Item #: SCP-2162
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Theta-5 ("The Bigger Boat") is to continue tracking SCP-2162 and advise the containment supervisor immediately of any change in heading. Two MTF θ-5 patrol craft are to remain 10km ahead of SCP-2162, and are to escort any commercial or passenger vessels out of the anomaly's path, on the pretext of naval exercises. If, based on its heading, SCP-2162 is forecast to make landfall on any inhabited island, local residents are to be evacuated from its path and a cover story is to be circulated of unseasonal cyclonic activity. Current calculations predict late 2021 as the likely date of arrival of SCP-2162 in densely populated areas - determination of effective containment measures before that date is a priority.
Description: SCP-2162 is a mobile anomalous construct, which consists of a volume of highly concentrated Nitrogen (N2) gas. Testing has shown that the interior of the construct has a pressure of approximately 101kPa (similar to atmospheric pressure at sea level), but with N2 concentrations significantly in excess of normal atmospheric conditions, potentially as high as 100% Nitrogen.
The construct does not behave in the manner expected of a body of gas - for example, it is not affected by surrounding air pressure or weather patterns and is not impeded by buildings or other structures. Instead, SCP-2162 maintains a constant shape and speed, and the atmosphere within the boundaries of the contruct is spontaneously replaced with N2, returning to its previous composition once SCP-2162 has passed.
Incident SCP-2162-A revealed that SCP-2162 is composed of three shapes, moving in formation:

an arc 16km in length, 2km in width and 750m in height. The arc is convex, with the centre bending towards the direction of travel of the construct.

two wide cylinders 2km in diameter and 750m in height. The cylinders are 4km apart, aligned on either side of the mid-point of the arc. They follow the arc at a distance of 6km.

The construct's shape has been verified by atmospheric testing. Ionised air-glow at the leading edge of the construct, which has become visible at night as SCP-2162 has moved away from artificial light sources, has provided further evidence of its shape.
SCP-2162 moves at a constant rate of 0.25km/hr, travelling in a fixed direction along a particular longitude or latitude. From 25 June 2013, SCP-2162 travelled South along longitude 118.25°W from its point of origin near Los Angeles, CA. On 24 August 2015, the construct reached latitude 8.65°S and changed course, turning 90° and travelling West along that latitude.

+ Addendum 1: Post-Incident Interview - SCP-2162-A/Green/01

- Re-secure data

Post-Incident Interview SCP-2162-A/Green/01

Interviewed: Agent ██████ Green
Interviewer: Assistant-Director Griffiths, Head of Site-15 Disciplinary Committee
Date: 28 June 2013
Foreword: Incident SCP-2162-A involved the initial discovery of the anomaly, which developed in the area West of Los Angeles, CA on 25 June 2013. Amnestics were dispensed across the affected area, and the event attributed to a gas leak from a nearby chemical plant. 758 civilian and 19 Foundation casualties are believed to have resulted from the incident.
A-D Griffiths: Thank you for your time, Agent Green. We're just trying to understand the part you played in resolving this incident.

Agent Green: No problem. Mind if I smoke?

A-D Griffiths: I guess not. Could you start by explaining why you were in Los Angeles when the incident occurred.

Agent Green: Not to be difficult, but if I tell you, you'll just have to redact it all in the report. Can we say I was on Foundation business unrelated to SCP-2162, and leave it at that?

A-D Griffiths: Uh. Yes, I believe so. Right. So our communications department requested that you leave your assignment, and you drove towards Thousand Oaks. What were your first impressions?

Agent Green: Frankly, it was chaos. Pi-11 was still hours away. There were a few teams from Site-15 that had been scrambled, but no-one there knew how to deal with an anomaly like this. No offence - it's just not your usual scene.

A-D Griffiths: None taken.

Agent Green: From the initial observation point it looked like the goddamn angel of death had touched down. Cars had run into ditches, through houses and stores. You could see bodies had collapsed on the pavement, but no obvious injuries - they were just dead. It was eerie. There was no sign of what had caused it - no sight, no sound, no nothing. Just death.

A-D Griffiths: And once you arrived at the observation point, what did you do?

Agent Green: I went up to the guy in charge to get some instructions. Carter. He was your head of security?

A-D Griffiths: Yes.

Agent Green: I'm sorry. He gathered everyone up, stood in front of us on the top of the rise. He told us they had the site cordoned off, any civilians still alive had been evacuated. Said our job was to ensure no-one else went into the area, sit tight and wait for back-up. Then he asked for any questions, and ten seconds later, he collapsed. Unlucky bastard, he hadn't realised the skip was moving.

A-D Griffiths: And what happened then?

Agent Green: Well, all hell broke loose. Carter was convulsing, a couple of security guards went over to help him, and suddenly they collapsed as well. The rest of the group started yelling and running in every direction - some of them fell too. Me and a few of the others started backing away from where Carter had been. It was pretty bad - we had an idea where it had come from, but not what it was, or how fast it could move.
A-D Griffiths: According to your report, you and the remainder of the Site-15 team returned to your vehicles and left the scene.
Agent Green: We hauled ass, yes. I ended up with one of your crew in my car. A young researcher.
A-D Griffiths: Doctor Zhen. Where did you drive to?
Agent Green: South. South, away from the invisible wave of death. And towards the twelve thousand citizens of Malibu, who had no clue what was coming. We got on comms, and decided the vehicles would fan out and try to warn as many people as possible, cut the roads off, get an orderly evacuation going. Pi-1 had a bird on the way to help.
A-D Griffiths: And which part of Malibu did you cover?
Agent Green: You already know I changed course. I just kept thinking about those guards collapsing. I mean, it was like they had suffocated, but one of them was in a hazmat suit with SCBA tanks. And I started wondering - what if they weren't breathing it in? What if all the air in their lungs - all the air in their tanks - was just gone? But it wasn't hunting behaviour, it was just constant arbitrary movement. It felt like… well you don't hunt reality benders for as long as I have without a sense of when an anomaly is manmade. And that's why I drove to the warehouse.
A-D Griffiths: This is the hazardous materials storage warehouse in Norwalk?
Agent Green: Right - Zhen told me about it. By the time we were halfway there, Pi-1 had managed to reestablish a perimeter, and they had realised how slowly the thing was moving. We knew we had some time, but we needed some way to see it, and I had an idea how.
A-D Griffiths: Could you please elaborate?
Agent Green: <silence, 4 seconds> You see that smoke ring? You know that you can do the same thing without the smoke, right?
A-D Griffiths: Please Agent Green, for the benefit of the recording.
Agent Green: Okay then, did you ever use invisible ink as a kid? No? You write in starch, or lemon juice, and then it turns visible when you wash the page with iodine. I had an invisible anomaly, and what I needed was the right type of wash. Zhen was the one who came up with nitrosyl chloride.
A-D Griffiths: Which you knew to be hazardous, and commandeered without orders.
Agent Green: Which was less hazardous than an invisible killer gas. And anyway, there were no orders - Site-15 had no command left, and Pi-1 were trying to convince half of Malibu to cancel their parties. The team leader thanked me afterwards - not to mention we probably gave them the idea for using 'gas leak' as the cover story.
A-D Griffiths: Agent Green, we're trying to establish why you released thousands of litres of gas - a highly toxic mucosal irritant - near a major population center!
Agent Green: Population centre? It was in the State Park by then, and the gas dispersed pretty quickly. And it worked, right? Coloured gas everywhere the anomaly wasn't - damn thing showed up clear as day. The Pi-1 bird could work out the dimensions and see how much of Malibu to evacuate - once they stopped laughing, of course. Funny that no-one had thought about what it would look like from above. I mean, Zhen said the gas would be coloured - he hadn't told me it was yellow. Kinda appropriate, don't you think?
A-D Griffiths: What I think is that we're done.
<recording ends>

Update - 29 June 2013: Agent Green was issued both a disciplinary caution and (on Site Director review) a commendation for his actions during Incident SCP-2162-A. Over his objections, Agent Green was assigned to work with Agent Daniel Navarro to investigate the source of SCP-2162, and the possibility of anomalous artist involvement.

Footnotes
1. Mobile Task Force Pi-1 ("City Slickers")

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Item #: SCP-2163
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2163 cannot be physically contained due to its size, geographical distribution, and place in modern human culture. Instead, containment efforts are focused on early detection and neutralization of cognitohazards generated by SCP-2163.
Due to the rate at which SCP-2163 generates new content, total manual inspection is impossible. Instead, the automated WATCHDOG system analyzes media created by SCP-2163 for common traits shared by most cognitohazards originating from it1. When combined with manual inspection of the highest risk sources, this system has a success rate of approximately 94%. Standard quarantine procedures are used to contain any cognitohazards detected this way. Recovered cognitohazards are documented under sub-designations of SCP-2163.
Mutual sharing of detection statistics with the GOC has been authorized for the purposes of improving detection rates. Detection statistics for the prior month should be exchanged at the end of each month. A special liaison position has been created for this purpose.
In the event of widespread dissemination of an SCP-2163 cognitohazard, implementation of Protocol Blackout, in full or in part, is authorized. All personnel with clearance L4/2163 or above have Provisional Nuclear Authorization while Protocol Blackout is in effect.

Further information on Protocol Blackout is restricted to personnel with clearance L3/Blackout or above.

Clearance accepted. Accessing documentation of Protocol Blackout.

Protocol Blackout is a series of emergency measures designed to halt or slow the spread of memetic and/or communicable cognitohazards that have been widely disseminated and/or threaten global dissemination resulting in one or more *K Class events. Protocol Blackout includes the following provisions:

Suppression of print and broadcast news media.
Release of aggressive, infectious, destructive, self-replicating computer programs with the intent of disabling or destroying some or all of the global computing and internet infrastructure.
Sabotage of national and transnational wide area synchronous grids.
Destruction of key global communications relays and interconnections.
Mass amnesticization of the global populace.
Termination of infected civilians. Collateral damage amongst the uninfected populace is expected and allowed.
High-altitude detonation of nuclear devices in order to disable or destroy large segments of the global electrical infrastructure.
Release of anomalous counter-memes.

Additionally, Protocol Blackout grants sweeping provisional clearances to members of the Memetics and Cognitohazards Department while in effect.

Description: SCP-2163 is the North American film industry, commonly referred to with the metonym "Hollywood", where much of the industry has traditionally been located. SCP-2163 is one of the largest sources of cognitohazards, generating more than 300 cognitohazards a year2. These cognitohazards are largely generated unintentionally, arising accidentally during the course of normal film production.3
These cognitohazards vary markedly in form and effect, but there are several traits that are shared by many of them. Namely:

All cognitohazards produced by SCP-2163 are communicable, although to varying degrees.
Visual cognitohazards often contain rapid changes in brightness, contrast, and color. Most are short sequences of film less than five seconds long. Very few are still images.
Auditory cognitohazards rarely contain human speech. Most are short, repetitive pieces of music containing string instruments and/or synthesized sounds. Those that do contain human speech are usually behavior altering in their effects.
Infohazards are uncommon. When they do appear, they are often lines of dialogue, monologue, or narration. These are the hardest to detect automatically, and often the most dangerous.

Research into safe means of neutralizing SCP-2163 (and similar massive cognitohazard generators) is ongoing. Currently, it is impossible to do so without causing a mass cultural shift. This has been deemed an acceptable consequence if/when the rate of cognitohazard generation surpasses the rate of detection by more than 12%.
Addendum 2163-1: The documentation for SCP-2163-1995-201, SCP-2163-2005-058, and SCP-2163-2013-166 is included below. Together, they are considered representative of the cognitohazards generated by SCP-2163. Access to the documentation for other SCP-2163 cognitohazards may be limited by clearance level.

Item #: SCP-2163-1995-201
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2163-1995-201 is contained using standard containment procedures for generic Safe-class communicable cognitohazards.
Description: SCP-2163-1995-201 is a sequence of 60 frames of film (approximately 2.5 seconds long at standard playback speed) from the film Toy Story. The cognitohazard is located in the upper right corner of the screen, and consists of a series of rapid changes in color and brightness caused by the gesturing of one of the characters. When viewed, this cognitohazard causes viewers to believe that they are sentient children's toys. Persons affected by this delusion will cease all voluntary muscle movement when in the presence of unaffected persons.
During production, several members of the film's animation team were affected by SCP-2163-1995-201 before it could be recovered by Foundation agents. These individuals were successfully treated with amnestics. Unaffected members of the production crew were dosed with amnestics where necessary to preserve secrecy.

Item #: SCP-2163-2005-058
Object Class: Safe; Euclid sub-entities
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2163-2005-058 is contained using standard containment procedures for generic Safe-class communicable cognitohazards.
Individuals affected by SCP-2163-2005-058 are to be contained in standard humanoid containment cells, following the guidelines for containment of non-anomalous humans.
Description: SCP-2163-2005-058 is the entire initial narration track of the English version of the documentary March of the Penguins. Listening to the track triggers a strong migratory instinct amongst human listeners. Affected individuals have all expressed a desire to travel towards the nearest geographic pole. If prevented from doing so, these individuals become increasingly hostile towards their detainers, often resorting to violence in an attempt to escape. Amnestic treatments have so far met with no success, requiring the indefinite containment of affected individuals.
SCP-2163-2005-058 was recovered by Foundation agents before it could be released. Individuals involved in the production of the film were dosed with amnestics, and a new narration track was recorded. Following standard protocols for the containment of semi-notable persons, individuals affected by SCP-2163-2005-058 have been retroactively removed from public records where possible, and replaced where not.

Item #: SCP-2163-2013-166
Object Class: Neutralized
Special Containment Procedures: N/A
Description: SCP-2163-2013-166 is the entirety of the documentary Blackfish. The film is a delayed-response cognitohazard that causes affected individuals to develop a hatred of the taste of fish. If left untreated, affected individuals will cease all consumption of fish and fish-flavored items, and will begin to vigorously encourage others to do so as well.
SCP-2163-2013-166 avoided detection by both Foundation and GOC monitoring systems, resulting in its public release and dissemination. Once its existence was discovered, a joint Foundation/GOC research group was formed to develop an inoculation meme in order to prevent the collapse of the world fishing industry. This meme was then distributed via advertisements for Foundation front companies. A mass amnesticization campaign, codenamed Operation Fish Food, was undertaken to treat those already affected by SCP-2163-2013-166. This campaign is considered a success, despite the ████████ USD in lost profits that occurred before its conclusion.
In the wake of these events, WATCHDOG's detection algorithms have been modified in such a way as to reduce the chances of a similar event reoccurring. The exact nature of these modifications is restricted to clearance L3/WATCHDOG or above.

Footnotes
1. Details on WATCHDOG's means of operation and method of detecting cognitohazards are restricted to personnel with clearance L3/WATCHDOG or above.
2. A rate which is increasing.
3. Similar phenomena have been observed in other regional film industries, in particular the Indian and European industries, which have been given their own designations. For a detailed analysis of these phenomena, see: Jacobson, Suzanne. "An Analysis of Modern Mass Media as Massive Cognitohazard Generators" Fieldwork: An SCP Foundation Journal (2008): 601.

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Item #: SCP-2164
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2164-A is to be kept in modified humanoid containment cell. A Foundation expert in Renaissance-era occult practices is to be assigned to SCP-2164-A at all times and review containment procedures every six months. All furnishings in SCP-2164-A's containment chamber are to be made of plastics or synthetic fibers, and Agrimonia eupatoria1 is to be planted along the perimeter of the cell. These plants are to be tended to by maintenance personnel weekly and any ailing plants replaced immediately. All personnel entering SCP-2164 outside of testing scenarios are to don protective garlands of Laurus nobilis2 or Ocimum basilicum3. Good behavior on SCP-2164-A's part may be rewarded with access to Salvia officinalis4, Fraxinus excelsior5, one small white beeswax candle, and other plant and animal materials documented in Document-2164-A. Under no circumstances is SCP-2164-A to be supplied with black candles, Artemisia absinthum6, Juniperus communis7, Santalum album8, Cedrus libani9, Rosa moschata10, or any of the other restricted herbs or materials listed in Document-2164-A. Female personnel advised to remain cautious around SCP-2164-A.
SCP-2164-B is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-2164-B's food is to be cultivated on-site to ensure that all its meals are organic, non-genetically modified, and completely gluten-free. SCP-2164-B may be rewarded for cooperation with various small quartz crystals, unprocessed amethysts, turmeric, red ginseng, the use of one yoga mat, and approved reading materials. A Foundation psychiatrist who has been briefed on New Age spirituality is to examine SCP-2164-B under the guise of an "angel therapist" and encourage its cooperation with the Foundation. Only D-class personnel scoring below 115 on the Stanford-Binet IQ Test and below +1σ on the Foundation Expanded Intelligence Test for Non-Anomalous Humans or born before 1994 are approved for testing with SCP-2164-B.
Under no circumstances are SCP-2164-A and SCP-2164-B to come within 100 meters of each other unless separated by soundproofed walls and accompanied by experts in negotiation.
Description: SCP-2164 refers to two circular areas, two meters in diameter, each surrounding two humanoid entities. Within SCP-2164, scientific laws as commonly understood break down and can be manipulated according to set principles by the humanoids within SCP-2164. These principles seem to differ between the two manifestations of SCP-2164.
SCP-2164-A is an elderly Caucasian male appearing to be around eighty years of age but claiming to be about ███ years old. SCP-2164-A can manipulate matter within its range of effect using occult rituals or herbal concoctions in the Renaissance tradition. All reality alterations (herbal mixtures, incantations, etc.) lose their effect outside SCP-2164-A's effect radius.
SCP-2164-B is a Caucasian female in her early thirties formerly known as Jennifer █████████. SCP-2164-B spent its life before Foundation recovery in Orange County, California. SCP-2164-B can perform small reality alterations with the aid of common crystals and non-corporeal entities, as well as heal various illnesses using homeopathic techniques. It also displays anomalous knowledge of subjects within its effect radius. As with SCP-2164-A, these effects reverse outside the one meter radius around SCP-2164-B.
SCP-2164-A and -B have knowledge of and are mildly antagonistic towards each other.
Tests Involving SCP-2164-A
Test 1

Procedure: SCP-2164-A given 20 g each mercury, powdered iron oxide, lead(II) chromate, calcium carbonate, charcoal, 99.99% pure gold leaf, a crucible, and a pelican vessel.
Results: SCP-2164-A took all provided materials except gold. Over the course of four weeks, SCP-2164-A conducted a complex series of alchemical procedures including [DATA EXPUNGED BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND]. Resultant object leaks clear amber-colored fluid, which SCP-2164-A claims has a strong rejuvenation factor. Fluid administered to 75-year-old D-Class with advanced Parkinson's Disease and chronic rheumatoid arthritis. Subject's tremors and joint pain vanished and subject displayed drastically increased visual clarity and endurance. All restorative effects of the fluid reverse when subject leaves SCP-2164. Subject terminated after resisting attempts to remove it from SCP-2164.

Test 2

Procedure: SCP-2164-A given various common essential oils and dried herbs, along with one copper kettle.
Results: SCP-2164-A chose one vial each of Rosa moschata oil11, Lavandula angustifolia oil12, Cinnamomum verum oil13, and dried Quercus robur14 leaves. SCP-2164-A waited until first day of the waxing moon before boiling the mixture in the kettle. Audio surveillance shows SCP-2164-A chanting periodically in an obscure dialect of Latin. SCP-2164-A then attempted to lure Junior Researcher Aaliyah Robinson into its event radius, claiming the fluid would increase her intelligence and attractiveness to male personnel. Junior Researcher Robinson alerted Senior Researcher Eric Stanton. D-23944 was dispatched and compelled to drink the fluid over the objections of SCP-2164-A. Subject immediately fell to the floor in front of SCP-2164-A, threw her arms around its ankles, and began to profess her infatuation with it. Effect disappeared outside SCP-2164 only to reappear when D-23944 re-enters perimeter. D-23944 expresses revulsion towards SCP-2164-A when outside effect radius. SCP-2164-A's privileges are revoked and containment procedures updated.

This is ridiculous. SCP-2164-A's actions hardly present a breach risk if the effect reverses a few steps away. Discipline him for this infraction but we could still benefit from testing him. -Senior Researcher Eric Stanton
Request granted -Site Director Jacob DeLozier
Test 3

Procedure: SCP-2164-A requests round black wax pendant, essential oils of Juniperus communis15, Santalum album16, and Cedrus libani17, and a small dagger made entirely of silver. Request granted with the exception of the dagger.
Results: SCP-2164-A carved an intricate symbol into the black wax with a fingernail before anointing it with each of the three supplied oils. SCP-2164-A then tucked the wax into its pocket, anointed its left index and middle fingers with the remaining oil, and chanted in an unidentified language. Research Assistant Mark Wagner was accosted by SCP-2164-A and convinced to enter SCP-2164 in exchange for a good-luck charm with possible promotion to Site Director. Once Research Assistant Wagner entered SCP-2164, SCP-2164-A touched him with his left index and middle finger while repeating its earlier chant. Wagner's higher brain functions immediately ceased, leaving Wagner unconscious but highly open to suggestion. SCP-2164-A moved to the edge of its cell and commanded Wagner to uproot the Agrimonia eupatoria hedge. The Foundation occult specialist and containment expert at the time, Dr. Elizabeth Perry, retrieved seven sprigs of basil from the site cafeteria and entered SCP-2164. When SCP-2164-A attempted to touch Dr. Perry, it lost consciousness, enabling Dr. Perry to retrieve Wagner. Wagner revived once outside SCP-2164, and SCP-2164-A regained consciousness thirty minutes later. Mark Wagner was demoted to Level 0 personnel, Senior Researcher Eric Stanton was issued a formal reprimand, and Dr. Perry was recognized for her quick thinking in preventing a containment breach.

Test 4

Procedure: To test whether any sapient being could manipulate reality within SCP-2164, Dr. Elizabeth Perry entered SCP-2164 wearing one long purple tunic, one wreath of basil, and one tapered, sanded branch of Ilex aquifolium18 engraved with the astrological symbols for the seven planets.
Results: SCP-2164-A produced a beam of glowing red light and aimed it at Dr. Perry. Dr. Perry chanted a Latin charm against evil and successfully deflected the beam with the Ilex aquifolium branch. The beam exited SCP-2164 and vanished. SCP-2164-A registered shock at this development. Dr. Perry chastised SCP-2164-A, referring to Foundation containment as "Limbo" and punishment for misuse of its powers. SCP-2164-A expressed remorse and has since fully adjusted to containment.

Tests Involving SCP-2164-B
Test 1

Procedure: SCP-2164-B given a 20 mL vial of thyroxine, three seven-liter jugs of distilled water, and a one liter water bottle with a screw-on cap.
Results: SCP-2164-B poured one liter of distilled water into the bottle and diluted 1 mL thyroxine in it before sealing the bottle and succussing it ten times against its open palm. After succussion it disposed of 990 mL water/thyroxine solution and mixed 990 mL fresh water into the bottle before succussing it again. SCP-2164-B repeated the process until all jugs of distilled water were empty. When questioned about the number of dilutions SCP-2164-B tilted its head and replied that it hated "weak-ass cures". It then administered 10 mL of the diluted solution to D-99746, suffering from advanced Graves' disease with pronounced exophtalmos. D-99746's eyes immediately retreated back into their normal position in their sockets. Subject no longer experienced tremors and CT scans within the effect radius showed subject's thyroid had shrunk back to a healthy size. Effect reversed once subject left SCP-2164. Testing of the solution both inside and outside the effect radius showed that no molecules of the original thyroxine remained in the solution.

Test 2

Procedure: D-3047 brought into effect radius. Subject has no known medical conditions.
Results: Subject immediately takes on a dulled affect. SCP-2164-B attempts to engage subject in conversation. Subject demonstrates severe echolalia and begins to vigorously flap his hands. Symptoms reverse outside effect radius. Repeated tests with various D-class show a 55% occurrence of the phenomenon, with tests involving low-level Foundation personnel showing occurrences up to 85%. Upon reviewing medical records of test subjects, it was determined that about 60% of subjects who have received all recommended vaccinations displayed the above symptoms. When asked, SCP-2164-B rolled her eyes and stated "Love them, protect them, never inject them" in an exasperated tone. SCP-2164-B refused to elaborate further.

Test 3

Procedure: D-80044 was introduced to SCP-2164-B. D-80044 was born in 1994 and scored a 145 on the Stanford-Binet IQ Test and a +3.3σ on the Foundation Expanded Intelligence Test for Non-Anomalous Humans. D-80044 was twenty years old at the time of the experiment.
Results: [DATA EXPUNGED] After killing ten guards, three researchers, and critically injuring the site director, D-800044 was ambushed by Junior Researcher Maekawa who managed to disengage the unconscious SCP-2164-B from D-80044's back. As the two separated, D-80044 reverted to his usual mental abilities and was summarily terminated. SCP-2164-B was successfully revived and treated for minor injuries. Although SCP-2164-B was physically unharmed, the incident caused it to sink into a state of depression for weeks afterward. SCP-2164-B made statements during this time such as, "How could this happen? His aura was so blue", "The children were supposed to bring peace", and "I thought I could help him achieve his true potential". SCP-2164-B has since recovered, but it refuses to interact with individuals matching the parameters in the containment procedures.

Incident Log 2164-1
SCP-2164-A and SCP-2164-B were introduced to each other in a controlled testing scenario. The following is an audio transcript of the encounter.

<Begin Log>

SCP-2164-B: Hey! What the fuck are you doing here?

SCP-2164-A: I am ooth to mynystriden to Nature, whose corages be seeke with thy lowmychnesse.

SCP-2164-B: Lowmychnesse my ass. I can't believe these people haven't blasted you to smithereens. You're ruining everything, you know that?

SCP-2164-A: I acknow, strumpete, that I am cheosen bringen a greene ayge of fantastical things. The reign of engels and daemons, of sprites and spirits, is nigh. I am the beodeman of the new Erthe, and I it conserveth from fraudes as thee.
SCP-2164-B: Frauds?! I'm trying to save the world from your dark ritual bullshit! Didn't you guys, like, cover you in leeches if you had a cough? Now we know if Monsanto kept their evil little fingers off our food we wouldn't even have coughs. This is the future, Methuselah. We're enlightened, higher beings now. No way I'll let the Age of Aquarius be stained with your blood sacrifice nonsense!
SCP-2164-A: This "Monsanto" necromancer I knowe not. How cowde he men of my day acursen a he of the nere presente be?
SCP-2164-B: Well, it's not just them. Everyone knows you guys had way low vibrations because of all that witch burning and Black Plague. You got everything wrong about guardian angels too! Like, with all your hellfire-and-brimstone shit? Us evolved people know angels are, like, all about love and peace and self-acceptance and stuff.
SCP-2164-A: May Albertus Magnus and all his feloshippe blind to thine hauteinesse be! The engels of the baleful Lord are far more terrifying grimful than thine tame, milde wights. Thine milk-minded pets resemblen the menials of the Most High as strands of electrum resemblen lowly dunge!
SCP-2164-B: That's it! I've had it with your psycho mumbo jumbo! You're about to get your chakras *all* out of alignment!
<End Log>
Closing Statement: SCP-2164-A and SCP-2164-B charged into each other's SCP-2164 effect radius. SCP-2164-A was observed to raise his staff and shout a Latin incantation to Azrael, the angel of Death, as SCP-2164-B rolled her eyes upwards into their sockets, faced her palms towards SCP-2164-A, and vocalized a low "ohm". Observers of both the event itself and the video footage express extreme psychological distress after this point. Under extreme sedation, observers report simultaneously witnessing both SCP-2164-A's curse hitting SCP-2164-B directly in the sternum and killing her and watching SCP-2164-A suffer a massive aneurysm and collapse dead with SCP-2164-B victorious. Observers then report that both SCP-2164-A and -B appear blurry and out of focus, with fifteen separate simultaneous sightings of SCP-2164-A and -B throughout the site reported during this time.
[DATA EXPUNGED]
After three hours, SCP-2164 containment was reëstablished. Containment procedures updated accordingly.

Footnotes
1. Agrimony
2. Bay laurel
3. Sweet basil
4. Common sage
5. European ash
6. Wormwood
7. Common juniper
8. Indian sandalwood
9. Lebanon cedar
10. Musk rose
11. Musk rose
12. Common lavender
13. Cinnamon
14. English oak
15. Common juniper
16. Indian sandalwood
17. Lebanon cedar
18. Common holly

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Item #: SCP-2165
Object Class: None
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2165 is to be left to its own devices. It is not to be acknowledged in any way outside of this reference. This reference is to be kept in an extra-temporal, extra-spatial location. All is as it has been. All is as it always was.
Description: SCP-2165 is irredeemable. It is unknown if SCP-2165 is a sapient entity, a non-sapient creature, an inanimate object or a metaphysical concept. This has been deemed irrelevant by containment personnel. SCP-2165 has performed an action or a series of actions that caused it to be considered beyond absolution by universal consensus. The exact nature of this action or actions has since been erased from causality by universal consensus. As such, neither SCP-2165 nor any information about it are ever acknowledged by any other being, object, force, or concept.
Addendum: There will be no forgiveness.

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Item #: SCP-2166
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents are to regularly monitor outdoor activity in elementary schools within a 20-kilometer radius of the location of SCP-2166's initial appearance. Should any children be observed engaging in SCP-2166 activity, field agents are to be dispatched to the corresponding school(s) to administer amnestics to all students involved once the current round of SCP-2166 has concluded.
Should any children engaging in SCP-2166 be joined by an unfamiliar young child who is not present on any available class listings, the agent is to follow said individual to determine their place of residence for further Foundation observation.
Description: SCP-2166 is an anomalous children's playground game, colloquially known as "Foot Pope". Several slightly-differing iterations1 of the game are known to exist, but the following instructions are consistent across all versions:

The game requires three or more players and a space that has at least three different types of ground terrain2.
One player is selected to be the "Foot Pope". At the start of the first round, all players assemble in a circle around the current Foot Pope, who will chant a rhyme, "Foot Pope, Foot Pope, blessing feet / Showing where all steps should meet" and will pat the right foot of each player assembled.
When the Foot Pope has finished the rhyme and "feet blessing", the players disperse at a run and chant a reply, "Foot Pope, Foot Pope, stand ahead, / What land must devout feet tread?"
The Foot Pope will then call out a type of terrain, and all players must place both feet on the terrain as quickly as possible. The player(s) who fulfills this task the slowest is "out" for the remaining duration of the round.
The Foot Pope states the chant again, with the players chanting the response again, and the round continues until all but one other player is "out". The remaining player becomes the new Foot Pope to start the next round.

SCP-2166's anomalous effects are believed to manifest upon completion of the first Foot Pope chant call-and-response3. When the chant has been said, all players who are designated "out" during the round find their feet permanently affixed to the ground they are standing on until the end of the round. Attempts to circumvent this situation by removing articles of clothing worn on feet are unsuccessful; said clothing will also remain permanently affixed to the individual.
Those affected by SCP-2166's primary effect report feeling only mild discomfort. It has been determined that should an individual affected by SCP-2166 sit down while affixed to the ground, they will find that they are able to adjust their position freely so long as they retain some contact with the ground they were previously standing on4.
Investigation into further nuances of SCP-2166's gameplay and modification potential is ongoing (see Addendum 2166-2).
Addendum 2166-1: Based on partial interview data collected by Foundation field agents, it is believed that knowledge of SCP-2166 originated at Geyser View Elementary School of Portland, Oregon where a primary-grade student introduced the game instructions to other children during recess. School documents show no record of such a student in the district system, and no guardian figure was ever seen accompanying the child; rather, the child simply stated that they were to wait for their friends at "the library" after class was dismissed. Staff of libraries within walking distance of Geyser View Elementary School report that they have never seen the child before.
Addendum 2166-2: As of ██/██/████, experimental staff-monitored trial playthroughs of SCP-2166 have uncovered the following information:
Based on empirical observation, there are only two ways to end SCP-2166's anomalous effects. The first is for a round of SCP-2166 to end naturally, with a new Foot Pope either starting another round or declining to say the starting chant. The second (discovered in an experimental Foundation facility) is for a current Foot Pope to declare, "No land" in response to the players' chant, at which point the game has ended and any immobilized players are freed.
It is believed that a game of SCP-2166 can continue indefinitely, with the accompanying anomalous effects enduring until a game is properly ended. Currently, the longest Foundation-held game of SCP-2166 was recorded at approximately 133 minutes.
Attempting to cheat during SCP-2166 (including deviating from the rules, arguing with a Foot Pope, and leaving the game early) has resulted in participants experiencing an unpleasant "burning" sensation in their feet until the conclusion of the current round of SCP-2166. In one extreme case, the involved individual's shoes disappeared and reappeared permanently affixed to their ears until the conclusion of the game.
Misspeaking the "Foot Pope" chant, whether by accident or intention, results in all the players (including the active Foot Pope) having their feet affixed to the ground until the chant is said properly.

Footnotes
1. Different iterations involving greater numbers of players take into account more complex terrain such as climbable playstructure equipment, the introduction of a "Foot Devil" that can "freeze" players, and other such modifications.
2. Acceptable terrain includes asphalt, concrete, woodchips, sand, grass, dirt, running track, and so on.
3. All Foundation-run trials attempting to replicate manifestation of SCP-2166's anomaly failed when the preliminary chant was not completed at least once.
4. This effect persists even with removal of the section of ground the player stood on from the rest of the terrain space; the player simply moves with the section of ground removed.

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SCP-2167

Item #: SCP-2167
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2167 is to be stored in a soundproofed containment locker, connected to a CD player, four 5W speakers measuring at minimum 4 on the infinite grade impairment scale1 (hereafter IGIS), and a 12VDC 5A uninterruptible power supply with at least 300 amp-hours of capacity. The speakers are to be positioned around SCP-2167 at 90±5° angles at a maximum distance of 0.5 m. The locker is also to contain a small number of music CDs and vinyl records containing non-sensitive material alongside SCP-2167.
All adjustment knobs on SCP-2167 are to be kept at the minimum possible value. The CD player is to be configured to continuously play classical music at a very low volume.
No other speakers or audio devices are to be brought within 10 m of the containment area at any time, or used in areas directly above or below containment. All sound recordings are to be stored securely and deleted once no longer needed.
SCP-2167 is to be internally inspected at least once per month for any signs of wear or potential failure of any of its components. Any components showing signs of wear are to be replaced. All electrolytic capacitors are to be tested, and any capacitor showing values outside its nominal tolerance is to be replaced with an equivalent part.
All testing is to be conducted in a soundproofed room measuring 4.8 m wide, 7.8 m long, and 3 m high2. Except per specific testing protocol, SCP-2167 is to remain connected to the CD player and UPS at all times. During standard testing it is to be connected to a pair of 25W speakers scoring at minimum 5 on the infinite grade impairment scale. The speakers and a chair are to be positioned in a golden cuboid arrangement as per document 2167-F.
Description: SCP-2167 is a "Gauchito-78" audio amplifier measuring 100mm wide, 190mm long, and 60mm thick. The amplifier case is made of unpainted cast aluminum-zinc. The front face of the device has three adjustment knobs, with the labels "gain", "volume", and "tone" etched into the case, as well as a script logo giving the device name and an unknown graphic icon. It possesses two 1/4" audio jacks located on either side of the device, and a 12VDC barrel jack located in the top edge.
When connected to a set of speakers, a power supply, and an audio source via the jacks on its sides, SCP-2167 will function as a signal amplifier, amplifying the signal voltage according to the position of the "gain" knob, and performing high-frequency filtering according to the position of the "tone" knob.
Computer measurements of the audio output indicate that the physical intensity of sound emitted from a speaker driven by SCP-2167 is typical for a hobby audio amplifier. However, any subject who listens to SCP-2167's output will perceive it as being much louder than would be expected for non-anomalous sound with the same physical intensity. The perceived loudness corresponds to the position of the "volume" knob.
The psychoacoustic loudness $S_{out}$, measured in sones, is characterized by Equation (1), where $S_{in}$ is the expected loudness as determined from physical measurement, $k_v$ is the position of the "volume" dial in the range 0-10, and $ㅐ(m,n)$ is the real extension of the Ackermann–Péter function.
(1)
\begin{equation} S_{out} = ㅐ(k_v, c_1 S_{in} ) \end{equation}
c1 has been experimentally determined to be approximately 0.93.
Experiments with volume settings higher than around 4.5 have not been able to determine if this trend continues, as the intense pain interferes with the subject's ability to accurately gauge the loudness.
Chronic exposure to SCP-2167 does result in permanent hearing damage as would be expected from non-anomalous sounds played at the perceived volume, but does not lead to total hearing loss. Acute exposure over a short period does not result in permanent hearing loss.
High-quality recordings and subsequent reproductions of SCP-2167's output are able to produce the same effects on listeners as SCP-2167 itself. This also extends to sufficiently high-quality digital recordings. The effect does not manifest if the combined processing yields an IGIS of under 4.7.
When disconnected from a set of speakers, SCP-2167 will cause nearby sets of speakers to vibrate on their own, producing audio output as if connected to SCP-2167. Additionally, when not provided with an audio source, SCP-2167 will instead output the contents of random audio recordings nearby. This may include potentially sensitive or infohazardous recordings, and may compromise security or result in other containment failures. SCP-2167 also manifests both of these effects when disconnected from a power supply.
The area of effect relative to SCP-2167 can be modeled by the inequality $I(\vec x) > 0$, where $I(\vec x)$ is described by Equation (2).
(2)
\begin{align} I(\vec x) = 1 - {\left\|\vec x\right\|}\int_0^1 p(t\,\vec x)\, H\left(-\frac{\partial p(t\,\vec x)}{\partial t}\right)\; dt \end{align}
(3)
\begin{align} p(\vec x) = c_2 \sum_i \log(q_i + 1) \exp( -c_3\left\| \vec x - \vec v_i \right\| ^2) \end{align}
In these equations, $\vec v_i$ and $q_i$ represent the location relative to SCP-2167 and the IGIS of all audio devices, $H(x)$ is the Heaviside step function, and c2 and c3 are constants whose values have experimentally been determined to be:
c2 = 6.152 m-1
c3 = 0.468 m-2
In the case of the second effect, $I(\vec v_i)$ represents the (non-normalized) probability that a given recording will be played.

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Disassembly and examination of SCP-2167 reveals a fairly advanced construction for the supposed date of manufacture based on its outer appearance.
The amplifier circutry consists of a green double-sided fiberglass printed circuit board with white silkscreen printing on one side, measuring 80mm by 150mm and containing all through-hole components. The external controls, audio jacks, and power are connected to the board via 16-gauge insulated lead wires.
Analysis of circuitry indicates an operating principle much different from conventional audio amplifiers.
Of particular note about this board is its unusual component arrangement. The board features a silkscreened seal of Solomon occupying the main portion of the board, and its various components are arranged to correspond with the glyphs of the seal, and the traces are arranged to follow the seal's pattern.
Also of note is the unusual integrated circuit featured in the center of the board. The IC is packaged as a 15-pin TO-3 metal can package, measuring 8mm high and 22mm in diameter. The IC is marked as a "PL LM21D67", with a date code "7616" indicating it was manufactured in the 16th week of 1976.
There are no IC manufacturers that have been known to use the manufacturer code "PL", and a "LM21D67" chip is not known to have been produced at any time by any manufacturer.
Scanning electron microscopy imaging has revealed unusual structures on the silicon IC die inconsistent with any known theory of operation3.

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SEM image showing SCP-2167's amplifier IC. ([EEInM5g.jpg bigger version])

Currently the most credible theory regarding its operation is that SCP-2167 takes advantage of the so-called "demon effect", using the interactions of its eponymous demon particle with electrical currents, to create high-linearity demon gate junctions capable of amplifying a signal with very low loss of fidelity. It is still incompletely understood how this enables SCP-2167 to manifest its anomalous properties, but research is ongoing. For a more complete explanation of demonics see A Brief Explanation of Demonics.

Addendum-01: Device Documentation: The following documentation was recovered from the residence of █████ W██████ following the seizure of SCP-2167 from his possession on ████-██-██.

Gauchito 78 Mini Amplifier
The Gauchito 78 is a innovative, cutting edge amplifier, which combines solid performance with the new patented Overamp feature to create the perfect compact amplifier. It is advantageously small, and it packs a big punch with its massive output volume and clean, crisp sound.
Gauchito 78 Overview:

20 watt compact mini amp
Patented Overamp feature allows you to really crank it up
Uses new Demon Gate Amplifier technology. Solid-state demonics allows for unprecedented reliability and sound quality
DC or independently powered
Revolutionary sonic performance

Features Overview:
Independently Powered:
The Gauchito 78 can be operated independently of any external power supply, for when you need to rock it out on the go. Or, connect it up for even higher-quality sound and superior performance.
Demon Gate Amplifier circuitry:
The Gauchito 78 uses the new DGJT demon gate junction transistor, the latest in solid-state demonics, making it a new standard for audio amplifiers with its superior sound quality.
Patented Overamp Technology:
No longer be limited by your other equipment! The Gauchito 78's patented Overamp feature allow you to turn up the volume 'to infinity and beyond'.

Footnotes
1. See https://www.soundexpert.org/documents/10179/11017/se_igis.pdf for information regarding the methodology to determine this.
2. These dimensions are those of a golden cuboid; this geometry provides excellent sound damping. A smaller room may be used instead, but the ratio of side lengths need to remain the same.
3. Similar markings are likewise noted in the schematics recovered for SCP-1576.

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Item #: SCP-2168
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: The areas within a two kilometer radius surrounding instances of SCP-2168 are to be marked off as off-limit to civilian access under the guise of a governmental project to modernize the region. Personnel stationed in the surroundings of SCP-2168's instances should avoid approaching the aforementioned area, unless directed otherwise by the Research Team. Foundation operatives are to keep track of the size and population of unaffected towns in order to prevent the emergence of new instances.
Due to the self-containing nature of instances of SCP-2168-A and their docility towards the personnel, no special procedure is necessary. Whenever an instance of SCP-2168-A is required for interview or testing, it should be taken from its residence inside SCP-2168 by at least two unarmed members of the personnel.
Description: SCP-2168 is a phenomenon occurring in rural towns in the Uruguayan countryside. Areas affected by SCP-2168 will be subjected to a series of anomalous changes to their infrastructure and population, happening through two stages.
During stage one, populations living in areas under SCP-2168's effects will feel a gradually increasing urge to abandon their homes during a seemingly arbitrary period of time1. Once this period has passed, regardless of the number of inhabitants left in the area, human-built infrastructure and objects in the area will start to spontaneously collapse. At the same time, the remains will rearrange into a structure reminiscent of a skyscraper, always located in the geographical center of the affected town. Attempts to dismantle these structures have been unsuccessful. Humans who stayed in the area once the structure's construction starts will invariably go missing.
The structure will continue growing in height until all surrounding buildings have been completely destroyed. At this point, the instance will enter into stage two, when several entities, the exact number being depending on the structure's size, start to appear inside the skyscraper. These beings, hereby designated SCP-2168-A, are sapient, pale, genetically identical humanoids of unspecific sex and gender. Instances of SCP-2168-A are extremely docile and display no threat to the personnel, complying with any order given.
Observation in situ of SCP-2168-A has revealed that the entities follow a very strict daily routine, spending an average of ten hours per day sitting near a desk (apparently prevalent in all known instances' habitats) and performing seemingly meaningless tasks, such as reading from blank sheets of papers, connecting and disconnecting USB devices and pressing random buttons on a disconnected keyboard.
Addendum 2168-1

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Interview POI 2168-5-07: Mr. Rodriguez
Date: 3/6/1999
Interviewer: Agent Sebastián García
Interviewee: Mr. Juan Rodriguez
Foreword: Mr. Rodriguez is a former resident of [REDACTED], Tacuarembó, town currently designated as SCP-2168-5. The exchange has been translated from its original Spanish.
<Begin Log>
Agent García: Thank you for accepting this interview, Mr. Rodriguez.
Mr. Rodriguez: Please, son, call me Peon. Mr. Rodriguez was my father.
Agent García: Okay, Mr. Peon. You lived in the town of [REDACTED], correct?
Mr. Rodriguez: That's right. Lived there my whole life, as everyone in my family since my good old grandfather came from Spain almost a century ago. Nice town, gotta say. Small, quiet, far from all the city noise, ya know? Everybody was polite and friendly with each other and the kids could play outside without fearing a car would run over them.
Agent García: I see. Why did you move from there, then?
Mr. Rodriguez: [After five seconds of hesitation] Heh… Well, you may find this unbelievable, young man…
Agent García: I have a pretty open mind, sir.
Mr. Rodriguez: Very well, then. You look like a city boy, so you probably don't understand it, but… The fields know. It's hard to explain. How the wind blows, how the grass grows. And the animals! The animals always know when something is wrong…
Agent García: Interesting. What made you think something wrong was happening?
Mr. Rodriguez: Everything, son, everything. The cows started to moo in the night, all night long, and stopped producing milk. The dogs were restless, jumpin' here and there, barkin', cryin'. And the chickens, good God, the chickens; they started to climb onto things and jump, over and over again until something breaks. And after all that, I myself started feeling uneasy there. Nausea, headaches, allergies. My gut started to tell me to get the hell out of there, and God forgive me, I did.
Agent García: I understand. Something else you wish to tell me about it?
Mr. Rodriguez: Uh, well… There was this thing. Everything started when this man with the hat appeared. Polite but very weird. Smelled like smoke, not good old tobacco but like an exhaust pipe of an old car. Came, talked with the Capitán Suarez, invited him for a few shots and then left. The Capitán always liked to talk with strangers, specially city dogs like this guy. No idea who he was, but he made my gut feel the same shit that I felt before I moved.
Agent García: Hmm… Any idea of who this man was?
Mr. Rodriguez: Didn't give his name. Suspicious, heh? I am pretty sure he was a foreigner, if the accent means anything. I think he may be some kind of white glove criminal or one of those secret agencies' guys!
Agent García: Very well. Thank you Mr. Rodrig- I mean, Mr. Peon.
<End log>

Addendum 2168-2: On 2/4/2001, 2:00 am -3 GMT, a squad of Foundation operatives were deployed to explore the location affected by SCP-2168-7. Exploration of the surroundings of the structure revealed that natural resources including bodies of water, wild animals and vegetation in the affected area were depleting. At this point, operatives were ordered to enter the main building.
Operatives crossed the main entrance of the structure without inconvenience and proceeded to explore the building. The structure was discovered to contain only a few rooms inhabited by instances of SCP-2168-A, while several hundreds of other rooms were empty of occupants. All rooms displayed the exact same minimal organization and furniture, containing:

A bed for one person
A single plastic desk with a single plastic chair
Standard bathroom equipment
A prismatic structure resembling a modern refrigerator with several pipes emerging from behind2.

In order to find out more about these entities, Foundation operatives were tasked to take a single instance under custody for studying and interviewing purposes.

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Interview 2168-A-01
Date: 2/4/2001
Interviewer: Dr. Daniel Adams
Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176
Foreword: SCP-2168-A-176, seventeenth instance of SCP-2168-A discovered in the area of SCP-2168-7, was taken to a nearby Foundation's facility, two kilometers west from the affected area. The entity displayed no resistance and followed willingly.
<Begin log>
Dr. Adams: Good morning. Please state your name for the record.
SCP-2168-A-176: Huh… a name? I… hum… I don't know.
Dr. Adams: You don't have a name?
SCP-2168-A-176: I-I… Well, if by n-name you mean how people… call me… I guess n-no. I don't have one. Hum…
Dr. Adams: I see. Well then-
SCP-2168-A-176: Wait! Eh… Huh, sorry… but, the Director calls me… eh… Peon. I-Is that… fine with you? Be-Because if it is not…
Dr. Adams: Yes, it's alright. Very well, Mr. Peon, my name is Dr. Adams, nice to meet you. I would like you to answer some questions regarding your residence.
SCP-2168-A-176: M-My cubicle? There is not much to say actually… I sleep there, and eat there and work there… I live a simple and productive life.
Dr. Adams: Right. Actually, we are more interested in hearing how you came to the skyscraper you live in.
SCP-2168-A-176: A-A skyscraper? Like… tho-those huge buildings? The… The ones that… almost scrape the skies?
Dr. Adams: Yes… You are saying you never knew where you were?
SCP-2168-A-176: I-I knew where I was. I was inside my cubicle. Wo-working, being productive… I wonder if my shift is about to start…
Dr. Adams: Your job, yes. Could you please explain to me what it implies?
SCP-2168-A-176: O-Of course! My job… I am productive. I sit at my desk and think ways to be productive… more efficient. I check how much energy and food I consume and see how much can I reduce it…
Dr. Adams: I see. How do you achieve this, may I ask?
SCP-2168-A-176: Oh, through a lot of ways… Uh, like eating less. Or using less electricity. Oh! And I thought of a very good one yesterday. Listen, listen. Ready? I sleep as few hours as possible so the bed never breaks! Am I smart or what! Heh…

Interview 2168-A-02
Date: 6/5/2001
Interviewer: Dr. Adams
Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176
Foreword: Second recorded interview with SCP-2168-A-176. Dr. Adams was tasked to gather as much information as possible about the supposed entity SCP-2168-A-176 designated as "the Director" in the previous interview.
Dr. Adams: Hello Mr. Peon. How are you feeling today?
SCP-2168-A-176: H-Hi Doctor. Very well, actually… Th-The food tasted weird… Delicious, but… weird. And the room you gave me is very nice too… though it feels strange not having the Director to talk with me…
Dr. Adams: I am glad. Now, as we are talking about this "Director", could you please tell me about them?
SCP-2168-A-176: Th-The Director? Sure… He is m-my friend. He is everyone's friend… He is the bond between the cubicles, between all the workers of the company. He is everywhere… He feeds us and keeps us safe and we are productive in exchange…
Dr Adams: So he is in control of the skyscraper's facilities?
SCP-2168-A-176: Uhh… I guess so. I haven't seen anyone else until… you appeared, but the Director says there are other employees, so I-I can't tell for sure…
Dr. Adams: I understand. How do you communicate with the Director?
SCP-2168-A-176: I… He talks to me. Through the walls. Because, he is everywhere you know? Looking after us. Complimenting us when we do a good work. Punishing us when we do not.
Dr. Adams: Punishing you?
SCP-2168-A-176: Uh… Yes. He does that from time to time… Cutting our food and water supplies, for example… He always says it is to compensate for what we have not produced, so I have no problem at all with it! Really!
Dr. Adams: I see. Do you know anything else about him?
SCP-2168-A-176: I-I… I do-don't know! H-He never said a-anything about himself!
Dr. Adams: Mr. Peon, please, if you do know something, we would be very grateful if you told us.
SCP-2168-A-176: …Eh … W-Would y-you release me… i-if I told you?
Dr. Adams: I can make no promises, that depends entirely on when the medical test's results are finished. I can, though, tell you that once they are done we will return you to your cubicle.
SCP-2168-A-176: O-Okay… He… He once said he was the most important thing that the building has. Its root and gardener, and what feed it. I know no clue of what he meant, though… Oh, goodness, I am not supposed to talk about this…
Dr. Adams: Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Peon.

Interview 2168-A-03
Date: 20/5/2001
Interviewer: Dr. Daniel Adams
Interviewee: SCP-2168-A-176
Foreword: Interview requested by SCP-2168-A-176. Request approved unanimously by the research team.
<Begin log>
Dr. Adams: Did you wish to talk with me, Mr. Peon?
SCP-2168-A-176: Y-Yes. I-I demand to go home!
Dr. Adams: Excuse me?
SCP-2168-A-176: Uh… Yeah… Yeah! I-I've been here for too long. I have… I have to go to work! So… P-Please, let me go.
Dr. Adams: Oh, don't worry about that. I am sorry the testing is taking longer than we thought, but I can assure…
SCP-2168-A-176: S-Shut up! I am tired of your lies! I… I have to go home! The Director needs me. The company needs me. My coworkers need me…
Dr. Adams: You said you didn't know your coworkers.
SCP-2168-A-176: Th-That doesn't matter, at all! I know they are out there, and they need me, as much as I need them. We are a company. A family. A community. We need each other, and y-you are a… a bad person for not allowing me be there with them!
[SCP-2168-A-176 becomes visibly distressed, covering its face with its hands while its body shakes erratically.]
Dr. Adams: Mr. Peon…
SCP-2168-A-176: [Yelling. Highly agitated] He is calling me! He is right here but so far away… The progress needs everyone… The progress needs everyone. The progress needs everyone!
[SCP-2168-A-176 jumps suddenly towards Doctor Adams and start shaking him by the shoulders.]
Dr. Adams: Get away. Security!
<End log>
Closing statements: SCP-2168-A-176 was taken out of the interview room by a security guard and was put in a Type C sapient entity containment room. SCP-2168-A-176 was found dead in its room the following morning, with heavy damage in its forehead and knuckles. The room displayed bloodstains on its the eastern wall. Dr. Adams was uninjured but reported minor psychological distress and required counselling afterwards.
Proposal to limit all further interactions with instances of SCP-2168-A to areas affected by SCP-2168 in order to avoid further incidents is pending approval.

Footnotes
1. The longest recorded timespan being 6 months, and the shortest being 16 days.
2. Dismantling of this piece revealed that it serves as some sort of container for SCP-2168-A's food, which is provided through the pipes in the form of capsules.

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Item #: SCP-2169
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2169-1 has been marked as off-limits to civilians and is to be secured by Foundation security personnel masquerading as hospital staff.
SCP-2169 is to be activated at least once per month utilizing a Class D test subject with an injury or condition requiring surgical procedures to correct. Experimentation with or activation of SCP-2169 outside of scheduled activation events may only be performed with prior permission from at least two (2) Level 3 Senior Researchers.
Description: SCP-2169 is an anomalous phenomenon that affects a single operating room with an adjoining observation suite, designated SCP-2169-1. While affected, any surgical procedures scheduled for this operating room will cause SCP-2169 to activate.
When the patient scheduled for surgery within the affected operating room is sedated and moved into the room, the affected operating room will become unreachable; any attempt to open the doors or enter the operating room will inevitably fail, though the observation suite can still be entered and exited. Subsequently, individuals designated SCP-2169-2 will manifest within the room and begin to perform the scheduled surgical procedure on the subject:

One surgeon.
One anesthesiologist.
One scrub nurse or tech.
One specialist specific to the surgical procedure (such as a perfusionist for heart procedures) or an additional nurse.

During the procedure, instances of SCP-2169-2 will converse among themselves on a number of esoteric and often anomalous topics. When the procedure is complete, all instances of SCP-2169-2 will demanifest and SCP-2169-1 will become reachable, after which the affected patient can be removed.
If SCP-2169 is not activated for periods exceeding thirty (30) days, SCP-2169 will move to a new location. Prior to the implementation of current containment procedures, SCP-2169 had affected three different hospital operating wards, all of which were within the eastern seaboard of the continental United States. Staff at the affected hospitals were unable to recall any details of the procedures scheduled for SCP-2169-1 or the supposedly involved surgeons.
Addendum 2169-1: Log of Notable SCP-2169-2 Instances

Several instances of SCP-2169-2 have repeatedly and consistently manifested during SCP-2169 activations and are listed below:
SCP-2169-2-1 — Appears to be a middle-aged male of indeterminate ancestry, and has filled the role of the surgeon in 83% of recorded activations. Has repeatedly been called "Dave" by other instances of SCP-2169-2.
SCP-2169-2-2 — Appears to be a middle-aged female of possibly Hispanic ancestry, and has filled the role of scrub nurse in 68% of recorded activations. Appears to be named "Norma".
SCP-2169-2-4 — Appears to be a male Asian approximately 40 years of age. Consistently filled the role of anesthesiologist following initial containment, but eventually was replaced by other individuals. Appeared to have been named "Sam".
SCP-2169-2-6 — Appears to be a male African-American approximately 30 years of age. Has filled the role of perfusionist in 98% of all recorded activations involving heart surgery. Called "Joe" by other instances of SCP-2169-2.
SCP-2169-2-11 — Appears to be a female European-American approximately 25 years of age. Filled the role of anesthesiologist following the disappearance of SCP-2169-2-4. Name unknown.

Addendum 2169-2: Log of Notable Activations

Date: ████-██-██
Subject: D-3358 (liver transplant)
Instances Involved: SCP-2169-2-1 (surgeon), SCP-2169-2-2 (scrub nurse), SCP-2169-2-4 (anesthesiologist), SCP-2169-2-7 (scrub nurse)
SCP-2169-2-1: …so I said to him, "that's completely ridiculous, you'll never get that much plasma through the tertiary pipeline".
SCP-2169-2-2: (laughs) No kidding, he's a complete goofball.
SCP-2169-2-1: I know, right? I don't know why the super even keeps him around. Between you and me, he's a complete liability and I'm not just saying that because he might take my job.
SCP-2169-2-7: Watch it.
SCP-2169-2-1: Whoops, I got it. And… done.
SCP-2169-2-4: Nicely done. Let's log.
(Instances demanifested. Subject later made a full recovery.)

Date: ████-██-██
Subject: D-4425 (heart transplant)
Instances Involved: SCP-2169-2-1 (surgeon), SCP-2169-2-2 (scrub nurse), SCP-2169-2-6 (perfusionist), SCP-2169-2-11 (anesthesiologist)
SCP-2169-2-2: So what's it like to be unemployed?
SCP-2169-2-1: Not so bad, actually. I have enough saved up to actually take my time looking for something that isn't going to feel like a grind, and hey, it lets me be on more often, so silver lining, right?
SCP-2169-2-2: I hear that. Hey, wait, something's…
(Alarms sound.)
SCP-2169-2-11: Oh crap, I screwed up. Crap, crap crap.
SCP-2169-2-2: Hold it, try to resuscitate.
(Irrelevant dialogue abridged.)
SCP-2169-2-1: Ahhh shit, I think we lost him.
SCP-2169-2-11: I'm so sorry, it was my first—
SCP-2169-2-2: Hey, don't worry about it, hon. It happens.
SCP-2169-2-1: Yep, everyone's gotta learn sometime. We'll give it another shot later.
(Instances demanifest. Subject confirmed dead.)

Date: ████-██-██
Subject: D-4429 (displaced multiple fractures in right femur)
Instances Involved: SCP-2169-2-1 (surgeon), SCP-2169-2-2 (scrub nurse), SCP-2169-2-19 (scrub nurse), SCP-2169-2-11 (anesthesiologist)
SCP-2169-2-1: And now, we just have finish up the last couple of stitches… and done.
SCP-2169-2-11: We're done?
SCP-2169-2-1: Yep! See, that wasn't so bad.
SCP-2169-2-2: Yay!
SCP-2169-2-11: Aww, thanks guys. I really appreciate it.
SCP-2169-2-2: You should totally take a screenie.
SCP-2169-2-11: Oh, hey, good idea.
(At this point, all four instances of SCP-2169-2 faced the observation suite and posed over the subject for several seconds.)
SCP-2169-2-2: Got it?
SCP-2169-2-11: Yep! Thanks, guys!
(Instances demanifested, subject confirmed alive and well.)

Date: ████-██-██
Subject: D-4811 (heart bypass)
Instances Involved: SCP-2169-2-1 (surgeon), SCP-2169-2-2 (scrub nurse), SCP-2169-2-25 (unknown), SCP-2169-2-11 (anesthesiologist)
(Upon manifesting, SCP-2169-2-25 began vocalizing loudly, grabbed a scalpel, and began stabbing the subject repeatedly in the chest.)
SCP-2169-2-25: TRO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO-LO
SCP-2169-2-1: Damnit!
SCP-2169-2-2: Goddamn pugs.
(SCP-2169-2-25 demanifests. Medical monitoring equipment confirms subject is dead at this point.)
SCP-2169-2-1: Fuck, just wipe it.
(Instances demanifest.)

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Entry to Site-2170
harmful memetic objects removed from image

Item #: SCP-2170
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Regular exposure to SCP-2170 is necessary for its continued existence and containment.
Site-2170 is publicly known as the Clown Motel, staffed by Foundation personnel for the purpose of memetic inoculation to prepare researchers and agents for SCP-2170 exposure.
In order for the memetic inoculation to be effective all staff at Site-2170 must have a sincere appreciation of classical clown imagery and materials. Agents or personnel who find clowns disturbing or not amusing must not be allowed to visit Site-2170.
Research personnel are to spend at least eight hours off-duty in Site-2170 before exposure to SCP-2170
For safety purposes, please view the following image inoculation before reading about SCP-2170:

Display inoculation

Recommended viewing time is 30 seconds

Description: SCP-2170 are non-physical memetic entities which are experienced within the abandoned ██████ Mine in Tonopah, NV. As memetic entities they exist within the senses of nearby sentient beings. Exposed personnel describe them as whispering voices and fleeting images.
The entities themselves are non-malicious and only seek interaction for the purpose of self-preservation, but exposure is detrimental to the long term physical and mental health of those who perceive them unless, for undetermined reasons, subjects have recently enjoyed thoughts about clowns.
There is no direct relation between clowns and SCP-2170 beyond this fact, and SCP-2170 expresses distaste for clown iconography.
Symptoms of mild SCP-2170 exposure begin with an inability to accurately read written language due to auditory and visual hallucinations. Continued exposure results in paranoia, increased hostility, self-harming and seizures.
Sustained unprotected exposure to SCP-2170 leads to death in most cases except for individuals diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies.
Please view the following image inoculation before continuing:

Display inoculation

Recommended viewing time is 30 seconds

symptoms 100% lethal to adult males, after 24 hours body tissue becomes cancerous and generates sufficient heat to burn skin

SCP-2170 entities are dormant when not being perceived, and will cease to exist if not perceived on a regular basis. SCP-2170 enjoys regular communication with trained Foundation staff. Communication with SCP-2170 entities is best achieved indirectly via written messages. Although SCP-2170 cannot physically alter written material, they can alter a reader's perception sufficiently to communicate. This exposure is safe provided inoculation measures are carefully maintained.
Most information regarding the history and nature of SCP-2170 has been given by the entities themselves. Local historical records do not corroborate the testimony of SCP-2170 and despite the benign nature of the entities no information that they provide is to be taken as fact until physically verified off-site by unexposed personnel.
Please view the following image inoculation before continuing:

Display inoculation

You will be able to feel it, when it happens

[image]cute clown[/image] FILE NOT FOUND

as memetic entities they are capable of existing within written documentation, therefore all further references to SCP-2170 must be deleted from Foundation records immediately specifically including new research regarding exposure

The following material are communications and claims by SCP-2170 entities that have been transcribed by on site staff, including annotations from independent research. Please note that as SCP-2170 is memetic in nature even sanitized logs of communication with SCP-2170 can trigger symptoms of exposure. If you experience any feelings of unease or confusion please stare at the following emergency image inoculation to counteract SCP-2170 exposure:

please DISPLAY INOCULATION for your own safety

we don't like it either

fragments of updated documentation remain, but corruption persists PLEASE PROCEED ALL IS WELL subjects viewing old documentation with insufficient protection continue to suffer effects
You need to love clowns but nobody loves clowns not even us.

Date
Statements from 2170 and context
Verified/Not verified

1901
"Cracks in the night sky, falling stars open new world as they crumple in fire." Regarding first contact with human consciousness. See document 2170aa regarding Tonopah Death Plague
VERIFIED, Foundation quarantine successful in preventing memetic outbreak. Cover story of pneumonia disseminated.

1903
"Distrust builds, whispering sees brother turn upon brother." Claim by SCP-2170 that they were indirectly responsible for rioting miners.
NOT VERIFIED, Foundation surveillance indicates riots were between local workers and Chinese immigrants over mundane issues, participants unexposed to SCP-2170

1910
"Paradise found in its shining home, everything that man and whisper could wish for in harmony" Claim that a team of miners had found the secret golden city of SCP-2170
NOT VERIFIED, Agents Culver and Fredricks KIA in expedition to find location, no rumors among local miners of such a discovery.

1919
"As brother turns away unsatisfied, new blood runs untapped deeper within the land." Claims of undiscovered veins of silver and gold within ██████ Mine
NOT VERIFIED, later determined to be hoax by SCP-2170 to increase exposure.

1931
"A lost behemoth dies in the desert, a pale mask haunts the night in vengeance. We are afraid."
VERIFIED, a circus elephant from a traveling show escaped its enclosure and fell into a mineshaft. One of the clowns went on a drunken rampage afterward. Containment procedures updated.

194█
"We foresee a stunning light that makes the ground boil. Salvation comes with a price." Prediction of terrible destruction which will result in steady sustenance.
VERIFIED, reference predicted nuclear testing at the Tonopah Test Range which began . The test range becomes the primary economic activity within Tonopah.

NOW
we just want to talk
IT'S TRUE

19██
I will kiss your shadow while you sleep
VERFIED, they will kiss your shadow, and you will be able to feel it

19██
"molesting a ham will go unpunished." Context unknown
NOT VERIFIED, the ham was of age and gave consent

179█
"Swett sale swett sale free internet good rates pets ok doesn't matter everyone hates them"
VERIFIED, the motel's rates are very competitive but business is slow because of all the damn clowns

3450
"Truckers ok"
TRUCKERS ARE NOT OKAY

993
"change the channel change the channel change the channel"
VERIFIED, he is educational

please pay attention PLEASE pay attention VIEW INNOCULATION IMAGE TO do not PROCEED]

IT WON'T BE OKAY THIS TIME
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████ "you would make a tasty soup" - VERIFIED, the broth created by stewing your flesh and bones would create a nutritious meal for a large group on a cold, cold day
Addendum: My favorite color is clear. That way I can always see you.

VERIFIED

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SCP-2171 windrow during initial wrap-up operations within LOI 2171-03.

Item #: SCP-2171
Object Class: Euclid Safe
Special Containment Procedures: All areas affected by SCP-2171 are to be placed under permanent video surveillance and / or botanical field supervision, on a case-by-case basis.
New instances of SCP-2171 should be subject to a thorough botanical analysis and, when necessary, restored through environmental engineering operations conducted by Containment Task Force ϱ-6 ("Green Gale") personnel.
During seasonal autumn and until the demanifestation of all SCP-2171-1 entities, areas affected by SCP-2171 are to remain closed to all civilian transit.
Description: SCP-2171 is a seasonal phenomenon involving the fallen leaves of all deciduous trees rooted within the confines of certain areas (henceforth, "the area").1 Leaves fallen within the area during seasonal autumn will invariably form large piles that will remain unaffected by local weather until all deciduous trees are completely defoliated. Piles of leaves affected by SCP-2171 will slide slowly, forming "windrows" of varying width. These SCP-2171 windrows will eventually manifest instances of SCP-2171-1 at their front end.
SCP-2171-1 are humanoid entities composed entirely of SCP-2171 affected leaves that appear to "guide" the SCP-2171 windrows. SCP-2171-1 entities are fragile but capable of movement, yet apparently impervious to hostile weather conditions. SCP-2171-1 emit repetitive vocalizations that may involve speech in various languages (see Addendum 2171-02) and have a tendency to hook dried leaves on tree branches across the perimeter of SCP-2171 areas or string leaves between trees that delineate this perimeter.
Given their behavior, SCP-2171-1 instances are currently believed to be sapient. However, SCP-2171-1 instances will only react when the integrity of the SCP-2171 windrows they grow from is compromised in any way.
SCP-2171-1 will react violently against any element disrupting the SCP-2171 windrows. Such reaction will include various vocalizations in a much lower pitch (see Addendum 2171-02), a considerable growth in size by drawing mass from the SCP-2171 windrow to which the entity pertains and persistent attempts at enveloping the disturbing element in a thick cover of SCP-2171 affected leaves. Once covered, the element will appear to dematerialize, being replaced by a similar volume of fallen leaves.
SCP-2171's anomalous properties will typically disappear after two or three days of continuous activity.
Addendum 2171-01: Environmental status in Locations of Interest affected by SCP-2171.

 SPECIAL SCP-2171 REPORT

To: Area 08 RARP and Archival personnel, pertinent Level 5 personnel.

From: ϱ-6 Field Commander.

Ref: Environmental consequences of SCP-2171 anomalous effects.

Long-term analysis of areas affected by SCP-2171 has confirmed that the anomaly seems to cause previously unforeseen anomalous effects in the areas it affects, i. e.:

The local degradation of previously existing fauna and flora. This degradation most likely occurs due to the effects of SCP-2171-1 in the indigenous populations of animal species in the LOI-2171, which is causing a loss of biodiversity in the larger affected Locations.

The manifestation of anomalous flora of unknown origin. [REDACTED - DATA FILED] (See Addendum 2171-02 for a basic reference of anomalous plant life related to SCP-2171 manifestations. See Document 2171/ϱ-6-10 for a more comprehensive list including all known SCP-2171 related species.)

The progressive substitution of local soil materials. Substances atypical to the local parent material tend to appear in affected areas. Among these substances, various calcite and quartz-derived crystals are usual in most Locations. These materials do not demonstrate anomalous properties of their own.

The absence of any other anomalous activities in the SCP-2171 affected area. According to Foundation records on those LOI-2171 historically affected by local anomalous events, such events disappeared entirely in all regions affected by SCP-2171, with the exceptions of SCP-████ and SCP-████. This remains an unexplained issue and thus a high priority for the Reality Alteration Research Program (based on Area-08), both to improve SCP-2171's containment and the possible exploitation of this effect.

SCP-2171's containment procedures have been adjusted to address these anomalous properties.

Addendum 2171-02: Registered vocalizations from SCP-2171-1 (extract).

++ Access log.

-- Access granted and registered.

A log of recurring SCP-2171-1 instances and their vocalizations follows. Recordings of SCP-2171-1 vocalizations usually register as indistinct sounds of rustling leaves; therefore, this log is composed entirely of accounts collected by field agents.

SCP-2171-1-004
Location: LOI 2171-03 (Miguel Servet Park, Huesca, Spain.) No anomalous flora detected.
Language: Entity speaks in Fabla (regional Aragonian dialect).
Message: "It's so nice. So peaceful here. I'd like to stay here for a while, if you don't mind, sweetie. Go to your mother."
Entity description: Instance manifests along a seat. Instance sits for a minute, then appears to fall forward, making the windrow advance in the process. A smaller, silent instance manifests alongside the first, kneeling beside it and interacting with it. Original instance reforms.

SCP-2171-1-019;
Location: LOI 2171-009 (shores of Lake Tisza, Hortobágy National Park, Hungary). Anomalous flora includes several orchid species with kinesonastic2 black flowers and highly-allergenic, needle-like stamens connected to sacs of a volatile substance that acts as propellant.
Language: Entity speaks in Old Hungarian.
Message: "Oh! I love it when they dance!"
Entity description: Instance resembles a young man aiming and shooting with bow and arrow while walking backwards, apparently attacking the windrow.

SCP-2171-1-020
Location: LOI 2171-013 (Abruzzo National Park, Italy). Anomalous flora includes Cupressaceae trees that tend to root in circular groups of three to twenty instances. Trunks grow extremely rapidly and mesh forming net-like patterns which result in large, structurally stable cylindrical arrangements. Structures produced this way decay when the involved trees die, leaving large superstructures of quickly petrified wood that measure up to three hundred meters before reducing rate of growth to normal levels. These structures possess windows, balconies, gates and stairs arranged in regular positions.
Language: Entity speaks in Etruscan.
Message: "They will pierce the skies. They will be the sole testament to our greatness under that strange sky of yours."
Entity description: Instance holds what appears to be a large scroll and several unidentified instruments.

SCP-2171-1-055
Location: LOI 2171-011 (an elevation close to Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, US). Anomalous flora includes a terrestrial Nuphar species with a highly reflective material covering the inside of its petals; petals open during nights with moonlight.
Language: Entity speaks in American English.
Message: "You are so beautiful, my sweet little Chica (sic.)! Like a little midnight rose… like a blood-and-green opal. (Instance remains silent for ten to thirteen seconds.) I will miss you when you're gone."
Entity description: Instance appears to be laying down on its windrow, looking at its right side. Immediately after vocalized message, instance moves an arm to the right side and seems to caress an unseen item.

SCP-2171-1-071
Location: LOI 2171-090 (lone dead oak in the prison field of [REDACTED], Germany). Oak generates dried leaves every autumn.
Language: Entity speaks in a language resembling Mozarabic.
Message: "I loved him. I loved him! Why did he go away? Why? Why did he have to go away? I don't care about the world, I only care about him, why did he have to go to the other court!? (sic) You are his friend, he will listen! Please go fetch him, Miguel. Please, bring him back to me!"
Entity description: Instance cries for ten to thirteen minutes, vocalizing message during the last fifty three seconds of the cycle.

SCP-2171-1-105
Location: Entity detected when Agent ████ ██████ accidentally interacted with its windrow during a night raid on the suspected residence of one "Miguel Cervato" (person of interest ███-███-████). Agent withdrew to the perimeter of the area, from where instance delivered the following message. Area reclassified LOI-2171-139 (part of the forest within the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain). LOI currently undergoing botanical analysis.
Language: Entity speaks in what was later identified as Low Palacian.
Message: "We always feel cold, now that the Sun is gone. Cold under the rain and the shade and the snow… We will never go back home, we don't belong. We don't sing, we don't clap, our voices strong, our mouths shut; we drank daylight, but it was sawn. He left us crumbled and snapped like brittle bone. We drop and rot and end eaten by insects, filth and worms, stepped on, stepped on, so there may be a next fall… but heed me - you I came to warn: let us bring to your land our masters' own."
Entity description: Entity repeated message from this point onward. Agent withdrew further from area once she was certain that entity would not respond to her attempts at communication.

SCP-2171-1-107
Location: Entity detected during a raid on LOI-2171-139. CTF ϱ-6 ("Green Gale") deployed after a previous raid on Cervato's hiding place was called off due to the presence of a number of SCP-2171 instances.
Language: Entity speaks in what was later identified as High Palacian.
Message: "Emotions, Miguel. Emotions are a link, a tie, a chain. We have to be strong enough to use them as such when necessary, and to discard them when they tie us down. For the example's sake; imagine you have to tear a continent apart from the others, make them slide away, sailing over the ocean of clouds; how would you pry them open and separate them? (Entity remains silent for three seconds.) With hatred. And how would you bring them together? (Entity remains silent for thirteen seconds, then smiles.) Very good, child."
Entity description: Entity wears clothing similar to what seems to be traditional of Palacian teachers.3

Footnotes
1. There seems to be no specific pattern that may be used to predict the potential occurrence of new Locations of Interest affected by SCP-2171. (Ref: SCP-2171-Maps: LOI 2171-###.)
2. Capacity for non-growth plant movements towards moving objects.
3. For further information on the Palacian Schools, contact the Archive Sector of Area-08 (Incunabula Analysis Group).

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Item #: SCP-2172
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2172 has been marked with a sign indicating its nature and has been the subject of a campaign of disinformation by the Regional Press Office, with an effort to ensure its status as a “local oddity” and tourist attraction to prevent its disturbance. Local Foundation assets are instructed to monitor the traffic camera at the location of SCP-2172. In the event SCP-2172 turns yellow or green, or any attempt is made to disturb it, Local Mobile Task Force 352-Dalet (“Dixieland Nightmare Magic”) is tasked with immediate investigation and revision of containment procedures, if necessary. SCP-2172-1 is kept in a standard containment locker at Regional Headquarters-352.
Description: SCP-2172 is a stoplight on northbound Perry Avenue in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., that exclusively shines its red signal. No attempt, either through traffic control systems or rewiring, has enabled researchers to disable the red signal or activate the yellow or green signals. SCP-2172's signal shines regardless of powered status, and removing SCP-2172 from its place at the intersection of Perry Avenue and U.S. 98 causes a sharp and immediate drop in localized reality levels, which remains until SCP-2172 is returned to hang at the intersection.1
SCP-2172-1 is a Field Notes brand 64-page notebook, gray in color. Recovered from the home of Warner Davis, a deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, after his death by suicide, SCP-2172-1 contains a marking of Deacon Davis's blood and, on the adjoining page, a message written by him:

SCP-2172-1 upon recovery.

Asmodei,

With this blood I
 seal our pact.

May my soul be
 yours in the
 Second Circle, and,

In exchange, grant
 my Order an eternal
 flame, a never-extinguished
 light, ensuring the
 victory of the Vatican
 in all wars.

-Warner Davis
The date of Deacon Davis's suicide is concurrent with the first recorded manifestation of SCP-2172's anomalous properties in 19██.
Addendum: After an extensive internal debate,2 the Foundation began the pursuit of testing SCP-2172's potential secondary effect. After over four years of negotiation with the Horizon Initiative and the governments of the Holy See and Eswatini, a test has been arranged in the Vatican for December 1st, 20██. During the test, Swazi King ██████ ███3 will declare war on Vatican City. He and Pope █████ will immediately attempt to sign a peace treaty ending the war, with no terms beyond an admission of defeat by the Holy See. The success or failure of this attempt will indicate whether SCP-2172 has any impact on the Vatican's capability to lose a war.

Footnotes
1. See attached document “Region 352-ד Hume Readings 0700 EST SEP 16, 2004,” for an example of the effects of the last Beacon Disturbance event, when SCP-2172's line was severed by high winds during the landfall of Hurricane Ivan.
2. Evans, Nathaniel, “Holy War: We Can't Test Papal Infallibility, But We Can Test Vatican Invincibility.” Theography: An SCP Foundation Journal (2013): 558.
3. Eswatini was selected for its strong governmental connections with the Foundation and its status as an absolute monarchy, making the process of officially having the nation declare war require limited coordination.

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