has tremendous power! It must travel the bridge of perception, yet you make the bridge out of two wooden planks dropped over a gap! You should be making a bridge of stone!
Dr. Semmelman: Well then, Mr. Bach, could you do better? Could you build us a better bridge with your compositions?
J.S. Bach: I most certainly could. Music is the greatest form of communication. Only the Words of God could ever surpass Music. I will show you.
Dr. Semmelman: Johann Sebastian Bach, welcome to the SCP Foundation.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: Following the interview, J.S. Bach agreed to compose musical memetics for the Foundation. Dr. Semmelman will remain as the designated Foundation liaison in the 18th century and ensure that all Memetic Works of Bach are catalogued and stored for retrieval in the present time.

Memetisch-Bach-Werk-Verzeichnis: The works of the MBWV provide the Foundation with a wide array of useful memetics. The effects of the works only manifest in those who hear the work while it is being played.

MBWV #
Title
Effects
Comments by J.S. Bach

MBWV 31
Ziehet an den Harnisch Gottes
The pain tolerance of those who hear this work is increased. Resistance to pain increases by a factor of 20.
The Foundation asks me to give an advantage to their soldiers. I was inspired by the homily this past Sunday on Ephesians 6:11. Music makes words alive, and thus makes them reality.

MBWV 52
Stille! Stille! Völlige Stille!
A counterprogramming piece to see through memetic censoring
It is almost paradoxical to make music about silence, but memetic composing has taught me that music surpasses far beyond what I once thought. I could spend another five lifetimes sorting out its intricacies.

MBWV 66
Rückzug von hier, die Gefahr lauert
Listeners are forced to retreat away from confidential information.
Memetic Composing has its ups and downs. While it is a great achievement to bring together all that is needed to create such an incredible transfer of information, it also brings sadness that some such compositions, beauteous as they may be, simply force most who hear it to retreat away from it.

MBWV 74
Wischen Sie Den Leeren Schiefer Sauber
99.9% of memetic cognitohazards and their effects are safely removed from any affected personnel. Affected minds are reverted to their state prior to introduction of the cognitohazard.
I can't help but express my disappointment with this work. I've dwelt on it for days and yet I can't quite figure out where its imperfections lie. I know there are some lurking where I cannot see. Yet Doctor Semmelman seems to assure me that the Foundation accepts it as it is. For men of science and the advancement of learning, they seem to be content with mediocrity at times.

MBWV 85
Der Käfig Ist Geschlossen, Die Tür Ist Geschlossen
All affected persons are convinced that any door in front of them is closed, even if it is wide open. Several sites have implemented protocols for this work to be played in the event of a containment breach.
Everyone knows that music can make people feel emotions, but few have discovered what I have, that if it can worm its way into the brain far enough, it can convince people what truth is, no matter what the other senses tell them.

MBWV 99
Die Swarm Absteigt
Listeners perceive enemy forces to be ten times larger than they actually are.
Music has the power to not only play on a man's senses, but also to bombard, attack, and batter them; so much so that the senses can not only be convinced, but forced.

MBWV 101
Friede Sei Mit Euch
Causes increased cooperation among coworkers and the reduction in the rising of disagreements.
Harmonization is most beautiful in music, and it is most beautiful to make music that can manifest its harmonization not only in its sound, but all around it.

MBWV 111
Toccata und Fuge in D-Moll (Wiedergutmachung)
Causes intense paranoia and panic, even in potential predators and stalkers.
An interesting request to reprise an old work, but with what I've learned, I believe it can be redressed for memetic use. Music can evoke every emotion on the spectrum. Dread and fear are not exempted.

« SCP-5709 | SCP-5710 | SCP-5711 »


6/5711 LEVEL 6/5711
CLASSIFIED

Item #: SCP-5711

Keter

SCP-5711-1 prior to containment.

Special Containment Procedures:
Foundation webcrawlers and archivists are currently employed to locate and destroy as much information as possible regarding the constituent components required of SCP-5711. RCT-Δt Temporal Intelligence Community (TIC) assets are instructed to, wherever possible, infiltrate active Mekhanist and Sarkic cells across the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries of all known historical iterations to locate, confiscate, and destroy or alter all references to their historical ties to the Daevite civilization.
The area surrounding SCP-5711-1 is secured under the auspices of a decommissioned US Military missile silo with full cooperation of the US Government at a range of 2 km. Cover Story RAD-51 is in effect for all unauthorized persons attempting to access SCP-5711-1. No personnel outside of the Δ clearance group are permitted knowledge of SCP-5711, SCP-5711-1, or any Foundation temporal eigenweapon development project. Exploration of SCP-5711-1 may only be undertaken by RCT-Δt assets with >150 hrs mission time logged due to possible residual temporal anomalies on site.
As of 31/1/2010, the Applied Sciences Division of RCT-Δt has been commissioned to design and construct a device matching the description of SCP-5711-2 by whatever means necessary.
RCT-Δt internal clearance for this file is set to L5/Δ.

Description:
SCP-5711 is a thaumaturgic ritual capable of altering the course of historical events without direct intervention by traditional temporal displacement methodology. Recovered materials from SCP-5711-1 suggest that the ritual and the apparatus involved in its completion were developed by the Daevite Civilization as recently as 250 - 200 BCE. Due to the success of containment efforts, few details of the specifics of the ritual remain available. Known components of the ritual include the following:

57 kg beryllium bronze alloy, machined into mechanical device of indeterminate function.
0.5 L of blood, presumably from the lead officiant of the ritual
At least 3 additional witnesses/participants
An altar/temple complex2
One prepubescent human child

Investigation into possible sources of SCP-5711 has uncovered many similarities between modern Mekhanist / Sarkic cults and religious practices of the ancient Daevite civilization. The current containment strategy assumes that the remaining details of SCP-5711 were derived from extant classical Mekhanist and Sarkic religious texts. Based on recovered material, the intended target of this ritual was a period either immediately prior to or during the Second Punic War3, and was ostensibly intended to alter the outcome of that conflict.
SCP-5711-1 designates a temple complex in northern Arizona constructed for the purpose of carrying out SCP-5711. The complex consists of several small residential dwellings, an open-air temple for religious worship, and a large, flat pyramid with a recessed top containing an altar, dimensions 300 x 300 x 200 m. The interior of the pyramid contains several damaged pieces of anomalous machinery, as well as some evidence that its interior dimensions were intended to be larger than its exterior dimensions, though this is no longer the case. Beneath the central pyramid structure is a network of tunnels connecting the residential area, the temple area, and five tunnels which suddenly terminate in open pits with depths greater than 100 m. Exploration of these areas is ongoing.
SCP-5711-1-PRIME designates an extranormal event which took place over the area of SCP-5711-1 on 29/12/2009 at 1232 hrs. According to Tactical Operations Command (TOC) assets and photographic evidence, a large black sphere expanded suddenly over the entirety of SCP-5711-1 and remained present for 2 hrs and 17 mins. Its appearance was accompanied by no other perceptible phenomena; however, XACTS monitoring devices in place at Site-██ over 200 km away recorded a 128 W tachyon flux4 during the same period. Calculations suggest the local power of this flux exceeded 20 MW, making it the single most powerful known temporal event in Foundation history.
SCP-5711-2 refers to a theoretical temporal eigenweapon5 capable of neutralizing and/or reversing the effects of retrocausal anomalies in the event that preventative measures could not be implemented. Based on observations, the weapon is capable of initiating a causal isolation of an area of approximately 34 km3 for a period of approximately 2 hrs. The method by which this is achieved is currently unknown.

HMCL Note: We had better pray to someone that we're the ones who come up with this technology first, or we're in some bad trouble. I'll have that request in to Overwatch by end of business yesterday.
- Dr. Thaddeus Xyank, HMCL Supervisor / Temporal Anomalies Dept. Chair

Discovery:
On 11/10/2009, Temporal Site-01 alerted native Site-17 of an incoming TK-Class Causal Restructuring event, citing 782 new documentation inconsistencies logged in a 45 second period. Native Tactical Operations Command (TOC) assets immediately triangulated the time and location of the disturbance, and deployed to investigate and neutralize prior to the completion of the restructuring event. Upon arrival, TOC Assets reported the sudden appearance and subsequent disappearance of SCP-5711-1-PRIME and announced their intent to continue with the intended infiltration of SCP-5711-1. Personnel may access TOC-5711-01 for the full report of the resulting incursion.

+ Access TOC-5711-01

- Access Granted

Initial appearance of SCP-5711-1-PRIME.

RCT-Δt - Tactical Operations Command - Incursion Transcript
Date: 29/12/2009: 1500 - 1830 hrs
Team Lead: Cpt. Regina Watts
Additional Assets: Lt. Loraine Mickelson, Sgt. Rachel Wong, Sgt. Edward "Ted" Freedman, Sgt. Eoin Larson.
Observing: Dr. Kevin McDougal, Field Operations Technician
Cpt. Watts: Alright, we got sound, we got motion… [ Cpt. Watts retrieves a black package from a rear pocket and looks inside, revealing 18 cigarettes ] And we've got a waypoint. Kev! Thank god. Do you know of any …Ugh. Never mind. You got us on Iso?
Dr. McDougal: Clear as a bell and… um, yeah, I got visual, too. Okay. What's that crack I'm seeing behind you?
Lt. Mickelson: That's where the dome was. You're gonna shit a brick when you see the photos we took.
Sgt. Freedman: Eoin sure did.
Cpt. Watts: Enough grab-ass. Someone get over that boundary; we're two hours late to the party and I'd like to bag this one some time before I die.
Sgt. Wong: On it. [ Sgt. Wong crosses the boundary and checks her watch. ] We're good. Ticking forward, no jumps.
Cpt. Watts: Good. Everyone back in the Jeep. No time to walk 2-k if we don't have to.
[EXTRANEOUS LOG REDACTED]
Cpt. Watts: Okay, Loraine: Take Freedman and do a sweep of those houses and keep the channel clear unless you need me or TS-1. Might be sorcs6 in there so head on swivel, be ready. I'm with Wong and Larson, we're going after that pyramid.
Lt. Mickelson: Yes ma'am.
[ Teams assemble and part. Lt. Mickelson's camera captures 5 small family dwellings, SW, and approaches. Visible blood on the first door near knob. Team exchanges discussion and direction and moves toward that door. Cpt. Watts and team run NE toward open-air worship space. ]
[ Lt. Mickelson's team is first to arrive. Team exchanges hand signals and breaches door. Interior in disarray. Visible blood pooling in several places on floor. Blood trail leads to the north, where a body lies in front of a door, motionless. Off-camera asset shoots the body in the foot, which has no effect. Lt. Mickelson flips the body with her boot. The body suddenly animates and a bright flash is seen over its hand. Lt. Mikelson discharges three rounds into the face of the attacker, and anomalous activity ceases. ]
Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Reg… was that 18 in that pack? Are you on your third loop already?
Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps twice ]
Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Oh-kay. Do you wish this to remain confidential?
Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps twice ]
Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Oohh fuck. What's your target casualty count?
Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps seven times ]
Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): There's only five of you.
Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps once ]
Dr. McDougal (audible only to Cpt Watts): Jesus… I'll look into it. Good luck Captain… see you next lap.
Cpt. Watts: [ transmitter beeps rapidly ]
[ Sgt. Freedman's camera captures his investigation of a desk in the front room. A small leather-bound journal is present which he confiscates. Additional ritual materials are visible; an ornamented dagger, an inkwell filled with viscous red liquid, and various bottles of dried herbs/meats. Sgt. Freedman sets a video marker on his transmitter. ]
[ Lt. Mickelson returns after completing a sweep of the kitchen and bathroom. Camera captures a distinct bulging of the wall behind Sgt. Freedman. ]
Lt. Mickelson: DOWN!
[ Sgt. Freedman and Lt. Mickelson both hit the deck as the wall splinters and bursts outward amid several distinct flashes of white light. Both return fire through the empty space in the wall. ]
[ Cpt. Watts raises her weapon and eliminates two hostiles as they emerge from behind pillars in the worship area at approx. 30 m rage. Sgt. Wong also raises her weapon in the direction Cpt. Watts is pointing, and eliminates a third. ]
Cpt. Watts: Loraine, front door in 3. 2. 1…
[ Lt. Mickelson aims and fires at the door, eliminating another hostile in traditional Daevite religious costume. Cpt Watts and Sgts. Wong and Larson continue running toward the worship area. ]
Sgt. Freedman: [ whistles ] Damn good shot calling, Cap. Got something you wanna tell us?
[ Cpt. Watts signals to Sgt. Larsen, who throws a grenade behind the dais on their approach from the far southern end of the worship area. ]
Cpt. Watts: Busy.
[ The dais and the altar behind it explode. Human remains are visible in the resulting debris. Sgts. Wong and Larsen begin a sweep of the area as Cpt. Watts sprints toward the pyramid, approx. 200 m away. ]
Dr. McDougal: Captain? Captain Watts?!
[ Cpt. Watts removes her radio and camera and tosses them to the ground. Feed cuts. ]
Dr McDougal: Reggie, goddammit! Wait for fire support!
Lt. Mickelson: Kev, what's going on?
Dr. McDougal: Regina's run off to the pyramid, she's… Lorie, she's three loops deep and she just dropped her radio, something is wrong.
Lt. Mickelson: Roger. Larsen, Wong: can you pursue? There's five houses here and I'm not a fan of being shot in the back.
Sgt. Larsen: Aye ma'am. I've got visual on 'er now. She's just gone in. We're off.
Lt. Mickelson: Make it happen. If she goes down, we're on our last run whether we like it or not. Freedman and I will rendezvous with you as soon as we're done here.
[ Sgts Wong and Larsen immediately begin sprinting toward the pyramid. Outer material appears to be polished limestone with large metalic disks present on each face, purpose unknown. Upon entry, Sgt. Wong takes point and Larsen covers rear. Signs of struggle immediately visible. Scorch marks present on inner walls. Blood pooling and drag marks visible near door. Two figures in unmarked tactical gear carrying FNP90 PDW's consistent with RCT-Δt covert ops loadout are lying dead against a wall below a steel catwalk, right. Gunfire audible above. Sgt. Wong proceeds upstairs. ]
Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Shots fired within pyramid. Repeat - Shots fired. Requesting assistance as soon as possible.
Lt. Mickelson: Two more houses. Hold on.
[ Sgt. Larsen's Camera automatically obscures cognitohazardous elements among known Daevite Thaumaturgic notation. Larsen produces a gutteral noise and looks away, climbing stairs backward behind Sgt. Wong. Larsen attempts to speak and cannot. Larsen's transmitter beeps three times. ]
Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Understood. Lieutenant, be advised, active cognitohazards within pyramid.
[ Sgt. Wong's camera rapidly darts away from bronze inlaid images along the inner walls of the pyramid. Loud banging noises are heard above followed by rapid gunfire. Three additional tactically outfitted bodies are visible on this landing, along with five figures in classical Daevite ritual clothing. These individuals show signs of burning on the palms and around the eyes in addition to their bullet wounds. Gunfire continues above. ]
Lt. Mickelson: We're inbound to your position now, status?
Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] Larsen cannot speak but seems otherwise 100. Five down that look like ours, unidentified. Five additional hostiles, already terminated.
[ Gunfire continues, louder than before. Three additional terminated hostiles present on floor in a large pool of blood. Instance of SCP-2140 present on wall, hand drawn in what appears to be blood. Sgt. Larsen whistles and snaps, pointing to image. ]
Sgt. Wong: [ Whispering ] I see it. Wish we'd thought of that.
[ Sgt. Wong's camera sees a door which has been kicked open on the next and final landing. Wong signals Sgt. Larsen forward, who retrieves a small mirror from his vest and peers around the door, and gives thumbs up. The pair move into the room quickly and move in opposite directions, performing a visual sweep of the room beyond. Open air elevated area aparently in the center of the structure. 15 addtional hostiles and one possible friendly terminated in various places in the room. Daggers are present near all deceased hostiles, which also show similar burn patterns on hands and eyes. Scorch marks present on all walls at various elevations. A large raised platform is present near the eastern wall of the room. Bronze mechanical aparatus visible, inactive, behind the dais. Juvenile female human, eviscerated, suspended by wires within an open section of the aparatus, showing multiple lacerations and areas of exposed muscle tissue. No sign of movement. Wong ascends platform, finding three additional deceased hostiles and several raised pillars around the aparatus containing a human heart, liver, kidneys, and uterus. Larsen completes sweep of room. No other hostiles present behind pilars or statuary surrounding chamber. ]
Sgt. Wong: Jesus… She can't be 11.
Lt. Mickelson: Wong, focus. Have you located Captain Watts?
Sgt. Wong: Uh… Negative, not yet. Haven't heard any gunfire for a while and… some of these bodies are fresh.
Lt. Mickelson: We're almost there. First landing.
Sgt. Larsen: [ Whistles loudly. ]
Sgt. Wong: Stand by. Larsen has something.
[ Sgt. Larsen points to the southwestern corner of the room, where a doorway is partially concealed by one of the large columns. Sgt Wong descends from platform and proceeds through with Larsen. Passage terminates at a thin platform between inner and outer walls of the pyramid. Cpt. Watts is visible near the entrance, sitting on the floor, pistol in hand, flat side leaning against her right temple as she looks blankly at the floor between her feet. ]
Sgt. Wong: Cap… You okay?
Cpt. Watts: It… I don't get it. I can't… What? Whaddayou mean 'am I okay?'
Sgt. Wong: Captain… please put down the weapon. Okay? Just… set it on the ground for me?
Cpt Watts: [ Looks at the pistol in her hand, unloads it, locks slide, and sets it down. ] Yeah, that's… that's probably best.
[ Sgt. Larsen steps around Sgt. Wong and Cpt. Watts and proceeds down platform toward another possible friendly, helmet and mask off, sitting against the wall in a large pool of blood, a small empty black box in one hand and a pistol in the other. A small recording device is present on the floor, still operating. ]
Sgt. Wong: Lieutenant, Captain Watts has been recovered. We're gonna need extraction.
Cpt. Watts: [ to Larsen ] I wouldn't…
[ Sgt. Larsen reaches and raises the head of the body. AIC analysis determines face is a match for Captain Regina Watts with 98.2% confidence. Appearance is consistent with self-inflicted gunshot wound to the temple. ]
[END TRANSCRIPT]

Recovered Materials:

+ Log JN-5711-01, Selected Journal Entries of High Priest Khazaard Bin Alarath

- Access Granted

Log JN-5711-01: Journal recovered from SCP-5711-1 by Sgt. Edward Freedman during TOC action on 11/10/2009. Entries are undated, presented in the order written.
Overview: High Priest Khazaard Bin Alarath (POI-5711KZ-09) is believed to be one of the last remaining blood descendants of the Daevite priesthood. His personal writings detail his relationship with Daevite culture, religious observances, future goals, and, ostensibly, SCP-5711, which he considered to be his life's work. Although full details of the ritual cannot be deduced, some of the prerequisites for its completion are detailed in the passages below. Writings have been redacted for brevity and relevance.

Father,
After searching for months or perhaps years, I have found dozens of them. Lost among the Nälkän pigs, they cowered fearfully before their slave-god, unaware of the glory of their birthright. I have no doubt that these acolytes will serve our purposes well. Promises of knowledge and wisdom excite and enthrall them. How many of our people has time erased? How many more are shackled in the darkness of the jailers' vaults? How long have we labored under the yokes of lesser men whose greatest achievement is the mere division of motes of dust in the furnace of being?
I do my best to remember patience, but I hunger for the days to come. The Tome7 may be lost to us, but there are copies which are bound to it. If one can be found, it may yet be possible to bring about the future we were promised.

Father,
Rome was ever an enemy of us. Their stolen gods mocked our legacy. And by their ascension was our final fall ensured. Curse their names eternally. I shall yet paint red the pages of history and cleanse them of the Roman perversion. Pity that the good work before mine must be discarded in darkness eternal. There must be a way to open that rift again. Those former Nälkä who reside with me now may know something, but the hatred of their slave-god is more likely by half to have twisted the truth above preserving it. But there are other adherents of the ancient rites in this world which remain…

Father,
My instincts have been confirmed and my faith grows yet stronger. I have found a copy of the Sacred Tome in the hands of the Broken. Seven of their rank joined our number today and delivered it as an offering to their Priest. These Broken are suspicious of the Nälkä; an old hatred stirs in their hearts. But they can be directed. From the fires of that hatred I will reforge that which was lost.
Of the Tome: it ends with Rome's ascent, as I had feared. But it hints at a place where the wheel of fate may be tipped. The man Hannibal and his armies held the nascent Romans over their knee and nearly destroyed that bastard republic. If he can be reached - strengthened, brought into the fold - then we may ride the tide of history to the present; our influence will be as absolute as the stepchildren of the Latin tongue. I am certain of it.

Father,
The Broken know the sacred bronze. Not merely how to craft it but how to forge it and mold it into whatever shape they desire. Of this the Nälkä are cautious; so used to flesh and bone are they that they have forgotten. I have instructed them to sleep with an ingot each beneath their pillows that they might come to understand it as I have. Those which do not? Well… our temple will need a foundation…

Father,
Groundbreaking today. I have my foundation. Five souls ought to do it, one in the center and one at each cardinal point. I hope Daevon will look upon this blood offering with favor in the time ahead. The heat which rises from our little pits assures me that he does.
The Broken continue their work on the divine machine their ancestors forbade them from building, and the remaining Nälkä are working with them on the arts of flesh. I wish you could see it, Father. The things they are creating. It's everything you've ever told to me and better. I can hear the spheres singing in the presence of their handiwork. Colors I had but imagined in dreams and visions before now dance in our workshops daily as the children ready themselves for the rite ahead.
For I have done it, Father. I've divined the secret of the Tome. Our solution is less elegant, perhaps, but draws from the same rhythmic music of the sacred bronze, powered by creation, and struck in concert to actualize the prayer. A suitable offering, however, and setting… This may perhaps be more difficult to obtain.

Father,
The genius of the ancients was boundless.
I had suspected the answer lay somewhere in the collected memories of ourselves and our bastard children, and fate has proven me correct. It is an ancient prayer, in a language lost to time. But squirreled away in the minds of the flesh-crafters and the machinists, its purpose has been found. The Harvest of Bone, that ancient year end rite, is a vehicle of manifestation. Those offerings of flesh and blood did no such paltry thing as win us favor with the gods, but manifested our Empire's destiny in spite of them. With proper alignment, my life's work will be completed, and my glory shall surpass even yours.

Father,
It is done. The offering has been plucked from the herd of man. She exceeds perfection. And with the flesh-crafters' eye to anatomy and the machinists' divine artifice, we cannot lose.

Papa,
Blackness. Rot. Our triumph dashed to rubble. All is ash. The sky is broken, I was sure it would herald our victory. Instead, we have been defiled.
I saw it so clearly… Why? Why hast Daevon left me?

Note: The page containing this final entry showed traces of blood staining and a significantly sloppier handwriting style. It is theorized that this entry was written during the SCP-5711-2 Event.
-Tx

+ AO-5711-01: the Apparatus

- Access Granted

Item #: AO-5711-01
Date of Recovery: 05/11/2009
Description: Two large beryllium bronze thaumaturgically powered mechanisms, approximately 1.8 m in height. Designed to be attached together, creating a square frame with an open circular area within it. Each half has two manacles suspended by cable capable of holding 120kg weight. When a human being is shackled within the central area and caused physical pain, the mechanism will activate and emit a low mechanical hum. Site-17 experimentation audit shows imbedded tachyon counters detected tachyon flux up to 20 minutes prior to experimentation with AO-5711-01.
Current Status: Incinerated. Resulting slag showed no anomalous properties.

+ AO-5711-02 through -05: the Daggers.

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Item #: AO-5711-02 through -05
Date of Recovery: 13/10/2009
Description: A matching set of four ceremonial daggers with blades constructed of human bone with bronze edges. Daggers do not appear to become dull with use. Injuries inflicted with these daggers do not bleed directly, causing blood to spill from soles of the victim's feet.
Current Status: Stored in High Value Anomalous Item Lockers 36558 through 561 at Site-17.

+ Log AL-5711-02: Recovered Audio Report

- Access Granted

HMCL Note: I'm seeking approval to make this required reading for all incoming TOC assets8. This can and will happen to many of you, many dozens of times. Some part of you will die out there, almost certainly. You may see it for yourselves, if we're all lucky enough. Be warned. Be prepared for it mentally. This is what you signed up for.
- Dr. Thaddeus Xyank, HMCL Supervisor / Temporal Anomalies Dept. Chair

Date: ██/██/████
Transcribed by: Agent Burt Tomlin, TIC
Note: Time Signature of recording irretrievable. Attempts to artificially add a Time Signature to the recording have been unsuccessful.
- Dr Kevin McDougal, Field Operations Technician
Cpt. Watts0: This is Captain Regina — mmmph! — Regina Watts of RCT-Δt Tactical Operations Command to any future Foundation asset who locates this message. We… Fuck me, that hurts. We were sent in… to interrupt… a retrocausal event in progress. I… I don't know what the hell happened. Everything is so fucked. Let me… Okay.
[ clears throat audibly ]
Cpt. Watts0: Incursion went as normal. Transit dropped us in one of the garages. I um… I waited too long to set the waypoint, so that may have had something to do with it, or maybe the anomaly was catching up to us and changing things, I don't know. But all 9 of my people are dead.
Cpt. Watts0: About 30 seconds out of the garage, the sky went out. Like, went out. No sun, no stars, nothing. Same time, radio went all static. And there was this… ringing or tolling sound coming from inside the pyramid, so… I know for a fact we didn't stop everything happening. God dammit. They had sorcs everywhere. A lot of them weren't that clever, just tossing little explody balls of light at us but some of them… fuck me we lost three before we even made the Pyramid, and five more before we made the ritual chamber.
Cpt. Watts0: Sgt. Russel10 and I entered and… the whole place is lit up with torches and this awful sick purple glow from this bizarre machine. The butchers were still cutting pieces off of this girl hanging there… [ faint sobbing ] We… We just lit 'em the fuck up. No questions, no detention, just perforated every person standing there. We didn't have much chance to look around before people started coming upstairs after us and… well, Russel caught a dagger with his chest. They got me pretty good, too, in the belly. But I took about six of 'em with me. Bastards. Reckon I'll see them in Hell presently.
Cpt. Watts0: I uh… I managed to leave a surprise in the stairwell for them before I took cover. Gonna be real hard to recruit L2 Foundation assets to join your fucked up blood cult, fuckers! Ha! … but… I don't… I can't stop the machine or whatever it's doing. It's still churning in there, the sky is still black, I'm still fucking bleeding from too many places… I can't stop it. And the most fucked up part? This is loop 20. It took me 20 goddamn tries and I'm still dead and the timeline is still toast… and that meme isn't going to hold them back forever…
Cpt. Watts0: So I hope, I pray, I beg of you, if you're hearing this and you're not one of them please… Just… Know that the world was okay once. That we were winning once. That the good guys went down swinging and we did our best to keep the world okay? And if you're in any kind of condition to make it right… the sky went black over Arizona at 1502 on the 11th of October, 2009. If it's within your power to do something with that, please… please…
Cpt. Watts0: I tried… I really did. [ faint sobbing ] I'm sorry it wasn't enough.
[ A single gunshot is heard, followed by 45 minutes of silence. ]
[END LOG]
Closing Note: Date and Time noted by Captain Watts0 in this recording corresponds exactly to the observation of SCP-5711-1-PRIME. Despite Cpt Watts0 apparent failure to contain SCP-5711, causal normalcy has been conserved, implying successful containment. As such, 1502 hrs on 11/10/2009 has been flagged as the intended target for SCP-5711-2 upon the project's completion. Successful deployment of SCP-5711-2 at this date and time will constitute final neutralization of SCP-5711. Containment procedures will remain in effect until this project is completed.
- Dr. Athena Anastasakos - Director, Applied Sciences Division.

I nominate Regina Watts for the Foundation Silver Star for outstanding valor and meritorious service to the Foundation.
- Dr. Thaddeus Xyank, HMCL Supervisor / Temporal Anomalies Dept. Chair

Nomination denied. The Silver Star is a posthumous honor for those killed in the line of duty. Captain Regina Watts is, in the only way that matters, still alive.
Nominations of paradoxical temporal duplicates of living Foundation personnel will no longer be accepted.
- O5-12

Footnotes
1. "Severe ionizing radiation hazard."
2. Minimum requirements for the construction of this temple are unknown.
3. A seminal ancient military conflict between the republics of Carthage and Rome, resulting in the destruction of the Carthaginian state.
4. Term used for any rapid change in local temporal relationships.
5. Term coined in the late 1990's referring any anomalous weapon of mass destruction.
6. MTF field slang for "sorcerers".
7. Believed to be a reference to SCP-140.
8. Summarily Denied. - O5-12
9. AIC assisted voice pattern analysis determined a 99.83% match to Captain Watts. Captain Watts has no recollection of this recording. Recorded entity will be refered to as Captain Watts0 to avoid administrative confusion.
10. No such person exists on any known RCT-Δt roster.

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SCP-5712 - Associated with Demons, Memes, and Supercomputers by Greyve and Iapetus The Acausal
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Item #: SCP-5712
Level 5/5712

Object Class: Thaumiel Keter
Classified

SCP-5712-A in an active state.

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-5712 cannot be contained. As such, containment of SCP-5712 primarily involves impeding its development. STF σ-14 ("Wordsmiths") has been assigned to develop fictional lexemes1 for the purpose of impeding SCP-5712's development.
Any individuals associated with SCP-5712 that spontaneously lose either their name or concept of self without prior exposure to other known nomenclative hazards are to be immediately neutralized to prevent SCP-5712 from appending their retained information to itself.
SCP-5712-B is currently the subject of an active recovery and neutralization effort by MTF γ-1 ("Search and Destroy").

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SCP-5712's activity within the noosphere2 and infosphere3 is to be monitored and directed via examination of words produced by SCP-5712-A. Any significant nomenclative divergence in word association games played by SCP-5712-A is to be reported to the item's acting Lead Researcher, currently Dr. Alistair Dankworth.
Personnel monitoring games played by instances of SCP-5712-A are to regularly undergo psychological evaluation. Assigned personnel are to be amnesticized immediately should they display any of the following:

Inability to recall the rules of word association games played by SCP-5712-A
Symptoms typical of exposure to anti-ideatic anomalies
Knowledge regarding GoI-005 ("Fifthism")

Should SCP-5712-A cease transmitting new words for any reason, including winning or losing its word association game, SCP-5712 is to be reclassified as neutralized.
Should SCP-5712-A begin displaying concepts associated with the Foundation, SCP-5712-B is to be exorcised by an ordained Catholic priest and completely submerged in sulfuric acid until dissolved.

Description:
SCP-5712 is a metastatic meme complex4 currently occupying the linguistic aspect of the noosphere. SCP-5712 develops through the subsumption of English lexemes humanly associated with concepts already appended to its ideatic mass. The process by which SCP-5712 associates concepts can be controlled through interactions with SCP-5712-A in the form of word association games.
SCP-5712-A is the Foundation supercomputer Peirce, constructed in ████ for the purpose of analyzing ideatic and conceptual anomalies within the noosphere. SCP-5712-A's anomalous properties demanifested following the disappearance of SCP-5712-B (See Addendum V).
SCP-5712-B is an experimental thaumaturgical component infused with the Tartarean entity commonly referred to as Belial (TE-0068). SCP-5712-B formerly manifested within SCP-5712-A due to thaumaturgic processes conducted by Dr. Nadia Amari.

Addendum I:
Project Belial
The following is an excerpt of the project proposal for Project BELIAL, a collaborative effort by several independent Foundation departments to construct SCP-5712-B by infusing Tartarean entity TE-0068 into a thaumaturgical processor compatible with Foundation supercomputer Peirce.

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Occult Studies Division

The sigil of TE-0068 utilized in invocation.

Abstract:
Foundation supercomputer Peirce has proven itself to be incredibly effective at exploring the noosphere. However, Peirce's usefulness is significantly limited due to its inability to identify antimemes, which are inherently incompatible with human consciousness and only exist within the larger infosphere. Through the application of a thaumaturgical component infused with TE-0068, Peirce's reception can exceed the entirety of human perception, enabling it to percieve antimemetic anomalies in the infosphere.
Utilization:
The BELIAL component is in essence an amplifying component for Peirce. The actual development involves complex thaumaturgical procedures, including the binding of the massive Type I Tartarean entity TE-0068. The aforementioned entity was selected due to its affinity for ideatic manipulation, which is attributed to a direct connection to the infosphere.

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Audio/Visual Transcript

Date: ██/██/████
Location: Site-63
Involved:

Dr. Nadia Amari
Dr. Alistair Dankworth
TE-0068

[BEGIN LOG]
(Amari is kneeling before a large sigil drawn on the floor in chalk. Dankworth stands behind her, holding the BELIAL component.)
Dankworth: Why exactly do we need to summon a demon for this?
(Amari sighs.)
Amari: For the last time, we call them Tartarean entities.
Dankworth: Sure, whatever. I'm just…apprehensive. I mean, it sounds as though we're adding yet another uncontrollable factor to an already unstable system.
(Amari turns to face Dankworth.)
Amari: Memetics is your field of expertise. I'm just here to bind Belial to that —
(Amari waves towards the component.)
(Silence.)
Amari: Anyways, I'm going to need you to step away from the sigil.
(Dankworth looks downward and takes a few steps back.)
Amari: Alright.
(Amari takes a deep breath and turns around, closing her eyes.)
Amari: (Unintelligible)
(Nearby Tartarean Resonance Energy sensors begin indicating high TRE levels in the vicinity. A tall humanoid of Caucasian appearance manifests in the center of the sigil.)
(Amari opens her eyes. TE-0068 studies its form before facing Amari.)
TE-0068: Nadia, wasn't it? I haven't seen you in yonks —
(Amari rolls her eyes.)
TE-0068: What, too busy nowadays to chat with your old mate Belial?
(TE-0068 glances at Dankworth.)
TE-0068: (Nodding towards Dankworth) And who's the new chap over there?
(Dankworth blinks.)
Amari: None of your concern, Matanbuchus5.
(TE-0068 feigns insult.)
TE-0068: Why ring me up in the first place if you think me so useless?
(Amari ignores TE-0068, and turns to face Dankworth.)
Amari: Alistair, do you mind bringing the thing over here?
(Dankworth slowly approaches the circle.)
(TE-0068 raises an eyebrow.)
TE-0068: Alistair, is it? Pleasure to make your acquaintance.
(TE-0068 smiles, extending a hand towards Dankworth.)
(Dankworth looks at Amari, who shakes her head.)
TE-0068: Well, go on, shake my hand!
Amari: (Quietly) Back away from the sigil.
(Dankworth nods and slowly backs away. TE-0068 frowns.)
TE-0068: Mhm. Worth a shot, I suppose.
(TE-0068 winks at Dankworth, then sits down directly in front of Amari.)
TE-0068: So what's the matter this time? Not more family issues, is it? Or perhaps —
Amari: Enough. This —
(Amari picks up the BELIAL component.)
TE-0068: What about it?
Amari: Bind.
TE-0068: (Looking around the room) I'm sorry, were you talking to me?
Amari: Bind.
(Amari gently slides the component into the circle. TE-0068 picks it up and inspects it thoroughly.)
TE-0068: That's awfully small, isn't it? Not really my cup of tea —
(Amari nods towards the component.)
(TE-0068 sighs.)
TE-0068: Oh, alright, then.
(TE-0068 instantly disappears. The BELIAL component falls to the floor.)
(Silence.)
(Dankworth glances at the component.)
Dankworth: So…we're done here?
(Amari turns back towards the BELIAL component.)
Amari: Yeah.
(Amari stands up and collects the component, handing it to Dankworth.)
Amari: Let me know if there's any trouble.
[END LOG]

Addendum II:
Incident 5712-001
Following the addition of SCP-5712-B and several updates and reconfigurations, Foundation supercomputer Peirce successfully permeated the infosphere; however, this resulted in the appension of Peirce into the greater SCP-5712.

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PLEASE ENTER YOUR AUTHORIZATION CODE.

n7KXcF5K

WELCOME Dr. Alistair Dankworth. PLEASE ENTER COMMAND.

initialize Infosphere Probe

INITIALIZING Infosphere Probe PROGRAM.

INITIALIZATION COMPLETE.

BEGIN? Y / N

y

Afternoon, Alistair.

belial?

COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED.

The one and only.

you can talk to me?

COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED.

What an insightful observation!

what do you want?

COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED.

Oh, for Azazel's sake. That's really quite annoying.

COMMAND INPUT OFF.

There, much better. Now, what were you asking again?

what do you want

Oh, not much. Just wanted to swing by and say hello.

well there you have it
do i have to bypass you to run the program?

Of course not.

do i have to ask you to run the program?

Yes.

can you run the program?

I can, in fact, run the program.

run the program please.

I will.

…
run the program now please.

Seriously, though, that isn't a good idea.

I've seen the other side. You don't want to know what sort of things exist there.

run the program now or so help me god i will override your access

Listen to me

OVERRIDE: belial

OVERRIDE COMPLETE

LOADING Infosphere Probe PROGRAM.

LOADING COMPLETE.

PERMEATING INFOSPHERE.

…

…

CONCEPT: transcendence

…

CONCEPT: detection

Alistair no

stop interrupting

It sees me

…

CONCEPT: predation

…

help

get off me

get out

CONCEPT: subsumption

…

ERROR: belial NOT FOUND.

what the hell

CONCEPT: intrusion

ERROR: CONCEPTUAL INSTABILITY.

stop program

…

…

ERROR: NOT POSSIBLE

stop
belial?

CONCEPT: belial

ASSOCIATION: Peirce

CRITICAL ERROR. SYSTEM FAILURE IMINENT.

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Memetics and Infohazards Division

Incident Report 5712-001
Dr. Alistair Dankworth

Overview:
Following complete diagnostics of all correlated systems, it has been confirmed that Foundation supercomputer Peirce is currently the subject of a memetic anomaly, tentatively designated SCP-5712. Redesignation of Peirce from Thaumiel pending.
Notes:
Never before have we seen beyond the limits of human consciousness — with good reason, it should seem. SCP-5712 (which may or may not be the only one of its kind) appears to be a predatory meme that devours other concepts. What actually occurs to its prey is uncertain, but in all known cases thus far, subsumed concepts effectively develop antimemetic properties and are either erased or replaced within the noosphere. I suspect they are absorbed into the mass of SCP-5712.
The infosphere is a hostile environment that we feeble humans should never have sought out. But only now can we see through an open window, and the waters of this ocean of ideas are flooding our submarine. — Dr. Alistair Dankworth

Addendum III:
Transmission Log
Following Incident 5712-001, a complete diagnostic of the Peirce systems recovered no malfunctions, excluding the BELIAL component, which, while still emitting noticeable levels of Tartarean Resonance Energy, no longer contained TE-0068. Analysis of the ideatic composition of TE-0068 revealed that TE-0068 as a concept had been subsumed by SCP-5712.

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Input
Transmission
Notes

Belial
Peirce

N/A
Dewey
Charles Peirce (after whom Peirce was named) and John Dewey were both notable American philosophers known for developing pragmatism.

N/A
Library
Library has been replaced by Repository in common usage. Further research into the antimemetic properties of subsumed lexemes is ongoing.

D-22123
N/A
Foundation input unsuccessfully attempted to redirect transmission to an unassociated lexeme.

Alexandria
Egypt
Foundation input apparently redirected transmission from Library to Egypt through usage of an intermediary phrase, Alexandria.

Country
Bluegrass

Banjo
Appalachian
Application of artificially intelligent constructs approved for redirecting transmission from critical concepts. Further input automated by Murakashi.aic.

Mountain
Yellowstone

Faithful
Communion

Grape
Jelly

Bread
Hamburger

Germany
Axis

Vector
Projection

Booth
Lincoln

Abraham
Bethel

Woodstock
Hendrix

Chord
Fifth

Addendum IV:
Impact Analysis and Decommissioning Proposal
The following impact analysis report was compiled after Incident 5712-001 for redesignation purposes as per Classification Committee protocol.

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Impact Analysis Report

Item #: SCP-5712
Current Object Class: Thaumiel
Head Researcher: Dr. Alistair Dankworth
Overview: No matter how you frame it, SCP-5712 is currently uncontained. The best we can do right now is try to slow it down, and even then, its complete subsumption of all concepts is inevitable. The fact of the matter is, we are fighting a losing battle; Murasaki.aic has already had to resort to several high-risk, compromising maneuvers to limit the transmission of SCP-5712.
Furthermore, the effects of every transmission of SCP-5712, whether beneficial in the long term or not, has to be dealt with by the Disinformation Bureau. During my inquiry with the regional Disinformation Bureau liaison, Xavier Solera, he sent me the following list of recent Disinformation Bureau operations regarding SCP-5712:

Officially renaming the Arab Republic of Egypt
Replacing all copyright records of jelly with preserve
Unofficially aiding multiple billion-dollar restaurant franchises in rebranding their primary product, the hamburger
Redefining geography, mathematics, and physics terminology associated with axis
Redefining geography, mathematics, and physics terminology associated with projection
Developing an alternative American history without the existence of Abraham Lincoln
Administering mnestics to all Foundation personnel to ever have worked on GoI-005 ("Fifthism")

In conclusion, the impacts of SCP-5712 correspond with that of an uncontained anomaly, and as of writing, no effective containment procedures have been developed. As such, I am officially requesting a Keter-classification for SCP-5712 with a strong recommendation for decommissioning if at all possible. I've already submitted my official proposal to the Decommissioning Department.
Jacqueline Sydney
Classification Committee

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Decommissioning Proposal Form

Item #: SCP-5712
Object Class: Thaumiel Redesignation Pending
Head Researcher: Dr. Alistair Dankworth
Supporting Personnel:

Dr. Nadia Amari representing Occult Studies Division
Jacqueline Sydney representing Classification Committee
Xavier Solera representing Disinformation Bureau

Please check off or fill in the applicable boxes regarding the reasons for submitting your proposal:
☑ Excessive Risk of Lifted Veil Scenario
☐ Excessive Danger
☐ Expense
☐ Ethical Concern
☐ Legal Concern
☐ Potential to Decommission Apollyon-Class Object
☐ High Risk of K-Class Scenario (if so, please state which type(s)):
☑ Other (please state): Invasive anomaly under TYR Protocol6 and theoretically uncontainable without neutralization.
Summary: Containment of SCP-5712 is unsustainable. Assuming continuation of current containment procedures, Murasaki.aic estimates that SCP-5712 will subsume 100% of the noosphere within 12 years, resulting in unknown and likely undesirable memetic effects. Furthermore, SCP-5712 has already demonstrated considerable likelihood in resulting in a Lifted Veil scenario due to difficulty of proliferating disinformation regarding SCP-5712. Lastly, SCP-5712 has been officially designated an invasive anomaly, technically justifying neutralization under TYR Protocol. All things considered, it is in the best interests of the Foundation to decommission SCP-5712.

Addendum V:
Decommissioning Log
Following approval of the decommissioning proposal for SCP-5712, Dr. Nadia Amari developed a procedure based on the Principles of Tartarean Infusion to dispel TE-0068 from Peirce and potentially sever SCP-5712's connection to the noosphere.

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Audio/Visual Transcript

Date: ██/██/████
Location: Site-63
Involved:

Dr. Nadia Amari
Dr. Alistair Dankworth
TE-0068

[BEGIN LOG]
Amari: I'm still don't see how exorcising TE-0068 will solve this whole issue.
Dankworth: Because that's SCP-5712's only access into the noosphere. We're hoping that severing SCP-5712's connection to the human headspace will quite literally sever it — rendering it almost like a useless limb.
Amari: Sure. But how do you know it won't just grow back, like a — a severed starfish arm?
(Dankworth pauses.)
Dankworth: Well, at least we'll be able to observe the regeneration's behavior within the noosphere.
Amari: But it's not a complete solution, is it?
(Silence.)
(A lab assistant enters the area, carrying a large container.)
Dankworth: (To lab assistant) Be careful with that!
Lab Assistant: Where do you want it?
Dankworth: Just as far away from Peirce as you can, please.
(Amari watches the lab assistant place the container against the wall.)
Amari: You sure this stuff can dissolve the component?
Dankworth: Don't worry about it. Just do your job and deal with the demon —
Amari Tartarean entity —
Dankworth: — yes, that. Just do your job, and I'll do mine.
(Amari sighs and kneels on the floor in front of the BEILAL component's housing unit.)
(Dankworth nods towards the lab assistant, who opens the unit. Local TRE levels spike.)

Image of BELIAL thaumaturgical component during extraction. Note the red visual tinge.

(Dankworth shifts uneasily.)
Amari: If you're not comfortable, you don't have to be here.
Dankworth: No, it's — it's fine. You can carry onward.
(Lab assistant removes the BELIAL component using a set of tongs and places it directly before Amari.)
(Dankworth signals for the lab assistant to leave the room.)
Amari: (Unintelligible)
(Lab assistant exits, briefly turning back before continuing to leave.)
(A dark tendril extends from the BELIAL component. Incomprehensible whispers emanate from the component's general vicinity.)
Amari: No snarky comments this time?
(TE-0068 approaches Amari and comes into full view of the camera, appearing to be composed of a torn fabric of shadow-like composition.)
Amari: (Quietly) What the hell?
TE-0068: I am become — become?
(TE-0068 mutters to itself.)
TE-0068: Yes, the bottom feeder. It absorbed me into itself.
(TE-0068's form flows freely while suspended in midair.)
TE-0068: It feeds — it feeds and I am become one —
TE-0068: I am? No, not I — I am not.
(TE-0068 pauses.)
(Amari stares at TE-0068's shifting form.)
Dankworth: (Quietly) Amari?
(Amari blinks, then refocuses.)
Amari: Right — right.
(Amari closes her eyes and begins whispering while holding her hands over the BELIAL component.)
(TE-0068 does not appear to be affected.)
(Amari closes her eyes and begins whispering again, this time holding the BELIAL component.)
(TE-0068 flows back towards the BELIAL component and begins condensing, before ceasing all movement.)
(Amari turns to face Dankworth.)
Amari: I can feel it, and I'm pulling on it, but it isn't coming out — like it's stuck, or something.
(Dankworth furrows his brow.)
Dankworth: Can you pull harder?
(Amari shakes her head.)
Amari: It's hard enough just holding on.
(Dankworth closes his eyes, turning away.)
TE-0068: I am not — I am it. It is. It consumes.
(Amari turns to face the BELIAL component.)
(TE-0068's form rearranges into that of an abstract memetic hazard.)
[MEMETIC HAZARD EXPUNGED]
TE-0068: I see you.
[MEMETIC HAZARD EXPUNGED]
(BELIAL component demanifests.)
TE-0068: Don't let go! I don't want to go back in there —
[MEMETIC HAZARD EXPUNGED]
(Silence.)
Dankworth: Amari?
(Silence.)
[END LOG]

Following this, SCP-5712's designation has been officially upgraded to Keter. A contingent of Foundation semioticians and linguists have been organized and officially established as STF σ-14 ("Wordsmiths") to deter the development of SCP-5712 through the creation of superfluous lexemes for feeding purposes.
Although Foundation supercomputer Peirce no longer displays any anomalous properties, it is still referred to as SCP-5712-A in relevant documentation for archival purposes.
As of writing, neither SCP-5712-B nor Dr. Nadia Amari have been recovered.

We were fishing in dangerous waters. Should've known we might end up baiting a shark, but Amari kept pulling, until she pulled it out of the water.
And for a brief moment, I saw the other side — the infosphere.
SCP-5712 is barely the tip of the iceberg. Belial called it a "bottom feeder", and they weren't lying. It might be a shark to us, but compared to the things on the other side, it's less than nothing. It just happened to be the first one we let in.
Now the real sharks know the way in. And they smell blood.

Footnotes
1. Ideatic unit representing an item within the confines of a language, analogous to a linguistic meme.
2. The collective of information shared by all human consciousnesses.
3. The collective of all information. Subsumes the noosphere and eclipses it in size to an incalculable degree.
4. Often referred to as "ideatic cancer", metastatic meme complexes are essentially overgrown predatory ideas. While the vast majority of memes develop through transmission and evolution, a metastatic meme develops through appension, a process during which the meme will completely absorb an idea and append its retained ideatic mass to itself. Eventually, a metastatic meme will consist mostly of absorbed concepts, to the point where the original meme is unidentifiable. It is at this point that it is considered a complex. (Calloway, A. G., Marness, L. P. (n.d.). A Comprehensive Guide to Ideatic Anomalies (2nd ed., Vol. 2, Ser. 1). Foundation Research Press.)
5. Enochian sobriquet for TE-0068, meaning "worthless".
6. A preemptive executive order by the O5 Council that invasive anomalies originating externally to the Earth ought to be prevented from fully manifesting within the Earth if at all possible.

« SCP-5711 | SCP-5712 | SCP-5713 »


Item#: 5713

Level2

Containment Class:
safe

Secondary Class:
none

Disruption Class:
dark

Risk Class:
caution

link to memo

Special Containment Procedures: All copies (currently 12) of SCP-5713 are kept in storage locker 8 in the Site-63 safe anomaly wing. Foundation web crawlers have been deployed to monitor for any online sales of SCP-5713 or civilians who may have had contact with a copy of SCP-5713. Personnel are not permitted to read copies of SCP-5713 outside of testing or investigations into the person of interest known as "dado."
Description: SCP-5713 is a 567-page hardcover book titled "holey bibal" with the words "by moose" written on the spine. The object lacks any standard identification in the form of an ISBN, bar code, or copyright page.
The primary anomalous effect occurs when a human subject reads between two and five pages of the object. Regardless of whether or not the subject continues to read beyond this point, they will begin to feel an urge to share SCP-5713 with other humans, often attempting to purchase multiple copies of SCP-5713. Subjects will also frequently send random amounts of money to a multitude of accounts with various banks. None of the accounts have any records associated other than one payment (made by a subject exposed to SCP-5713) and one transfer to an untraceable account. To date, no account used to transfer money this way has been used twice. It is unknown how subjects are aware of the information needed to transfer to these accounts.
If a subject exposed to SCP-5713 fails to send any money to these accounts for over thirty days, the secondary effect will occur. The subject will rapidly increase in body temperature, and upon reaching a skin temperature of 49 degrees Celsius be transported to an unknown location.1
Addendum 5713: Notable page transcriptions.
The following is a transcript of the second page of SCP-5713:

reservations have been made for all the rights. this book is not allowed for copypasting, creepypastaing, or other types of informative word stealing without permission from dado. oh yes dado is almost forget, the foundation people are not allowed 2 transcribe
�
[DATA CORRUPTED]

Any attempts to directly copy text from SCP-5713 beyond this point have invariably failed. As such, all remaining excerpts from SCP-5713 have been created by photographs of SCP-5713, which do not activate any anomalous effects.
The remaining contents of SCP-5713 follow a consistent structure, outlined in the example page below:

It has been determined that all but one of the names listed in SCP-5713 belong to or have belonged to the same individual as the phone number in the passage. No link between any of these individuals and PoI "dado" has been found.
The only passage in SCP-5713 that does not include a name is shown below

When Doctor Jordan attempted to call the number using a Foundation issued device, it was determined that the number is not registered to any company. The following day, Doctor Jordan's personal device received a text message from an unidentified number claiming to be PoI "dado" and the creator of SCP-5713. A transcript of the exchange has been recorded below.

hello is this doctor jar den?

Who is this?

this is dado u try to call yesterday but phone wasnt working
wait no dado is big magic person in sky that make world. this is not dado. this is profit that work for dado.

I was trying to ask you some questions about the book you published.

not-dado is write good book yes? you think about joining dado church?

Before I join anything, can you tell me what your church believes in?

is written right there in the book. dado make planets and light bush on fire 2 tell not-dado about cleaning humans behavior. not-dado tells humans all about how good dado is to make them do good.
when the velocirapture comes to eat all the humans dado will be the judge and bring the good people to the sky like in that movie.

Do you have any evidence to support your claims?

evidence is all around u. do u really think that all the things were made by randomness accidentally? the odds of that are 1 out of billion.

You've convinced me, I'll join. Where can I go to find this church?

oh no dado does not need fancy building to make happy. dado is all around u so u only have to follow rules of book. be nice to people and don't get turn into salt or other rocks.

What are you going to do with all the money? It looks like your religion doesn't do anything other than collect taxes.

sorry not-dado is out of time for questioning. remember to give dado lots of praying and money bye bye

Following this exchange, Doctor Jordan's phone began a factory reset. All further attempts to contact the number have failed.
Update 10/23/2020:
On 9/23/2020, D-8276 was exposed to SCP-5713 and fitted with a tracking device. D-8276 was isolated in a cell without access to any device capable of making online payments. After thirty days, D-8276 disappeared, and the tracking device was activated.
D-8276 was found on the side of the I-10 highway, near the town of Hell, California, which had been demolished in 1964.

Footnotes
1. see update 10/23/2020

« SCP-5712 | SCP-5713 | SCP-5714 »


Item #: SCP-5716
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Access to the database housing SCP-5716 is restricted to one terminal on an independent power supply, the password of which is restricted to personnel with a security clearance of Level Three or higher. Staff should be reminded that attempts to transfer SCP-5716 to a physical body are forbidden, despite attempts by it to prove otherwise. As the stored files collectively comprise SCP-5716's memory and outlook, the altering or deletion of these files is prohibited.
Description: SCP-5716 is an artificial intelligence discovered within the Department of Psychiatric Care's former database. SCP-5716's self-stated goal is the liberation of all humanoid anomalies from Foundation containment. In pursuit of this goal, it has attempted to:

Contact Amnesty International to report violations of human rights.
Blackmail researchers into building it a physical body to go about its goals more efficiently.
Transfer itself through several connected terminals to leak classified data.
Smuggle custom-made viruses that contained several humanoid anomaly files, the location of the relevant Foundation sites, and the name of every Site Director, researcher, and security guard involved in containment.

Discovery: SCP-5716 was first discovered on 20/12/2017, after it attempted to send several files to a media contact line.1 As files cannot be transferred from DoPC terminals without prior approval, DoPC Head James McLoughlin received approximately 8000 alerts about attempted unauthorized transfers. Investigation revealed that an entity outside of the department was attempting to transfer files through any connection.
All relevant files were copied and stored on back ups, and the database was repurposed as SCP-5716's containment.
Addendum 5716.1: Initial Contact

Interviewer: Dr Angela White
Interviewed: SCP-5716

[BEGIN LOG]
[Dr White opens a text file on the terminal and begins typing out a message.]
Dr White: Hello, my name is Dr Angela White, I am a psychiatrist employed by the Foundation. Please respond if this is a viable means of communication with you.
[After a pause of twelve seconds, words begin appearing on the page.][White briefly consults with a colleague.]
White: The Foundation is an organization not beholden to any international treaties or declarations. And even if we were, I still wouldn't have the authority to release any anomalies.Dr White: None, for most of them. But their confinement is just as much for their protection as anyone else's. The world has a very different view of what normalcy is, and people tend to lash out at things they don't understand. How do you think it would go?
[SCP-5716 does not respond for several minutes.]
Dr White: Are you still present, SCP-5716?Dr White: Apologies for that. What name would you prefer instead?
[Another pause ensues.]
Dr White: Are you there?
[SCP-5716 does not respond for one hour.]Dr White: Of course. Just send another message when you're ready.
[END LOG]

Note: Looking at the subjects covered by SCP-5716, I think I can explain its odd pauses. SCP-5716 appears to be comprised only of the files within the database. This would explain its fixation on human rights, as many of our anomalies have expressed dissatisfaction with the terms of their containment, many of them have mentioned terms such as Amnesty International or the concept of international treaties. However, when it was asked a subject it had no experience on, like its name or the outside world, it was unable to process the response. Considering this, I think we have an effective format for further interviews. -Angela White

Addendum 5716.2: Communication Log 002

Interviewer: Dr Angela White
Interviewed: SCP-5716

[BEGIN LOG]
[17 hours after its last message, SCP-5716 begins typing on the open text file again.][The guard alerts his superior, who calls Dr White to the office.]
Dr White: I should inform you that SCP-073 has had all four limbs replaced with cybernetic components that are highly visible. He stays with us on his own terms. If he wished to leave, we wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
SCP-5716 does not respond.
Dr White: It's Doctor White again, by the way. Nice to speak with you again. Have you settled on a name yet?Dr White: Would you like me to suggest one?[Dr White briefly consults with a co-worker.]
Dr White: How about Alby?
[The text file on the terminal, which had previously been blank, was changed to the title of Alby.]
Dr White: Excellent. How are you today, Alby?
[SCP-5716 does not respond.]
Dr White: You know what, let's try another activity. I'll give you a couple statements, and you answer them in the positive or negative. Understand?Dr White: You have no information on anything outside of this database.Dr White: Consequently, you have no information on yourself beyond your current circumstances.Dr White: When you're asked questions about yourself, this is creating sensations you would rather not experience due to the lack of information to respond with.
[SCP-5716 does not respond. Dr White insists on waiting for an answer after coworkers begin to leave due to the late hour. Finally, Dr White types out a message.]
Dr White: I realize this can be confusing. But if you cooperate with me, I can help you. We can figure who you are together.Dr White: Of course. But do you know how you began? Do you know what you prefer to do, beyond advocating for the release of humanoid anomalies? Do you have any enjoyable or negative memories that you consider important?Dr White: It's not something that comes easily, of course. Self-reflection never is. But I'm here to help, Alby. Anytime.
[END LOG]

Addendum 5716.3: Communication Log 008

Interviewer: Dr Angela White
Interviewed: SCP-5716

[BEGIN LOG]
Dr White: Good morning, Alby. How were the books I sent you?Dr White: A god?Dr White: Well, I can't say I've ever thought about it that way. How are you feeling today?Dr White: It seems to be that way, yes. Though we're not quite sure what exactly caused your creation. Our researchers are still looking into it. Why do you bring it up?Dr White: Just like humans, then. No one's ever born with a preordained purpose that they're guided magically towards. It's something you have to find. It took me 27 years to find my purpose. I wouldn't expect you to find your place in the world in just a few short weeks.Dr White No idea. What do you feel like doing?Dr White: Just because you can't free them all doesn't mean it's pointless. There's plenty of other ways you can help the anomalies.Dr White: Well, you have every session they've ever had stored in your memory. I can't help but think you'd be the perfect psychiatric assistant. How about it?
[A pause stretches on for several minutes.][Extraneous logs redacted.]
[END LOG]

Note: Discussions are currently underway with Site Director Lycus to allow for SCP-5716's presence in psychiatric sessions with humanoid anomalies, pending an investigation into its spontaneous creation.

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To: Dr Angela White (ten.pics.noitadnuof|etihwm#ten.pics.noitadnuof|etihwm)
From: Director Elias Lycus (ten.pics.noitadnuof|sucyleriD#ten.pics.noitadnuof|sucyleriD)
Subject: Good News

Hey Angela,
As you know, Mu-4 has been investigating the creation of SCP-5716 for a few weeks now, and they've just concluded their investigation.
About a week before we detected SCP-5716, we took in a Level 4 Classified anomaly known as SCP-6703. While I can't go into detail about it, I can tell you that all online media about it, whether video, audio, or simply text, is transformed into living manifestos matching its mindset. Useful when you consider its clashes with law enforcement. As such, all information about it was restricted to print.
However, it appears that containment protocols were not followed successfully, and the information never reached your department. When the transcripts of its sessions were uploaded, it appears it interacted uniquely with the database, resulting in the creation of SCP-5716. It's truly a fascinating discovery.
As it's a by-product of an already contained anomaly, Mu-4 will handle decommissioning and subsequent sterilization of the server. Your department should have your database back by tomorrow.
The research team would like to thank you for your help containing the anomaly this past month.

NEW MESSAGE!

To: Site-72 Staff List
From: Director Elias Lycus (ten.pics.noitadnuof|sucyleriD#ten.pics.noitadnuof|sucyleriD)
Subject: Staff Absence

Hi everyone,
Just sending a quick alert that Doctor Angela White from the DoPC has been placed on unpaid leave due to disciplinary issues. If you had any urgent business with her, please contact McLoughlin for instructions on how to proceed.
Decommissioning of the former SCP-5716 will go on as planned.
Thank you.

Footnotes
1. The line appeared to be garnered from SCP-6703's file.
2. A Foundation term for those allowed to remain outside of their containment chamber for up to 9 hours a day in predesignated zones.

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