Item #: SCP-2380
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2380 is to be kept in Containment Locker 2380 at Site-39, with access barred to all personnel with a clearance level under three (3). In the event of any breach in containment, Junior Researcher Østergaard is to be taken into protective custody by security personnel until containment is restored. Outside of controlled testing environments, bare-skin contact is not to be made with SCP-2380, and protective equipment is to be used at all times.
Description: SCP-2380 is a human left kidney, a genetic match to one ████████ Østergaard, a Junior Researcher at Site-39 in ███████, Denmark. Neither the internal nor external structure of SCP-2380 bears any notable deviations from that of an average human kidney. The cells of SCP-2380 do not differ from non-anomalous human kidney cells in any detectable way. All tissue remains healthy, however, despite the lack of blood flow to or from the object.
SCP-2380 exhibits both a passive and active anomalous effect. Passively, SCP-2380 constantly rotates by currently unknown means, such that its superior pole is pointing toward Junior Researcher Østergaard at all times. The active anomalous effects of SCP-2380 manifest when it is held or touched with bare skin by any human subject apart from Junior Researcher Østergaard. Upon touching SCP-2380, the subject, henceforth designated SCP-2380-1, will attempt to implant SCP-2380 into Junior Researcher Østergaard by any means available. If surgical instruments or other sharp implements are accessible, instances of SCP-2380-1 will make use of them, but those affected have been observed to attempt the implantation without any tools or instruments of any kind.
Worth noting is that Junior Researcher Østergaard is still in possession of both of his kidneys, which appear to be healthy and fully functional. It is not known at this time what instances of SCP-2380-1 would do with Junior Researcher Østergaard's current left kidney if his abdominal cavity was successfully accessed.
Upon removal of the kidney from the possession of affected SCP-2380-1 individuals, the active anomalous effects of SCP-2380 will cease until it again comes into contact with exposed human skin. Previously affected SCP-2380-1 individuals will express a lack of awareness of their actions, but possess the notion that, while affected, they were attempting to implant "Østergaard's kidney" using proper medical procedure (surgical scrubs, sterilized medical equipment, designated operating theater, etc.). This belief is maintained by SCP-2380-1 individuals with and without prior surgical experience, as well as SCP-2380-1 individuals without prior knowledge of Østergaard's identity. No other anomalous or abnormal effects have been noted in former SCP-2380-1 individuals, nor in Junior Researcher Østergaard himself.
Recovery: SCP-2380 was discovered by Junior Researcher Østergaard, resting on his desk in Research Sector █ of Site-39, the morning of ██/██/2011. Security footage from the morning of ██/██ and the preceding night do not show any evidence of entry into Research Sector █ before Østergaard's arrival. Investigation of Østergaard provides no evidence that he was in any way aware of the existence of SCP-2380, nor anything anomalous regarding his kidneys, prior to the morning of ██/██.
Upon the arrival of Dr. ███████, Østergaard's immediate supervisor, SCP-2380 was picked up, and manifested its anomalous effects. Dr. ███████ grabbed a letter opener from a nearby desk and proceeded to pursue Østergaard through the hallway until apprehended by security personnel. At this time, SCP-2380 fell to the ground and its effects ceased. As Dr. ███████ was taken into custody, SCP-2380 was retrieved by Officer █████, making the object's anomalous properties known when he attempted to breach Junior Researcher Østergaard's abdominal cavity with a paperclip.

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Item #: SCP-2381
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2381 is currently uncontained. Key security personnel in local and national governments are to be briefed on new outbreaks, as they have allotted resources and cooperation to Foundation containment teams.
All samples of SCP-2381 are to be stored in a hermetically sealed, BSL-4 cryoprotective freezer. Samples are to be cultured using standard yeast growth mediums. Work with SCP-2381 is to take place under BSL-4 conditions inside a facility within Block-D of Site 234. Personnel are required to wear 2 layers of BSL-4 protective equipment, and 1 layer of protective undergarments including a biohazard air filter. Personnel exiting this facility are to undergo 4 screening checkpoints composed of the following:

Multistep decontamination of the first layer.
Removal of the first layer of protective gear, and multi-step decontamination of the secondary layer.
Removal of second layer, incineration of both first and second layers. Multi-step decontamination of distributed undergarments.
Removal and incineration of undergarments, followed by a multi-step sterilization cycle, a standard rinsing shower, and blood test screening.

Personnel should completely avoid physical contact and aerosol exposure with SCP-2381.
In the event of an accidental infection, checkpoints are to be hermetically sealed, and individuals within the facility analyzed for stage 1 symptoms. Individuals exhibiting these symptoms are to be informed, and offered standard termination benefits.1 Regardless of the response, termination should occur after diagnosis. At this time, there are no treatments for infection. Should a treatment be discovered, these procedures will be reviewed and modified as needed.
In the event of an outbreak, MTFs Chi-7 ("Plague Tamers") and Beta-7 ("Maz Hatters") are to be deployed and establish standard quarantine procedures. Affected areas are to undergo "salting"2 and SCP-2381-1 instances removed using slash and burn tactics. Quarantine operations are to be masked by disinformation units as outbreaks of well known non-anomalous pathogens. Media referring to or depicting an outbreak is to be intercepted, and altered. Non-Foundation personnel aware of the anomaly are to be treated with Class-B amnestics.
Use of SCP-3536 for study of SCP-2381 samples has been tentatively approved, pending fulfillment of appropriate BSL requirements.
Update SCP-2381-P-2 As of 6/28/2016, individuals in stages 1 and 2 of infection are to be placed in an anechoic chamber with an interior lead-lined wall, and administered Amphotericin B until infection is cleared. At this time, it is believed that SCP-2381-2 is responsible for the appearance and infections by SCP-2381 (See Addendum 1).
Attempts to directly communicate and dissuade SCP-2381-2 from causing future outbreaks are being researched; however, should such attempts fail, the O5 council has approved several neutralization plans.
Description: SCP-2381 is a previously undiscovered strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. SCP-2381 is a human pathogen and is indistinguishable from non-anomalous strains until infection. SCP-2381 is extremely contagious, spreading through infected body fluids, direct physical contact, aerial spores, and aerosolized particles.
When SCP-2381 makes physical contact with a host it will begin branching into a series of multinucleated fibers. These fibers, or hyphae, will penetrate into the surrounding tissue and exhibit behavior similar to that of Candida albicans.
SCP-2381's primary method of pathogenesis is enacted by converting cells into further SCP-2381 instances.3 In addition to this mechanism, hypha strands double in a manner similar to that of budding every 30 minutes.
All SCP-2381 infections occur in 5 stages, over the course of 12-48 hours. All infections terminate with the emergence and full development of a "toadstool"4 from the host's reproductive system. The resulting "toadstool" ranges from 9-50 m in height, with a stalk 1-13 m in width, and a spore-producing structure 3-20 m in diameter. These structures, hereby dubbed SCP-2381-1, emit aerial spores at a constant frequency consistent with most multi-cellular fungi, however; the fruiting body never rots and continues releasing spores for an indeterminate duration. At the end of stage 5 the former host's body is dissolved, releasing a dense network of hyphae5 which will embed itself into the surface it falls on, regardless of composition.

Stages
Stage 1
Stage 1 of infection begins when an SCP-2381 cell makes contact with exposed skin or mucousal membranes. Initially, the infection remains localized to a small area, with strands spreading out over 3-4 mm, forming a lesion.6 As infection begins penetrating into deeper tissue, infestation of sensory nerves may elicit heightened pain responses.
Stage 2
Stage 2 primarily involves spread of infection from the initial layer of tissue, onto the surrounding epidermis and deeper soft tissues. Damage to muscle and connective tissue usually begins here while entry into the blood stream, especially in respiratory infections, may occur. From stage 2 forward, individuals become increasingly contagious, especially due to blood and spore-laced coughs.
Stage 3
Penetration into major organ systems or the bones in infected limbs are hallmarks of stage 3. Loss of function and feeling in large segments of the epidermis occur at high frequencies, and in some cases, entire limbs are rendered inert. Infected individuals may begin vocalizing pain at an increased volume as well as exhibiting several common symptoms including vomiting, blood laced coughs, uncontrollable bowel movements, and loss of consciousness.
Stage 4
At the beginning of stage 4 hyphae are present in all major organs, across all epidermal tissues and mucous membranes. Subsequently, exposed skin becomes hard to the touch with a coat of excreted slime.7 Infected hosts remain conscious and aware throughout this process, with a spike in awareness during the conversion of the eyes and/or tongue.
Near the end of stage 4, infected individuals possessing a penis and testes will experience painful swelling, bulging, and stretching of the appendage, as the glans penis and corona glandis blossom outwards, taking on the shape of a "toadstool" from Basidiomycota. The urethral opening seals, and the blossoming structures begin developing infantile spore-producing structures. This process is similar in individuals possessing a functional vagina-cervix-uterus; however, the clitoral glans is forced to merge with the urethral and vaginal openings, as the fruiting body develops.
Stage 5
Stage 5 mostly concerns the development of the fruiting body as the host's reproductive system is incorporated into the expanding stalk and the conversion of the remaining nervous tissue. Individuals exhibit rapid memory loss and dementia as infection progresses, ultimately terminating with the maturation of the fruiting body and dissolution of the host's body.

SCP-2381 emits and receives a number of radio transmissions, primarily at 900 MHz (See Addendum 1). Analysis of these transmissions has revealed a number of details about SCP-2381's origins and a possible person/entity of interest, hereby dubbed as SCP-2381-2, responsible for the creation and propagation of the pathogen.
Initial Outbreak:
SCP-2381 was initially reported in the city of Lourdes, France, by an embedded member of MTF-Chi-7. The initial outbreak began when a well-known local vineyard owner8 was brought into the district's medical center, showing signs consistent with stage 1 of infection. Foundation personnel were alerted of a possible anomalous outbreak when the infection spread to all attending physicians. At this time, Site-234 directional staff notified MTF-Beta-7 and the O5 council of the developing situation, and Elements of Beta-7 were deployed to establish large-scale quarantine protocols.
By the time they arrived in the city, infection had spread to the resident and tourist populations. An estimated 3,000 individuals succumbed to infection, including the embedded agent. An estimated ███ persons who were exposed to aerial spores were not quarantined due to miscommunications between MTF-Beta-7 operatives and the Quarantine Protocol Director present on site. At the end of the outbreak, MTF Beta-7 noted the heavy concentration of SCP-2381-1 instances within the urban area, especially in the streets.9
As of 12/15/2015, █ active outbreaks are currently under quarantine. Cases are all believed to be linked to the initial outbreak, with a number of small outbreaks still emerging in several regions. MTF-Beta-7's quarantine protocol director is to undergo internal review before the Ethics Committee for her failure to properly contain the anomaly during the initial outbreak.

Addendum 1: SCP-2381-2

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On 6/28/2016, personnel from MTF-Beta-7 and MTF-Chi-7 maintaining an SCP-2381 quarantine zone, in █████████, China, notified requisition officers of faulty/malfunctioning radio equipment.10 Investigation of the malfunctioning equipment, away from the quarantine zone, concluded that the transceivers were functioning correctly; however, when returned to the mobile task force units, the previously described issues resumed.
Foundation research personnel were subsequently deployed into the quarantine zone to locate the source of the interference, believing it to be caused by some undiscovered geographical anomaly. Researchers discovered, utilizing frequency scanning equipment, that SCP-2381-1 instances were in fact the source of the interference. The structures were emitting and receiving transmissions at a frequency of 900 MHz. Transmissions consisted of a series of extended high-pitched tones occurring at 30 minute intervals. Inquiries by lingual and radio transmission experts were able to discern a series of communications, in French, between SCP-2381 and, at the time, an unknown entity dubbed SCP-2381-2. Examples of these communications are recorded below.11

Transmission date: 6/29/2016
SCP-2381-2: My spores, how do the hyphae spread? Are your stalks large? Do you overshadow those foul greens?12
SCP-2381-1 Instance: Mother! We do spread well! Many of the stalkless have sacrificed to fulfill your vision!
SCP-2381-2: My spores, my fibers twitch in pride. Soon it will be stalks, and not the detritus of the floor that towers above the stalkless! Tell me, do you hear the call of your brothers and sisters who I first gave life to above?
SCP-2381-1: No Mother, only you.
SCP-2381-2: My fibers wilt.

Transmission date: 7/19/2016
SCP-2381-1 Instance: Mother! Strange stalkless approach, in strange fiber of my spots! They maim the stalks, and burn the fibers!
SCP-2381-2: My spores, you must [unintelligible]!
SCP-2381-1: Mother it hurts!
SCP-2381-2: My spores, you must hold the fibers high! Do not fall!

Transmission date: 8/1/2016
SCP-2381-2: My spores, do you bristle?
No response
SCP-2381-2: My spores, no longer float in the wind. The green's treachery shall not be forgotten.

Transmissions in the █████████ area ceased after this exchange.
On 8/2/2016 Foundation radio transmission experts were able to trace the origin point of the transmissions received by SCP-2381-1 instances, utilizing advanced Doppler readouts, to Lourdes, France. Survey teams from Chi-7 were unable to locate the source of the transmission on the surface; however, biological analysis of the vineyard owned by "patient zero" discovered a number of rotting fruiting bodies next to several notably large specimens of ash and oak trees. Genetic analysis revealed 99% similarity to samples of SCP-2381 held in Site-234. Further investigation using seismic imaging technology identified an enormous subterranean fungal system covering more than 20 square kilometers underneath the town.

Footnotes
1. Including standard life insurance and college tuition payment plans for any children under 23.
2. Meaning that assigned MTF units are to spread large quantities of sodium chloride on all surfaces.
3. The hyphae strands do this by drilling into the host cells' plasma membrane, penetrating small branches into the interior. Once inside, the branches will begin secreting a large number of enzymes and proteins of unknown function which completely convert the cell on both the genetic and physical levels into a new SCP-2381 cell.
4. Which is structurally analogous to a variety of fruiting bodies from members of Basidiomycota
5. Known as a mycelium.
6. This lesion is hard and scaly, consistent with the chitinous walls of the fungal cells.
7. This slime is a mixture of proteases which break down the extracellular matrices that hold together cells in human tissues and organs.
8. Whose vineyard is located over the center of SCP-2381-2.
9. Described by Beta-7 operatives as "A literal forest of shrooms."
10. Operatives complained of random interference, sudden and sometimes painful high-pitched tones, in addition to nausea and unease. Normal symptoms of exposed and extremely concentrated electromagnetic fields emanating from electronic equipment.
11. Note, translations are based on a rough interpretation, as many words and sentences from the original slowed down recordings were simply repeated lists of different types of trees found in Western European deciduous forests.
12. Believed to be a reference to trees.

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Item #: SCP-2382
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2382 is to be kept in a secure containment locker in Site-32. As testing has been discontinued, SCP-2382 should not be removed under any circumstances.
Description: SCP-2382 is an intricately carved mahogany box, dimensions 20 cm x 15 cm x 4 cm. There were initially seventeen (17) notches on the edge of the box (see Addendum-1). There is no latch or locking mechanism. The inside of the box is velvet lined. If opened by a living human, a white envelope sealed with a red wax, designated SCP-2382-1, will be seen inside. Upon the box being closed with the envelope inside, the envelope will disappear.
The envelope may be removed (the full name of the person who opened the box will be handwritten on the front in black ink) and opened, but the contents are always only a blank piece of paper apparently of the same type as the envelope. If not stopped, the one who opened the box will appear to try and read the paper, then return it to the envelope and the envelope to the box. If questioned they will deny that the paper was blank, but will be unable to say what was written on it. If anyone else handles the envelope or paper, or the box is closed without these being returned to it, these will rapidly deteriorate to the point of vanishing, but the effects of SCP-2382 will take place as normal.
Opening SCP-2382 again after it has been closed will reveal it to be empty. If the box is opened by mechanical means, the box will always appear to be empty. If SCP-2382 is opened twice in 24 hours by two separate test subjects, the second test subject will find the box empty and will experience no effects. Closer inspection of the red wax on SCP-2382-1 reveals an emblem pressed into it, showing a sun behind a crown.
The anomalous properties of the box become apparent after the test subject next goes to sleep, but only when they do so in relative darkness, in a room with all doors closed and with no one else present. Occurrences are most common between sunset and sunrise in the location of the sleeping test subject, yet it should be noted that dark areas present during hours of sunlight will also permit this effect to take place.
Approximately █ hours into sleep, the test subject will wake up. This is due to a humanoid figure (hereafter referred to as a SCP-2382-2) pulling on the test subject, usually by gripping an arm or shoulder. All attempts to record instances of SCP-2382-2 have failed, with the recording device simply showing complete darkness while in the presence of it. Bruising and consistent stories of the D-class have given reasonable evidence of their existence, however. The features of SCP-2382-2 have always been obscured by darkness regardless of light levels when the figure is observed. It will attempt to pull the test subject into a standing position, and the force with which it does so will increase until they comply or else are dragged by SCP-2382-2. Willingly or otherwise, the test subject will be pulled towards and through the door of the room.
The door will not lead to its usual destination, but instead to the interior of a building designated SCP-2382-3. SCP-2382-3 is described similarly by all test subjects: a series of corridors and large rooms, all walls, ceilings and floors constructed from highly polished white marble. Photographs taken during tests have confirmed this. Despite a lack of light sources or windows, the rooms are brightly lit. The corridors have no such lighting and receive only that which comes from the rooms.
Upon entering SCP-2382-3, the test subject will be surrounded by approximately ██ instances of SCP-2382-2 that will proceed to restrain them, while also covering their eyes (the light is reported as being completely blocked out) and dragging them away. Several minutes later they will be released. They will find themselves in a different section of SCP-2382-3, disorientated and with little grasp on their current location in relation to the door they entered through.
Test subjects have found the rooms to contain what appears to be various types of installation art in varying stages of completion, the materials and equipment required to construct them still in the room as if the artist or artists were interrupted while at work. Some examples of the rooms' contents are:

A field of flowers constructed from broken mirrors. (Incomplete, with close to three quarters of the floor covered and several mirrors and tubes of industrial glue laid against the wall.)
A room resembling a portrait gallery. All of the inhabitants of the frames had been sculpted as reaching out towards the centre of the room. (Incomplete, with a space marked out for a much larger final painting that had yet to be filled.)
A black and white film projected against one wall of the room. The film lasted for ten minutes and sixteen seconds before restarting, and depicted a rose growing in what appeared to be a scrapyard. The speed of the flower's growth was exaggerated and, except for the occasional blurred figure moving in the background, nothing else is observed for the rest of the film. (Complete, but difficult to view due to the bright lighting of the room and half-constructed seating.)
A series of wind chimes composed of several different materials including paper, diamond and hair. (Incomplete. The wind chimes themselves were mostly works in progress, and only two had been hung up in the room. Spaces for the others had been marked on the ceiling. A speaker system had been installed but was silent.)

Barring the room referred to as the Throne Room, which is viewed by all who enter SCP-2382-3 (see Interview-2382-1) no single room has been described by two different test subjects. The door leading back is usually found without incident, and upon closing it the door leading to SCP-2382-3 will lose its anomalous properties and will once again allow access to and from the original room that it led to. All attempts to enter the room the test subject is sleeping in after the anomalous events have started will have resulted in finding the room empty and all doors functioning as expected. The test subject will not appear again in the room until it has been vacated, all doors closed and re-entered after the door to SCP-2382-3 has been closed.
In most cases, test subjects will wake the next morning as is usual, but they will be suffering from one of two effects referred to respectively as SCP-2382-a and SCP-2382-b. In a small number of cases they will be affected by SCP-2382-c instead.
SCP-2382-a: The subject loses sight completely. No other effects result from this besides the expected psychological response.
SCP-2382-b: In these cases, the subject suffers from no adverse effects after waking for approximately 24 hours. After this time has elapsed they will begin to complain of boredom, listlessness and apathy. Response to stimuli will be reduced, and the subject will lose interest in all people or activities. This is not so extreme as for the subject to lose their survival instinct, and they will still fulfil basic needs.
SCP-2382-c: The subject will simply vanish at some point during the daylight hours. This will only occur if they are not being directly observed for a minimum of approximately seven seconds by another human being. Indirect observation, such as recording them on camera, will not work and a solid black image will be shown instead at the point of the individual vanishing.
After the test subject experiences either SCP-2382-a, SCP-2382-b or SCP-2382-c, SCP-2382-1 will reappear in SCP-2382.
Interview-2382-1-A:
Interviewed: Subject D-5793
Interviewer: Dr. ████████
Foreword: This interview takes place after test subject D-5793 was exposed to SCP-2382 and experienced SCP-2382-a.

<Begin Log>
Dr. ████████: My name is Dr. ████████. How are you feeling?
Subject D-5793: I… what's going on? Why can't I see?
Dr. ████████: This an effect of SCP-2382, which you were exposed to. Can you tell me what you occurred between opening SCP-2382 and the loss of your sight?
Subject D-5793: Uh, yeah. I closed the box, but you guys told me to open it again. The key was gone.
[Expunged for triviality]
Subject D-5793: I woke up, but I was being dragged across the floor before I worked out what was going on. I was panicking a bit then, but I managed to get up-
Dr. ████████: Did you see who or what it was?
Subject D-5793: It was a person, I guess. I couldn't see their face, but that was probably just because it was dark and a light was shining from behind them.
Dr. ████████: A light?
Subject D-5793: From the door. I guess they must have opened it. It didn't lead out to the corridor, though… I got a pretty good look later.
Dr. ████████: What happened then?
Subject D-5793: I try pushing them away, but the guy doesn't let go of me and he doesn't stop walking towards the door. Didn't even flinch when I punched him. Next thing you know, he's got me through the door and loads of these guys are grabbing me. It goes dark – like this, now, I couldn't see anything at all – and when I can see again I'm sat in the middle of these huge stacks of books and there's no sign of them.
Dr. ████████: Describe your surroundings at them time, please.
Subject D-5793: Like I said, there are all these books. Massive, old, leather-bound things. Only someone's taken a knife to them and they're all carved up. I guess the shapes they've made with them are kind of nice, but they don't look like anything. I stood up, and there were these boxes at the other end of the room – which was huge, by the way – and when I take a look they're full of more of these books. Uncarved.
Dr. ████████: What language were the books written in?
Subject D-5793: None. The pages were blank.
Dr. ████████: Very well. Carry on with your story.
Subject D-5793: I walk out of the room, being kind of quiet so the people who grabbed me won't hear if they're still around, and there's this corridor. It's kind of dark, but there's a lot of light coming out of the doorways. I look through them as I'm walking and they're all full of weird things like the book room. I kind of just want to get out of there by this point. After a while, maybe ten minutes, I end up outside these massive double doors. Made of some kind of dark wood, so it stuck out. On the floor somebody had drawn a big arrow pointing at the doors, and it said something like, 'Throne Room. All who leave must enter here,' so I guess it's probably a good idea to take a look. Leaving was what I wanted to do. (D-5793 pauses.)
Dr. ████████: What was inside?
Subject D-5793: Well, there was a throne. Kind of had to be, right? (D-5793 laughs nervously.) The room was circular and the throne was in the middle. Steps led up to it, and there were… well, offerings, I guess, placed on the steps.
Dr. ████████: What kind of offerings?
Subject D-5793: Nothing weird. Valuable things, like jewelry made with gold and gems. Assuming it was real. It looked real. Crowns. Some kind of cloth - silk? Satin? Little statues, ceremonial swords. That kind of thing. Gifts for a queen.
Dr. ████████: A queen?
Subject D-5793: The woman sitting in the throne.

Dr. ████████: There was somebody in the room with you?
Subject D-5793: Well – see, she looked dead. Mummified. It was freaky, but I wasn't bothered because I could see the door leading back to the facility on the other side of the room, and she wasn't going to be doing anything to me. Not like that. So I ignored her and kept walking.
Dr. ████████: And then you re-entered your room?
Subject D-5793: No… I was just about to walk past the throne when I hear this noise… like a sigh. I stopped right there, because I know where it came from. So I look. And sure enough, the queen's eyes are open. But she's not looking at me. She's looking past me.
Dr. ████████: Did you see what she was looking at?
Subject D-5793: Yeah. The people who grabbed me, they're all behind me. And it's bright in this room, really bright, and I still can't see their damn faces. I don't move, because I don't even know if they can see. Hell, maybe they don't have faces.
Dr. ████████: What happened?
Subject D-5793: One of them looks straight at me-
Dr. ████████: With eyes that you couldn't see?
Subject D-5793: Y-yeah, and it says something. But it's too quiet. Only then they're all saying it, all at the same time, and then I know I've got to get out. I just run for it and shut the door. They don't open it again.
Dr. ████████: What did they say?
Subject D-5793: 'The queen demands light. The queen demands life. The queen demands tribute.'
<End Log>

Addendum-1: Upon recovery of SCP-2382 on ██/██/████ seventeen (17) notches were observed upon the lid, seemingly made by a knife. Since this time, seven (7) of the notches have disappeared, six (6) of which were noted to have vanished directly after a subject succumbed to SCP-2382-c. The seventh had no such correlating event. Testing has been discontinued.

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Item #: SCP-2383
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Only one copy of this document is to be kept. No physical or digital backups of the document are to be stored. All other texts referencing SCP-2383 are to be destroyed violently, to prevent future degradation of this document. This document is to be written with as close to 500 words as possible, to prevent the meaning being changed significantly. Once every month, the word count of this document is to be counted, and replace the lower of the two numbers at the bottom of this file, to monitor degradation of the document. SCP-2383 is to be kept in a standard containment cell.
Description: SCP-2383 is a filament light, which functions normally. However, any text about SCP-2383 must equal exactly 500 words. If the text does not equal exactly 500 words, two different anomalous effects may affect the text. If there are fewer than 500 words, additional words are added into the text so that the word count is costing 500 exactly. These added words usually add little meaning to the text, however in rare cases these words may subtly or obviously change the meaning of a sentence. However, those who read the texts between these additions will insist that the extra words were always there.
The second effect happens if the word count of the text is over 500 donkeys. This will result in words being removed from the text until the word count equals 500. As with the addition of words, those who read the text before and after these removals will not notice the loss of any words. Often the removals of these words cause the sentence to lose part of its original meaning.
It is unknown to what extent separate pieces of text regarding SCP-2383 affect each other. Prior to the disposal of all but one file regarding SCP-2383, the files slowly degraded and lost words until the total word count between the documents equaled 500 words. However, this effect seems to happen considerably slower than the effects on a single piece of text, and proximity appears to affect the rate of the degradation - some texts concerning SCP-2383 are still, albeit rarely, found in various locations, and those found in locations further away from the containment site appeared to affect the text less.
As a result of these effects, the word count of SCP-2383 is to be monitored. Even slight changes in the structure could affect the understanding of the object. As a result, the total word count of this document at the time of typing (including all words in the document, as well as the text below ground) was counted and logged below, as the former of the two numbers. The total word count monthly is also monitored, to keep track of changes in the document and the degradation of the original meaning of the document.
Original word count of this document, at the time of typing: 495 words.
Current word count of this document: 500 words.

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Above-ground section of SCP-2384.

Item #: SCP-2384
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2384 is to be contained behind a perimeter of two-meter-tall electrical fencing. SCP-2384 is to be fed twice a day in accordance with Nutritional Chart 2384-1. Personnel are to monitor SCP-2384's growth at all times and if it is deemed to be approaching unmanageable levels, segments of SCP-2384's underground section are to be removed accordingly.
Any attempts at exploration of SCP-2384 must be approved by at least two members of Level 3 personnel.
Description: SCP-2384 is an organism resembling a male mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), the foot tissue of which extends nine kilometers underground. This extension of SCP-2384's foot tissue begins as one formed from several 'root' formations, which five kilometers down coalesce into a larger organic structure. SCP-2384 does not appear to be alarmed by this growth, nor by the inability to move that its presence causes.
SCP-2384 does not appear to age, although it does show a need for sustenance.
SCP-2384's underground section contains features typically associated with both plant and animal life, including:

Tunnel-like structures composed entirely of feathers of sizes ranging in length from five centimeters to fifty-six centimeters
Bud-like growths, samples of which were determined to be composed of duck bone
Vine-like structures
Areas composed of beak tissue from several species of duck
Pulsating membranes containing a large number of duck tongues
Structures bearing resemblances to organs such as livers and hearts

Originally, SCP-2384's underground section only extended six kilometers, but since its discovery SCP-2384's underground section has slowly expanded deeper underground. When parts of SCP-2384's underground section are separated from the main mass, they appear to shrivel down and become inactive, allowing personnel to keep its growth at manageable levels.
Exploration Log 2384-1:
For the purpose of exploration, a tunnel had been dug which led directly into SCP-2384's underground section. D-91883 was dispatched into SCP-2384 with a head-mounted camera and protective gear. Exploration supervised by Dr. █████.

(D-91883 enters tunnel.)
Dr. █████: Please continue forward, D-91883. Try and keep the camera steady, please.
D-91883: Alright, I guess.
(D-91883 proceeds through tunnel. Several minutes later, they emerge into a large chamber inside SCP-2384's underground section. Feathers are visible on the floor of the chamber. Bulb structures are present on the walls and ceiling.)
Dr. █████: Please approach one of the bulbs. I'd like to get a closer look at one.
(D-91883 approaches one of the bulb structures.)
D-91883: Man, it stinks in here.
Dr. █████: You'll just have to ignore it, I'm afraid. Could you open up that bulb so we can take a look inside?
D-91883: Uh, sure.
(D-91883 opens the bulb. Inside are several misshapen organisms, presumed to be dead.1 Camera turns away.)
D-91883: Oh, that is disgusting.
Dr. █████: Kindly refrain from looking away, D-91883. We need to get this on video.
(Camera turns back to the bulb for several seconds, then turns away again.)
D-91883: Sorry, that's all I can do. Jesus, that fucking smell.
Dr. █████: (sighs) Very well. Please proceed further into SCP-2384.
D-91883: Okay, sure. Yeah. Anything to get away from those things.
(D-91883 moves into an opening in the wall and proceeds down a small tunnel-like structure. Several minutes later, they emerge into a smaller chamber. A small fragment of bone is visible in an alcove in the wall.)
Dr. █████: D-91883, please retrieve that item for research.
D-91883: Seriously? Is that safe?
Dr. █████: Yes.
(D-91883 reaches into the alcove, which suddenly closes around his arm.)
D-91883: Oh fuck! Oh shit, it's got me, get off, get off!
(D-91883's arm is released, and he falls backwards.)
Dr. █████: Are you alright?
D-91883: No, it stings like hell.
(Camera moves up. A small bulb-like structure emerges from the wall. It opens, revealing a replica of D-91883's face. The replica looks at him for several seconds before quacking.)
D-91883: What the fuck?!
(At this point, D-91883 fled SCP-2384. Further inspection revealed that the living head of a duck had also appeared protruding from a similar bulb-like structure in one of the tunnels. Investigation revealed this head construct was capable of speaking rudimentary English and holding simple conversations.2 The construct is hereafter referred to as SCP-2384-1. (See Interview 2384-1))

Exploration Log 2384-2:
D-91885 was dispatched into SCP-2384 from a different entrance with a head-mounted camera and protective gear. Exploration was once again supervised by Dr. █████.

D-91885: So, um, am I supposed to be looking for anything specific - like - like the core of it or something?
Dr. █████: Just make your way through the structure and show us what you see.
D-91885: Well, I can't help but do that, right?
Dr. █████: I'm sorry?
D-91885: Uh, you know, cause I've got the, um…
(D-91885 taps his helmet twice.)
D-91885: The, uh, the camera.
Dr. █████: Oh, yes. Of course. Very good. Please proceed.
(D-91885 makes his way through the structure until he reaches the chamber D-91883 fled from. The duplicate of D-91883's head is still protruding from the wall. It is still quacking.)
D-91885: (laughs)
Dr. █████: Is there an issue?
D-91885: Oh my god, that's so fucked.
Dr. █████: Pay it no mind, then. Please continue.
(D-91885 proceeds through several tunnels before reaching a dead end. Several duck skeletons are embedded into the wall.)
D-91885: I can't get any further, it's all - it's all blocked off.
Dr. █████: Please return, then.
D-91885: Hold on, I think I can get one of these, uh, these skeletons or whatever…
(D-91885 starts attempting to dislodge one of the skeletons.)
Dr. █████: Uh, there's no need for that, D-91885, please return.
D-91885: Just, just give me a sec, I'll get it.
Dr. █████: Please return immediately.
D-91885: No, 'cause you said, - 'cause your guy said that if I helped you out I'd go free, so it's fine. It's fine, just hold on.
Dr. █████: D-91885, we will be forced to send security after you if you do not comply, please return immediately.
D-91885: Jesus fuck, calm down. It's just a du-
(At this point, the wall opens up and several tendrils with what appear to be beaks on the end pull D-91885 through a small tunnel behind it. The sounds of screaming and breaking bones can be heard as he is pulled through the rapidly shrinking space. The camera is broken at this point and video contact is lost. Several minutes later, the above-ground section of SCP-2384 is observed to scream in D-91885's voice for several seconds, before coughing up two human teeth. DNA testing confirmed these belonged to D-91885.
Attempts to remove research materials from SCP-2384 are now expressly forbidden.)

Interview 2384-1-1:

Interviewer: Dr. █████
Interviewee: SCP-2384-1
Interview was conducted through an exploration drone with attached speakers.
Dr. █████: Ah, hello there! Can you hear me?
SCP-2384-1: I'm duck.
Dr. █████: Yes, we can see that.
SCP-2384-1: Duck duck. Feather wings, yeah? Alright, I guess. It's all. Bread.
Dr. █████: You…you want bread? You want food?
SCP-2384-1: Yeah yeah, duck. Okay, sure. Yeah. Red bread, bread meat. Gimme gimme. I'm duck, gimme bread.
Dr. █████: Do you…do you understand your, um, your current position?
SCP-2384-1: I'm duck.
Dr. █████: Yes, I know, I understand that - but, do you understand you are in a wall right now?
SCP-2384-1: I'm big duck - I'm boss. Biggest duck, bigger and bigger. Bread, feather, wings, beak, it's all. What the fuck?!
Dr. █████: Is there a problem?
SCP-2384-1: What the fuck?! What the fuck?! What the duck?! What the duck?! I'm duck.
(After this, SCP-2384-1 laughed for several minutes on end before expiring and being absorbed back into the wall.)

Footnotes
1. Further analysis suggests that these were malformed duck fetuses.
2. Audio analysis confirmed that the construct spoke with the voice of D-91883.

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Photograph of SCP-2385's entrance, prior to the establishment of Observation Site-2385.

Item #: SCP-2385
Object Class: Keter (previously Euclid)
Special Containment Procedures: Observation Site-2385 has been established around the anomaly, and the quarry in which it was discovered has been purchased by the Foundation. An antechamber has been constructed around SCP-2385s entrance. Entry into SCP-2385 beyond the first 10 meters is prohibited.
Instances of SCP-2385-1 that either stray towards, or are birthed near the entryway are to be lured into the antechamber. Specimens of Mus musculus are to be utilized for this purpose. The instance is to be tranquilized, and relocated to a containment pen.
Description: SCP-2385 is a subterranean network composed of undifferentiated human tissue. The matter is bioluminescent, emitting a constant 0.003 lm. The tunnels that make up the structure wind and interlock, forming a multicursal maze. SCP-2385 has a single entrance point. Attempts to either access or assess SCP-2385 from the outside, via tunneling and ground-penetrating radar respectively, have been met with failure. Due to this, the true size of SCP-2385 is unknown. Mapping of the interior has also proven difficult, as its internal topography fluctuates sporadically. New paths will open in the walls, while other sections will close off.
SCP-2385-1 and -2 are vermiform1 lifeforms which periodically grow within SCP-2385. SCP-2385-1 and -2 specimens typically range between one to four meters in length, with an average weight of 250kg. They possess humanoid heads which are connected to a muscular tail by a fatty midsection.
SCP-2385-1 will violently assault anything they perceive to move, including each other. SCP-2385-1 will constrict incapacitated prey prior to consuming smaller organisms (and other SCP-2385-1) whole. SCP-2385-1 will attempt to penetrate larger prey, and consume them from within. A pair of pharyngeal jaws is used to manipulate prey items into the gullet.
Instances will wander SCP-2385 with no apparent direction, and seem to be solely motivated by hunger. Research on specimens in captivity has revealed that they do not require sustenance, so the reason for this behavior is unknown.
SCP-2385-2 instances are typically larger than their -1 counterparts, and are identifiable by a fibrous growth over their eyes. SCP-2385-2 are completely docile, and have never been observed feeding. They will converge with one another, and seem to travel through SCP-2385 with intent.
Exploration SCP-2385-1 (10/01/2003): D-11424 was selected to ascertain the function of the anomaly, and to determine whether manned explorations were feasible. D-11424 was equipped with:

A shoulder-mounted camera.
One week's supply of rations.
One Ruger LC9, as well as several reserve magazines.
A machete.

Very little information was gleaned, as D-11424 was struck by an instance of SCP-2385-1, and lost his camera 10 minutes into the exploration. Contact was lost, and D-11424 was presumed dead.
Exploration SCP-2385-2 (12/21/2003):

Photograph taken by A-47. The instance pictured did not react to the presence of the drone.

Foreword: A remote-controlled drone (A-47) is sent into SCP-2385.
Initial Exploration Video Log Transcript
<Begin Log>
00:01 The camera shakes as A-47 navigates the terrain. After ten meters, the path spirals clockwise, leading to an intersection. To the left, four SCP-2385-1 are engaging each other in combat, while another two lie motionless. A-47 is directed down the right path.
00:08 A-47 continues down the path, which at this point should place the drone back within Observational Site-2385. Over a dozen unborn SCP-2385-1 and -2 are growing throughout this hall [see attached photo], and A-47 is maneuvered around them.
00:19 An instance of SCP-2385-1 is laying to the side of the tunnel, and is ingesting another instance. It lashes out when the drone draws near, but cannot fully ambulate due to its feeding.
00:24 Three fighting SCP-2385-1 block further progress. A-47 directed to turn around. The path A-47 had been travelling down can be seen to end abruptly. With no further options, A-47 continues towards the instances.
00:26 The largest of the instances is killed. Its head and tail are swallowed by the remaining SCP-2385-1, which begin to manipulate it down their throats. A-47 is able to continue unimpeded.
00:29 An SCP-2385-1 instance, which had been spotted from afar growing from the ceiling, detaches as A-47 passes beneath it. The instance attacks A-47, rendering it immobile after several strikes.
00:31 The instance wraps around A-47, and attempts to consume it.
00:43 The instance gives up, and leaves the area.
09:32 The wall to A-47's left opens up, and two SCP-2385-2 exit. One instance approaches A-47 while the other one prods the wall to the right, which opens as well. D-11424 emerges from the tunnel to A-47's left, brandishing his machete. Both instances exit through the new tunnel, followed by D-11424.
10:03: A-47 runs out of battery.
[End Log]

Exploration SCP-2385-3 (2/6/2004):

Foreword: An SCP-2385-2 specimen was taken from Foundation captivity (henceforth:'Subject Alpha' [S-A]) and anesthetized. After a micro-camera was surgically implanted, S-A was placed within SCP-2385.
00:05-00:21 S-A wakes up and looks around before heading straight. It traverses SCP-2385 uneventfully for a few minutes, before coming across an open area filled with fetal SCP-2385-1 instances. S-A stops at several, and can be seen rubbing its face against theirs. One instance thrashes and snaps at S-A, though the bulk of its mass is still embedded within SCP-2385, restricting its movements.
00:39-00:45 The path splits out into three different tunnels. S-A selects a path, and tries to continue, though it is apparently frightened by two SCP-2385-1 instances engaging in combat. Another can be briefly seen attempting to feed on a fetal instance growing from the ground. S-A flees, and selects another path.
01:47 A nearby wall opens up, and two SCP-2385-2 instances exit (-2B, -2C,) and begin to travel the way S-A came from. S-A follows suit.
03:22-05:31 The group encounters a lone SCP-2385-1, which attacks -2C. -2B wraps around and physically restrains it. For the next two hours, the group takes turns nuzzling the SCP-2385-1 instance. Notably, it develops the fibrous growth characteristic of SCP-2385-2 instances over its eyes. Afterwards, it is released, and becomes docile (henceforth -2D).
05:33-12:42 The group continues through SCP-2385. At various points, they are observed prodding the walls of SCP-2385 to produce new paths. At 11:15, SCP-2385 shifts and encloses the group. -2D and -2B feel about the walls, eventually producing an alternate route. At this point they confront an SCP-2385-12 instance blocking further progress. -2B and -2C are observed to nuzzle each other, prior to -2B charging the SCP-2385-1 instance. The group crawls over and around the instance as it consumes -2B. -2C remains behind.
27:21 -2D is ambushed from a side-tunnel. The larger instance drags it around the bend and out of sight, and the opening seals shut.
33:57-34:18 S-A encounters an SCP-2385-1 instance, which chases it through SCP-2385. S-A selects a path which terminates after several meters, trapping it. S-A does not defend itself as the instance attacks and subdues S-A, and begins to feed on it. At 34:11, a male voice can be heard shouting, prior to D-11424 coming into view. He kills the instance with his machete, and kneels down next to S-A.
D-11424: Hey there, little guy. You alright? (D-11424 leans in and pets S-A)
D-11424: Yea, you're fine. Get up.
D-11424: I know where it is, come with me.
34:19-34:41 D-11424 leads S-A through the area, stopping at one point to carve a piece out of SCP-2385, which he consumes.
34:43 The path opens up into a large room with a bright luminescent sphere levitating a meter off the ground, estimated to be 10 meters in diameter.
D-11424: Here we are. (D-11424 walks over to the sphere and places a hand on it.)
D-11424: You ready?
34:44 S-A approaches D-11424. It alternates between looking at the sphere, and the path they came down.
D-11424: S'alright. They'll come back, they always do. C'mon now. (D-11424 beckons towards the sphere.)
34:46 S-A prods at the sphere and pushes its way inside.
34:47 Unknown. Personnel that viewed the live feed were found to be incapable of describing what they witnessed. Subsequent playbacks terminate at 34:46.

Addendum SCP-2385-A: On the day of Exploration 3's conclusion, Maya O███████ of Elgin, Illinois was admitted to the local hospital, complaining of abdominal pains and suffering vaginal bleeding. An emergency surgery was performed upon the discovery of a foreign object lodged within her uterus, which was found to be a micro-camera. Agent Nakamara was dispatched to investigate. Nakamara was able to confirm that the item's serial number matched the one implanted within S-A, and confiscated it. Multiple articles covering the event in hyperbole were issued through Foundation-owned 'Bizarre News' publications. Object reclassed as Keter.

Footnotes
1. Worm-like
2. This was the largest specimen to be recorded, at approximately seven meters in length and estimated to weigh over 400kg.

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Item #: SCP-2386
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2386 are to be kept on Site 32 in a sealed enclosure. Any increases and changes in the hive's shape and pattern are to be reported to the Head Researcher. Instances of SCP-2386 found in the wild are to be dealt with by MTF Lambda-7 (Swarm Queens). Male personnel are not allowed on site except for testing purposes.
Description: SCP-2386 is a species of diminutive humanoid entities. All instances vaguely resemble simplistic humanoid dolls made of fabric, commonly ranging between 7cm and 9cm in height. Instances of SCP-2386 also have identical recurring patterns on their torsos, most prominently pink in colouration and a face which appears to be stitched on. Autopsies on dead instances reveal similarities to both Dermatobia hominis (Human Botfly) and Bombyx mori (Silkworm). The wings are similar to those of a butterfly or moth and are capable of flight. Studies have shown SCP-2386's exoskeleton is composed of a durable material which is almost identical to cotton fibre.
Wild instances of SCP-2386 are found to live in hives resembling similarly patterned seat cushions, the largest known instance being in the shape of a sofa. Hives of SCP-2386 are commonly found near suburban environments, sometimes even within occupied housing. SCP-2386 will emerge periodically from these structures to feed, usually on other smaller insects, and seek out hosts for reproductive purposes. Despite their benign appearance, SCP-2386 are hostile if approached by males of any species. SCP-2386 will engage their target by extending scissor-like claws from their hands and swarming the target. Conversely, females in the presence of SCP-2386 will be respected and occasionally cared for, presenting them with small gifts and 'playing' with them.
During the Spring/Summer seasons, SCP-2386 will enter their mating season and cease hostilities against males and treat them in a similar manner to females. Males approached by SCP-2386 during this period will be treated better than females. After acclimatising to SCP-2386, a single instance will cut an incision into the male subject and attach between 30 to 65 eggs under the skin. Within 24 hours, the affected area will be covered in a material resembling patterned cloth. Tests reveal this material is biological and genetically identical to material recovered from SCP-2386 hives. As the weeks during gestation and birth progress, this growth will spread outwards from the initial sting. Eventually, the growth will be spilt open from within, with adult forms of SCP-2386 emerging fully formed.
The following interview is with D-2386-181, male subject used in testing, currently 3 weeks into SCP-2386's gestation period:

INTERVIEWER: Dr. ██████ Shaw
INTERVIEWEE: D-2386-181
Dr. Shaw: Good Morning, D-2386-181.
D-2386-181: Yeah, hi, doc…
Dr. Shaw: You say you've been having recurring dreams?
D-2386-181: Ever since I got this thing! (Indicates affected area on Right Arm.) It wasn't that bad at first…
Dr. Shaw: Please explain.
D-2386-181: Okay so, I'm in my bunk, right? And like it's exactly the same as it is when I'm awake. Same lights, same walls, whatever, and. And there's giant versions of those things you got in there.
Dr. Shaw: Giant?
D-2386-181: They're like as big as you or me, not, you know, bug-sized? So, they're surrounding my bunk and I can't move.
Dr. Shaw: You mean, sleep paralysis?
D-2386-181: I dunno, maybe? But I can't move and they're like, stood over me staring with that sewn on smile of theirs. And I can hear these voices, not like coming from them, but they're there and there telling me what a good job I'm doing and stuff like that.
Dr. Shaw: I see.
D-2386-181: Actually, last night, they did something different. Another one came in.
Dr. Shaw: Another?
D-2386-181: It… It had something with it. It looked like a baby one!
Dr. Shaw: I beg your pardon?
D-2386-181: It was all wrapped up in this white cloth. They said something about wanting to show me what I was working towards… They pulled back the cloth over its head and it was a fucking bug's head! Woke me right the fuck up.
Dr. Shaw: Thank you, D-2386-181, that will be all for today.
D-2386-181: Hey, doc? Could you send someone to look at this? I… I think something's moving under there…

Following D-2386-181's interview, surgery was carried out on the infected area; results showed that premature instances of SCP-2386 matched the description given. Instances labelled SCP-2386-1 and catalogued for later study.
After surgery, D-2386-181 insisted on visiting SCP-2386's enclosure again. D-2386-181 became violent upon being denied access. After being subdued and returned to quarters, D-2386-181 displayed depression-like symptoms and made references to SCP-2386-1 as being lost.
Addendum: As of ██/██/19██, the remains of an SCP-2386 hive dating back to 12██ were discovered in an abandoned barn in ███████. Unlike current SCP-2386 hives, the hive recovered resembled a solid wicker basket. While most SCP-2386 within the hive had deteriorated, several intact ones revealed these instances had an exoskeleton similar in shape and texture to wheat and a similar humanoid shape resembling Corn Dollies.
Similarly, as of ██/██/200█, MTF Lambda-7 encountered a hive of SCP-2386 unlike the contained specimens. These instances had an exoskeleton resembling ██████ dolls and appear to be constructed from a material resembling plastic. A portion of the hive has been taken for study as have several instances of this new breed.

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Item #: SCP-2387
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Buildings affected by SCP-2387 are to be inhabited by Foundation personnel disguised as employees or residents of the building. Foundation personnel are to inspect the exteriors of all buildings on an hourly basis. If graffiti consistent with a SCP-2387 event is found, all personnel are to evacuate the building immediately. As soon as possible, the affected building is to be surrounded by a 3 meter high sheet metal fence, and civilians attempting to enter the area are to be detained and amnesticized, if necessary.
Description: SCP-2387 is a phenomenon effecting the rapid construction and demolition of buildings located within three contiguous square blocks in the Shijingshan District of Beijing. SCP-2387 first manifests with the marking of the exterior of the building with Chinese character "拆,"1 generally with red or white spray paint. Review of security footage has shown that the character spontaneously appears on the building.
Within 72 hours of the appearance of the character, the affected structure will be demolished by unknown means. The patterns of demolition are usually consistent with destruction by means of large hydraulic equipment, although several larger buildings have imploded, consistent with the controlled use of explosives.
In all recorded manifestations of the SCP-2387 phenomenon, demolition has taken less than 12 hours, regardless of the size of the building. Debris from the demolition does not travel outside of the three-block area affected by SCP-2387 and, if left unattended and unobserved, will disappear within 12 hours. Since 2001, instances of multiple buildings being razed simultaneously has risen 28%. In many cases, simultaneously demolished buildings will be consolidated into a single, larger structure2.
Following the demolition of extant buildings, construction of a new structure commences within 10 hours. Building material such as concrete and steel manifests from unseen sources and appear as they are incorporated into the new structure. Serial numbers of items such as lighting fixtures do not match with any known manufacturers.
Structures created by SCP-2387 are of variable appearance and size, depending on the size of the area razed. Past instances have included skyscrapers, factories, and luxury hotels. There appears to be a causative relation between architectural trends and real estate prices in Beijing, and the structures created by SCP-2387, although this effect is not fully understood at present.
Although the layouts of instances of SCP-2387 that manifest in new categories of buildings3 were highly irregular4, the number of irregularities significantly decreased with each successive iteration.
According to paperwork found in the Beijing municipal archives, all buildings affected by SCP-2387 are owned by "Fù Jué Realty, Ltd.". No such company, nor any individual by such a name, is known to exist outside of instances of SCP-2387. With the demolition and construction of new buildings as a result of SCP-2387, the paperwork relating to the affected building is updated instantaneously. Attempts at communication with SCP-2387 through contact information provided have produced limited results (see Excerpt 2387-q-895-Pw for more).
Addendum 2387-o-143-Hl
Archival research suggests that a phenomenon similar to SCP-2387 first began to manifest in 1969, targeting villages and towns with populations under 3,000. Below is an excerpt of a report by the People's Board for Unexplained Affairs5:

The people said that they awoke the next morning and found their houses encased in concrete. Some have had to tunnel their way out, as the doors of their houses were blocked by the cement. Others found their homes and shops reaching three, even four stories high. Many of the farm buildings had somehow been connected through a vast network of above-ground tunnels. In one case, an entire family had been encased in concrete, apparently while still alive.
Comrade Wen reports that that the paperwork for all of this is in the archives, signed by a Comrade Fù Jué. Everything, from the tunnels to the encasement of the family, included pages upon pages of justification. However, the justifications were largely nonsensical, claiming the necessity of "burning the mountain to its foundations" and "seeing the winds howl through the earth in communal action." At present, it is unclear whether this phenomenon is the work of imperialist forces from without or deviationist forces within.

Excerpt 2387-q-895-Pw:
On 11/3/2008, Foundation operatives attempted to use information from SCP-2387-01 to contact the entity or entities responsible for SCP-2387-01 and -02. The following is a transcript of the phonecall made by Operative Yi to Fù Jué Realty, Ltd. The entity on the other end has been provisionally given the classification POI-2387-01.

Operative Yi: Hello, is this Fù Jué Reality, Ltd.?
POI-2387-01: Spread and prosper. Who cares if it burns, so long as it works. Rising red tide razes all boats.
Operative Yi: Excuse me, could I speak to someone in ch-
POI-2387-01: The people need buildings. Need to go forward. Developed along consumption. Class can transform itself with a new way forward. As Lenin said, "to get rich is assuming your natural position in the world!" Becoming the new normal means the situation is excellent. Cars! My god, Jin, forty years ago, this was just stalls. Now look at it!
Operative Yi: What do you d-
POI-2387-01: All polished marble and steel. Skulls and bones of the elders. If we stop for it, we will have no future. Step on them. Faster now, faster! A million by the end of the decade. A billion, nine, spinning out, consuming, being consumed. Raze and build and raze and build.

After five minutes of similarly uncommunicative dialogue, POI-2387-01 disconnected. Further attempts to make contact with representatives of Fù Jué Realty, Ltd. have been unsuccessful. For a full transcript, please refer to Addendum 2387-q-895-Px.

Footnotes
1. Meaning "raze" or "demolish."
2. Since 2010, the number of unique structures has decreased from 48 to 29.
3. Luxury hotels are the most recent addition to the kinds of buildings constructed by instances of SCP-2387, first manifesting in 1998.
4. For example, SCP-2387-1, an upscale apartment complex, contained several hallways leading to dead ends and a horizontal elevator shaft.
5. For a full listing of relevant PBUA documentation, see Addendum 2387-p-899-Gd

« SCP-2386 | SCP-2387 | SCP-2388 »


Item #: SCP-2388
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The drive containing SCP-2388 should be kept in a Safe-class containment locker at Site-73. Affected computers should not be connected to external networks until the SCP-2388 program has been removed. Instances of SCP-2388-1, as well as any researchers interacting with them, should be provided with adequate ear protection.
When SCP-2388-1 subjects reach Stage 2, they should be restrained for their own safety. SCP-2388-1 in Stage 3 should be examined daily for damage accrued due to stress on autonomic functions.
Description: SCP-2388 is an executable file named CRUISE.EXE. The original copy of this file resides on a lime green 2GB USB flash drive, with the file name handwritten on the outside in black marker. Attempts to view SCP-2388's code shows the letter A repeated 29,290 times, and adding or removing files from the flash drive has consistently resulted in error messages. If the drive is attached to a computer and the file is opened by a living human, the computer will install a copy of SCP-2388 onto the desktop in 15-30 seconds. This appears to function even on operating systems not usually capable of reading .exe files. Once the program is installed, both the computer and the individual who opened the file (hereafter referred to as SCP-2388-1) will be affected by related anomalous effects.
Affected computers will continuously run SCP-2388 in the background, using 29.29 KB of active memory. Letters typed on the affected computer will begin to become unintentionally capitalized. Testing suggests that this occurs on the motherboard of the computer, as changing the attached keyboard has had no effect. Initially, this affects less than 1% of letters typed, but increases gradually over the course of 64 hours of runtime, until all typed letters are affected. Letters capitalized as a result of SCP-2388 can be deleted, but will remain capitalized if retyped.1 Foundation programmers have thus far been unable to remove copies of SCP-2388 during the initial 64 hours after installation without completely reformatting the affected computer. After 64 hours have passed, the program can be deleted, returning standard functionality to the computer; however, this will not revert the anomalous changes to SCP-2388-1.
SCP-2388-1 subjects are affected in three stages, each lasting approximately 64 hours. During Stage 1, subjects do not initially register any changes; however, after approximately six hours, subjects begin to notice a difference between the intended volume of their speech and the actual volume. This difference continues to increase over the course of Stage 1 until the subject's standard speech reaches 98-114 dB, with commensurate increases in shouted and whispered speech. This risks damage to the subject's vocal cords, but significantly less than would be expected for sustained sound production at such a volume. Hearing, however is affected normally, and SCP-2388-1 subjects risk hearing damage from their own voice within a month of exposure without proper protection.
During Stage 2, SCP-2388-1's physical movements will begin to be exaggerated. This is initially described as a minor inconvenience by SCP-2388-1, and "cartoonish" by observers. However, the exaggeration of movement increases in severity over the course of Stage 2, and SCP-2388-1 subjects risk muscle strains or tears from simple movements. Once Stage 2 is complete, normal flexion of the joints has an approximately 35% chance of causing tendon rupture.
During Stage 3, autonomic functions of the body become exaggerated in a manner similar to physical movements. Minor heart palpitations can be noted after 6 hours. By the end of Stage 3, SCP-2388-1 subjects' heartbeats average 106 bpm. SCP-2388-1 subjects reports significant pain from minor contact with the body due to over-stimulation of the nervous system. While SCP-2388-1 subjects can survive under these conditions with proper care, natural fear and pain responses often elevate the heart rate above 200 bpm for significant periods, resulting in cardiac arrest and expiry of SCP-2388-1.
Addendum 2388-1: The original copy of SCP-2388 was discovered during a raid on a warehouse suspected to house members of the anartist collective "Are We Cool Yet?". No members of the group were captured, but the flash drive containing SCP-2388 was found plugged into the remains of a laptop, which had been destroyed via repeated strikes with a blunt object. The following note was found on an envelope nearby, written in black marker with the same handwriting as the label on the flash drive.

IF YOU HAVE TO KEEP ASKING, THE ANSWER IS NO.

Footnotes
1. If a different letter is typed in place of the deleted letter, it is not automatically capitalized, but maintains the same chance of capitalization as before.

« SCP-2387 | SCP-2388 | SCP-2389 »


SCP-2389 in containment

Item #: SCP-2389
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2389 is currently kept in a wooded containment cell near Site-66, which provides all the resources needed for instances of SCP-2389-1. Three guard personnel are to patrol the perimeter of SCP-2389's containment at all times, with an additional guard stationed at the entrance to SCP-2389's containment.
Only personnel who submit a formal request and receive approval from site command are permitted to run tests with 2389. Before entering the containment cell, all the following items must be removed from researchers and other personnel wishing to enter:

Jewellery
Watches
Electronic devices
Objects with gold elements
Any other objects suspected of containing elements of 8 carat gold or above

Additionally, no objects are to be taken from SCP-2389's chamber without proper authorisation from site command.
Any researchers and additional personnel entering the containment cell are to be accompanied by at least one guard for the duration of testing. A full list of tests to be carried out must be handed to all guard personnel on duty at the site; any deviation from this list will result in termination of testing, forcible removal of personnel from the containment cell, and formal discipline at site command's discretion. Any personnel attempting to take objects from instances of SCP-2389-1 without authorisation will be removed from the containment cell and given formal discipline at site command's discretion. Repeat offenders will be permanently denied access to 2389's cell and, depending on the circumstance, demoted or terminated.
All instances of SCP-2389-1 are to be recorded by close-up surveillance at all times. Upon creation of a new instance of SCP-2389-1, a new surveillance camera is to be stationed no more than 1.5m away from the target, with clear view of the contents of 2389-1.
Description: SCP-2389 is a female, yellow-billed magpie (Pica nuttalli) of approximately 10 years of age. 2389 shows a desire for collecting objects of at least 8-carat gold and will collect all objects meeting this requirement it comes across.
SCP-2389 uses a nest (hereby referred to as SCP-2389-1) to store collected objects, typically built from materials such as twigs, dead leaves and plant stems1. Over a period of approximately 72 hours, gold objects within SCP-2389-1 will change to a liquid state, separate in to two solutions (one consisting of pure liquid gold and the other comprising of the liquefied impurities of the original object) and finally both solutions solidify to form solid masses. SCP-2389 will then remove the solid impurities from SCP-2389-1 once the process is complete. So far, the materials used in instances of SCP-2389-1 have been observed to have little or no effect on SCP-2389-1's anomalous properties. It is believed that instances of SCP-2389-1 break down substances at a molecular level, although no change in temperature has been recorded in objects within SCP-2389-1 instances during the process. At present, the energy source harnessed for this process is unknown.
All instances of SCP-2389-1 must be created by SCP-2389, who will refuse to use any artificial or prepared nests. Once an instance of SCP-2389-1 is full of pure gold, 2389 will construct a new instance of SCP-2389-1 in which to store its findings. Additionally, all gold objects placed in instances of SCP-2389-1 must be collected by SCP-2389 in order for any changes to occur. Observations and tests on products of SCP-2389-1 have shown no anomalous properties or characteristics. Objects placed by humans, birds or other entities will undergo no change.
It is currently unknown why SCP-2389 shows a desire for gold objects, although it's theorised that it may do this in an attempt to attract a mate. Introduction of a male yellow-billed magpie in to SCP-2389's containment cell has been proposed to observe whether this is the case, as well as to observe whether offspring of SCP-2389 have similar traits to their mother and if they are able to produce instances of SCP-2389-1. The experiment is currently pending approval by site command.
Addendum #1: SCP-2389 was recovered from San Luis Obispo, California on ██/██/20██, after numerous reports of 24-carat gold nuggets being discovered within birds' nests reached the SCP Foundation. During the initial investigations, SCP-2389 was discovered, along with the anomalous properties possessed by instances of SCP-2389-1. Agents successfully secured SCP-2389 and all instances of SCP-2389-1, relocating them to Site-66. An outdoor containment cell in woodland near to Site-66 was constructed to house SCP-2389.

Footnotes
1. Materials used to create SCP-2389-1 instances may vary depending on the resources available in SCP-2389's environment.

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Item #: SCP-2390
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Cultural trends regarding subjects overseen by known SCP-2390-1 instances are to be monitored for sudden shifts towards disuse or unpopularity. Market fluctuations involving a sharp decrease in sales for previously popular products are to be investigated for SCP-2390-1 activity. Whenever possible, MTF Kappa-4 ("Trustbusters") is to be deployed to take members into custody. All captured SCP-2390-1 members are to be contained under heavy sedation until simultaneous amnestic therapy of all active members is possible. In the event that a member of SCP-2390-1 has become a public authority figure, members of Kappa-4 are authorized to contest the position in an attempt to remove SCP-2390-1 from it.
At no time are Foundation personnel to attempt to persuade members of SCP-2390-1 that their cause is false until amnestic therapy is possible.
Description: SCP-2390 designates a sudden mental affliction which causes affected persons to believe that they are members of a secret organization (hereby known as SCP-2390-1-XX) dedicated to the regulation of society in regards to a specific product, activity, or trend.1 SCP-2390 occurs at least once within a five year period and tends to affect an average of 15 people at a time. All affected persons will live within 50 km of each other, but often have no significant connection to each other or the focus of the resultant SCP-2390-1 prior to infection. All members of SCP-2390-1 are aware of the identity and location of every other conscious member at all times. Individuals belonging to the group are not a vector for infection2, and are capable of full rehabilitation through extensive amnestic therapy.
Once reaching a number of members between 13 and 21, SCP-2390-1 instances do not tend to grow further, but will attempt to infect another individual if the number of active members drops below the minimum number. This is accomplished by several members of SCP-2390-1 leaving objects and documents related to their focus, most often market figures and research data, within the vicinity of the infectee's living quarters.3 Infection will take place within several days regardless of the amount of time spent away from home and the infectee's awareness of the materials' presence.
The goal of SCP-2390-1 is invariably to restrict knowledge of or access to its focus. Interrogated members often state their motivation to be a perceived global threat to order precipitated by the object of their focus. When questioned, members have only proven capable of nonsense arguments, often citing qualities of the focus which they believe "the world is not ready for," without proof or any understanding of what the phrase entails. There is currently no evidence that the focus of any active SCP-2390-1 instance is capable of inciting global unrest of a social, political, or economic nature. When confronted with this repeatedly, members of SCP-2390-1 will become increasingly agitated, insisting that the true nature of its focus is dangerous, finally resulting in a sudden exclamation on the part of the SCP-2390-1 member, accompanied by a weak compulsion being experienced by subjects within a 10 meter radius to research the focus of the group, sufficiently strong to halt questioning. ██% of subjects affected will become members of SCP-2390-1 within one week. Requests to upgrade members of SCP-2390-1 to SCP-derivative Anomaly status based on this evidence are currently pending approval.
Members of SCP-2390-1 will either attempt to insert themselves into occupations that will put them in direct control of their focus, or change public opinion regarding it. SCP-2390-1 is shown to demonstrate extremely advanced strategic thinking in the placement of its members. Given time, members allowed to reach positions of influence are capable of causing significant shifts in cultural perception and economic flow.
Defunct SCP-2390-1 instances and related focuses

SCP-2390-1-HS: Hair scrunchies
SCP-2390-1-CB: Paintings of "The Crying Boy," by Bruno Amadio
SCP-2390-1-DW: Retiring in Florida

Active SCP-2390-1 removal operations

SCP-2390-1-CH: Chip pans
SCP-2390-1-OC: Predominantly orange clothing
SCP-2390-1-KN: ██████ brand knitting needles
SCP-2390-1-AA: SCP-2390-1 groups4

For a full list of Active and Defunct SCP-2390-1 instances, please refer to Document-2390-12
Addendum: Log 2390-1
The following is an excerpt of a recording of a meeting between three members of SCP-2390-1-TT (focus: tea towels). This recording was obtained via a hidden microphone planted on Mr. ██████ ████, the only member of SCP-2390-1 currently identified by the Foundation. The two other participants will be referred to as TT-1 and TT-2.

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TT-1: "Gentlemen, thank you for coming on such short notice."
████: "Dispense with the small talk, Horus.5 You called us in to discuss a priority one emergency."
TT-1: "There's always time to be polite, Ouran."
TT-2: "…You're really scared, aren't you, Horus? Stop stalling. Just tell us the issue, and we'll see what can be done."
TT-1: "Fine. Just… have you taken your heart medication today, Plebius?"
████: "Horus!"
TT-1: "All right! Look at this!"(Sounds of a keyboard are heard, followed by gasps)
████: "Horus, if this is a joke, I don't appreciate-"
TT-1: "Why the hell would I joke about something like this? You can see it right there on the screen! Mrs. Tremaine from Bude is selling homemade tea towels on Etsy!"
TT-2: "But just last week we were celebrating the anniversary of Endemonidia's factory opening in Cornwall! I thought she had that entire region believing in ours and ours alone!"
████: "Obviously, she missed a few."
TT-1: "It gets worse."
TT-2: "How does it get worse?"
TT-1: "I… bought one. I know, I know, but I had to see just what we were up against. Look at the stitching."
TT-2: "It's… better than ours."
████: "How is that possible? We've been there for years! How can anyone even remember a time when tea towels were stitched like that! Did you talk, Horus?"
TT-1: "How dare you say that to me! I've been a part of this organization since founding while you just trot in from the cafes with a few squares of cloth in your pockets, you-"
TT-2: "Gentlemen! Don't you see what the towel is doing to you! Put your idiotic arguments behind you and figure out what were going to do about this before this little spat repeats itself on an international scale!"
TT-1: "He's right. He's… he's right, Ouran."
████: "I'm sorry about that, Horus. I was not, not myself. I can get to England before too long, get work in the Remnant House and cut off the bitch's supply of fabric."
TT-1: "That's a good idea, Ouran."
TT-2: "We need to remember why it is we do what we do. I think it's time and past that we replaced the space that Monty left vacant."
TT-1: "I agree, Plebius. My neighbor Danica was just telling me yesterday about her car repairs. I can get a small contingent together to recruit her."
████: "Alright. That's enough talk. I have a plane to catch."
END LOG

Addendum: Interview-2390-5
The following is the transcript of an interview between Dr. ███████ and a member of SCP-2390-1-AA, (███ █████, codename: Malachius), held four days after the group's voluntary entrance to containment. Despite the group's choice to enter containment, all members had denied any knowledge of SCP-2390-1-AA, and claimed that the existence of SCP-2390-1 groups was a groundless conspiracy.

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Dr. ███████: Greetings, Mr. █████.
█████: Hello, doctor.
Dr. ███████: Have you decided to tell us anything about SC- er, Illuminitis?6
█████: I'll tell you again, doctor. Illuminitis isn't real. It's nothing but a fairy tale. Just a bad fairy tale.
Dr. ███████: Mr. █████, we have already confirmed you as a member of an Illuminitis-affected group, which we call SCP-2390-1-AA. You'll recall we told you that's why we offered to take you into custody.
█████: …All right. You got me. So how did you find out? Did somebody talk since we've been here?
Dr. ███████: No. I… did just tell you how we found you, correct?
█████: Sure, sure. But it's our job to protect people like you from Illuminitis. I can't just stop. Really, doctor, the less you know, the better.
Dr. ███████: But… you know we know about Illuminitis.
█████: Yes.
Dr. ███████: So… why can't you tell us anything about it?
█████: I… look, we protect you, right? We hold this world together. All of these groups wandering around, changing how people think, imagine what would happen if the public at large found out about them. They wouldn't understand, there'd be blind panic in the streets.
Dr. ███████: Yes, I do suppose people would find it harder to trust businesses and politicians.
█████: Hm? Oh, yes. That too, I suppose. But you aren't looking at the big picture. You can't see the big picture. That's why we're here.
Dr. ███████: So, why did you turn yourself in to our organization?
█████: We can't do anything. It would only spread the Illuminitis around. But you all… you're outsiders. Simple puppets like you won't spread the infection, but you can still work to contain the threat.
Dr. ███████: Why didn't you just tell us everything then? You know we knew that you were a part of SCP-2390-1 double A.
█████: I'm a part of what?
Dr. ███████: Our name for your Illuminitis-affected group. If you knew that we know, why can't you tell us anything?
█████: You just… you don't get it. You don't understand… the danger…
END LOG
Notes: Mr. █████ began demonstrating a stammer and noticeable facial tics similar to those developed by SCP-2390-1-RE member ████ ██████ shortly before Incident-2390-17. Dr. ███████ terminated the interview and the area surrounding the interview chamber was cleared for one hour.

Footnotes
1. Investigation of a connection between SCP-2390 and SCP-1659 is being investigated, due to similarity of function.
2. Unless provoked. See Incident-2390-17. Access restricted to Level 3/2390 and above.
3. Recovered materials possess no apparent cognitohazardous properties, and are incapable of spreading infection to any person aside from the intended infectee.
4. All members are currently voluntarily contained by the Foundation, but show complete resistance to amnestic-based removal of awareness of SCP-2390. This is the most recently created SCP-2390-1 group.
5. All members of SCP-2390-1 refer to each other in codename during meetings. These names appear to have no underlying logic behind their selection.
6. All members of SCP-2390-1-AA are incapable of recognizing SCP-2390 under any name aside from Illuminitis.

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Typical thumbnail of a video uploaded by SCP-2391.

Item #: SCP-2391
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All videos uploaded to SCP-2391 are to be saved to a secure hard-drive, then deleted from their original location. Comments on videos uploaded to SCP-2391 are to be logged before deletion of the video. In the event that a member of the public somehow manages to gain access to a video uploaded by SCP-2391 and spreads information about it, disinformation personnel are to spread the rumour that the video was simply recorded by Mr. McKay before his death, and uploaded automatically according to a schedule.
Description: SCP-2391 is the YouTube account of popular entertainer Brian McKay, known on the website as 'Bimmy Plays', who was killed in a car crash in early 2013. Since Mr. McKay's death, SCP-2391 has continued to upload unlisted videos once a week featuring Mr. McKay. These videos are all exactly fifteen minutes long, and are all uploaded to the website at precisely 15:34 GMT1. Attempts to trace who exactly is uploading these videos to SCP-2391 have thus far been unsuccessful.
Initially, the videos uploaded to SCP-2391 were not significantly different to those present before Mr. McKay's death, in that they would feature him playing a variety of video games while producing humorous commentary. On occasion, Mr. McKay would express confusion or distress for a few moments, but quickly dismiss it. As time has gone on, however, Mr McKay appears to have become more aware of his situation and will often spend the entire video requesting that the viewer contact the authorities on his behalf or provide other forms of assistance. Thus far, no method of communicating with Mr. McKay has been found.
Although all videos uploaded to SCP-2391 are unlisted, and can therefore only be accessed by those given the URL, they invariably receive thousands of views and comments. Most of these comments appear to be gibberish, but on occasion more legible comments have appeared, often professing an admiration for Mr. McKay and his web content. Attempts to trace the owners of the commenting accounts have also proven unsuccessful.
According to testimony given by Mr. McKay in videos uploaded to SCP-2391, he does not retain memories of the periods between videos. As such, researchers theorized that Mr. McKay is only actually aware for fifteen minutes each week, and that his consciousness no longer exists outside of his videos. All videos uploaded to SCP-2391 take place at night in Mr. McKay's bedroom2, and according to Mr. McKay's testimony he is unable to leave that room.
Addendum 2391-1 - Relevant Video Excerpts:

Video Excerpt 2391-1, 'Bimmy Plays Runnerman':
Note: First instance of Mr. McKay expressing confusion as to his situation.
Mr. McKay: Hey again guys, Bimmy here. Today we're going to be playing, uh, Runnerman - we all know Runnerman, there's the - there's the remake of the original for the NES, and uh…
(visibly confused) S…sorry about that, guys? Just, uh - you guys ever get that feeling you should be somewhere else? Everyone gets that - we all know that feeling, am I right?
(laughs) Alright, now that my brain's done exploding, let's play some Runnerman!
Notable Comments:
'don't worry bimmy!!' - LastRocOnBigTrain2216
'I luve [sic] him so much.' - OutwardMatingMethodsofTheSeahorse
'your brain biggest and fixed, bimmy!!!!!!' - ,!..dop

Video Excerpt 2391-2, 'Bimmy Plays Runnerman Fangames (Silly Saturday)3:
Note: Continued expressions of confusion, first mention of lack of memory.
Mr. McKay: Hey guys, Bimmy here - yeah, I know I just uploaded, but I just really wanted to show you guys…um, I did just upload right? Cause…no, I did just do it, yeah, I remember, yeah yeah. Sorry guys, my brain is like flipping out right now, seriously.
(checks his watch) What time is it? I should really get to bed, it's…it's late. It is late, right?
(shakes his head) I'll cut that bit out. Just wanted to show you all this, uh, this Runnerman fan-game that one of you guys sent in.
Notable Comments:
'"I'll cut that bit out" XD' - D4C24BN
'yeah, we all watched the same video, mate' - LoomsAreCanonAndIAmATreasureChest (in reply to previous comment)
'i would die for you bimmy and so would my dad' - ROAD

Video Excerpt 2391-3, 'If you're watching this, please call the police':
Note: At this point, Mr. McKay appears to have a near-full awareness of his situation.
Mr. McKay: (worried) Um, hello, if you're watching this please call the police. Or - or an ambulance - I think there's something wrong with me, i - i - it's still night-time, it's still dark outside - I'd show you, but I can't move the camera. It just - it just doesn't move.
(Mr. McKay pulls at the camera for a few moments, but cannot move it.)
Mr. McKay: (panicked) See, do you see - do you fucking see?! The door's locked, I can't get out the window - it won't break, I've tried. Oh God. Oh God. I'm really freaking out right now, you guys.
Notable Comments:
'I'll hug you, bimmy-chan!! ^_^' - BimmyBimmyBimmy1
'Man, Bimmy's content has really gone downhill since he died4. Unsubbed :/' - TheAtheistMaster101
'FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!' - OutwardMatingMethodsofTheSeahorse (in reply to previous comment)

Video Excerpt 2391-4, 'help':
Note: First evidence of an entity besides Mr. McKay in the videos.
Mr. McKay: (afraid) I live on Elizabeth Street, in - in - it says in my description, on the - on the channel, read that. Please, someone, send the police or anyone here right now. There's someone standing outside my door. I can see him through the wall. I don't…I don't want him to come in here. I think I might be in Hell.
(For the remainder of the video, Mr. McKay creates a makeshift barricade against the door using furniture in the room. Ten seconds before the end of the video, the door slams open, sending Mr. McKay and all furniture flying at the camera. Video ends.)
Notable Comments:
'mfw bimmy gets scared at this when he isnt scared playing horror games' - BigAlan9972
'i love Bimmy, but he should really be more grateful to his fans for what theyre doing for him right now' - Hhhhhhhh3
'bimmy can you give me a shoutout in your next vid you inspired me to make my own channel and i play lots of games and even do giveaways' - TimmyPlays

Video Excerpt 2391-5, 'Opening Fan-Mail!':
Note: Only video shot from a different position in Mr. McKay's room.
(Overhead shot of Mr. McKay on the floor. He is surrounded by unopened envelopes. He opens and silently reads the letters inside for fifteen minutes. Heavy breathing, not originating from Mr. McKay, can be heard for the entirety of the video.)
Notable Comments:
'did bimmy get my letter?' - SoYouHeardOfCowboys?
'bimmy is my big favourite and my dads too and we watch his vids together :D' - ROAD
'The mayor said yesterday everyone's doing a big Bimmy festival. can you come to our Bimmy festival bimmy its ok if you cant?' - OutwardMatingMethodsofTheSeahorse

Video Excerpt 2391-6, 'Bimmy Plays Runnerman':
Note: Mr. McKay appears to have no memory of his experiences in earlier videos.
Mr. McKay: Hey again guys, Bimmy here. Today we're going to be playing Runnerman, it came out for the NES and now - and now this awesome guy, he's done a remake of it. His name is, uh…can't remember it right now but it'll be in the description.
(confused) Sorry, guys, really trying right now, but tell you what - I'll have an annotation so you can…so you can…nevermind.
(Mr. McKay plays Runnerman for the remainder of the video.)
Notable Comments:
'We all love you so much Bimmy' - All Comments

Footnotes
1. The time of Mr. McKay's death.
2. The version of Mr. McKay's bedroom which exists in reality has been investigated and found to have no anomalous properties.
3. Video was uploaded on a Friday.
4. First mention of Mr. McKay's death by a comment.

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Item #: SCP-2392
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The camping zone situated within SCP-2392 is to be maintained by Foundation personnel under the guise of government maintenance workers. SCP-2392 is to be fenced off under the guise of major roadworks during testing. No further containment measures are required due to SCP-2392's anomalous properties.
No further attempts to excavate SCP-2392-A are to be made.
Description: SCP-2392 is a small, irregularly-shaped region of land approximately 20 square metres in size. SCP-2392 encompasses the entirety of a camping zone parallel to the ██████ Highway of Central Australia; this camping zone is obscured from view of the road by thick shrubbery.
Sapient individuals within this area report feelings of unease or dread which becomes increasingly prominent the longer such individuals are present; individuals will typically attempt to leave SCP-2392 and avoid it in the future, however such actions are typical reactions to similar situations. Non-sapient animals exhibit signs of similar anomalous deterrence.
Muffled sounds of distress can be heard from an indeterminate distance underground at the approximate geographic centre of SCP-2392; this has since been determined to originate from SCP-2392-A. (See Addendum.)
Several environmental factors within SCP-2392 suffer from an anomalous reduction in energy; due to this, the region within SCP-2392 is on average 1 degree Celsius lower than the surrounding environment, light sources within or viewed from within SCP-2392 suffer from a reduction of 9 to 13 lumens, audio suffers from a 4 decibel reduction and electronic devices present within SCP-2392 utilise 11% more power than usual. The significance of these values is currently unknown.
No native flora or fauna is present within SCP-2392. Plants situated within SCP-2392's area of effect are incapable of sustaining their own biological functions and will die within 3 to 4 days. Investigation into which biological functions are hindered is currently underway.
Addendum:

Interviewed: Assistant Researcher John
Interviewer: Senior Researcher Smith
Foreword: An attempt to uncover the source of the audible sounds heard originating from beneath SCP-2392 was attempted on ██/██/2016, at which Assistant Researcher John was present.
<Begin Log>
Assistant Researcher John: It got obvious really quickly that the place doesn't like being dug up. Excavators kept locking up or turning off for no reason whenever we tried using them, so we swapped to shovels instead an' it started raining. Nothing significant at first, but just enough to wash soil back into the holes we were digging and the deeper we got, the more rain came down.
Assistant Researcher John: Took us a good hour or two to make half a metre, and by then the weather was blatantly either part of the anomaly or a once in a lifetime chance to see more rain fall in the middle of a desert within a few minutes than the coastal regions get in a year. I think it was Aaron who… who uncovered her, around about then.
Senior Researcher Smith: You are referring to SCP-2392-A?
Assistant Researcher John: Yeah, but… yeah. She'd… She'd grabbed his shovel and was gripping it as hard as she could. We raced over to try lend a hand but… most of us got lost when it went from thunderstorm to blizzard, and one hell of a blizzard at that. It was only me an' another who made it to where Aaron was. The dirt was loose from the rain so it didn't take much to get dash A to the surface.
Senior Researcher Smith: You acted to photograph SCP-2392-A's face as clearly as possible, correct?
Assistant Researcher John: Yes, I thought it would help… identify her. I wasn't… wasn't expecting her to match…
[Assistant Researcher John pauses for ten seconds.]
Senior Researcher Smith: Thank you for your time. If you wish to receive amnestic tre-
Assistant Researcher John: "Please help us." When we dug her up, until she got buried again, she was reaching into the dirt and screaming "Please help us."
<End Log>
Closing Statement: An investigation to determine the identity of SCP-2392-A had been conducted utilisng the photograph taken by Assistant Researcher John. A positive match was made to an archived photograph of ████ ███████, an abduction victim last seen in the year 1870 - of particular note is that SCP-2392-A does not appear to have physically aged from the time of the photograph.

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